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  • Wednesday, April 15, 2026
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM US ET
    Immunological -omics Analysis
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM US ET
    Immunology of the Respiratory Tract
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM US ET
    T Cells in Cancer I
  • 2:45 PM - 4:45 PM US ET
    AAI Program Committee Session: Back to School: A Review of Four Fast-Moving Fields, sponsored by the AAI Program Committee
  • 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM US ET
    Orchestration of the Adaptive Immune Response
  • 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM US ET
    T Cell Development
  • Thursday, April 16, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Cellular & Molecular Mechanisms of Autoreactivity
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Microbial Pathogenesis
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    T Cells in Cancer II
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Targeting B Cells and Innate Immune Functions in Autoimmunity
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Epigenetics and Post-Transcriptional Regulation
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Immunology Education and Communication
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Innate Immune Defenses in the Epithelium
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Novel Tumor Therapies
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Understanding Immune Responses to Optimize Immune Intervention
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Antigen Presentation in Immunity, Pathology, and Tolerance
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    CD8+ T Cell and NK Cell Mediated Antiviral Immunity
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Homeostasis
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Humoral-innate Immune Crosstalk
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Innovations in Bench Techniques
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Learning about Human Immune Responses from Vaccination and Immunotherapy
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Therapeutic Modulation of T Cells for Autoimmune Diseases
  • 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM US ET
    Immunometabolism in Autoimmunity
  • 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM US ET
    Innovations Targeting Adaptive Immune Mechanisms against Viral Pathogens
  • 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM US ET
    Pathogen Sensing and Innate Immune Responses
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM US ET
    Bone Marrow Hematopoiesis
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM US ET
    Immune Checkpoints and Beyond I
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM US ET
    Molecular Mechanisms of T Cell Differentiation and Function
  • Friday, April 17, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Cytokines and Inflammation in Antiviral Immunity

    Speaker: Todd Bradley, PhD – Children's Mercy Research Institute

    Speaker: Maria Guerrero-Plata – Louisiana State University

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Mechanisms of Innate Immunity
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM US ET
    Immunology Teaching Interest Group: Enhancing Your Immunology Teaching

    Chair: Viviana P. Ferreira

    Chair: Matthew D. Woolard

    Speaker: Louis B. Justement – Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham

    Speaker: Aimee Pugh-Bernard – Univ. of Colorado Anschutz

    Speaker: Raffaella Ghittoni – University of Southern California

    Speaker: Nurcan Kilic – University of North Dakota

    Speaker: Ivo Boudakov – Med. Col. of Georgia; Augusta Univ

    Breakout Leader: Rebecca Clements – Kenyon Col.

    Breakout Leader: Crystal Walline – Univ. of North Carolina, Pembroke

    Breakout Leader: Manoj K. Mishra – Alabama State Univ.

    Breakout Leader: Parameswaran Ramakrishnan – Case Western Reserve Univ.

  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM US ET
    The Future of Vaccination and the Critical Need for Evidence-Based Policies - Sponsored by the AAI Committee on Public Affairs
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM US ET
    The Future of Vaccination and the Critical Need for Evidence-Based Policies, Sponsored y the AAI Comm. On Public Affairs
  • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM US ET
    NextGen Day (registration required), Sponsored by the AAI Edu. Comm.
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Lymphocyte and Innate Leukocyte Mastery of Heat, Migration, and Inflammation
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    New Paradigms in T Cell Regulation
  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM US ET
    Emerging Therapeutics for Human Disease, Sponsored by AAI Clin. Immunol. Comm.
  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM US ET
    Vet. Immunol. Comm. sponsored session, Sponsored by AAI Vet. Immunol. Comm.
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Adaptive Immune Responses to Microbial Infections
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Inflammatory Mechanisms in Systemic Autoimmunity
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Interrogation of Chronic Immunity and Interventional Approaches
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    T Cell Responses to the Gut Microbiota
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Targeting Adaptive Immune Responses against Cancer and Other Pathologies
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Trouble with the Ex: exTregs and Beyond
  • 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM US ET
    From A to X: Next-Gen Targets & Interventions for Alloimmunity, GVHD, and Xenotransplantation
  • 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM US ET
    Regulation of Immunity and Inflammation in the Genital Tract
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM US ET
    Airway Hypersensitivity and Asthma
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM US ET
    Cellular Responses and the Tumor Microenvironment
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM US ET
    Learning from Others - Immunity from the Jawless to Paws and Hooves
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM US ET
    Signaling Pathways Modulating Immune Responses to Microbial Infections
  • Saturday, April 18, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Conversations that Connect: Helping the Public Understand, Trust, and Engage with Science, Sponsored by the AAI Public Communications Comm.
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Neurodegenerative & Autoimmune Disorders
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Tissue and Mucosal Immunity
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Tumor and Immune Cell Crosstalk
  • 9:15 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Modeling the Human Immune Response, Sponsored by AAI Clin. Immunol. Comm.
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Animal Models and Multi-omics Technology
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Immediate Hypersensitivity, Asthma, and Allergic Responses (HYP)
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Immediate Hypersensitivity
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Immune Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment I
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Immunity at CNS Barriers and Borders
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Mechanistic Insights into Determinants of Vaccine Immunogenicity
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Computational Tool Development
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Emerging Topics in Mucosal Immunology
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Microenvironmental Influences on Innate Immunity
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor Immunity
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Pathophysiology of Cytokines and Chemokines
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Peripheral & Central Neuroimmune Interactions
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Regulating Adaptive Responses
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Technical Innovations for Therapies
  • Sunday, April 19, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    CD4+ T Cell and B Cell Mediated Immunity against Viruses
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Dynamic Control of T Cell Activation
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Immune Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment II
  • 8:00 AM - 9:31 AM US ET
    Development of Statistical, Machine Learning, and Genetic Models
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Immune Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment III
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Innate Defenses against Pathogens
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Innovations in Vaccine Adjuvants and Immune Modulation
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Primary Immune Deficiency and Immune Dysregulation
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Regulation of B Cell Responses