Major Symposium E: Neuroimmune Landscapes Across the Body: Circuitry and Cytokines

Saturday, April 18, 2026

8:00 AM - 11:15 AM US ET

Location: 253

Chair(s)

BK

Brian Kim

Professor
Icahn Sch. of Med. at Mount Sinai, USA
BK

Brian Kim

Professor
Icahn Sch. of Med. at Mount Sinai, USA
David Artis, Doctor of Philosophy (he/him/his)

Professor and Director
Weill Cornell Med. Sch., United States
David Artis, Doctor of Philosophy (he/him/his)

Professor and Director
Weill Cornell Med. Sch., United States
Ademi Zhakyp (she/her/hers)

Graduate Student
Immunology/Department of Medical Sciences
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Ademi Zhakyp (she/her/hers)

Graduate Student
Immunology/Department of Medical Sciences
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
DK

Daniel Kaplan

Univ. of Pittsburgh, USA
DK

Daniel Kaplan

Univ. of Pittsburgh, USA
Pavel Hanc, PhD (he/him/his)

Group Leader
Immunology
GIMM
Oeiras, Lisboa, Portugal
Pavel Hanc, PhD (he/him/his)

Group Leader
Immunology
GIMM
Oeiras, Lisboa, Portugal
Caroline Sokol, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Ragon Institute, United States
Caroline Sokol, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Ragon Institute, United States
Kevin Tracey, MD (he/him/his)

President
Feinstein Inst. at Northwell
Manhasset, New York, United States
Kevin Tracey, MD (he/him/his)

President
Feinstein Inst. at Northwell
Manhasset, New York, United States

Disclosure(s):

David Artis, Doctor of Philosophy: No financial relationships to disclose

Ademi Zhakyp: No financial relationships to disclose

Pavel Hanc, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Caroline Sokol, MD, PhD: No relevant disclosure to display

Kevin J. Tracey, MD: No relevant disclosure to display

8:00 AM - 8:33 AM US ET

Sensory interorgan neuroimmune circuits
Speaker: Brian S. Kim – Icahn Sch. of Med. at Mount Sinai
8:33 AM - 9:06 AM US ET

Neuro-immune circuits regulate mucosal inflammation
Speaker: David Artis, Doctor of Philosophy (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Med. Sch.
9:06 AM - 9:21 AM US ET

The enteric nervous system shields colon cancer from immunosurveillance
Author: Ademi Zhakyp (she/her/hers) – Harvard Medical School
9:21 AM - 9:54 AM US ET

Neuronal control of cutaneous inflammation
Speaker: Daniel H. Kaplan – Univ. of Pittsburgh
9:54 AM - 10:09 AM US ET

Tumor-innervating nociceptors drive immuno-suppressive monocyte differentiation to prevent T cell-mediated anti-cancer immunity
Author: Pavel Hanc, PhD (he/him/his) – GIMM
10:09 AM - 10:42 AM US ET

Neuroimmune circuits in allergy immunity
Speaker: Caroline Sokol, MD, PhD – Ragon Institute
10:42 AM - 11:15 AM US ET

From the lab to FDA-approval: clinical translation of the inflammatory reflex
Speaker: Kevin J. Tracey, MD (he/him/his) – Feinstein Inst. at Northwell