Innate Immunity: Genetics, Engineering, and Therapy (S7)
January 1-5, 2028  | Location to be Determined
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of September 23, 2026 2 AM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Saturday, January 1, 2028
4:00–8:00 PM Registration
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer
Sunday, January 2, 2028
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–8:10 AM Welcome Remarks
8:10–9:00 AM Keynote Address
  Aviv Regev †, Genentech
Systems Biology in Innate Immunity
 
9:00–11:15 AM Human Genetics of Innate Immunity
  Jean-Laurent Casanova †, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases
 
  Seth L. Masters †, Hudson Institute
Inflammasome Defects
 
  Carrie L. Lucas †, Yale University
New Lesions in Innate Immune Responses
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
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: Epigenetics of Innate Immunity
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Innate Immunity in Cancer
  Lingyin Li †, Stanford University and Arc Institute
STING and Cancer
 
  Feng Shao †, National Institute of Biological Sciences
Gasdermins in Cancer
 
  Jérémie Rosain †, Imagine Institute
Cancer Intrinsic Type I Interferon Defect
 
  Hongtao Lu †, Elpiscience Biopharma, Ltd.
Immunotherapy in Cancer
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Monday, January 3, 2028
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM Innate Immunity in Autoimmune Disorders
  Dusan Bogunovic, Columbia University
Genetics of Autoinflammation
 
  Megan A. Cooper †, Washington University
Mechanisms of Mosaic Mutations in Autoinflammation
 
  Zhijian James Chen, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
cGAS Ignites Inflammation
 
  Eric Vivier †, Aix Marseille University and Innate Pharma
NK Cell Therapies
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
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 Epigenetic Regulation of Innate Immunity
  Edith Heard †, The Francis Crick Institute
X Chromosome Inactivation
 
  Steven Z. Josefowicz †, Weill Cornell Medical College
Innate Immune Epigenetics in Inflammation
 
  Conor Gruber †, University of Pennsylvania
Turner Syndrome and Autoinflammation
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Tuesday, January 4, 2028
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM Modulation of Innate Immunity
  Miriam Merad †, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Myeloid Cells in Aging
 
  Bernard Khor †, Benaroya Research Institute
Inflammaging in Down Syndrome
 
  Andrea Ablasser †, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
STING in Aging
 
  Kimberley Seed †, University of California, Berkeley
Phages Defense in Bacteria
 
  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: Immunometabolism
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–6:45 PM Novel Approaches in Immune Engineering
  Jo L Viney, Seismic Therapeutic
Using Machine Learning to Accelerate Biologics Discovery for Autoimmunity
 
  Alexander Eggel †, University of Bern
Engineering Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Allergy
 
  Pamela M. Holland †, InduPro
Using Induced Proximity Technology for New Targets for Cancer
 
  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 Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM Cash Bar
Wednesday, January 5, 2028
12:00–11:59 PM Departure