Microbiota and Cancer Immunity (K2)
March 17-20, 2024  | Humanities/Social Sciences Building of Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Giorgio Trinchieri, Jenny P.Y. Ting, Hsing-Jien Kung and Shie-Liang Hsieh
Scholarship Deadline: Dec. 26, 2023 | Abstract Deadline: Dec. 26, 2023 | Early Registration Deadline: Jan. 17, 2024
* 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, March 17, 2024
4:00–8:00 PM Arrival and Registration The Lounge, Courtyard Marriott
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer The Lounge, Courtyard Marriott
Monday, March 18, 2024
8:00–9:00 AM Breakfast Individual Hotel
8:30–9:00 AM Poster Setup South Wing
9:00–10:00 AM Welcome and Keynote Address International Conference Hall
9:00–10:00 AM Keynote Address International Conference Hall
  Arlene H. Sharpe, Harvard Medical School
The Multi-Faceted Functions of the PD-1 Pathway
 
9:00–7:00 PM Poster Viewing South Wing
10:00–12:15 PM Microbiota and Immunity International Conference Hall
  Giorgio Trinchieri, NCI, National Institutes of Health
Microbiota and Cancer Immunotherapy
 
  Kenya Honda, Keio University School of Medicine
Understanding Gut Microbiota and Its Possible Role in Preventing Cancer
 
  Cheng-Yuan Kao, Amgen
Host Genes Shaping Gut Microbiota, Barrier Functions and Immune Responses
 
  Sergei Grivennikov, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Short Talk: Short Talk: Microbiota Induced Cytokines Control Inflammation, Anti-Tumor Immunity and Colorectal Cancer Metastasis
 
  Kylynda C Bauer †, National Institutes of Health - National Cancer Institute
Short Talk: Short Talk: Gut Microbiome-Brain Arc Shapes Liver Anti-Tumor Immunity
 
10:30–10:50 AM Coffee Break Foyer
12:15–1:15 PM Lunch Back Corridor
12:30–2:30 PM Poster Session 1 South Wing
2:30–4:30 PM Panel: Effects of Race and Ethnicity on Microbiome: Impacts on Cancer Health Disparities International Conference Hall
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Foyer
5:00–7:00 PM Microbiota and Cancer International Conference Hall
  Sin-Hyeog Im, POSTECH
Modulation of Iron Sequestration by Commensal Microbes to Augment Tumor Immunity
 
  Wen-Ching Wang, National Tsing Hua University
Strategic Evasion of Host Defense by Helicobacter pylori
 
  Bertalan Takacs, Biological Research Centre, Szeged
Short Talk: Short Talk: Comparative Analysis of the Microbial Composition of Different Tumor Tissues
 
  Polina Turbina, University of Luxembourg
Short Talk: Short Talk: A Personalised Cancer-on-Chip Model for the Study of Gut Microbiota in Colorectal Cancer Initiation and Progression
 
  Jonas Schluter, NYU Langone Health
Short Talk: Short Talk: Cross-kingdom Ecosystem Dynamics in the Gut Influence Immunotherapy Outcomes and May Be Targeted Therapeutically
 
7:00–8:00 PM On Own for Dinner
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
8:00–9:00 AM Breakfast Individual Hotel
8:30–9:00 AM Poster Setup South Wing
9:00–12:00 PM Microbiota and Cancer Therapy International Conference Hall
  Marlies Meisel, University of Pittsburgh
Exercise-Induced Microbiota Changes Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy Efficacy in Melanoma
 
  Yardena Samuels, Weizmann Institute of Science
Towards Deciphering the Neo-Antigenic and Microbial Landscapes in Melanoma
 
  Marcel van den Brink, City of Hope
The Role of the Intestinal Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy
 
  Laurence Zitvogel, Institut Gustave Roussy
Microbiota in Anti-Lung Cancer Immunotherapy
 
  Ashray Gunjur, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Short Talk: Short Talk: A Pan-Cancer Gut Microbial Response Signature for Combination Immune Checkpoint Blockade Using Genome-Resolved Metagenomics
 
  Luigi Nezi, European Institute of Oncology
Short Talk: Short Talk: Stability of the Gut Microbiota During Anti-pd1 Immunotherapy Defines Complete Response in Melanoma Patients
 
