Myeloid Cell Diversity: From Fundamental Biology to Disease States (A3)
January 28-31, 2024  | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Andrés Hidalgo, Daniela F. Quail and Lai Guan Ng
Scholarship Deadline: Oct. 24, 2023 | Abstract Deadline: Oct. 24, 2023 | Early Registration Deadline: Nov. 28, 2023
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of August 23, 2025 4 AM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Sunday, January 28, 2024
4:00–8:00 PM Arrival and Registration Van Horne Foyer
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer Van Horne Foyer
Monday, January 29, 2024
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast Van Horne B/C
8:00–9:00 AM Welcome and Keynote Address Van Horne A
  Kodi S. Ravichandran, Washington University in St. Louis
Phagocytosis of Dead Cells
 
9:00–11:15 AM Learning from Imaging Van Horne A
  Milka Sarris, University of Cambridge
Neutrophil Dynamics During Inflammatory Responses
 
  Michael Sixt, Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Principles of Myeloid Cell Dynamics
 
  Thomas R O'Neil, Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Short Talk: Short Talk: An in situ Quantitative Map of Mononuclear Phagocytes Across Inflamed and Uninflamed Human Mucosal Tissue Using High Parameter Imaging Platforms
 
  Andrés Hidalgo, Yale School of Medicine
Structural Neutrophils
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break Van Horne Foyer
11:15–1:00 PM Poster Setup Van Horne B/C
11:15–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing Van Horne B/C
3:00–4:30 PM Career Roundtable Van Horne A
  Dmitry I. Gabrilovich, AstraZeneca
Executive Director, Chief Scientist, Cancer Immunology
 
  Irina A. Udalova, University of Oxford
Professor of Molecular Immunology
 
  Ukpong Bassey Eyo, University of Virginia
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Van Horne Foyer
5:00–7:00 PM Understanding Myelopoiesis Van Horne A
  H. Leighton Grimes, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Understanding Granulopoiesis
 
  Daniel Lucas, Cincinnati Children's Medical Center
Bone Marrow Myeloid Niches in Homeostasis and Stress
 
  Irina A. Udalova, University of Oxford
Transcriptional Regulation of Myelopoiesis
 
  Hannah C. Garner, Netherlands Cancer Institute
Short Talk: Short Talk: Understanding and Reversing Mammary Tumour-induced Inflammatory Myelopoiesis to Reduce Metastatic Spread
 
  Quin Waterbury, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Short Talk: Short Talk: Neutrophils Play a Dual Role in Promoting Inflammation During Obesity
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Lite Bites Van Horne B/C
7:30–10:00 PM Poster Session 1 Van Horne B/C
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast Van Horne B/C
8:00–11:00 AM Myeloid States Versus Subsets Van Horne A
  Ido Amit, Weizmann Institute
Metabolic Regulation by Myeloid Cells
 
  Maziar Divangahi, McGill University
Unlocking the Power of Trained Immunity in Pulmonary Infections
 
  Alexander McGurk, Cornell University
Short Talk: Short Talk: Monocytes and Th1s Cooperate to Build Perivascular Activation Niches that Optimize T Cell Function in Inflamed Tissues
 
  Ivan Ballesteros, CNIC
Short Talk: Short Talk: The NeuMap Reveals Confined but Remarkable Plasticity of the Entire Neutrophil Compartment
 
  Tingting Huang, Shanghai jiaotong University School of Medicine
Short Talk: Short Talk: Sialylation of CD177 Glycan on Neutrophils Combats Neuroinflammation against Acute Brain Injuries
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break Van Horne Foyer
11:00–1:00 PM Poster Setup Van Horne B/C
11:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing Van Horne B/C
2:30–4:30 PM Workshop 1: Myeloid States: From Photons to Genes Van Horne A
  Luke Brown, University of Calgary
Immunothrombosis: A Determinant of Host Defence and Immunopathology during Sepsis
 
  Thomas Daugbjerg Madsen, NIH/NCI
Intravital Imaging of the Myeloid Immune Cell Landscape during the Initiation and Progression of Squamous Cell Carcinoma
 
