B and T Cell Collaboration in Lymphoid and Nonlymphoid Microenvironments (L4)
March 16-19, 2026
| Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Stephanie C. Eisenbarth, Jason G. Cyster and Ziv Shulman
Scholarship Deadline: Nov. 14, 2025 | Abstract Deadline: Feb. 24, 2026 | Early Registration Deadline: Jan. 15, 2026
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint) |
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Carola G. Vinuesa, Francis Crick Institute
Regulation of Humoral Immunity |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
Generation and Maintenance of Humoral Memory (Joint) |
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Kim Good-Jacobson, Monash University
Memory B Cells and Plasma Cells in Acute and Chronic Viral Infections |
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Taras Kreslavsky, Karolinska Institutet
The Multilayered Identity of B Cell Memory |
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Frances E. Lund, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pathogen-Specific Memory B Cell Subsets and Antibody Production |
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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 |
Canonical B Cell Immune Responses |
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Jason G. Cyster, HHMI/University of California, San Francisco
Guidance Factors and the B Cell Response |
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Teddy Yewdell, Genentech
Dysregulated Antibody Class Switching in Autoimmunity |
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Tal I Arnon, Oxford University
Activation of Memory B Cells |
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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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| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 1 |
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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Humoral Immunity in Mucosal Tissues |
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Stephanie C. Eisenbarth, Northwestern Univ Feinberg Sch Med
Origins of IgA in the Gut |
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Mauro N. Gaya, Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy
B Cell Instruction to Mucosal Antigens |
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Jagan R. Muppidi, NCI, National Institutes of Health
Tissue Specific Cues in the Pathogenesis of Germinal Center-Derived Malignancy |
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Maria A. Curotto de Lafaille, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
IgE Responses |
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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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| 1:30–3:15 PM |
Panel Discussion: Defining B Cell Subsets (Joint) |
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Frances E. Lund, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Nicole Baumgarth, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Stephanie C. Eisenbarth, Northwestern Univ Feinberg Sch Med
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Kim Good-Jacobson, Monash University
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Jason G. Cyster, HHMI/University of California, San Francisco
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Mark J. Shlomchik, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Ziv Shulman, Weizmann Institute
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| 3:30–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable (Joint) |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Humoral Helpers (Joint) |
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Tri Giang Phan, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
B Cell-Macrophage Interactions in Immunity and Autoimmunity |
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Michelle A Linterman, Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
Instruction of Antibody Responses Over Time |
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Laura M Walker, Moderna
Vaccine Induced Antibody Responses |
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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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| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 2 |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
B-T Cell Interactions in Complex Microenvironments (Cancer, TLS, EF) |
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Ziv Shulman, Weizmann Institute
Germinal Centers in Atypical Locations |
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Tullia C. Bruno, University of Pittsburgh
Germinal Centers in Cancer Associated TLS |
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Steven H. Kleinstein, Yale University School of Medicine
Computational Frameworks to Understand T-B Cell Interactions |
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Jason Weinstein †, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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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| 11:00–5:00 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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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Non-Canonical B Cell Immune Responses |
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Joseph E. Craft, Yale University
T Cell Instruction of Antibody Responses |
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Ian A Cockburn, Australian National University
Regulation of B Cell Responses in Complex Infections |
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Mark J. Shlomchik, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
B Cells in Autoimmunity |
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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) |
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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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