Joint with: B Cells in Health and Disease
B and T Cell Collaboration in Health and Disease

Mar 19–22, 2028 | Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA, United States
Scientific Organizers: Carolyn King, Michelle A Linterman, and Peter Sage

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Mar 19–22, 2028 | Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA, United States

Scientific Organizers: Carolyn King, Michelle A Linterman, and Peter Sage

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***Meeting program subject to change.

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Sunday, March 19, 2028
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Monday, March 20, 2028
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:15–5:00 PM
Welcome Remarks (Joint)
8:30–8:40 AM
Keynote Address (Joint)
8:40–9:30 AM
Gabriel D Victora †, Rockefeller University/HHMI
Replaying Germinal Center Evolution
Germinal Center Biology (Joint)
9:30–11:45 AM
Peter Sage, Harvard Medical School
Altered Tfh-Tfr Communication in Generating Pathogenic B Cells in Allergies, Autoimmunity and Transplantation
Carla R. Nowosad †, New York University
Germinal Center Responses at Mucosal Sites
Oliver Bannard †, University of Oxford
Selection and Differentiation in Germinal Center 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: Non-Lymphocyte Partners in T-B Cell Collaboration
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Helper T Cell Differentiation and Function
5:00–7:00 PM
Andre Ballesteros Tato †, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
Tfh Cells: Key Instructors of Gut Tolerance
Di Yu †, University of Queensland
Environmental and Dietary Factors Controlling Tfh Differentiation and Function
Michela Locci †, University of Pennsylvania
Harnessing Tfh Cells for Durable, Broadly Protective Vaccine Responses
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, March 21, 2028
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:15–5:00 PM
B Cell - T Cell Crosstalk in Mucosal Tissues
8:30–11:30 AM
Joanna Groom †, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Tumor Associated Tertiary Lymphoid Structures
Carolyn King, University of Basel
Rethinking TLS: From Antibody Hubs to Tissue Regulators
Jie Sun †, University of Virginia
Mechanisms of Superior Respiratory IgA Responses after Mucosal Vaccination
Stephanie C. Eisenbarth †, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
The Many Enigmas of Gut IgA B Cells
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
Pathogenic B and T Cell Populations (Joint)
5:00–7:00 PM
Mark J. Shlomchik, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Extrafollicular Responses and ABCs
Nicole Baumgarth †, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Non-Canonical B Cell Responses
Joseph E. Craft †, Yale University
Cellular Immunopathogenesis in Lupus Nephritis
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Wednesday, March 22, 2028
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Dysregulation of T-B Cell Interactions in Immune-Mediated Disease
8:30–11:30 AM
Carl Feng †, University of Sydney
T-B Cell Interaction in Infection-Remodeled Lymph Node
Jenna Kastenschmidt †, Roche
From Tissue to Target: Systems Immunology in Neuroinflammatory Disease
Deepak Rao †, Brigham and Women's Hospital
T Peripheral Helper Cell Function in Arthritis and Lupus
Michelle A Linterman, Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
Immune Responses to Vaccines in Aging
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Panel Discussion: Practical use of Artificial Intelligence in Basic Research
11:40–12:40 PM
Lunch
12:40–1:40 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in Health and Disease
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Adaptive Responses to Infection and Vaccination
5:00–6:45 PM
Dirk Baumjohann †, University Hospital Bonn
T Follicular Helper Cell differentiation and Function in Vaccine Responses
Christine S. Hopp †, Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin
Long-Term Effects of Infection on the B Cell Compartment
Darrell J. Irvine †, Scripps Research Institute
Engineering Timing and Location of Immune Stimulation for Vaccines and Immunotherapies
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
6:45–7:00 PM
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Thursday, March 23, 2028
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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