Joint with: Aging: Immune Function and Organ Health
Innate Immunity: Diversity in Host Defense and Disease
Mar 22–25, 2026 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers:
Kate Schroder, Jonathan C. Kagan and Petr Broz
Mar 22–25, 2026 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers:
Kate Schroder, Jonathan C. Kagan and Petr Broz
Available Formats:
Supported by:
Livestream
In Person
On Demand
***Meeting program subject to change.
Available Formats: = Livestream = In Person = On DemandSunday, March 22, 2026
Fundraising
Booking Function
Merchandise Options
Registration Options
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Monday, March 23, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint)
8:00–9:00 AM
Beth Stevens, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Macrophage-Microglia Crosstalk in Aging
Macrophage-Microglia Crosstalk in Aging
Targeting Innate Immunity for Healthy Aging (Joint)
9:00–11:15 AM
Kristen Fortney, BioAge Labs
Healthy Aging – Insights from Longitudinal Studies
Healthy Aging – Insights from Longitudinal Studies
Andrea Ablasser, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
cGAS-STING Modulators and Cell Senescence
cGAS-STING Modulators and Cell Senescence
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
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
Cell Type-Specific Innate Immune Responses
5:00–7:00 PM
Arturo Zychlinsky, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
NETosis and Inflammation
NETosis and Inflammation
Veit Hornung, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
The CARD8 Inflammasome Drives T Cell Death
The CARD8 Inflammasome Drives T Cell Death
Jose Ordovas-Montanes, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Deconstructing Barrier Tissues Identifies Tipping Points
Deconstructing Barrier Tissues Identifies Tipping Points
Mariana J. Kaplan, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health
Neutrophil Dysregulation in Systemic Autoimmunity
Neutrophil Dysregulation in Systemic Autoimmunity
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Innate Immune Signaling I: Inflammatory Response
8:00–11:00 AM
Jelena Bezbradica Mirkovic, University of Oxford
Innate Cell-Cell Crosstalk in Sterile Inflammation
Innate Cell-Cell Crosstalk in Sterile Inflammation
Alan P. Watt, NodThera Limited
NLRP3 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Obesity
NLRP3 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Obesity
Jonathan C. Kagan, Harvard Medical School
Regulation of Innate Immunity
Regulation of Innate Immunity
Michael Crackower, Ventus Therapeutics
Therapeutic Development of Inhibitors of Canonical and Non-Canonical Inflammasome Signaling
Therapeutic Development of Inhibitors of Canonical and Non-Canonical Inflammasome Signaling
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 (Joint)
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Inflammaging (Joint)
5:00–7:00 PM
Vishva M. Dixit, Genentech, Inc.
The Circuitry of Inflammatory Cell Death Signaling
The Circuitry of Inflammatory Cell Death Signaling
Eicke Latz, University of Bonn
Inflammasomes in Innate Immune Memory and Inflammaging
Inflammasomes in Innate Immune Memory and Inflammaging
Emily Goldberg, UCSF
Inflammaging
Inflammaging
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Innate Immune Signaling II: Inflammatory Cell Death
8:00–11:00 AM
Kate Schroder, University of Queensland
Cell Explosion by Pyroptosis Escalates Immune Responses
Cell Explosion by Pyroptosis Escalates Immune Responses
James M. Murphy, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Getting Better- The Emergence of the Necroptotic Cell Death Effector, MLKL, as a Therapeutic Target in Inflammatory Disease
Getting Better- The Emergence of the Necroptotic Cell Death Effector, MLKL, as a Therapeutic Target in Inflammatory Disease
Kaiwen Chen, National University of Singapore
Multiple Cell Death Pathways Coordinate Antimicrobial Responses
Multiple Cell Death Pathways Coordinate Antimicrobial Responses
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
Cell Autonomous Innate Immunity
5:00–6:30 PM
Russell E Vance, University of California, Berkeley
New Mechanisms of Pathogen Sensing: Beyond PAMPs
New Mechanisms of Pathogen Sensing: Beyond PAMPs
Petr Broz, University of Lausanne
Inflammasomes as Guardians Against Intracellular Pathogens
Inflammasomes as Guardians Against Intracellular Pathogens
Charlotte Odendall, King's College London
EMBO Young Investigator Lecture: Interferon-Mediated Defense Against Enteric Bacterial Pathogens
EMBO Young Investigator Lecture: Interferon-Mediated Defense Against Enteric Bacterial Pathogens
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Closing Keynote Address
6:30–7:15 PM
Kate A Fitzgerald, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Inflammatory Responses
Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Inflammatory Responses
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
7:15–7:30 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–8:30 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM
Subscribe for Updates