Myeloid Cells: Architects and Regulators of Tissue Biology (V4)
January 1-5, 2028  | Location to be Determined
Ruth A. Franklin
* 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
Monday, February 14, 2028
4:00–8:00 PM Registration
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer
Tuesday, February 15, 2028
12:25–1:00 PM Poster Setup
12:25–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–8:10 AM Welcome Remarks
8:10–9:00 AM Keynote Address
  Paul Kubes †, university of Calgary
Imaging Myeloid Cell Recruitment during Tissue Injury and Repair
 
9:00–11:15 AM Myeloid Cells at the Origins of Tissue Biology
  Elvira Mass †, LIMES Institute, University of Bonn
Developmental Biology of Tissue-Resident Macrophages
 
  Nicolas Gaudenzio †, Inserm - Infinity
Maternal Stress Triggers Early-Life Eczema through Fetal Mast Cell Programming
 
  Ai Ing Lim †, Princeton University
Eosinophil Functions during Pregnancy and Lactation
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
11:25–12:25 PM Meet-the-Editor
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 1: Neuroimmune Interactions
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Myeloid Cells as Stewards of Tissue Niches
  Sonia Garel †, College de France
Microglia Maintain Structural Integrity during Fetal Brain Morphogenesis
 
  Rachel A. Gottschalk †, University of Pittsburgh
Signaling Dynamics in Cytokine-Driven Gene Control
 
  Ben Hindson †, 10x Genomics
Dissecting Myeloid Cell Programs with Next-Generation Genomic Tools
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Wednesday, February 16, 2028
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM Myeloid Cell Control of Tissue Resilience and Repair
  Chrysothemis Brown †, Sloan Kettering Institute
Dendritic Cell Regulation of Immune Tolerance
 
  Daniel R. Saban †, Duke University School of Medicine
Resident Tissue Macrophages Maintain Intraocular Pressure Homeostasis
 
  Miguel P Soares †, Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine
Myeloid Cells in Disease Tolerance
 
  Ruth A. Franklin, Harvard University
Macrophage-Epithelial Interactions in Lung Repair
 
  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 Myeloid Cell Reprogramming and Adaptation
  Maziar Divangahi †, McGill University
Features of Innate Immune Memory
 
  Filip K. Swirski, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Immunometabolic Stress and Macrophage Reprogramming
 
  Matthias Nahrendorf †, Massachusetts General Hospital
Innate Immune Cells in Cardiovascular Health and Disease
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Thursday, February 17, 2028
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM When Myeloid Cell Adaptations Drive Pathology
  Lai Guan Ng †, Westlake University
Neutrophils and Monocytes in Developing Tumors
 
  Leila Akkari †, Netherlands Cancer Institute
Macrophage Interactions in the Tumor Microenvironment
 
  Florent Ginhoux, Gustave Roussy
Tissue Macrophage Metabolic Functions
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break
11:10–12:10 PM Panel Discussion: From Mouse to Human: What Differences in Myeloid Biology Mean for Drug Development
12:10–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 2
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–6:30 PM Harnessing Myeloid Cells for Therapy
  Kate L Jeffrey †, Moderna
Engineering Immune Therapeutics
 
  Vishva M. Dixit †, Genentech, Inc.
Understanding Myeloid Cell Death
 
  Luke A. J. O'Neill †, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute
Rewiring Myeloid Metabolism to Treat Disease
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
6:30–7:15 PM Closing Keynote Address
  Miriam Merad †, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Dendritic Cells and Macrophages in Medicine: from Biology to Therapies
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:15–7:30 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
8:00–11:00 PM Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM Entertainment
Friday, February 18, 2028
12:00–11:59 PM Departure