ARCS Forward: He Cells, She Cells, and T Cells: How Sex Affects Immune Response

Wednesday, May 22, at 12:00 PM ET/11:00 AM CT/10:00 AM MT/9:00 AM PT & MST/6:00 AM HT

ARCS Forward events are personal and intimate conversations between members, current scholars, and other outstanding scientists in all STEM fields. These events are held virtually over Zoom.

Everyone gets sick from time to time, but how does your biological sex affect your immune response? Tune in on May 22 to hear what ARCS Scholars Cameron Mattingly (Atlanta) and Caroline Duncombe (Seattle) have to say about the human immune response. This event will be hosted by ARCS Scholar Alum Kevin Yehl (Atlanta).

Cameron Mattingly is a 5th year PhD candidate in the Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis program at the Emory University. Her current research in Dr. Jacob Kohlmeier’s lab focuses on lung tissue resident CD8+ T cells and their role in the immune response to respiratory viruses.

Caroline Duncombe is a PhD candidate at the University of Washington-Seattle in the laboratory of Dr. Sean Murphy. She studies the impact of biological sex and sex hormones on the cellular immune response to malaria vaccines. When not thinking about the complexity of the human immune and endocrine system, she also works as a producer for a science improv show in Seattle.

Kevin Yehl is an assistant professor in the Chemistry and Biochemistry department at Miami University. Kevin's research interest is biomedically focused and is centered around developing phage therapies for combating antibiotic resistance. Kevin's research group takes a holistic approach, which comprises basic science research into studying phage host interactions, developing companion diagnostics for guiding phage therapies, and genetically engineering phages to enhance their efficacy and delivery.