CATTADORI, Isabella M; Penn State University: The effect of immunity and seasonality on pattern of infection Insight into the dynamics of parasite-host relationships of higher vertebrates requires an understanding of two important features: the nature of transmission and the development of acquired immunity in the host. We have examined the dynamics of infection of two […]

KIM, CH; University of Maine: The Role of Arsenic in Modulating Innate Immunity in the Zebrafish The innate immune response constitutes the first line of defense against invading pathogens and can be perturbed by environmental toxicants such as arsenic. Arsenic is a metalloid toxicant that is present in many toxic waste sites and can accumulate […]

WALSH, C.J.*; LUER, C.A.; BODINE, A.B.; LITMAN, G.W.; ANDERSON, M.K.; MIRACLE, A.L.; Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL; Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL; Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC; Univ. of South Florida Children’s Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL; Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH: The Immune System of […]

MYDLARZ, L.D.*; WARD, J.R.; HARVELL, C.D.; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University: The Dynamics of Immunocompetence and Climate Drivers in Coral Response to Disease Coral reef ecosystems have sustained some of the most damaging effects of climate change. Despite demonstrated impacts and high mortality caused by temperature stress, little information exists on how variations in […]

COHEN, C.S.*; TIRINDELLI, J.; GOMEZ-CHIARRI, M.; GAUGER, E.; NACCI, D.; San Francisco State University, Harvard University: Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) variation at the population level: making the most of functional and structural models, with an example using estuarine fish Structural models of the MHC antigen-binding cleft offer the opportunity to test for functional differences in […]

FAHEY, J/V*; SCHAEFER, T/M; WIRA, C/R; Dartmouth Medical School; Dartmouth Medical School; Dartmouth Medical School: Innate and Adaptive Immunity in the Human Female Reproductive Tract: Regulation by Sex Hormones Understanding the immune system in the human female reproductive tract (FRT) is vital because sexually transmitted infections are a major worldwide health problem. Innate and adaptive […]

LEE, KA*; WIKELSKI, M; KLASING, KC; Princeton University; Princeton University; University of California, Davis: Indices of humoral and innate immunity in tropical birds according to diet and habitat type Immune defense strategies are intricately linked to the ecology, physiology, life history and evolutionary history of the host. We measured several indices of standing immune defenses, […]

MATSON, K.D.*; KLASING, K.C.; SCHEUERLEIN, A.; RICKLEFS, R.E.; University of Missouri-St. Louis; University of California-Davis; University of Missouri-St. Louis; University of Missouri-St. Louis: Immune function differences between continental and island forms: a symptom of an �island syndrome�? Assuming immune defenses are costly, birds with an evolutionary history on relatively disease-free, oceanic islands should exhibit reduced […]

TOWNSON, D.H.; University of New Hampshire: Immune cell-endothelial cell interactions in the bovine corpus luteum. Early embryonic mortality accounts for a substantial portion of reproductive failure in agriculturally important livestock, including the dairy cow. The maintenance of early pregnancy requires a fully functional corpus luteum that is not susceptible to regression following fertilization, yet the […]

LUTTON, B.V.*; CALLARD, I.P.; Boston University: Endocrine-Immune Interactions and Reproduction in Elasmobranchs: Investigations of the Little Skate, Leucoraja erinacea Bi-directional interactions between gonadal hormones and the cells and factors of the immune system are critical for reproduction and immune function. The elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, and stingrays) offer a unique approach to the study of such […]