Stromal Immunology in Health and Disease (K3)
February 2-5, 2026
| Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Anne Fletcher, Sanjiv A. Luther, Viviana Cremasco and Michael B. Brenner
Scholarship Deadline: Oct. 8, 2025 | Abstract Deadline: Jan. 13, 2026 | Early Registration Deadline: Dec. 4, 2025
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
Van Horne Foyer |
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
President's Hall |
| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint) |
Van Horne A/B |
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Thomas A Wynn, Pfizer
The Future of Anti-Fibrotic Therapy: Scar Macs and Beyond |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
From Fibroblasts to Fibrosis, and Back Again (Joint) |
Van Horne A/B |
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Boris Hinz, St. Michael's Hospital and University of Toronto
To Push or Pull? How the Mechanical Environment Affects Stromal Activation |
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Sheila A. Stewart, Washington University School of Medicine
Stromal Reprogramming Sensitizes Metastatic Breast Cancer to Immunotherapy |
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Michael B. Brenner, Harvard Medical School
Regulators of Fibroblast Inflammation, Tissue Degradation and Fibrosis |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Van Horne C |
| 11:15–2:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Van Horne C |
| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late Breaking News |
Van Horne B |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Stromal Development, Identity and Heterogeneity |
Van Horne B |
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Sanjiv A. Luther, University of Lausanne
Mechanisms of Fibroblast Specialization and Lymphoid Organ Compartmentalization |
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Sophie E. Acton, University College London
The Molecular Function of PDPN |
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Anne Fletcher, Monash University
Molecular Drivers of Fibroblast Differentiation and T Cell Suppression |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
President's Hall |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Posters |
Van Horne C |
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
President's Hall |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Stromal Responses to Inflammation: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly |
Van Horne B |
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Ari B Molofsky, University of California San Francisco
Stromal – Immune Tissue Niches in Health and Disease |
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Natalia Pikor, ETH Zurich / Kantonsspital St.Gallen
Fibroblast - Immune Cell Crosstalk in the Inflamed CNS |
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Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti, Monash University
Viral Targeting of Lymphoid Fibroblasts Yields Immunological Outcomes |
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Tatiana V. Petrova, CHUV, University of Lausanne
Mechanosensitive mTORC1 Signaling Maintains Lymphatic Valves |
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Van Horne C |
| 11:00–1:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Van Horne C |
| 1:30–3:15 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: New Technologies in Stromal Cell Research |
Van Horne B |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 3:30–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable (Joint) |
Van Horne B |
| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
The Pathogenic Tumor Microenvironment |
Van Horne B |
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Ruth Scherz-Shouval, Weizmann Institute of Science
Hierarchy of Tumor Cell-Cell Signaling Interactions Dominated by Fibroblasts |
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Michael J Briskin, Phenomic.AI
scRNA Analysis at Scale Identifies CTHRC1 as a Novel Tumor-Stroma Target |
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Fatima Mechta-Grigoriou, Institut Curie
Stromal Spatial Transcriptomics and Therapy Resistance in Metastatic Breast Cancer |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
President's Hall |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Posters |
Van Horne C |
Thursday, February 5, 2026
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
President's Hall |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Molecular Mechanisms of Stromal Programming and Reprogramming |
Van Horne B |
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Beth A. Tamburini, University of Colorado Denver Anchutz Medical Campus
Lymph Node Stromal Cell Mechanisms of Immune Regulation |
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Marc Bajénoff, Centre d'Immunologie Marseille-Luminy
Macrophage-Fibroblast Interaction Modules |
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Michael Sixt, Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Fibroblast-Leukocyte Morphodynamics |
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George A. Kollias, Biomedical Sciences Research Center 'Alexander Fleming'
'Fibroblasts Transitioning from Homeostasis to Inflammation to Fibrosis |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 11:00–2:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 3: Stromal Commonalities and Nomenclature |
Van Horne B |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Therapeutic Modulation of Stromal Cell Function (Joint) |
Van Horne A/B |
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Viviana Cremasco, Novartis Biomedical Research
TGFb Neutralization and Tumor Stroma Modulation: From Bench to Bed |
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Yuval Rinkevich, Helmholtz Zentrum München, GmbH
Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Repair |
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Burkhard Ludewig, Kantonsspital St. Gallen
Immunomodulation of Myocardial Fibrosis |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) (Joint) |
Van Horne A/B |
| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
President's Hall |
| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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