ICTI Research Seminar Series
The ICTI Program at NYU Langone Health hosts a webinar series, available both online and in-person, that features leading experts in ICT research in immune cells from around the globe. To register for webinars, either use the link associated with each seminar or request to be added to the webinar participant list under the Contact tab.
Upcoming: 2026-2027
December 3, 2026
ICTI Seminar
"Activation of connective tissue mast cells by the RNA breakdown product N6-methyladenosine via Orai channels"
Spencer Freeman, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Immune Surveillance - Tier 2 , University of Toronto, Canada
January 13, 2027
ICTI Seminar
"Activation of connective tissue mast cells by the RNA breakdown product N6-methyladenosine via Orai channels"
Santiago Partida-Sanchez, PhD
Principal Investigator in the Center for Microbe and Immunity Research, Nationwide Childrens Hospital, USA
January 13, 2027
ICTI Seminar
"Activation of connective tissue mast cells by the RNA breakdown product N6-methyladenosine via Orai channels"
Regina Clemens, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Washington University, USA
March 10, 2027
ICTI Seminar
"Activation of connective tissue mast cells by the RNA breakdown product N6-methyladenosine via Orai channels"
Jay Tan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, USA
March 10, 2027
ICTI Seminar
"Activation of connective tissue mast cells by the RNA breakdown product N6-methyladenosine via Orai channels"
Nan Yan, PhD
Edwin L. Cox Distinguished Chair in Immunology and Genetics; Rita C. and William P. Clements, Jr. Scholar in Medical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
April 14, 2027
ICTI Seminar
"Activation of connective tissue mast cells by the RNA breakdown product N6-methyladenosine via Orai channels"
Hui Xiao, PhD
Principal Investigator & Professor, Chinese Academy of Science, China
April 14, 2027
ICTI Seminar
"Activation of connective tissue mast cells by the RNA breakdown product N6-methyladenosine via Orai channels"
Axel Concepcion, PhD
Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, USA
May 20, 2027
ICTI Seminar
"Activation of connective tissue mast cells by the RNA breakdown product N6-methyladenosine via Orai channels"
Christian Grimm, PhD
Professor of Organelle Biology & Pharmacology, University of Oxford, England
February 17, 2027
ICTI Seminar
"Activation of connective tissue mast cells by the RNA breakdown product N6-methyladenosine via Orai channels"
Manuele Rebsamen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Immunobiology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
February 17, 2027
ICTI Seminar
"Activation of connective tissue mast cells by the RNA breakdown product N6-methyladenosine via Orai channels"
Adriana Mantegazza, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Thomas Jefferson University, USA
May 13, 2026
ICTI Seminar
"Endolysosomal Calcium Signaling in Immune Cells"
Antony Galione, FRS FMedSci
Statutory Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, UK
Past Seminars: 2025-2026
Marc Freichel, MD
“Activation of connective tissue mast cells by the RNA breakdown product N6-methyladenosine via Orai channels”
May 13, 2026
Antony Galione, FRS FMedSci
“Endolysosomal Calcium Signaling in Immune Cells”
May 13, 2026
Heike Wulff, PhD
“Microglial Potassium Channels as Targets for Neuroinflammation”
March 19, 2026
Henrique Borges da Silva, PhD
“P2RX7-mediated control of CD8+ T cell exhaustion”
February 25, 2026
Shivashankar Othy, PhD
“Role of Piezo1 in T Cell Function: Biomechanical Regulation of Solid Tumor Immunity”
February 25, 2026
Greg Delgoffe, PhD
“Nutrient Transporters in Tumor-Specific T cells: Causes and Consequences of T Cell Exhaustion”
December 10, 2025
Martin Vaeth, PhD
“The Ins and OUTs of GLUT3 in T cells”
December 10, 2025
Tak Mak, PhD
“Metabolic and Neural Regulation of Immunity and Cancer”
October 23, 2025
Toshiyuki Fukada, PhD
“Discovery of a Selective Inhibitor of ZIP14/SLC39A14 Metal Transporter with Therapeutic Potential for Cancer-associated Cachexia”
September 16, 2025
Min Peng, PhD
“Novel ER Calcium Channels in T Cell Biology and Beyond”
June 18, 2025
Nic Demaurex, PhD
“Regulation and function of store-operated and mechanosensitive Ca2+ channels in neutrophils”
May 15, 2025
Bimal Desai, PhD
“Channel TRPM7 in Endolysosomal Physiology of Macrophages”
April 3, 2025
Isaac Chiu, PhD
“Nociceptor neurons in host defense and barrier immunity”
February 27, 2025
Susanna Zierler, PhD
“The TRPM7 channel-kinase in immune cell function & inflammatory disease”
December 11, 2024
Zhaozhu Qiu, PhD
“From SWELL to PAC: Discovery of New Chloride Channels and Their Role in Immunity”
March 20, 2024
Anant Parekh, FRS FMedSci
“Mast Cells, Allergens, and Asthma”
January 17, 2024
Yubin Zhou, MD, PhD
“Remote Control of Immunotherapy through Optogenetic Engineering of CRAC, TCR, and STING”
September 27, 2023
Richard Lewis, PhD
“STIM1 and the Regulation of Calcium Signaling in the Immune System”
September 13, 2023
Jelena Bezbradica, PhD
“Decision-making in macrophages during inflammation”
June 21, 2023
Lingyin Li, PhD
“Extracellular cGAMP signaling in health and disease”
April 19, 2023
Thomas Jentsch, MD, PhD
“Acid-activated Cl– Channel ASOR/TMEM206: A Previously Enigmatic Channel with Roles in Endosomes”
February 15, 2023
Rosario (Sarino) Rizzutto, PhD
“MCU: Molecular Composition and Role in Inflammation”
December 14, 2022
Michael Cahalan, PhD
“Ion Channels and Calcium Signaling In T Lymphocytes”
October 19, 2022