B Cell and Antibody Responses

Feb 08–11, 2027 | Mercure London Earls Court, London, United Kingdom
Scientific Organizers: Gabriel D Victora, Pia Dosenovic, and Andrea Reboldi

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Feb 08–11, 2027 | Mercure London Earls Court, London, United Kingdom

Scientific Organizers: Gabriel D Victora, Pia Dosenovic, and Andrea Reboldi

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

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Monday, February 8, 2027
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, February 9, 2027
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:15–5:00 PM
Welcome Remarks
8:30–8:40 AM
Keynote Address
8:40–9:30 AM
Facundo D. Batista, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University
B Cell Responses to Optimized Vaccine Antigens
B Cell Memory and Immune Longevity
9:30–11:45 AM
Tal I Arnon, Oxford University
Plasma Cell Differentiation in Inflammatory Niches in the Lung
Hai Qi, Tsinghua University
Heterogeneity and Longevity of Plasma Cells
Sarah F Andrews, National Institutes of Health
Early Life Imprinted Long Lived Memory B Cells
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
10:00–10:20 AM
Lunch
11:45–12:45 PM
Posters
12:30–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Basics of B Cell Biology
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Antibody-Antigen Interactions
5:00–7:00 PM
Christopher O Barnes, Stanford University
Talk Title to be Announced
Stephen J. Elledge, Harvard Medical School
Mechanisms of Immunodominance
Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam, Karolinska Institutet
Impact of Germline-Encoded Variations in Antibody Genes for Epitope Recognition
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Wednesday, February 10, 2027
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:15–5:00 PM
B Cells at the Barriers
8:30–11:30 AM
Andrea Reboldi, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Metabolic Regulation of Intestinal IgA Response
Menna R Clatworthy, University of Cambridge
B Cells in the Brain
Ashley Moseman, Duke University School of Medicine
Humoral Immune Implications at the Brain: Upper Respiratory Interface
Jennifer L. Gommerman, University of Toronto
B Cell Responses at the Mucosal Surface
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
Posters
12:30–2:30 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Antibody Responses to Infection and Vaccination
5:00–7:00 PM
Eunice Wambui Nduati, KEMRI, Wellcome Trust
Germline Approaches
Pamela J Bjorkman, California Institute of Technology
Vaccine Design to Elicit Broadly Protective Immune Responses against Potential Animal Spillover Viruses
Pia Dosenovic, Karolinska Institutet
Regulation of B Cell Responses during Vaccination
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Thursday, February 11, 2027
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
The Germinal Center Reaction
8:30–11:30 AM
Gabriel D Victora, Rockefeller University/HHMI
Clonal Dynamics of the Germinal Center Response
Carola G Vinuesa, Francis Crick Institute
Germinal Centers in Autoimmune Disease
Oliver Bannard, University of Oxford
Selection Processes in Germinal Centres
Duane R Wesemann, Harvard Medical School
The Evolutionary Reach of Antibody Somatic Hypermutation
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Meet the Editors
11:30–12:30 PM
Lunch
12:30–1:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: B Cells in Disease
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
B Cells in Disease
5:00–6:45 PM
Christopher C. Goodnow, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Rogue Mutant B Cells in Autoimmunity
Jamie M Orengo, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Antibodies in Allergic Diseases
Fabian Müller, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
CART in B Cell Driven Autoimmune Diseases
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Friday, February 12, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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