Immuno-Vaccinology: A New Era in Vaccine Design

May 4-7, 2026 | INEC Killarney Convention Centre, Killarney, KY, Ireland
Scientific Organizers: Galit Alter, Dan H. Barouch, Lynda M. Stuart and Christopher Chiu

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May 4-7, 2026 | INEC Killarney Convention Centre, Killarney, KY, Ireland
Scientific Organizers: Galit Alter, Dan H. Barouch, Lynda M. Stuart and Christopher Chiu

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Bali Pulendran †, Stanford University School of Medicine
Next Generation Immune Inspired Vaccine Design
Robert A. Seder †, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
Anamnestic Immunity - The Key to Durability
Adolfo García-Sastre †, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Breaking the Imprint
Wendy Barclay †, Imperial College London
Guiding Vaccine Design Using Antigen Cartography
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
* Galit Alter, Moderna, Inc.
* Dan H. Barouch, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ali H. Ellebedy †, Washington University School of Medicine
Dissecting the GC Response in Humans
Arlene H. Sharpe †, Harvard Medical School
It's all about the Tfh/Tfr in the GC
Marion Pepper †, University of Washington
Engineering Clonal Repertoire Selection for Enhanced Durability and to Overcome Imprinting
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Galit Alter, Moderna, Inc.
Advancing Platform Level Correlates of Immunity
Sarah M. Fortune †, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Machine Learning to Bridge Correlates Across Species to Advance TB Vaccines
John Tsang †, Yale University School of Medicine
AI & Systems Immunology for Vaccine Development
Debora Marks †, Harvard Medical School
AI Inspired Antigen Design
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Lynda M. Stuart, Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington
Mimicking Pathogen Shape to Train the Immune Response
Annaliesa S. Anderson †, Pfizer, Inc
Next Generation Vaccines for Bacteria
Jean-François X. Toussaint †, Sanofi
Next Gen Adjuvants/LNPs for Vaccine Design and Development
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
* Lynda M. Stuart, Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington
* Christopher Chiu, Imperial College London
Christopher Chiu, Imperial College London
The Power of the Human Challenge Model
Dan H. Barouch, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Maximizing Mucosal Response via Local Immunization
Akiko Iwasaki †, Yale University/HHMI
Programming Protective Mucosal Immunity
Charlotte Thålin †, Karolinska Institutet
Leveraging Mucosal Immune Defenses via Vaccination
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Ari Waisman †, University of Mainz, Medical School
Tolerizing Vaccines to Fight Autoimmunity
Karin U. Jooss †, Gritstone bio
Novel Cancer RNA Vaccines
Robert Paris †, Moderna
Redirecting Immunity to Fight Latent Viruses
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Monday, May 4, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
How Can We Overcome Waning and Imprinted Immunity?
9:00–11:15 AM
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Panel 1: Is a One Size Fits All Vaccine Possible for All Populations
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Dissecting and Harnessing the GC Response?
5:00–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
How can we use Correlates and AI to Accelerate Vaccine Development?
8:00–11:00 AM
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
How Can We Exploit New Platforms to Accelerate Vaccine Development and Global Equity?
5:00–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Panel 2: Vaccine Equity and Global Health
3:00–4:30 PM
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Do We Need Tissue Resident Immunity to Achieve Mucosal Protection?
8:00–11:00 AM
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
How Does Immunology Inform Next Generation Therapeutic Vaccine Design?
5:00–6:45 PM
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, May 8, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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