The Ubiquitin Family in Biology and Disease (K5)
February 23-26, 2026
| Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Michael Rape, Christopher D. Lima and Bekky Feltham
Scholarship Deadline: Nov. 12, 2025 | Abstract Deadline: Feb. 3, 2026 | Early Registration Deadline: Dec. 30, 2025
Monday, February 23, 2026
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
Van Horne Foyer |
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
President's Hall |
| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address |
Van Horne B |
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Nicolas H Thomä, EPFL Lausanne
Ubiquitin Signaling in Transcription and DNA Repair |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
Ubiquitin System – A Global View |
Van Horne B |
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Brenda A Schulman, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Molecular Machines of Ubiquitylation |
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Eric J. Bennett, University of California, San Diego
Leveraging Plasticity within the Ubiquitin System |
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Michele Pagano, New York University School of Medicine
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 9:50–9:55 AM |
Award Recipient Acknowledgement |
Van Horne B |
| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Van Horne C |
| 11:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 11:15–12:15 PM |
Meet the Editors |
Van Horne B |
| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Van Horne C |
| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
Van Horne B |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
SUMO: The First Ubiquitin-Like Molecule |
Van Horne B |
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Christopher D. Lima, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
SUMOylation Mechanisms |
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Yifat Merbl, Weizmann Institute of Science
SUMO in the Immune Response |
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Michael Matunis, John Hopkins University
Defining SUMO2 Paralog Functions in Histone mRNA Biogenesis |
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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 |
Poster Session 1 |
Van Horne C |
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
President's Hall |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Quality Control Ubiquitylation in Development and Disease |
Van Horne B |
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Sonya Neal, University of California, San Diego
ER-Associated Quality Control |
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Susan Shao, Harvard Medical School
Ribosome-Associated Quality Control |
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Michael Rape, University of California, Berkeley
Stress Response Silencing |
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David Komander, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Ubiquitin and Parkinson’s Disease |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Van Horne C |
| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Van Horne C |
| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
Van Horne B |
| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
New Insights into Ubiquitin-Like Proteins |
Van Horne B |
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Yogesh Kulathu, University of Dundee
UFM1 in Ribosome Control |
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Eilika Weber-Ban, ETH Zürich
Pup Proteasome System and Mycobacterial Stress Responses |
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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 |
Poster Session 2 |
Van Horne C |
Thursday, February 26, 2026
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
President's Hall |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Learning from the Clinic |
Van Horne B |
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Gwenn Hansen, Nurix Therapeutics
Learnings from BTK Degrader Trials in Brain |
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Ingrid E Wertz, Lyterian Therapeutics
Co-opting the Ubiquitin System for Therapeutic Benefit |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
Van Horne B |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Van Horne Foyer |
| 5:00–6:30 PM |
Ubiquitin at the Crossroads of Infection and Immunology |
Van Horne B |
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Bekky Feltham, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Ubiquitin Biology in Inflammation |
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Aaron T Whiteley, University of Colorado Boulder
Ubiquitin Transferase-Like Proteins in Bacterial Phage Resistance |
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Ivan Dikic, Goethe University Medical School
Non-Conventional Ubiquitylation |
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| 6:30–7:15 PM |
Closing Keynote Address |
Van Horne B |
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Vishva M. Dixit, Genentech, Inc.
Virulence Factors Mediate Ubiquitin-Dependent Immunomodulation |
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| 7:15–7:30 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) |
Van Horne B |
| 7:30–8:30 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
President's Hall |
| 8:30–9:30 PM |
Entertainment |
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Friday, February 27, 2026
