Joint with: Ending HIV: At the Crossroads of Innovation and Delivery
Vaccinology: Next-Generation Advances in Transforming Immunity

May 16–19, 2027 | Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Saranya Sridhar, Debora Marks, and Teresa Lambe

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May 16–19, 2027 | Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Scientific Organizers: Saranya Sridhar, Debora Marks, and Teresa Lambe

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

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Sunday, May 16, 2027
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Monday, May 17, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome Remarks (Joint)
8:00–8:10 AM
Keynote Address (Joint)
8:10–9:00 AM
Michel C. Nussenzweig †, HHMI/Rockefeller University
Immune Strategies to Combat Infectious Diseases: What Works and What Doesn't
Transformative Technologies for Infectious Disease Therapeutics and Vaccines (Joint)
9:00–11:15 AM
Debora Marks, Harvard Medical School
Beating Viruses at their Own Game
Kevin Wiehe †, Duke University
Mutation Guided Immunogen Design
Pamela J Bjorkman †, California Institute of Technology
Structure based Vaccine Design
Darrell J. Irvine †, Scripps Research Institute
Harnessing Novel Vaccine Dosing and Adjuvant Strategies
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Panel Discussion: Vaccine Hesitancy and Distrust (Joint)
11:15–12:15 PM
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
Designing Precision Vaccines
5:00–7:00 PM
Bali Pulendran †, Stanford University School of Medicine
Next Generation Immunology to Design Precision Vaccines
Galit Alter †, AstraZeneca
Systems Immunology for Precision Vaccinology
Sarah Teichmann †, Cambridge University
Personalized Vaccination: Using the Human Immune Atlas to decipher immunity
Katherine Kedzierska †, University of Melbourne
Immune System Evolution through the Lifespan: Designing Precision Vaccines
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 18, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Tissue Targeting Vaccines
8:00–11:00 AM
Laura K. Mackay †, University of Melbourne
Protection against Respiratory Pathogens: Role of Tissue-Resident Immunity
Mala K. Maini †, University College London
Protection against Hepatitis B: Compartmentalized Tissue-Specific Immunity
Ali H Ellebedy †, Washington University School of Medicine
Big and Juicy Lymph Nodes: Germinal Centers for Vaccine-Induced Immunity
Barbara L. Shacklett †, University of California, Davis
Genital Mucosal Immunity: T-cell immunity to HIV
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Panel Discussion 2: Advances in Regulatory Framework for Combination Vaccines
11:00–12:00 PM
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
Vaccines for Global Health
5:00–7:00 PM
Simon J. Draper †, University of Oxford
New Malaria Vaccines: A Changing World
Thomas J. Scriba †, University of Cape Town
A New TB Vaccine: Results of the M72/AS01B Phase 3 Trial
Teresa Lambe, University of Oxford
Vaccines for Global Health
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, May 19, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
New Frontiers of Vaccines: Cancer, Allergy and Beyond
8:00–11:00 AM
Ugur Sahin †, BioNTech
Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines
Jeffrey A. Hubbell †, University of Chicago
Synthetic Antigen Design for Tolerogenic Vaccines
Saranya Sridhar, Sanofi
Therapeutic Vaccines against Inflammatory Diseases
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Panel Discussion 3: Academic-Industry Collaborations: Ways to Make it Work
11:00–12:00 PM
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
What are the Next Generation Methodologies to Revolutionize Vaccine Development?
5:00–6:45 PM
Tor Biering-Sørensen †, University of Copenhagen
Real-World Individual Randomized Clinical Trials: FLUNITY
Corrina Pavetto †, Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.
Antibody Drug Conjugates: A New Technology for Infectious Disease Prophylaxis
Kawsar R. Talaat †, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
CHIM Studies: A New Pathway to License Vaccines
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, May 20, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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