Joint with: Proximity Based Biology and Therapeutics
The Ubiquitin Family in Biology and Disease

Feb 23–26, 2026 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Michael Rape, Christopher D. Lima and Bekky Feltham

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Feb 23–26, 2026 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Michael Rape, Christopher D. Lima and Bekky Feltham

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

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Monday, February 23, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Nicolas H Thomä, EPFL Lausanne
Ubiquitin Signaling in Transcription and DNA Repair
Ubiquitin System – A Global View
9:00–11:15 AM
David P Bartel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Whitehead Institute
Ubiquitin and RNA Degradation
Brenda A Schulman, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Molecular Machines of Ubiquitylation
Michele Pagano, New York University School of Medicine
Talk Title to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Meet the Editors
11:15–12:15 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
SUMO: The First Ubiquitin-Like Molecule
5:00–7:00 PM
Christopher D. Lima, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
SUMOylation Mechanisms
Yifat Merbl, Weizmann Institute of Science
SUMO in the Immune Response
Jo R. Morris †, University of Birmingham
Talk Title to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Quality Control Ubiquitylation in Development and Disease
8:00–11:00 AM
Sonya Neal, University of California, San Diego
ER-Associated Quality Control
Susan Shao, Harvard Medical School
Ribosome-Associated Quality Control
Michael Rape, University of California, Berkeley
Stress Response Silencing
David Komander, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Ubiquitin and Parkinson’s Disease
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
New Insights into Ubiquitin-Like Proteins
5:00–7:00 PM
Yogesh Kulathu, University of Dundee
UFM1 in Ribosome Control
F. Ulrich Hartl, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
URM1 in Stress Signaling
Eilika Weber-Ban, ETH Zürich
Pup Proteasome System and Mycobacterial Stress Responses
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Learning from the Clinic
8:00–11:00 AM
Gwenn Hansen, Nurix Therapeutics
Learnings from BTK Degrader Trials in Brain
Speaker to be Announced
Ingrid E. Wertz, Lyterian Therapeutics
Co-opting the Ubiquitin System for Therapeutic Benefit
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Ubiquitin at the Crossroads of Infection and Immunology
5:00–6:30 PM
Bekky Feltham, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Ubiquitin Biology in Inflammation
Aaron T Whiteley, University of Colorado Boulder
Ubiquitin Transferase-Like Proteins in Bacterial Phage Resistance
Ivan Dikic, Goethe University Medical School
Non-Conventional Ubiquitylation
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Closing Keynote Address
6:30–7:15 PM
Vishva M. Dixit, Genentech, Inc.
Virulence Factors Mediate Ubiquitin-Dependent Immunomodulation
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
7:15–7:30 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, February 27, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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