Early Life Immunity and Tolerance (Q5)
March 7-10, 2027  | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Janelle S. Ayres, Gregory M. Barton and Carrie L. Lucas
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of October 1, 2025 11 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 Address (Joint)
  Sing Sing Way †, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
9:30–11:15 AM Micrbiota and T Cells (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: Next Generation Scientists doing Fundamental Research in this Area
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Infection Defense in Early Life
  Janelle S. Ayres, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Early Life Host Defense Strategies
 
  Mathias Hornef †, RWTH Aachen University
Neonatal Infections
 
  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 Microbial Tolerance (Joint)
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break
11:00–1:00 PM Poster Setup
11:00–5:00 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 Immune Development
  Erika L. Pearce †, Johns Hopkins University
Tissue Resident Macrophages
 
  Joan Yuan †, Lund University
Developmental Programs and Early Life Events
 
  Diane Mathis †, Harvard Medical School
Treg Development
 
  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 Maternal Influence, Early Immunity and Tolerance
  Meghan A. Koch †, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Maternal Derived Antibodies
 
  Tim Hand †, University of Pittsburgh
Early Life Necrotizing Enterocolitis
 
  Gérard Eberl †, Institut Pasteur
Weaning Reaction
 
  Liza Konnikova †, Yale University School of Medicine
Placental Biology/Premature infants
 
  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: Next Generation Scientists doing Translational/Clinical Research in this Area
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–6:45 PM Pediatric Genetic Immune Disorders
  Carrie L. Lucas, Yale University
Inborn Errors of Immunity
 
  Dusan Bogunovic †, Columbia University
Pediatric Immunology
 
  Alexandre Belot †, National Reference Centre for Rare Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases in Children
Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
6:45–7:00 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
7:00–8:00 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