Sunday, April 5, 2020 • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

SDCC, Room 3

Chair: Wendy Mars, PhD • University of Pittsburgh Medical School
Steven Gonias, MD, PhD • University of California, San Diego

Session Description: Proteins involved in both the coagulation and fibrinolysis pathways do much more than their well-described historical roles affecting the formation and dissolution of clots.  This session will highlight data from leaders in the field who are studying the function of hemostasis factors in innate immunity.

• Chairs - Welcome and Introductions
• 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
  Coagulation Signaling in Immunity
  Wolfram Ruf, MD • The Scripps Research Institute
• 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
  Fibrinogen and Innate Immunity in Neurological Disease
  Katerina Akassoglou, PhD • University of California, San Diego
• 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
  The Role of Plasminogen/Plasmin in Experimental Polymicrobial Sepsis
  Lirlândia Pires de Sousa, PhD • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
• 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
  Cellular Receptors for Fibrinolysis Proteins in Innate immunity
  Steven Gonias, MD, PhD • University of California, San Diego
• Questions and Answers