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Block Symposia

Block Symposia

  • Wednesday, April 15, 2026
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM US ET
    Immunological -omics Analysis

    Moderator: Andrew S. Koh, PhD – University of Chicago

    Moderator: Sadiya Parveen-Nesson – Louisiana State Univ. Hlth., Shreveport

  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM US ET
    Immunology of the Respiratory Tract

    Moderator: Priyadharshini Devarajan – Stony Brook Univ., SUNY

    Moderator: Ashley Moseman – Duke University

  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM US ET
    T Cells in Cancer I

    Moderator: Yongxia Wu, MD, PhD – Medical College of Wisconsin

  • 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM US ET
    Orchestration of the Adaptive Immune Response

    Moderator: Emily Mace – Columbia Univ.

  • 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

    Moderator: Yongqiang Feng – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

    Moderator: Dimitry Krementsov – Univ. of Vermont

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Microbial Pathogenesis

    Moderator: Bolaji Thomas – Rochester Institute of Technology

    Moderator: Som Nanjapp – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    T Cells in Cancer II

    Moderator: Michael Lotze – University of Pittsburgh

    Moderator: Shikhar Mehrotra – Medical Univ of South Carolina

  • 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

    Moderator: Connie Krawczyk, PhD – Van Andel Inst.

    Moderator: Devdoot Majumdar – Univ. of Vermont Larner Col. of Med.

  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Immunology Education and Communication

    Moderator: Rebekah Taylor, PhD – Frostburg State Univ.

  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Innate Immune Defenses in the Epithelium

    Moderator: Sebastian Joyce, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Moderator: Trung Pham, MD PhD – Stanford University

  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Novel Tumor Therapies

    Moderator: Pablo Penaloza-MacMaster – BIDMC

    Moderator: Nicole Baumgarth

  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Understanding Immune Responses to Optimize Immune Intervention

    Moderator: Eduardo Davila – University of Colorado, Denver

    Moderator: Juliet Williams – Kymera Therapeutics

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Antigen Presentation in Immunity, Pathology, and Tolerance

    Moderator: Robin Orozco – Univ. of Kansas

    Moderator: Amar Singh, PhD – University of Minnesota

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    CD8+ T Cell and NK Cell Mediated Antiviral Immunity

    Moderator: Aaron Johnson – Mayo Clinic

    Moderator: Lavanya  Visvabharathy – University of Chicago

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Homeostasis
  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Humoral-innate Immune Crosstalk

    Moderator: Michal Tal – MIT

    Moderator: Hongxu Xian, PhD – Versiti Blood Res. Inst.

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Innovations in Bench Techniques

    Moderator: Claire Gustafson – The Allen Institute

    Moderator: Yuri Sykulev – Thomas Jefferson University

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Learning about Human Immune Responses from Vaccination and Immunotherapy

    Moderator: Ramireddy Bommireddy – Emory University

    Moderator: Catarina Hioe – Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Therapeutic Modulation of T Cells for Autoimmune Diseases

    Moderator: Dimitry Krementsov – Univ. of Vermont

  • 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM US ET
    Immunometabolism in Autoimmunity

    Moderator: Stefania Gallucci – Univ Massachusetts Chan Medical School

    Moderator: Laurence Morel – University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio

  • 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM US ET
    Innovations Targeting Adaptive Immune Mechanisms against Viral Pathogens

    Moderator: Rachel Bonami – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Moderator: Robin Orozco – Univ. of Kansas

  • 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM US ET
    Pathogen Sensing and Innate Immune Responses

    Moderator: Tammy Kielian – University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Moderator: Hernandez Moura Silva, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM US ET
    Bone Marrow Hematopoiesis
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM US ET
    Immune Checkpoints and Beyond I

    Moderator: Judith Agudo – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Moderator: Judith Lieberman – Boston Childrens

  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM US ET
    Molecular Mechanisms of T Cell Differentiation and Function

    Moderator: Boyoung Shin – Emory University

    Moderator: Tuoqi Wu, PhD – Univ. of Texas Southwestern Med. Ctr.

  • Friday, April 17, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Cytokines and Inflammation in Antiviral Immunity

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

    Moderator: Maria Guerrero-Plata – Louisiana State University

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Mechanisms of Innate Immunity

    Moderator: Michael Elliott – University of South Alabama

    Moderator: Jie Sun – University of Viginia

  • 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

    Moderator: Booki Min, DVM PhD – Northwestern Univ. Feinberg Sch. of Med.

    Moderator: Sade W. Clayton, PhD – Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Adaptive Immune Responses to Microbial Infections

    Moderator: Tammy Kielian – University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Moderator: Markus Bosmann – Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Inflammatory Mechanisms in Systemic Autoimmunity

    Moderator: Kerstin Nundel, PhD – UMass Chan Med. Sch.

    Moderator: Tobias Lanz – Stanford Univ. Sch. of Med.

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Interrogation of Chronic Immunity and Interventional Approaches

    Moderator: Daniela Cipolletta, PhD – Seismic Therapeutic

    Moderator: Gerald Morris – University of California, San Diego

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    T Cell Responses to the Gut Microbiota

    Moderator: Mandy J. McGeachy – Cornell Univ.

