Peng Ji
USA
Dr. Peng Ji is a physician-scientist and tenured Professor of Pathology at Northwestern University, where he serves as Vice Chair for Research and holds the Marie A. Fleming Research Professorship.
His research focuses on the mechanisms of terminal erythropoiesis and how deregulated pathways in erythropoiesis contribute to myeloid diseases.
14:00 – 15:50
Tuesday Day 2 : May 5th
Scientific Session 3 – Disordered Erythropoiesis and Red Cell Pathophysiology
CHAIRS : Deena Iskander, Loane Schertzer
14:00 – 14:25 Invited speaker: Peng Ji (United States)
Erythroblastic islands in physiology and pathology14:25 – 14:50 Invited speaker: Lars Hanssen (UK)
Mechanisms of disordered erythropoiesis in Diamond-Blackfan Anaemia Syndrome14:50 – 15:05 Marije Bartels (The Netherlands)
iPSC models are excellent tools to study impaired erythropoiesis and molecular defects in Diamond-Blackfan anemia syndrome (DBAS)15:05 – 15:20 Smritikana Dutta (India)
Heme tunes proteostasis and oxidative stress signaling through the P. falciparum artemisinin determinant PfKelch1315:20 – 15:35 Mélanie Franco (France)
Lipid overload of red blood cells, spleen function and congestion are key determinants of splenomegaly in Gaucher disease15:35 – 15:50 Elena Martinez Balsalobre (Spain)
Modulation of NLRP1 inflammasome as a strategy in congenital sideroblastic anemia