9:00–7:00 PM Poster Viewing South Wing
10:00–10:20 AM Coffee Break Foyer
12:00–1:00 PM Lunch Back Corridor
12:30–2:30 PM Poster Session 2 South Wing
3:00–4:30 PM Career Roundtable Back Corridor
  Cheng-Yuan Kao, Amgen
Principal Scientist - Inflammation Therapeutic Area
 
  Florencia McAllister, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Physician Scientist/Associate Professor
 
  Wanjun Chen, NIDCR, National Institutes of Health
Senior Investigator
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Foyer
5:00–7:00 PM Innate Resistance International Conference Hall
  Andreas Diefenbach, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
IL-22 and Genotoxic Stress Response of Epithelial Stem Cells
 
  Florencia McAllister, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Talk Title to be Announced
 
  Kuo-I Lin, Academia Sinica
Signaling and Molecular Pathways Contributing to B Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Progression and the Survival of Multiple Myeloma
 
  Marco Colonna, Washington University School of Medicine
Pre-Recorded: TREM 2 in Cancer
 
7:00–8:00 PM On Own for Dinner
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
8:00–9:00 AM Breakfast Individual Hotel
9:00–12:00 PM Innate and Immune Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment International Conference Hall
  Yi-Ching Wang, National Cheng Kung University
Post-Translational Modifications of PD-1 in Regulating T cell Functionality
 
  Chen Dong, Tsinghua University
Pre-Recorded: Tumor Infiltrating Myeloid Cells and Impact on Checkpoint Inhibition
 
  Mien-Chie Hung, China Medical University
Marker-Guided Effective Therapy (Mget) and Tumor Microenvironment
 
  Ping-Chih Ho, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Short Talk: Short Talk: Heme-Mediated Reprogramming on Guiding CD8+ T Cell Exhaustion in Response to Mitochondrial Dysfunction
 
  Jian-Da Lin, National Taiwan University
Short Talk: Short Talk: Elucidating the Possible Associations Between Gut Microbiota and Immunity in Pancreatic Cancer with Single-Cell Multi-Omics Technology
 
  Brendan Jenkins, The University of Adelaide
Short Talk: Short Talk: The Driver Role of Innate Immune Pattern Recognition Receptors in Pancreatic Cancer
 
10:00–10:20 AM Coffee Break Foyer
12:00–1:00 PM Lunch Back Corridor
2:30–4:30 PM Workshop International Conference Hall
  Erik Thiele Orberg, University Clinic Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich
Bacteria and Bacteriophage Consortia are Associated with Protective Intestinal Microbial Metabolites in Patients Receiving Stem Cell Transplantation
 
  Kuan-lin Huang, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
AI-Guided Prediction of Personalized Immunotherapy Outcomes
 
  Jennifer Pak Yan Ho, Columbia University
Colon-Derived Ketone Bodies Modulate Metabolic Inflammation and Bacteria-Mediated Pro-Tumor Immunity
 
  Xiaojing Ma, Weill Cornell Medical College
Targeting a Novel E3 Ubiquitin Ligase for Cancer Immunotherapy
 
  Hung-Chia Hsieh, National Cheng Kung University
Deubiquitinase USP24 Suppresses T Cell Anti-Tumor Activity via Enhancement of PD-1 Protein Stability
 
  Ching-Yu Lin, Taipei Medical University
Metabolic Modulation of Drug Resistance and Tumor Microenvironment in Prostate Cancer
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Foyer
5:00–6:00 PM Tumor Immunity and Immunitherapeutics International Conference Hall
  * Yi-Ching Wang, National Cheng Kung University
Session Chair
 
  Muh-Hwa Yang, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Tumor-Associated Macrophages: Unveiling the Pathogenic Role and Unlocking the Therapeutic Potential
 
  Robert Jenq, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Short Talk: Short Talk: Bacteroides Ovatus Reduces Intestinal Graft-Versus-Host Disease Severity
 
  Kai Trepka, University of California San Francisco
Short Talk: Short Talk: Oral Fluoropyrimidine Treatment Rapidly Alters the Gut Microbiota of Colorectal Cancer Patients, Selecting for Drug-Metabolizing Microbes
 
6:00–6:45 PM Closing Keynote Address International Conference Hall
  Jenny P.Y. Ting, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Impact of Innate Immune Receptor on Immunity, Cancer and the Microbiota
 
7:00–8:00 PM On Own for Dinner
Thursday, March 21, 2024
8:00–8:00 AM Departure