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

Jan 11–14, 2027 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Andrea Schietinger, Daniel Campbell, and Ansuman Satpathy

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

Scientific Organizers: Andrea Schietinger, Daniel Campbell, and Ansuman Satpathy

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: T Cell Function and Differentiation: Connecting the Epigenome, Metabolome and Proteome
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
T Cell Differentiation and Functions
5:00–7:00 PM
E. John Wherry, University of Pennsylvania
T Cell Exhaustion
Andrea Schietinger, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
T Cell Stemness and Differentiation in Autoimmunity and Cancer
Chrystal M. Paulos, Emory University School of Medicine
Th17-B Cell Cooperation for Adoptive T Cell Therapy
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
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
Debate: Declassification/Deconvolution of T Cell Populations, Subsets, and Cellular States
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Functional Diversity in Tissues
5:00–7:00 PM
Bruno Silva-Santos, University of Lisbon
γδ T Cells in Tissue Physiology and Surveillance
Fiona M. Powrie †, University of Oxford
Intestinal Inflammation
Yasmine Belkaid, Institut Pasteur
Unconventional T Cells and Functions in Tissues
Daniel Campbell, Benaroya Research Institute
CD4 T Regulatory T Cells
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
Genomics and Cell Engineering for Therapeutic Applications
8:00–11:00 AM
Ansuman Satpathy, Stanford University School of Medicine
Immunogenomics
Justin Eyquem, University of California, San Francisco
In vivo T Cell Engineering
Paul Beavis, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Novel T Cell Engineering for Treatment of Solid Tumors
Georg A Schett, Uniklinikum Erlangen
The Future of T Cell Engagers and CAR-T in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases
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: Next-Generation T Cell Engineering, Therapies, and Analytics
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Spatial Instruction of T Cell Function
5:00–7:00 PM
Rong Fan †, Yale School of Medicine
Decoding Tissue Immunity through Next-Gen Spatial Omics Technologies
Wolfgang Karl Kastenmueller †, Institute of Systems Immunology, Max-Planck Research Group
Dynamic Orchestration of Cellular Networks in Tissues
Ananda W. Goldrath, University of California, San Diego
Tissue-Specific Spatial Cues Instructing T Cell Function
Carlo Bifulco †, Providence Genomics
Decoding Tissue Microenvironments with Spatial Biology and AI
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
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, January 15, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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