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
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of December 15, 2025 11 PM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Monday, February 22, 2027
4:00–8:00 PM Registration
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer
Tuesday, February 23, 2027
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–8:10 AM Welcome Remarks (Joint)
8:10–9:00 AM Keynote Address (Joint)
  James Zou, Stanford University
The Virtual Lab
 
9:00–11:15 AM Drug Design and Preclinical Development: Stimulating Therapeutics and Translation (Joint)
  Dean Ho, National University of Singapore
Simulating First-in-Human Dosing Studies in Oncology
 
  Speaker to be Announced
 
  Philip Kim, University of Toronto
Computation and Artificial Intelligence-Based Methods for Better Antibody Development
 
  Mohamed Shahin †, Pfizer
Modeling and Simulations Meet AI for Clinical Pharmacology
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
11:15–1:00 PM Poster Setup
11:15–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Bispecific Antibodies for Co-Engagement and Co-Stimulation
  Shelley Force Aldred, Rondo Therapeutics
T-Cell Co-Stimulatory Bispecific Antibodies for Treating Solid Tumors
 
  Koorosh Korfi †, Roche
CD28 and 4-1BB Costimulation in Combination Therapies
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Wednesday, February 24, 2027
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM New Dosing and Use Paradigms for Multispecific Antibodies
  Paul W. H. I. Parren, Leiden University Medical Center
Deep-Depletion of Tissue-Resident Pathogenic Immune Cells
 
  Yvonne Y. Chen †, University of California, Los Angeles
Bispecific Logic-Gated CAR-T Cells
 
  Nina Weisser, Zymeworks BC Inc.
TriTCE Co-stim: A Differentiated T Cell Engager Platform with Conditional cis CD28 Co-Stimulation and Transferability to Diverse Targeting Strategies
 
  Peyton Greenside †, BigHat Biosciences
TCE for Diverse Targets
 
  Jonah Rainey, Lilly
Talk Title to be Announced
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break
11:00–1:00 PM Poster Setup
11:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing
3:00–4:30 PM Career Roundtable
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–6:30 PM Conditionally and Selectively Active Antibodies
  Meike Logtenberg, Merida Biosciences
Selective Binding and Clearance of Pathogenic Antibodies
 
  Cathy Chang †, BioAlta, LLC.
Protein-Associated Chemical Switches for Conditionally Active Biologics
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
6:30–7:00 PM Panel Discussion 1: The Cutting-Edge of Antibody Engagement
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Thursday, February 25, 2027
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM Application of Innovations to Exogenous Antibody Targets to Expand Breadth and Efficacy
  David Veesler, University of Washington
Antibody Inhibition of Activation Mechanisms of Coronavirus Spike
 
  Laura M Walker, Moderna
Alternative Expression of Antibodies
 
  James E Crowe, Jr., Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Human Monoclonal Antibodies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
  Lisa Purcell, Third Rock Ventures
Novel Structure-Guided Functional Improvement of Antibody Breadth and Potency
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break
11:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–6:30 PM Novel Scaffolds and Immunoconjugates
  Bradley Pentelute †, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Efficient Drug Delivery through Selective Modification of Proteins
 
  Speaker to be Announced
 
  Jason Laliberte, AstraZeneca
VHH-Based Antibodies for Broad Influenza Targeting
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
6:30–7:00 PM Panel Discussion 2: How Far Is Too Far: Target Engagement, Computational Design and New Scaffolds
6:45–7:00 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
8:00–11:00 PM Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM Cash Bar
Friday, February 26, 2027
12:00–11:59 PM Departure