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

Mar 19–22, 2028 | Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA, United States
Scientific Organizers: Mark J. Shlomchik, Chloe Slichter, and Ari M. Melnick

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

Scientific Organizers: Mark J. Shlomchik, Chloe Slichter, and Ari M. Melnick

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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
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Autoimmune B Cell-Driven Disease Mechanisms
5:00–7:00 PM
Ignacio Sanz †, Emory University, School of Medicine
Pro-Inflammatory B Cell Subsets and Extrafollicular Responses that Drive Systemic Autoimmunity
Anne-Katrin Pröbstel †, University Basel
B Cells, Microbiota, and Neuroinflammatory Diseases
Marta Rizzi †, University Medical Center Freiburg
B Cell Defects in Human Autoimmune Diseases
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
Vaccines and B Cell Memory
8:30–11:30 AM
Wei Luo †, Indiana University School of Medicine
Strategies to Generate Broad and Effective Immune Responses for Vaccine Efficacy
Michel C. Nussenzweig, HHMI/Rockefeller University
Engineering Effective Vaccine Responses
Chris Scharer †, Emory University
Origins and Properties of Memory B Cells
Sarah F Andrews †, National Institutes of Health
Human Immune Responses to Influenza
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
B Cell Malignancies
8:30–11:30 AM
Ari M. Melnick, Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Genetic and Epigenetic Drivers of B Cell Lymphomas and How They Can Dictate Precision Therapeutic Approaches
Sandrine Roulland †, Aix Marseille University
Heterogeneity of B Cell Lymphomas and How They Interact with Their Environment
Margaret Shipp †, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Designing and Selecting Therapies for B Cell Lymphomas
Dinis P Calado †, Francis Crick Institute
Malignant Transformation of Germinal Center B Cells
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Lunch
12:40–1:40 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Targeting B Cells via Diverse Approaches
5:00–6:45 PM
Chloe Slichter, Kite Pharma
CAR T Cells to Treat Cancer and Autoimmunity
Erick Lu †, Gilead Sciences
Bi-Specific T cell Engagers to Treat Autoimmune Diseases
Gwendolyn Binder †, Cabaletta Bio
Novel CAR19 T Approaches for Diverse Autoimmune Diseases
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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