Inflammation Resolution: Emerging Concepts, Mechanisms and Disease Insights (M4)
May 17-20, 2026  | Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler, BC, Canada
Julie Magarian Blander, Diane Mathis, Will Wood and Andrea Ablasser
Scholarship Deadline: Jan. 15, 2026 | Abstract Deadline: Apr. 24, 2026 | Early Registration Deadline: Mar. 19, 2026
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of August 23, 2025 8 AM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Sunday, May 17, 2026
4:00–8:00 PM Registration Grand Foyer
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer Grand Foyer
Monday, May 18, 2026
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast Sea to Sky A
8:00–9:00 AM Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint) Sea to Sky B/C
  Ophira Ginsburg, Medecins Sans Frontieres
Sex and Gender Impact on Human Health and Disease
 
9:00–11:15 AM Aging in Human Health and Disease (Joint) Sea to Sky B/C
  Speaker to be Announced
 
  Donna L Farber, Columbia University Medical Center
Immune Aging Across the LifeSpan
 
  Peter D. Adams, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
The Epigenetic Landscape of Aging
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break Grand Foyer
11:15–1:00 PM Poster Setup Sea to Sky A
11:15–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing Sea to Sky A
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions Sea to Sky B
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Grand Foyer
5:00–7:00 PM Neural Control of the Cessation of Inflammation Sea to Sky B
  Speaker to be Announced
 
  Speaker to be Announced
 
  Anne Schaefer, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing
Microglia Driven Suppression of Neuroinflammation
 
  Sophie Ugolini, Universite de Marseille
Sensory Control of Macrophage-Mediated Tissue Repair
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner Sea to Sky A
7:30–10:00 PM Poster Session 1 Sea to Sky A
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast Sea to Sky A
8:00–11:00 AM Pathways Controlling Inflammation and Tissue Homeostasis (Joint) Sea to Sky B/C
  Andrea Ablasser, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
cGAS STING Pathway in Inflammation
 
  Melissa Davis, Morehouse School of Medicine
Impact of Genetics, Biology, and Social Determinants on Cancer Risk
 
  Jenny P.Y. Ting, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Impact of Innate Immune Receptors in Cancer
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break Grand Foyer
11:00–1:00 PM Poster Setup Sea to Sky A
11:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing Sea to Sky A
1:45–2:45 PM Career Roundtable (Joint) Sea to Sky B
3:00–4:30 PM Panel Discussion: Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Science Discovery and Therapeutic Targeting Sea to Sky B
  Maria Rodriguez Martinez, Yale University
Using AI Models to Understand B and T Cell Functions in Cancer and Autoimmunity
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Grand Foyer
5:00–7:00 PM Inflammation Resolution and Regeneration Sea to Sky B
  Julie Magarian Blander, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University
Resolution of Inflammatory RIPK3 Driven Cell Death
 
  Justin S Perry, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Rapid Response Circuits in Maintenance of Internal Homeostasis
 
  Stuart J. Forbes, University of Edinburgh
Liver Stem Cells and Regeneration
 
  Will Wood, University of Edinburgh
Tissue Repair and Regeneration in Drosophila
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner Sea to Sky A
7:30–10:00 PM Poster Session 2 Sea to Sky A
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast Sea to Sky A
8:00–11:00 AM T Cell Control of Inflammation Resolution and Tissue Repair Sea to Sky B
  Diane Mathis, Harvard Medical School
Regulatory T cells in Tissue Repair
 
  Kazu Kikuchi, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute
T Cells in Tissue Regeneration
 
  Michael D. Rosenblum, University of California, San Francisco
Regulatory T Cells in Skin Injury
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break Grand Foyer
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 Sea to Sky B
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Grand Foyer
5:00–6:45 PM Therapeutic Targeting in Chronic Inflammatory Disease Sea to Sky B
  Fiona M. Powrie, University of Oxford
Talk Title to be Announced
 
  Shannon J Turley, Genentech, Inc.
Stromal Cell Function in Inflammation Resolution
 
  Markus Feuerer, Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy
Harnessing Repair Functions of Tissue Regulatory T Cells in New Immunotherapies
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
6:45–7:00 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) Sea to Sky B
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner Sea to Sky A
8:00–11:00 PM Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM Entertainment
Thursday, May 21, 2026
12:00–11:59 PM Departure