Over the last decade, there has been a resurgence of interest in metabolic pathways in immune cells, with the realization that complex alterations in metabolic processes during immune cell activation link directly to their differentiation and function. As such, correct metabolic re-wiring is beneficial and is a requirement for an appropriate immune response, whilst aberrant metabolic reprogramming can lead to an inappropriate response and have implications for a wide variety of disease states. This meeting will bring together researchers who have a common interest in understanding how metabolism impacts immunity, infection, inflammation and cancer.  Speakers will reflect diverse interests, fresh perspectives and new topics, assembling a collection of experts and new voices that do not commonly attend the same meetings, which will invigorate debate, collaboration and new ideas.

This will be a unique conference covering a collection of  topics from the fundamentals of immunometabolism, which are still being uncovered, to how these fundamentals apply to various disease states, notably in infection, inflammation, obesity and cancer. Topics will reflect excitement emerging directions in the field and innovative recent findings that will stimulate much discussion, including:

1) new techniques to address immunometabolism in vitro and in vivo where there is a pressing need in the field;

2) how microbes contend with immunometabolic changes both in the microbiota and during infection;

3) new findings on macrophage metabolism particularly around newer metabolites that continue to be explored;

4) how mitochondrial metabolism links to changes in other organelles, especially the nucleus;

5) how the metabolic environment in tumors is critical for anti-tumor immunity and finally the translational potential for immunometabolism in immune and inflammatory diseases.

A key overall goal will be to gain a more integrated understanding of how immunometabolism impacts on health and disease, with the aim of stimulating new and unexpected approaches to address key questions in this most exciting aspect of immunology.