I Brasillinois Symposium on infection and PVD

Infectious cardiopulmonary diseases remain among the top ten causes of death worldwide. Yet the mechanisms linking infection, inflammation, and chronic pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) are still underexplored, and therapeutic options remain limited.

The I Brasillinois Symposium on infection and PVD brings together internationally recognised experts and emerging investigators to explore how microorganisms contribute to inflammatory PVD, the clinical challenges this creates, and where new, druggable targets may lie.

This free one-day, hybrid mini-symposium is part of the wider Brasillinois Initiative, fostering collaboration between researchers and clinicians across Brazil, Illinois, and beyond. 

• Date: Tuesday 26 May 2026
• Time: 08.30 - 15:00 CT (13:30 - 18:00 BST)
• Where: UIC COMRB Moss Auditorium 1020 & virtually via Zoom

Register here for in-person  Register here for online

Agenda 

(Central Time)

Hybrid: In-person and online

• 08:30 - 09:00: Coffee and badge pickup (entrance of the auditorium)
• 09:00 - 09:10: Welcome and opening remarks - Suellen D. Oliveira
• 09:10 - 09:25: Brasillinois Medicine & Public Health Leadership sub-committee acknowledgement
• 09:25 - 09:30: Moderators’ introduction
• 09:30 - 10:00: Global Clinical Efforts against Schistosomiasis-PAH - Rudolf KF Oliveira
• 10:00 - 10:10: Q&A
• 10:10 - 10:40: Novel findings on S. mansoni and japonicum-associated PAH - Brian Graham
• 10:40 - 10:50: Q&A
• 10:50 - 11:20: Evolving Therapeutic Approach to kill S. mansoni - David Williams
• 11:20 - 11:30: Q&A
• 11:30 - 12:00: Pulmonary Microbiome and Endothelial Cell Death in preclinical Schistosomiasis-PAH - Suellen D. Oliveira
• 12:00 - 12:10: Q&A

In-person only

• 12:10 - 13:00: Lunch and Networking (Outside the auditorium)
• 13:00 - 14:00: Trainee spark talks and Q&A
• 14:00 - 14:30: Closing Remarks
• 14:30 - 15:00: Networking
   

Agenda 

(British Summer Time)

Hybrid: In-person and online

• 14:30 – 15:00: Coffee and badge pickup (entrance of the auditorium)
• 15:00 – 15:10: Welcome and opening remarks – Suellen D. Oliveira
• 15:10 – 15:25: Brasillinois Medicine & Public Health Leadership sub-committee acknowledgement
• 15:25 – 15:30: Moderators’ introduction
• 15:30 – 16:00: Global Clinical Efforts against Schistosomiasis-PAH – Rudolf KF Oliveira
• 16:00 – 16:10: Q&A
• 16:10 – 16:40: Novel findings on S. mansoni and japonicum-associated PAH – Brian Graham
• 16:40 – 16:50: Q&A
• 16:50 – 17:20: Evolving Therapeutic Approach to kill S. mansoni – David Williams
• 17:20 – 17:30: Q&A
• 17:30 – 18:00: Pulmonary Microbiome and Endothelial Cell Death in preclinical Schistosomiasis-PAH – Suellen D. Oliveira
• 18:00 – 18:10: Q&A