B Cell and Antibody Responses (T1)
January 1-4, 2027
| Location to be Determined
Gabriel D. Victora and Pia Dosenovic
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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Saturday, January 2, 2027
| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address |
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Facundo D. Batista †, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University
B Cell Responses to Optimized Vaccine Antigens |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
B Cell Memory and Immune Longevity |
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Tal I Arnon †, Oxford University
B Cell Memory in the Lung |
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Hai Qi †, Tsinghua University
Heterogeneity and Longevity of Plasma Cells |
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Sarah F Andrews †, National Institutes of Health
Early Life Imprinted Long Lived Memory B Cells |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:15–12:15 PM |
Meet the Editors |
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| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Basics of B Cell Biology |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Antibody-Antigen Interactions |
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Christopher O Barnes †, Stanford University
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Stephen J. Elledge †, Harvard Medical School
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Gunilla B. Karlsson Hedestam †, Karolinska Institutet
Immunogenetics: Population Differences to Vaccination |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
B Cells at the Barriers |
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Andrea Reboldi, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Metabolic Regulation of Intestinal IgA Response |
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Menna R Clatworthy †, University of Cambridge
B Cells in the Brain |
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Ashley Moseman †, Duke University School of Medicine
Olfactory B Cell Response |
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Jennifer L. Gommerman †, University of Toronto
B Cell Responses at the Mucosal Surface |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Antibody Responses to Infection and Vaccination |
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Eunice Wambui Nduati †, KEMRI, Wellcome Trust
Germline Targeting Vaccine Antigens |
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Pamela J. Bjorkman †, California Institute of Technology
Structural Features of Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies |
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Pia Dosenovic, Karolinska Institutet
Regulation of B Cell Responses during Vaccination |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
The Germinal Center Reaction |
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Gabriel D. Victora, Rockefeller University
Clonal Dynamics of the Germinal Center Response |
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Carola G. Vinuesa †, Francis Crick Institute
Germinal Centers in Autoimmune Disease |
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Oliver Bannard †, University of Oxford
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Duane R. Wesemann †, Harvard Medical School
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: B Cells in Disease |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
B Cells in Disease |
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Christopher C. Goodnow †, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
B Cells and Autoimmunity |
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Jamie M. Orengo †, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Antibodies in Allergic Diseases |
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Fabian Müller †, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Treating Autoimmune Disease using CAR-T Therapy |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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