Vaccinology: Expanding the Benefits of Immunization to Global Public Health (S3)
May 8-11, 2028  | INEC Killarney Convention Centre, Killarney, KY, Ireland
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of October 11, 2026 12 AM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Monday, May 8, 2028
4:00–8:00 PM Registration
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer
Tuesday, May 9, 2028
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–8:10 AM Welcome Remarks
8:10–9:00 AM Keynote Address
  Sania Nishtar †, Gavi
Expanding Vaccine Equity across the Globe
 
9:00–11:15 AM Challenges with Existing Approaches to Immunization
  Rino Rappuoli †, Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena
The Structural Design of Safe and Effective Vaccines
 
  Shane Crotty †, La Jolla Institute for Immunology
B and T Cell Memory in Vaccine Responses
 
  Bali Pulendran †, Stanford University School of Medicine
What Predicts a Strong and Durable Vaccine Response
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
11:25–12:25 PM Panel Discussion 1: Making the Most of Existing Approaches to Immunization
12:25–1:00 PM Poster Setup
12:25–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 1
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Active versus Passive Immunization
  Octavio Ramilo †, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Active versus Passive Immunization in Early Life
 
  Flor Munoz-Rivas, Baylor College of Medicine
Benefits of Maternal-Fetal Immunization
 
  Sanjeev Mariathasan †, Genentech
ADCs and Other Passive Approaches to Immunization
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Wednesday, May 10, 2028
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM New Product Development for Common Diseases
  Kathrin U. Jansen †, Pfizer
Overview of Vaccine Development for Common Diseases
 
  Danilo R. Casimiro †, Sanofi
An Overview of Emerging Vaccine Platforms
 
  Barney S. Graham †, Morehouse School of Medicine
Novel Vaccine Development
 
  Wendy Keitel †, Baylor College of Medicine
Addressing Respiratory Viruses with Novel Vaccines
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break
11:10–12:10 PM Panel Discussion 2: Looking Forward Toward Next Generation Prophylactic and Therapeutic Vaccines
12:10–1:00 PM Poster Setup
12:10–5:00 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 New Product Development for Tropical and Localized Diseases
  Young Chan Kim †, University of Oxford
Vaccine Development for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
 
  Claudia Juarez-Molina †, University of Oxford
Development of Vaccines for Enteroviruses
 
  Miriam K. Laufer †, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Developing Malaria Vaccines
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Thursday, May 11, 2028
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM Overcoming the Greatest Challenges in Vaccinology: HIV and TB
  Mark Hatherill †, University of Cape Town
Efforts to Develop a Tuberculosis Vaccine
 
  Frank G. J. Cobelens †, University of Amsterdam
Approaches to Develop a Tuberculosis Vaccine
 
  Penny L Moore †, University of the Witwatersrand and National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Efforts to Develop an HIV Vaccine
 
  Glenda E. Gray †, South African Medical Research Council
Studying HIV Vaccines
 
  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: Restoring Trust in Vaccines
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–6:45 PM Public Health Benefits of Immunization and Benefits Beyond Prevention of Infection
  Bettina Heidecker †, Charite University Berlin
Cardiac Benefits of Vaccination
 
  Paul Schulz †, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Vaccination and the Prevention of Cognitive Decline and Dementia
 
  Heike Bischoff-Ferrari †, University of Basel
Vaccination and Longevity
 
  Peter Marks, Eli Lilly
Revisiting the Public Health Benefits of Vaccination
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
6:45–7:00 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
8:00–11:00 PM Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM Entertainment
Friday, May 12, 2028
12:00–11:59 PM Departure