Malaria: Next-Generation Vaccine and Long-Acting Drug Strategies to Prevent and Eliminate Malaria (D1)
April 3-6, 2028  | Kigali Marriott Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda
Robert A. Seder, Angela Minassian and Simon K. Kariuki
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of October 13, 2026 7 PM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Monday, April 3, 2028
4:00–8:00 PM Registration
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer
Tuesday, April 4, 2028
7:30–8:30 AM Breakfast
8:00–8:30 AM Poster Setup
8:15–5:00 PM Poster Viewing
8:30–8:40 AM Welcome Remarks
8:40–9:30 AM Keynote Address
  Halidou Tinto †, Institute of Research in Health Sciences, IRSS,
Malaria Vaccines Past, Present and Future
 
9:30–11:45 AM Malaria Vaccines I: Multi-Stage and Sporozoite Vaccines
  Angela Minassian, University of Oxford
R21 and Rh5 Vaccines
 
  Issaka Sagara †, Malaria Research and Training Center
R21 and Pfs230 Vaccines
 
  Ana Paula Fernandes †, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Pv CSP Vaccines
 
  Meta Roestenberg †, Leiden University Medical Center
LARP SPZ Vaccines
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
10:00–10:20 AM Coffee Break
11:45–12:45 PM Lunch
12:30–2:30 PM Posters
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 1: Natural Immunity Against Malaria and Impact on Vaccines
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Malaria Vaccines II: Next-Generation Structure-Based Vaccines
  Robert A. Seder, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
CSP Nanoparticle Vaccines
 
  Jordan R Barrett †, The Scripps Research Institute
Blood-Stage Vaccine Design
 
  Jean-Philippe Julien †, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute
Multi-Stage Vaccine Design
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM On Own for Dinner
Wednesday, April 5, 2028
7:30–8:30 AM Breakfast
8:00–8:30 AM Poster Setup
8:15–5:00 PM Poster Viewing
8:30–11:30 AM Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses Following Vaccination and Natural Infection
  Carlota Dobaño †, ISGlobal
Effect of Antibodies on Vaccine Elicited Responses
 
  Jake Baum †, University of New South Wales Sydney
Cellular Responses Post Whole Parasite Vaccination
 
  Marcelle Van Mechelen †, Vaccine Formulation Institute
Human Immune Responses to New Adjuvants
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
11:30–12:30 PM Lunch
12:30–2:30 PM Posters
3:00–4:30 PM Career Roundtable
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Complementary Tools to Vaccines: Long-Acting Drugs and Monoclonal Antibodies
  Kassoum Kayentao †, University of Bamako
Monoclonal Antibody Trials
 
  Joshua Hoong Yu Tan †, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
High Throughput Antibody Discovery Approaches
 
  Arnab Chatterjee †, Calibr at Scripps Research
Long-Acting Injectable Atovaquone and Injectocide Ivermectin
 
  David B. Olsen †, Merck and Co.
Long-Acting Small Molecules to Enhance Pre-Erythrocytic Immunity
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM On Own for Dinner
Thursday, April 6, 2028
7:30–8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30–11:30 AM Parasite Evolution Following Vaccination and Infection
  Daniel Neafsey †, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Sequencing Following CSP Vaccines
 
  Laty Thiam †, Institut Pasteur de Dakar
Sequencing of Blood-Stage Infection
 
  Ellen Knuepfer †, Royal Veterinary College
PCR Complex in P vivax and P knowlesi
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
11:40–12:40 PM Panel Discussion: Translational Hurdles, Regulatory Challenges, and Lessons Learned from Clinical Trials
12:40–1:40 PM Lunch
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 2: Durability of Humoral and Cellular Immunity Following Vaccination
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–6:45 PM Malaria Elimination: Tools, Strategies, and Implementation
  Katharine A. Collins †, Coefficient Giving
Development of Multi-Stage Vaccines
 
  Josephine Malinga †, Kids Research Institute Australia
Modelling of Multistage Vaccines
 
  Simon K. Kariuki, Kenya Medical Research Institute
Implementation of Vaccines
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
6:45–7:00 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
7:00–8:00 PM On Own for Dinner
Friday, April 7, 2028
12:00–11:59 PM Departure