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Block Symposia

Block Symposia

  • 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

    Moderator: Peter Morawski, PhD – Benaroya Research Institute

    Moderator: Murugesan Rajaram

  • 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

    Moderator: Jichang Han, PhD – Washington Univ. Sch. of Med., St. Louis

    Moderator: Haley E. Randolph, PhD – Columbia University

  • 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

  • 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, PhD – 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