Joint with: T Cells: From Basic Biology to Therapeutic Applications
Innate immunity: Molecular mechanisms, Diseases & Therapeutics

Jan 11–14, 2027 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Lingyin Li, Carina Cristina de Oliveira Mann, and Michael Crackower

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Jan 11–14, 2027 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada

Scientific Organizers: Lingyin Li, Carina Cristina de Oliveira Mann, and Michael Crackower

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, January 11, 2027
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, January 12, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint)
8:00–9:00 AM
Catherine J Wu †, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Personalizing Medicine through Cancer Vaccines
T Cells and Innate Allies: Partners in Vaccination (Joint)
9:00–11:15 AM
Robert A. Seder, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
Vax-Innate
Christopher Haqq †, Elicio Therapeutics
Lymph Node-Targeting Amphiphile Technology for Next-Generation Vaccines
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
dsDNA Sensing
5:00–7:00 PM
Zhijian James Chen †, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
cGAS-STING Signaling in Aging
Daniel B. Stetson, University of Washington
How STING Activation Kill Cells
Andrea Ablasser †, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
cGAS-STING Pathway in Innate Immunity: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 13, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Innate Signals in T Cells (Joint)
8:00–11:00 AM
Michael B. Brenner †, Harvard Medical School
The Role of GZMK+ T-Cells in Inflammatory Disease
Hong-Bing Shu †, Wuhan University
Two Decades of STING Research
Lingyin Li, Stanford University and Arc Institute
Extracellular cGAMP, the Immunotransmitter that Bridges Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Panel Discussion 1: Mouse Human Differences from Pathways to Molecules to Atomic Level Details
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 (Joint)
1:30–2:45 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
ssDNA and RNA Sensing
5:00–7:00 PM
Hao Wu, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital
Mitochondrial GSDMD
Carina Cristina de Oliveira Mann, Technical University of Munich
Regulation of Nucleic Acid Receptors
Russell E Vance, University of California, Berkeley
Effector-Triggered Immune Detection of Pathogens
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, January 14, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Innate Immunity in Cardiovascular/Metabolic/Autoimmune Diseases
8:00–11:00 AM
Min Ae Lee-Kirsch, Technische Universität Dresden
TLR Signaling in Interferonopathy
Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Targeting Innate Immune Cell Death, PANoptosis, in Disease
Garron Thomas Dodd, University of Melbourne
Pathogenic Hypothalamic Extracellular Matrix Promotes Metabolic Disease
Michael Crackower, Ventus Therapeutics
The Development of Non-Canonical Inflammasome Inhibitors for the Treatment of Inflammatory Disease
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Panel Discussion 2: Drug Development Challenges and VC Takes
11:00–12:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
12:00–5:00 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
Innate Immunity in Neuroinflammation
5:00–6:45 PM
Michael T. Heneka, University of Luxembourg
The Role of NLRP3 in Microglial Phagocytosis in Alzheimer's Disease
Marina Romero-Ramos †, Aarhus University
The Role of the Immune System in Parkinson's Disease
Li Gan, Weill Cornell Medicine
The Role of cGAS/STING in Neurodegeneration
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, January 15, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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