# 54th Annual Meeting of the Society For Leukocyte Biology

> **NIH NIH R13** · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · 2021 · $10,000

## Abstract

This R13 is to support the 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for Leukocyte Biology (SLB) entitled
“Immunometabolism: Fueling the Flame of Aging, Cancer and Immunity”. SLB is the leading scientific society
with a focus on leukocytes and their roles in the pathophysiology of acute and chronic diseases. No other
scientific meeting regarding study of the immune system focuses on the leukocyte with the breadth and depth of
SLB so the annual meetings sponsored by SLB fill this void. In 2020, SLB switched to a virtual format when
meeting in person became untenable due to COVID-19. The entire planned program was executed virtually
including all scientific sessions and workshops and the intent is to do that again in 2021 using a plan informed
by the success of last year’s meeting. Funds are requested to offset administrative costs and costs of software
packages needed to host a virtual event. The goals of the annual meeting include: 1) advancement of original
and seminal research, 2) promotion of the career development of junior and new investigators, 3) dissemination
of information about the field to the wider scientific and lay audience, and 4) encouragement of the translation of
basic research in leukocyte biology to applications in the clinic. These goals will be achieved through three Aims:
 Aim 1: To understand Immunometabolism as it relates to immune health and disease and to hear from
investigators working on other topics at the cutting edge of leukocyte biology. Topics will be covered by 12
Scientific Sessions entitled as follows: Immunity Across the Life Span; Tissue Resident Macrophages;
Neuroinflammation; Transplant Immunology; Intestinal Immunity; Cancer; Context Dependent Immune
Adaptation; Immunometabolism; COVID 19: Adaptive Immunity; Targeting Metabolism,Non-cancer; Single Cell
Analysis; and Western Lifestyle:Metaflammation. SLB has a commitment from a total of 40 invited speakers.
 Aim 2: To provide an opportunity for new investigators and trainees to interact closely with established
scientists. An innovation for the 2021 meeting will be the SLB-SCHOOL (Society for Leukocyte Biology-
Symposium for Career development and Hands-On Opportunity to Learn) which will offer a full day instructional
workshop covering practical topics related to leukocyte research led by experts in the field. In addition, to
compensate for the absence of poster presentations that highlight in person meetings, trainees will be invited to
submit a brief powerpoint video presentation of their work which will be shown within a series of dedicated
sessions and will be followed by breakout sessions permitting in depth discussions and network opportunities.
 Aim 3: To promote diversity and inclusion in the field of leukocyte biology by cultivating the participation
of women, underrepresented groups, early stage investigators and disadvantaged individuals. The Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee will sponsor workshops encourage the participation of women an...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10318756
- **Project number:** 1R13AI164788-01
- **Recipient organization:** RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** Jonathan S Reichner
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $10,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10318756

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10318756, 54th Annual Meeting of the Society For Leukocyte Biology (1R13AI164788-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10318756. Licensed CC0.

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