A formal informative academic lecture
on "Immunity in the Human Neonate" was organized by the Department of
Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, in association with
King's College London (KCL) for the students of UG and PG courses of
Life-Sciences on 20th of October, 2020. The event was jointly
convened by Dr. Biljo V Joseph and Ms. Dolan Mitra, Country Adviser-India, KCL,
and was hosted online on Microsoft Teams. The virtual programme began with an
introductory welcome address by Ms. Dolan Mitra, followed by the Keynote
Speaker's academic lecture delivery.
The orator of the academic lecture was Dr.
Deena Gibbons, Lecturer in Immunology & MSc Immunology Programme lead,
School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, KCL. The lecture covered various
aspects of infection and infection-related complications as significant causes
of death and morbidity following preterm birth in human neonates. The speaker addressed
what is known about the immune system of babies born prematurely over their
first few weeks of life and adult humans. It was demonstrated that preterm
babies, including those born extremely prematurely, can rapidly acquire some
adult immune functionality levels. The session concluded with a question-answer
session and a vote of thanks delivered by Ms. Dolan Mitra.
The event provided
in-depth knowledge to the students of the Department of Life Sciences about the
identiļ¬able differences in immune profiles of neonates and adult humans, which
may allow us to predict the mechanism of immunity of neonates with impaired
immune function. Furthermore, various applications of this study, such as the
effect of the SARS-CoV-2 maternal infection on the neonatal immune system's
status, were discussed.
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