"Role of TIM family of genes in Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration"

Vijay Kuchroo, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Kuchroo will discuss his work in autoimmune disease, particularly on the genetic basis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis, as well as cell surface molecules and regulatory factors that regulate the induction of T cell tolerance and dysfunction.