Antibodies as Drugs: Evolving Designs, Formats and Approaches (K7)
February 22-25, 2027
| Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
James E Crowe, Jr., Lisa Purcell and Jonah Rainey
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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Saturday, January 2, 2027
| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint) |
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James Zou †, Stanford University
The Virtual Lab |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
Drug Design and Preclinical Development: Stimulating Therapeutics and Translation (Joint) |
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Dean Ho †, National University of Singapore
Simulating First-in-Human Dosing Studies in Oncology |
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Regina Barzilay †, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ML for Drug Discovery and Oncology Success Stories |
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Philip Kim †, University of Toronto
Computation and Artificial Intelligence-Based Methods for Better Antibody Development |
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Mohamed Shahin †, Pfizer
Modeling and Simulations Meet AI for Clinical Pharmacology |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Bispecific Antibodies for Co-Engagement and Co-Stimulation |
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Shelley Force Aldred †, Rondo Therapeutics
Co-Stimulatory Bispecifics |
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Koorosh Korfi †, Roche
CD28 and 4-1BB Costimulation in Combination Therapies |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
New Dosing and Use Paradigms for Multispecific Antibodies |
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Ton M. Logtenberg †, Gyes B.V./Olethros
Deep-Depletion of Tissue-Resident Pathogenic Immune Cells |
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Yvonne Y. Chen †, University of California, Los Angeles
Bispecific Logic-Gated CAR-T Cells |
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Nina Weisser †, Zymeworks BC Inc.
Trispecific T-Cell Engagers |
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Peyton Greenside †, BigHat Biosciences
TCE for Diverse Targets |
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Jonah Rainey, Lilly
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:30 PM |
Conditionally and Selectively Active Antibodies |
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Dario A Gutierrez †, Merida Biosciences
Selective Binding and Clearance of Pathogenic Antibodies |
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Cathy Chang †, BioAlta, LLC.
Protein-Associated Chemical Switches for Conditionally Active Biologics |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:30–7:00 PM |
Panel Discussion 1: The Cutting-Edge of Antibody Engagement |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Application of Innovations to Exogenous Antibody Targets to Expand Breadth and Efficacy |
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David Veesler †, University of Washington
Antibody Inhibition of Activation Mechanisms of Coronavirus Spike |
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Michael S. Diamond †, Washington University School of Medicine
Novel Antibody Modalities to Alphaviruses |
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James E Crowe, Jr., Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Lisa Purcell, Third Rock Ventures
Novel Structure-Guided Functional Improvement of Antibody Breadth and Potency |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 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 |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:30 PM |
Novel Scaffolds and Immunoconjugates |
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Bradley Pentelute †, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Efficient Drug Delivery through Selective Modification of Proteins |
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Pawel Stocki †, Ossianix
Brain Shuttles for Targeted Delivery |
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Jason Laliberte †, AstraZeneca
VHH-Based Antibodies for Broad Influenza Targeting |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:30–7:00 PM |
Panel Discussion 2: How Far Is Too Far: Target Engagement, Computational Design and New Scaffolds |
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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