Tuberculosis: Understanding the Disease Across Scales

Mar 23–26, 2026 | Southern Sun Cape Sun, Cape Town, WC, South Africa
Scientific Organizers: Maximiliano Gutierrez, Digby F. Warner, Bree B Aldridge and Margarida Saraiva

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Mar 23–26, 2026 | Southern Sun Cape Sun, Cape Town, WC, South Africa
Scientific Organizers: Maximiliano Gutierrez, Digby F. Warner, Bree B Aldridge and Margarida Saraiva

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, March 23, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:00–5:00 PM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:30–9:30 AM
Valerie Mizrahi, University of Cape Town
Physiology of Mtb and Drug Discovery
Tuberculosis Genetics Across Scales
9:30–11:45 AM
Jeremy Rock, Rockefeller University
Mtb Genetics and Biology
Stephanie Boisson-Dupuis, The Rockefeller University
Human Genetic and Immunologic Determinants of Tuberculosis
Maha Farhat, Massachusetts General Hospital
Genotypes and Phenotypes in TB
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: Human In vitro Models
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Mtb Infection of Host Cells
5:00–7:00 PM
Maximiliano Gutierrez, Francis Crick Institute
Mtb Infection of Human Macrophages in Time and Space
Trude Helen Flo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Host Cell Defense Against Mtb Infection
Volker Briken, University of Maryland
Molecular Mechanisms of Mtb-Host Cell Interactions
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:00–5:00 PM
Tuberculosis Disease Across Populations
8:30–11:30 AM
Digby F. Warner, University of Cape Town
Tuberculosis Aerobiology
Hanif Esmail, University College London
Tuberculosis Across the Disease Spectrum
Adrie J Steyn, Africa Health Research Institute & UAB
Tuberculosis Infection in Tissues
Jayne S Sutherland, MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM
Identification of Protective Immunity in Mtb-Exposed Household Contacts from The Gambia
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
1:45–2:45 PM
Panel Discussion: TB Community, Engagement and Adherence
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Tuberculosis Models Across Scales
5:00–7:00 PM
Carl Feng, University of Sydney
Spatial Mapping of Granulomas
Vivek V. Thacker, University of Heidelberg
Organ on Chip Models of Tuberculosis
Alissa C Rothchild, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Innate Immune Responses to Mtb in the Lung
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Imaging Mtb Physiology
8:30–11:30 AM
Bree B Aldridge, Tufts University
Single-Cell Growth Behaviors of Mtb
Giulia Manina, Institut Pasteur
Microbial Individuality during Infection
Amit Singh, Indian Institute of Science
Mycobacterial Persistence and Drug Tolerance
Mireille Kamariza, University of California, Los Angeles
Visualising the Mtb Cell Wall
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Imaging
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Tuberculosis Immunology
5:00–6:45 PM
Margarida Saraiva, i3s
Regulation of the Immune Response by Diverse M. tuberculosis Isolates
Katrin D Mayer-Barber, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
Cellular Mechanisms of Immunity in Tuberculosis
Christina L Stallings, Washington University School of Medicine
Immunological Control of Mtb
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, March 27, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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