B Cells in Health and Disease (L2)
March 19-22, 2028
| Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA, United States
Mark J. Shlomchik, Chloe Slichter and Ari M. Melnick
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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| 8:00–8:30 AM |
Poster Setup |
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| 8:15–5:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 8:30–8:40 AM |
Welcome Remarks (Joint) |
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| 8:40–9:30 AM |
Keynote Address (Joint) |
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Gabriel D Victora †, Rockefeller University/HHMI
Replaying Germinal Center Evolution |
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| 9:30–11:45 AM |
Germinal Center Biology (Joint) |
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Peter Sage †, Harvard Medical School
Altered Tfh-Tfr Communication in Generating Pathogenic B Cells in Allergies, Autoimmunity and Transplantation |
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Carla R. Nowosad †, New York University
Germinal Center Responses at Mucosal Sites |
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Oliver Bannard †, University of Oxford
Selection and Differentiation in Germinal Center B Cells |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 10:00–10:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1 |
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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 |
Autoimmune B Cell-Driven Disease Mechanisms |
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Ignacio Sanz †, Emory University, School of Medicine
Pro-Inflammatory B Cell Subsets and Extrafollicular Responses that Drive Systemic Autoimmunity |
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Anne-Katrin Pröbstel †, University Basel
B Cells, Microbiota, and Neuroinflammatory Diseases |
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Marta Rizzi †, University Medical Center Freiburg
B Cell Defects in Human Autoimmune Diseases |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
On Own for Dinner |
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| 8:00–8:30 AM |
Poster Setup |
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| 8:15–5:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 8:30–11:30 AM |
Vaccines and B Cell Memory |
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Wei Luo †, Indiana University School of Medicine
Strategies to Generate Broad and Effective Immune Responses for Vaccine Efficacy |
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Michel C. Nussenzweig †, HHMI/Rockefeller University
Engineering Effective Vaccine Responses |
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Chris Scharer †, Emory University
Origins and Properties of Memory B Cells |
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Sarah F Andrews †, National Institutes of Health
Human Immune Responses to Influenza |
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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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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Pathogenic B and T Cell Populations (Joint) |
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Mark J. Shlomchik, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Extrafollicular Responses and ABCs |
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Nicole Baumgarth †, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Non-Canonical B Cell Responses |
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Joseph E. Craft †, Yale University
Cellular Immunopathogenesis in Lupus Nephritis |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
On Own for Dinner |
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Wednesday, March 22, 2028
| 8:30–11:30 AM |
B Cell Malignancies |
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Ari M. Melnick, Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Genetic and Epigenetic Drivers of B Cell Lymphomas and How They Can Dictate Precision Therapeutic Approaches |
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Sandrine Roulland †, Aix Marseille University
Heterogeneity of B Cell Lymphomas and How They Interact with Their Environment |
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Margaret Shipp †, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Designing and Selecting Therapies for B Cell Lymphomas |
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Dinis P Calado †, Francis Crick Institute
Malignant Transformation of Germinal Center B Cells |
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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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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2 |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Targeting B Cells via Diverse Approaches |
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Chloe Slichter, Kite Pharma
CAR T Cells to Treat Cancer and Autoimmunity |
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Erick Lu †, Gilead Sciences
Bi-Specific T cell Engagers to Treat Autoimmune Diseases |
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Gwendolyn Binder †, Cabaletta Bio
Novel CAR19 T Approaches for Diverse Autoimmune Diseases |
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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 |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
On Own for Dinner |
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