Tissue and Spatial Immunology (Q1)
January 1-4, 2027  | Location to be Determined
Matteo Iannacone, Leila Akkari and Hai Qi
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of August 23, 2025 4 AM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Friday, January 1, 2027
4:00–8:00 PM Registration
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer
Saturday, January 2, 2027
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–9:30 AM Welcome and Keynote Session (Joint)
  Matthias Mann †, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Spatial Proteomics
 
  Orit Rozenblatt-Rosen †, Genentech
Sc/Spatial Methods to Characterize Cells and Tissues to Identify Targets and Next-Generation Biomarkers for Precision Medicine Treatments for Patients
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
9:30–11:15 AM Advanced Technologies for Spatial Analyses (Joint)
  Joe Beechem †, NanoString Technologies
Subcellular Multiomic Imaging
 
  Brian D. Brown †, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
CRISPR and Spatial Omics
 
  Jasmine Plummer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
STAMP and Multimodal Omic Integration
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
11:15–12:15 PM Meet the Editors (Joint)
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 Neuro-Immune Interactions
  Francisco J. Quintana †, Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School & Broad Institute
Role of Astrocytes in CNS Inflammation
 
  Asya Rolls †, Tel Aviv University
Neuro-Immune Interactions
 
  Hai Qi, Tsinghua University
Decoding Neural Signals by Immune Cell Circuits in the Spleen
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Sunday, January 3, 2027
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM Spatial Analysis of the Tumor Microenvironment
  Catherine J Wu †, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Spatial Genomics and Cancer Vaccines
 
  Mariia Yuneva †, Calico Life Sciences and Francis Crick Institute
Spatial Metabolic Mapping in Tumors
 
  Leila Akkari, Netherlands Cancer Institute
Co-Evolution in the Tumor Microenvironment: Macrophages at Play
 
  Makoto Arita †, Keio University
Spatial Lipidomics in Immune Regulation
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break
11:00–12:00 PM Panel Discussion: How to Start your Lab - the Do’s and Don’t’s
12:00–1:00 PM Poster Setup
12:00–5:00 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
5:00–7:00 PM Tissue Immunology I: Homeostasis & Innate Immune Niches
  Andrés Hidalgo †, Yale School of Medicine
Co-Option of Neutrophil Fates by Tissue Environment
 
  Menna R Clatworthy †, University of Cambridge
Single-Cell Genomics in Tissue Autoimmunity
 
  Jason G. Cyster †, HHMI/University of California, San Francisco
B Cell Trafficking
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Monday, January 4, 2027
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM Spatial Immunology (Joint)
  Ido Amit †, Weizmann Institute
The Power of One: Immunology in the Age of Single-Cell Genomics
 
  Ashley D Sanders †, MDC-BIMSB/BIH/Charité
Single Cell Genomics and Lineage Tracing (Crohn’s Disease, Colitis, Intestinal Inflammation)
 
  Renato Ostuni †, Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
Molecular and Spatial Organization of Immune Microenvironments in Cancer
 
  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
5:00–7:00 PM Tissue Immunology II: Barrier Immunity & Inflammation
  Ivan Zanoni †, Harvard Medical School - Boston Children’s Hospital
Immune Responses in the Lungs
 
  Yasmine Belkaid †, Institut Pasteur
Maternal/Fetal Interface
 
  Matteo Iannacone, San Raffaele Scientific Institute & University
Immune Surveillance of the Liver
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–7:15 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
7:15–8:15 PM Social Hour with Dinner
8:00–11:00 PM Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM Cash Bar
Tuesday, January 5, 2027
12:00–11:59 PM Departure