B Cells: Multifaceted Functions and Dysfunctions

Feb 23–26, 2025 | Fairmont Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Scientific Organizers: Rita Carsetti, Ali H. Ellebedy and Hedda Wardemann

  In Person
  On Demand

Feb 23–26, 2025 | Fairmont Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Scientific Organizers: Rita Carsetti, Ali H. Ellebedy and Hedda Wardemann

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Monday, February 24, 2025
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:00–5:00 PM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:30–9:30 AM
Antonio Lanzavecchia, Vir Biotechnology, Inc.
Learning How to Design New Vaccines from Memory B Cells
Deploying B-Cell Responses to Protect Against Pathogens
9:30–11:45 AM
Ali H. Ellebedy, Washington University School of Medicine
Persistence of Germinal Center Reactions after mRNA Vaccination in Humans
Carola G. Vinuesa, Francis Crick Institute
Talk Title to be Announced
Paula M Cannon, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Genome Edited B Cells as Therapeutics Against Pathogens
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
10:00–10:20 AM
Lunch
11:45–12:45 PM
Posters
12:00–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: B Cell Function
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
B Cell Responses to Global Pathogens
5:00–7:00 PM
Faith Osier, Imperial College London
Lessons from Naturally Acquired Immunity to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
Hedda Wardemann, German Cancer Research Center
Humoral Immune Responses to Malaria Vaccines
Daniel Lingwood, Harvard Medical School
Expanding Exceptionally Broad Anti-flu Pathways from the Human B cell Repertoire
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:00–5:00 PM
Longevity of B Cell Responses
8:30–11:30 AM
Pavel Tolar, University College London
Regulation of Normal and Oncogenic BCR Signaling by Immunoglobulin Class-switching
David M. Tarlinton, Monash University
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Regulators Setting Plasma Cell Lifespans
Tomohiro Kurosaki, Osaka University
Making Sense of Memory B Cell Heterogeneity
Adi Barzel, Tel Aviv University
In Vivo B Cell Engineering
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
Posters
12:00–2:30 PM
Career Roundtable
2:45–4:15 PM
Coffee Available
4:15–4:30 PM
B Cell Responses at Mucosa Sites
4:30–6:30 PM
S. Rameeza Allie, Penn State College of Medicine
The Formation and Function of Lung-Resident Memory B Cells in Protection Against Viral Infections
Davide Angeletti, University of Gothenburg
Dynamics of B Cell Responses to Influenza Virus Infections
Rita Carsetti, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital
Memory B Cells Turn Systemic Immunity into Local Protection
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
6:30–7:30 PM
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
B Cells in Autoimmunity and Cancer
8:30–11:30 AM
Virginia Pascual, Cornell University
The Function of B Cells in Autoimmunity: Learning from B Cell Depletion Strategies
Georg Schett, Uniklinikum Erlangen
Control of Autoimmune Diseases via CD19-Targeted CAR T Cells
F. Nina Papavasiliou, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
ADAR1-Mediated Editing Promotes B Cell Lymphoma
Ziv Shulman, Weizmann Institute
Generation and Function of Tumor Reactive Antibodies
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Panel Discussion: Data Sharing and Preprint Publication, Discussion Involving Journals Editors
11:30–1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00–2:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Single Cell Technologies
2:00–4:00 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–4:30 PM
Regulation of B Cell Responses
4:30–6:15 PM
Facundo D. Batista, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University
Antibody-Feedback Regulates B Cell Responses
Kim Good-Jacobson, Monash University
Molecular Control of Memory B Cell Survival and Differentiation
Almudena R. Ramiro, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares
The Antibody Immune Response in Atherosclerosis
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
6:15–6:30 PM
On Own for Dinner
6:30–7:30 PM
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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