Stromal Immunology in Tissue Homeostasis, Remodeling, and Disease (V7)
February 21-24, 2028
| Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Ari B Molofsky, Akshay Krishnamurty and Natalia Pikor
Monday, February 21, 2028
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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Tuesday, February 22, 2028
| 8:00–8:10 AM |
Welcome Remarks |
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| 8:10–9:00 AM |
Keynote Address (Joint) |
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Shannon J Turley †, Amgen Inc.
Cell Heterogeneity in Immunity and Fibrosis |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
Intercellular Crosstalk in the Fibrotic Niche (Joint) |
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Edward E. Morrisey †, University of Pennsylvania
Mesenchymal-Epithelial Cell Niches Coordinate Regenerative Responses in the Lung |
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Ruslan Medzhitov †, HHMI/Yale University School of Medicine
Control of Inflammatory Response by Tissue Microenvironment |
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Fiona M. Powrie †, University of Oxford
Immune and Stromal Micro-Niches Shape Treg Function |
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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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| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 11:25–12:25 PM |
Meet-the-Editors (Joint) |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Emerging Stromal-Targeted Immunomodulatory Therapeutics: Preclinical to Clinical |
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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 |
Lymphocyte Positioning and Trafficking |
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Jason G Cyster †, HHMI/University of California, San Francisco
Scent of a Stromal Cell: Cues that Guide Immune Cell Movement |
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Gwendalyn J. Randolph †, Washington University
Lymphatic Regulation of Peripheral Immunity |
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Sanjiv A. Luther †, University of Lausanne
Fibroblast Reticular Cells: Identity and Function |
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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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Wednesday, February 23, 2028
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Unusual Stromal Cells in Unexpected Places |
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Jennifer L. Gommerman †, University of Toronto
Stromal Cells in CNS Autoimmunity |
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Diane Mathis †, Harvard Medical School
Fibroblast Regulation of Tregs in Muscle and Beyond |
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Amanda Lund †, New York University
Lymphatic-Immune Cell Crosstalk in Barrier Tissues |
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Ari B Molofsky, University of California San Francisco
Border Fibroblast-Immune Niches |
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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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| 1:30–3:00 PM |
Career Roundtable (Joint) |
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| 3:30–4:30 PM |
Panel Discussion 1: What’s in a Name – How do we Align Stromal Cell Nomenclature? (Joint) |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Barrier Tissue Stromal Cells |
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Natalia Pikor, ETH Zurich / Kantonsspital St.Gallen
Nasal-Associated Lymphoid Tissues |
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Tien Peng †, University of California, San Francisco
Lung Fibroblasts in Infection and Aging |
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Michael T. Longaker †, Stanford School of Medicine
Skin Fibroblasts across Animal Models and Human Disease |
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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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Thursday, February 24, 2028
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Cancer: The Stroma that Doesn’t Heal? |
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Akshay Krishnamurty, Genentech, Inc.
Reprogramming Tumor Stroma to Potentiate Anti-Tumor Immunity |
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Ruth Scherz-Shouval †, Weizmann Institute of Science
Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts: Heterogeneity and Function |
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Johanna A. Joyce †, University of Lausanne
Stromal Cells in Brain Metastasis |
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Huocong Huang †, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Defining the Role of Antigen-Presenting CAFs in the TME |
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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: Stromal Cell Positioning in Health and 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 |
Targeting the Stroma: Cell Therapies, Immunotherapies, and Delivery Systems (Joint) |
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Michael B. Brenner †, Harvard Medical School
T Regulatory Cell States in Human Tissues in Autoimmune Arthritic Diseases |
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Cedric Hubeau †, AbbVie
Anti-Fibrotic Drug Development |
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Boris Hinz, St. Michael's Hospital and University of Toronto
Stromal Cell Therapies to Heal (Rat) Fibrosis: Nudging the Immune System |
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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 (Joint) |
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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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Friday, February 25, 2028
