Aging: Immune Function and Organ Health (L8)
March 22-25, 2026
| Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Anne Brunet, Eric M. Verdin, Manuel Serrano and P. Eline Slagboom
Scholarship Deadline: Nov. 21, 2025 | Abstract Deadline: Feb. 27, 2026 | Early Registration Deadline: Jan. 22, 2026
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
Riverview Lounge |
| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
Riverview Lounge |
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Beth Stevens, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Macrophage-Microglia Crosstalk in Aging |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
Targeting Innate Immunity for Healthy Aging (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Kristen Fortney, BioAge Labs
Healthy Aging – Insights from Longitudinal Studies |
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Andrea Ablasser, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
cGAS-STING Modulators and Cell Senescence |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
Riverview Lounge |
| 9:50–9:55 AM |
Award Recipient Acknowledgement |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 11:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
Alhambra Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Riverview Lounge |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Inflammation, Immune Function, Senescence |
Alhambra Ballroom |
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Anne Schaefer, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing
Role of Microglia in Brain Aging |
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Saul A. Villeda, University of California, San Francisco
Importance of Platelet Factors for Rejuvenation of the Old Brain |
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Noga Ron-Harel, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
T Cells in Aging |
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Manuel Serrano, Altos Labs
Cellular Senescence and Reprogramming |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 1 |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Organ Regeneration and Aging |
Alhambra Ballroom |
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Margaret A Goodell, Baylor College of Medicine
Aging in the Blood – Accumulation of Somatic Mutations |
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Anne Brunet, Stanford University
Brain Aging and Rejuvenation |
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Thomas A Rando, University of California, Los Angeles
Mechanisms of Muscle Aging and Regeneration |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
Riverview Lounge |
| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 1:45–2:45 PM |
Panel: Perspectives: Personalized Medicine & Patient-Centered Strategies (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable (Joint) |
Alhambra Ballroom |
| 4:00–5:00 PM |
Coffee Break with Hot Chocolate, Firepits & Mountain Views |
Conservatory Terrace |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Inflammaging (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Vishva M. Dixit, Genentech, Inc.
The Circuitry of Inflammatory Cell Death Signaling |
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Eicke Latz, University of Bonn
Inflammasomes in Innate Immune Memory and Inflammaging |
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Emily Goldberg, UCSF
Inflammaging |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 2 |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Organ-Organ Communication and Systemic Aging |
Alhambra Ballroom |
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Itamar Harel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Germline-soma Communication in Aging Killifish |
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Andrew G. Dillin, University of California, Berkeley
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Dario Riccardo Valenzano, Leibniz Institute on Aging
Immune System and Microbiome Aging in Vertebrates |
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María Mittelbrunn, Molecular Biology Center, CSIC
Systemic Role of T Cells |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
Riverview Lounge |
| 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 |
Alhambra Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Riverview Lounge |
| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Biomarkers, Aging Clocks, and Human Longevity |
Alhambra Ballroom |
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Vadim Gladyshev, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Quantifying Aging and Longevity at the Level of Systems and Organs |
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Jingdong Jackie Han, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology
Systems Biology of Human Aging |
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P. Eline Slagboom, Leiden University
Older Adults: On Longevity Genetics and the Response to Lifestyle Interventions |
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Eric M. Verdin, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Human Aging |
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) |
Alhambra Ballroom |
| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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