Translational Autoimmunity, Volume 3

Professor Nima Rezaei gained his medical degree (MD) from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and subsequently obtained an MSc in Molecular and Genetic Medicine and a PhD in Clinical Immunology and Human Genetics from the University of Sheffield, UK. He also spent a short-term fellowship of Pediatric Clinical Immunology and Bone Marrow Transplantation in the Newcastle General Hospital. Professor Rezaei is now the Full Professor of Immunology and Vice Dean of Research, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and the co-founder and Head of the Research Center for Immunodeficiencies. He is also the founding President of the Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN). Professor Rezaei has already been the Director of more than 55 research projects and has designed and participated in several international collaborative projects. Professor Rezaei is an editorial assistant or board member for more than 30 international journals. He has edited more than 35 international books, has presented more than 500 lectures/posters in congresses/meetings, and has published more than 1,000 scientific papers in the international journals.

• 1. Introduction on autoimmunity and associated conditions2. Crosstalks between autoimmunity and cancer3. Autoinmmunity regulation within the tumor microenvironment4. Mechanisms of immune tolerance breakdown in inborn errors of immunity5. Autoimmunity in classic combined immunodeficiencies6. Selective IgM deficiency and autoimmunity7. Evans syndrome at crossroads of immune deficiency and immune dysregulation8. Autoimmunity and HIV infection9. M. paratubeculosis (MAP) as a zoonotic pathogen that provokes autoimmunity via molecular mimicry10. Autoimmune diseases and metabolic disorders: molecular connections and potential therapeutic targets11. Autoimmunity and infertility12. Autoimmunity and its influence on human male infertility- A multi parameter approach13. Autoimmunity and its correlation to inflammatory vascular diseases14. Autoimmunity in atherosclerosis15. Allergy and autoimmunity: share of genetics and environment16. Asthma and autoimmunity17. Autoimmunity in interstitial lung diseases18. Role of autoimmunity in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary emphysema19. Autoinflammation and cystic fibrosis20. Autoimmunity and psychosis21. Autoimmunity and chronic urticaria22. Translational immunology in immune mediated oral diseases23. Oxidative stress in oral autoimmune disorders