Barrier Immunity: Sensing, Coordination, and Defense at the Host-Environment Interface (W3)
January 1-5, 2028
| Location to be Determined
Saturday, January 1, 2028
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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| 8:00–8:10 AM |
Welcome Remarks (Joint) |
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| 8:10–9:30 AM |
Keynote Session (Joint) |
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Bana Jabri †, University of Chicago
Diet and Microbial Recognition in Tolerance and Intestinal Disease |
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Bruce S Klein †, University of Wisconsin Madison
Vaccine Immunity to Dimorphic Fungi |
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 9:30–11:15 AM |
Coordination of Mucosal and Antifungal Immune Responses (Joint) |
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Petra Bacher †, University Kiel
Cross-Reactive Antifungal T Cells in Health and Disease |
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Ivan Zanoni †, Harvard Medical School - Boston Children’s Hospital
Danger Signals at the Barrier (Lung) |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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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 |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:00 PM |
Mucosal Immune Coordination Across Barrier Sites |
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Molly A Ingersoll, Institut Cochin & Institut Pasteur
Mucosal Immunity in the Bladder |
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Carolyn King †, University of Basel
Vaccination for Mucosal T Cells (Lung Immunology) |
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Isabella Rauch †, Oregon Health and Science University
Microbial Drivers of Epithelial Pyroptosis |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:00–7:00 PM |
Immune Organization in the Tissue |
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Shruti Naik †, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Spatial Organization of Tissue Damage and Repair in the Skin |
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Shannon J Turley †, Amgen Inc.
Fibroblasts as Architects of Immune Cell Residency in Barrier Tissues |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
The Microbiota in Health and Disease |
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Lora V. Hooper †, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Intestinal Epithelial Responses to the Microbiota |
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Meghan A Koch †, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Maternal IgA-Mediated Immunity across Mucosal Barriers |
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Dan R. Littman †, HHMI/New York University School of Medicine
Induction of Tolerogenic T Cell Responses in the Intestine |
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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 |
Sensing and Integrating Signals at Barrier Sites |
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Gretchen E. Diehl, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Microbial Drivers of Macrophage Effector Function in the Intestine |
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Sarah L Gaffen †, University of Pittsburgh
Regulation of IL-17 Responses in Oral Mucosa |
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Cara MM Williams †, Pfizer Inc.
Translational Insights into Lung Barrier Immunity |
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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 |
Innate Cells at the Barrier |
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Andrés Hidalgo †, Yale School of Medicine
Neutrophil Protection of the Skin |
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Clare M. Lloyd †, Imperial College London
Sex Differences in Inflammatory Disease of the Lung |
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Arthur Mortha †, University of Toronto
Goblet Cells Drive ILC2 Activity |
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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 |
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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 |
Therapeutic and Translational Horizons |
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Randy S. Longman, Weill Cornell Medical College
Regulating Barrier Immunity in IBD |
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Tiffany C. Scharschmidt †, University of California, San Francisco
Development of Immune Responses in the Skin |
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Denise Morais da Fonseca †, University of São Paulo
Mucosal Immune Mechanisms Informing Therapeutic Targets in Barrier Disease |
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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 |
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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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Wednesday, January 5, 2028
