B Cell Biology in the Context of Infectious Diseases, Autoimmunity and B Cell Cancers (Z5)
June 6-10, 2023  | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Facundo D. Batista, Susan K. Pierce, Oliver Bannard, Mauro N. Gaya and Michelle A. Linterman
Scholarship Deadline: Mar. 21, 2023 | Abstract Deadline: Mar. 21, 2023 | Early Registration Deadline: Apr. 6, 2023
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of July 16, 2025 7 AM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
4:00–8:00 PM Arrival and Registration Longs Peak Foyer
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer Longs Peak Foyer
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast Colorado Rockies Ballroom
8:00–9:30 AM Welcoming Remarks and Keystone Session (Joint) Grays/Long Peak
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break Longs Peak Foyer
9:50–11:30 AM How B Cells Function in Infectious Diseases (Joint) Grays/Long Peak
11:30–1:00 PM Hands-On Computer Workshop on Los Alamos HIV Sequence Database and Tools (Joint) Castle I, II
11:30–1:00 PM Poster Setup Colorado Rockies Ballroom
11:30–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing Colorado Rockies Ballroom
2:30–4:30 PM Workshop 1: B Cells in Infection and Inflammation Longs Peak
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Longs Peak Foyer
5:00–7:00 PM Control and Modulation of B Cell Responses Longs Peak
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Lite Bites (Sponsored by Michelson Philanthropies) Colorado Rockies Ballroom
7:30–10:00 PM Poster Session 1 Colorado Rockies Ballroom
Thursday, June 8, 2023
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast Colorado Rockies Ballroom
7:30–8:00 AM Poster Setup Colorado Rockies Ballroom
8:00–11:00 AM Rational Vaccine and Adjuvant (Joint) Grays/Longs Peak
8:00–7:00 PM Poster Viewing Colorado Rockies Ballroom
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break Longs Peak Foyer
11:00–12:30 PM Michelson Award Ceremony and Lunch Colorado Rockies Ballroom
12:00–2:30 PM Poster Session 2 Colorado Rockies Ballroom
2:30–4:30 PM Workshop 2: Dynamics of B Cell Memory Longs Peak
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Longs Peak Foyer
5:00–7:00 PM Antigen Driven Activation, Selection and Metabolic Re-Programming Longs Peak
7:00–8:00 PM On Own for Dinner
Friday, June 9, 2023
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast Colorado Rockies Ballroom
8:00–11:00 AM Affinity Based Selection and Fate Decisions: Long Lived Plasma Cells and Memory B Cells Longs Peak
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break Longs Peak Foyer
11:00–12:30 PM Hands-On Computer Workshop on Los Alamos HIV Immunology Database and Tools (Joint) Castle Peak I-II
11:00–1:00 PM Poster Setup Colorado Rockies Ballroom
11:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing Colorado Rockies Ballroom
3:00–4:30 PM Career Roundtable (Joint) Grays Peak
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Longs Peak Foyer
5:00–7:00 PM Activation and Redemption of the Autoreactive B Cell Repertoire in Autoimmune Longs Peak
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Lite Bites Colorado Rockies Ballroom
7:30–10:00 PM Poster Session 3 Colorado Rockies Ballroom
Saturday, June 10, 2023
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast Colorado Rockies Ballroom
8:00–11:00 AM The Impact of Infectious Disease and Inflammation on the B Cell Compartment Longs Peak
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break Longs Peak Foyer
11:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
2:30–4:30 PM Workshop 3: Germinal Centers: Antibody Affinity Maturation and Differentiation Longs Peak
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available Longs Peak Foyer
5:00–6:45 PM B Cell Malignancy Checkpoints and Targets of Therapies Longs Peak
6:45–7:00 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) Longs Peak
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Lite Bites Colorado Rockies Ballroom
8:00–11:00 PM Cash Bar Colorado Rockies Ballroom
Sunday, June 11, 2023
8:00–8:00 AM Departure