    Moderator: Wendy Goodman – Case Western Reserve University

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Targeting Adaptive Immune Responses against Cancer and Other Pathologies

    Moderator: Diana Gil Pages, Dr – University of Missouri, Columbia

    Moderator: Larry Pease – Mayo Clinic

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Trouble with the Ex: exTregs and Beyond

    Moderator: Nicholas Jarjour, PhD – Versiti Blood Res. Inst.

    Moderator: Klaus Ley – Med. Col. of Georgia, Augusta Univ.

  • 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM US ET
    From A to X: Next-Gen Targets & Interventions for Alloimmunity, GVHD, and Xenotransplantation

    Moderator: Jaebok Choi, PhD, MA – Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

    Moderator: Geoffrey Camirand – University of Pittsburgh

  • 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM US ET
    Regulation of Immunity and Inflammation in the Genital Tract

    Moderator: Alison Kohlmeier, PhD – Emory Univ. Sch. of Med.

    Moderator: Tamara Tilburgs, PhD – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical center

  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM US ET
    Airway Hypersensitivity and Asthma

    Moderator: Mitchell Grayson, MD – Nationwide Children's Hospital - The Ohio State University

    Moderator: Nicola M. Heller, PhD – AstraZeneca

  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM US ET
    Cellular Responses and the Tumor Microenvironment

    Moderator: Justin Taylor – University of Virginia

    Moderator: Hongji Zhang, MD, PhD – University of Virginia

  • 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

    Moderator: Mary Markiewicz, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center

    Moderator: Lanre Morenikeji – Virginia State University

  • Saturday, April 18, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Neurodegenerative & Autoimmune Disorders

    Moderator: Rafael Rezende, PhD – Harvard Med. Sch.

    Moderator: Uma Sriram, PHD – Temple Univ. Katz Sch. of Med.

  • 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
  • 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM US ET
    Understanding Immune Responses to Optimize Immune Intervention
  • 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

    Moderator: Yee Wu – Loyola University Chicago

    Moderator: Becca Martin – Virginia Commonwealth University

  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Immune Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment I

    Moderator: Mary Philip – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Moderator: Arya Biragyn, PhD – National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health

  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Immunity at CNS Barriers and Borders

    Moderator: Aaron Johnson – Mayo Clinic

    Moderator: Dorian McGavern – National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Mechanistic Insights into Determinants of Vaccine Immunogenicity

    Moderator: Ashley Moseman – Duke University

    Moderator: Pamela Wong – University of Michigan

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Computational Tool Development

    Moderator: Rachel Bonami – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Moderator: David E. Sanin, PhD – Johns Hopkins Univ. Sch. of Med.

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Emerging Topics in Mucosal Immunology

    Moderator: Ta-Chiang Liu, MD, PhD – Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis

    Moderator: Cathryn Nagler – University of Chicago

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Microenvironmental Influences on Innate Immunity

    Moderator: Xu Zhou, PhD – Boston Children's Hosp., Harvard Med. Sch.

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor Immunity

    Moderator: David E. Sanin, PhD – Johns Hopkins Univ. Sch. of Med.

    Moderator: Paul Thomas – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Res. Ctr.

  • 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

    Moderator: Paul Kubes, PhD – Queen's University

    Moderator: Katayoun Ayasoufi, PhD – Duke University

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Regulating Adaptive Responses

    Moderator: Jim Song – Texas A&M University Health Science Center

  • 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM US ET
    Technical Innovations for Therapies

    Moderator: David Dowling – Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard

    Moderator: Eda Holl – Beckman

  • Sunday, April 19, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    CD4+ T Cell and B Cell Mediated Immunity against Viruses

    Moderator: Camila H. Coelho, PhD MBA – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Moderator: Laura Snell – Indiana University School of Medicine

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Dynamic Control of T Cell Activation

    Moderator: Yina Huang – Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine

    Moderator: Stephen Jameson, PhD – Univ. of Minnesota

  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Immune Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment II

    Moderator: Weiping Zou – University of Michigan

    Moderator: Qiwei Wang – University of Virginia

  • 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

    Moderator: Benjamin Youngblood – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    Moderator: Chaofan Li, PhD – University of Virginia

  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Innate Defenses against Pathogens

    Moderator: Amanda Jamieson – Brown University

    Moderator: Amali E. Samarasinghe, PhD – University of Wisconsin, Madison

  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Innovations in Vaccine Adjuvants and Immune Modulation

    Moderator: Theresa L. Chang, PhD – Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

    Moderator: Michael W. Cho, PhD – Iowa State Univ.

  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Primary Immune Deficiency and Immune Dysregulation

    Moderator: Aharon G. Freud, MD, PhD – The Ohio State University

    Moderator: Jennifer Grier – University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET
    Regulation of B Cell Responses

    Moderator: Nichol Holodick, PhD – Western Michigan Univ. Homer Stryker MD Sch. of Med.