B Cell and Antibody Responses

Feb 08–11, 2027 | Mercure London Earls Court, London, United Kingdom
Scientific Organizers: Gabriel D. Victora, Pia Dosenovic, and Andrea Reboldi

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Feb 08–11, 2027 | Mercure London Earls Court, London, United Kingdom

Scientific Organizers: Gabriel D. Victora, Pia Dosenovic, and Andrea Reboldi

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, February 8, 2027
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, February 9, 2027
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:15–5:00 PM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:30–9:30 AM
Facundo D. Batista, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University
B Cell Responses to Optimized Vaccine Antigens
B Cell Memory and Immune Longevity
9:30–11:45 AM
Tal I Arnon †, Oxford University
B Cell Memory in the Lung
Hai Qi, Tsinghua University
Heterogeneity and Longevity of Plasma Cells
Sarah F Andrews, National Institutes of Health
Early Life Imprinted Long Lived Memory 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: Basics of B Cell Biology
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Antibody-Antigen Interactions
5:00–7:00 PM
Christopher O Barnes †, Stanford University
Talk Title to be Announced
Stephen J. Elledge †, Harvard Medical School
Talk Title to be Announced
Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam, Karolinska Institutet
Impact of Germline-Encoded Variations in Antibody Genes for Epitope Recognition
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Wednesday, February 10, 2027
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:15–5:00 PM
B Cells at the Barriers
8:30–11:30 AM
Andrea Reboldi, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Metabolic Regulation of Intestinal IgA Response
Menna R Clatworthy †, University of Cambridge
B Cells in the Brain
Ashley Moseman, Duke University School of Medicine
Humoral Immune Implications at the Brain: Upper Respiratory Interface
Jennifer L. Gommerman, University of Toronto
B Cell Responses at the Mucosal Surface
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
Antibody Responses to Infection and Vaccination
5:00–7:00 PM
Eunice Wambui Nduati †, KEMRI, Wellcome Trust
Germline Targeting Vaccine Antigens
Pamela J. Bjorkman, California Institute of Technology
Vaccine Design to Elicit Broadly Protective Immune Responses against Potential Animal Spillover Viruses
Pia Dosenovic, Karolinska Institutet
Regulation of B Cell Responses during Vaccination
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Thursday, February 11, 2027
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
The Germinal Center Reaction
8:30–11:30 AM
Gabriel D. Victora, Rockefeller University
Clonal Dynamics of the Germinal Center Response
Carola G. Vinuesa, Francis Crick Institute
Germinal Centers in Autoimmune Disease
Oliver Bannard, University of Oxford
Selection Processes in Germinal Centres
Duane R Wesemann, Harvard Medical School
The Evolutionary Reach of Antibody Somatic Hypermutation
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Meet the Editors
11:30–12:30 PM
Lunch
12:30–1:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: B Cells in Disease
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
B Cells in Disease
5:00–6:45 PM
Christopher C. Goodnow, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Rogue Mutant B Cells in Autoimmunity
Jamie M. Orengo, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Antibodies in Allergic Diseases
Fabian Müller, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
CART in B Cell Driven Autoimmune Diseases
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Friday, February 12, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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