  Diletta Di Mitri, Humanitas University
Unravelling the Role of Tumor Associated Macrophages in Resistance to Anti-cancer Therapies
 
  Abigail Kathleen Grootveld, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Cellular Dynamics of Tingible Body Macrophages Locally Activated by Apoptotic Cells in the Germinal Centre
 
  Roman Sankowski, University of Freiburg
Unveiling the Impact of Hypoxia on Developmental and Pathological Responses in CNS Macrophages: Insights from a Multi-Omic Single-Cell Analysis
 
  Warren Pear, University of Pennsylvania
Trib1 Regulates Neutrophil Lifespan and Function
 
  Nicole Sarden, University of Calgary
A Polarized Neutrophil State Generated During Viral Pneumonia Controlled by Neural Responses
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Van Horne Foyer
5:00–7:00 PM Myeloid Cells in Disease and Aging Van Horne A
  Ukpong Bassey Eyo, University of Virginia
Microgia Control of Brain Function
 
  Andrea L. Graham, Princeton University
Myeloid Cells Under the Prism of Ecology
 
  Christina J. Camell, University of Minnesota
Myeloid Cells as Drivers of Aging
 
  Dmitry I. Gabrilovich, AstraZeneca
Immune Suppressive Granulocytes
 
  Kai Mesa, New York University
Short Talk: Short Talk: Niche-specific Macrophage Loss Promotes Skin Capillary Aging
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Lite Bites Van Horne B/C
7:30–10:00 PM Poster Session 2 Van Horne B/C
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast Van Horne B/C
8:00–11:00 AM Lifestyle and Tumoral Immunity Van Horne A
  Christine Carine Moussion, Genentech, Inc.
Spatial Organization in the TME
 
  Filip K. Swirski, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Brain Control of Myeloid Function
 
  Mikala Egeblad, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Stress-Induced Myeloid Activation and Cancer
 
  Daniela F. Quail, McGill University
Myeloid Cells During Obesity-Driven Disease
 
  Simon Milette, McGill University
Short Talk: Short Talk: Circadian Control of Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation Temporally 
Regulates Metastatic Lung Cancer Progression
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break Van Horne Foyer
11:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
2:30–4:30 PM Workshop 2: Connecting Metabolism and Lifestyle Van Horne A
  Ada Weinstock, University of Chicago
Weight Loss-induced Macrophages Promote Resolution of Atherosclerosis
 
  Stefanie K Wculek, IRB Barcelona
Mitochondrial Metabolism Regulates the Immunogenic Responsiveness of Dendritic Cells
 
  Zhenyu Zhong, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Obesity Rewires Macrophage Nucleotide Metabolism to License NLRP3 Inflammasome Hyperactivation and Disease Development
 
  Farzana Bhuyan, National Institutes of Health( MSc)
Dysferlin Mediated Membrane Dysregulation in Monocytes and Macrophages Drives an IL-1 Mediated Autoinflammatory Disease
 
  Justin S. A. Perry, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Early Life High Fructose Exposure Disrupts Microglia Function and Impedes Neurodevelopment
 
  Siu Ling (Christine) Wong, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Sirtuin 1 Activation by Resveratrol Revitalizes the endogenous NETosis “Brake” in Diabetes
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Van Horne Foyer
5:00–6:45 PM Myeloid Metabolism and Immunotherapy Van Horne A
  Lai Guan Ng, Shanghai Immune Therapy Institute
Remote Presentation: Immune Dynamics in the Marrow
 
  Renato Ostuni, Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
Transcriptional Control of Tumor-Associated Macrophages
 
  Leila Akkari, Netherlands Cancer Institute
Macrophages as Regulators of Tumor Metabolism
 
  Oakley C. Olson, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Short Talk: Short Talk: Targeting Hematopoietic Glutaminolysis Impairs Emergency Myelopoiesis and Breast Cancer Progression
 
6:45–7:00 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) Van Horne A
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Lite Bites Van Horne B/C
8:00–9:00 PM Trivia! Van Horne A
Thursday, February 1, 2024
7:00–11:59 PM Departure