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
 Van Horne Foyer
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
 Van Horne Foyer
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 President's Hall
Welcome Remarks
8:00–8:10 AM
 Van Horne B
Keynote Address
8:10–9:00 AM
 Van Horne B
Nicolas H Thomä, EPFL Lausanne
Ubiquitin Signaling in Transcription and DNA Repair
Ubiquitin System – A Global View
9:00–11:15 AM
 Van Horne B
Brenda A Schulman, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Molecular Machines of Ubiquitylation
Eric J. Bennett, University of California, San Diego
Leveraging Plasticity within the Ubiquitin System
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
 Van Horne Foyer
Award Recipient Acknowledgement
9:50–9:55 AM
 Van Horne B
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
 Van Horne C
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Meet the Editors
11:15–12:15 PM
 Van Horne B
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Van Horne C
Symposia Spotlight
2:30–4:30 PM
 Van Horne B
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Van Horne Foyer
SUMO: The First Ubiquitin-Like Molecule
5:00–7:00 PM
 Van Horne B
Christopher D. Lima, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
SUMOylation Mechanisms
Yifat Merbl, Weizmann Institute of Science
SUMO in the Immune Response
Michael Matunis, John Hopkins University
Defining SUMO2 Paralog Functions in Histone mRNA Biogenesis
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 President's Hall
Poster Session 1
7:30–10:00 PM
 Van Horne C
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 President's Hall
Quality Control Ubiquitylation in Development and Disease
8:00–11:00 AM
 Van Horne B
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
 Van Horne Foyer
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
 Van Horne C
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Van Horne C
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
 Van Horne B
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Van Horne Foyer
New Insights into Ubiquitin-Like Proteins
5:00–7:00 PM
 Van Horne B
Yogesh Kulathu, University of Dundee
UFM1 in Ribosome Control
Eilika Weber-Ban, ETH Zürich
Pup Proteasome System and Mycobacterial Stress Responses
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 President's Hall
Poster Session 2
7:30–10:00 PM
 Van Horne C
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 President's Hall
Learning from the Clinic
8:00–11:00 AM
 Van Horne B
Gwenn Hansen, Nurix Therapeutics
Learnings from BTK Degrader Trials in Brain
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
 Van Horne Foyer
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Van Horne Foyer
Ubiquitin at the Crossroads of Infection and Immunology
5:00–6:30 PM
 Van Horne B
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
Closing Keynote Address
6:30–7:15 PM
 Van Horne B
Vishva M. Dixit, Genentech, Inc.
Virulence Factors Mediate Ubiquitin-Dependent Immunomodulation
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
7:15–7:30 PM
 Van Horne B
Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–8:30 PM
 President's Hall
Entertainment
8:30–9:30 PM
Cash Bar
8:30–11:00 PM
Friday, February 27, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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