2024
01:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Fri - Sun
Seminars & Events
Annual Scientific Conference 2024
Friday, November 8 at 1 PM to Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 1PM Pacific Time
Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds, 800 Asilomar Ave, Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Conference Co-directors: Nathan Reticker-Flynn, PhD and Tobias Lanz, PhD
Registration Deadline: Friday, September 20, 2024
Register has now closed. Please contact toryen@stanford.edu for more information.
Stanford Immunology Conference Schedule
The Annual Scientific Conference is held on the scenic beach at the Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, CA. Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and staff of the Stanford Immunology program are invited to attend.
Talks are given by various members of the Immunology community, in addition to a poster session competition. Awards for best grad student and postdoc talks and posters are awarded at the end of the retreat.
Immunology graduate students are required to attend and give at least one poster and one scientific presentation at the retreat during their years in the program.
New first years are recommended to use this opportunity to get to know their classmates and fellow graduate students, as well as to learn more about faculty research interests.
Agenda: You can download the agenda for the conference below. Talks on Friday through Sunday will be held at in Merrill Hall. Meals will be served at the Crocker Dining Hall. Please check the program for details.
Lodging: Attendees with overnight accommodations can check in at the Front Desk after 4:00 pm on Friday. Any room upgrades and incidentals will be the responsibility of the attendee.
Day attendees can check in directly with Immunology Staff to receive your name badge at the Merrill Hall.
Rideshare: Whether you want to be the driver or passenger, attendees who are interested in carpooling to Asilomar can fill out this Google Sheets to see who is interested. We regrettably cannot arrange rides for you; you will need to contact the driver or passenger to arrange the rides.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you!
Keynote Speakers
Bali Pulendran, PhD is Violetta L. Horton Professor of Pathology and of Microbiology & Immunology and Director of Stanford Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection.
Gwen Randolph, PhD is Emil R. Unanue Professor of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine.
Agenda at a Glance
Times, speakers, and topics may change without notice.
Friday, November 8 |
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12:45-1:00 PM |
Conference Check-in |
Merrill Hall |
1:00-1:10 PM |
Welcome and Introductions |
Merrill Hall |
1:10-2:00 PM |
Merrill Hall |
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1:10-1:30 PM |
Antonio Pagán, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology |
Merrill Hall |
1:30-1:45 PM |
Valentino Sudaryo, Immunology Graduate Student, Li Lab, Uncovering a molecular mechanism of radiation-induced, T cell toxicity |
Merrill Hall |
1:45-2:00 PM |
Karan Kathuria, MD-PhD Immunology Graduate Student, Davis Lab, Functional characterization of T cell – B cell interactions in human spleen organoids by Synapse-Seq |
Merrill Hall |
2:00-2:45 PM |
Bingyu Yan, PhD, Postdoc, Chang Lab, Hotspots of autoantibodies targeting XIST ribonucleoprotein complex |
Merrill Hall |
2:00-2:15 PM |
Ruoxi Pi, PhD, Postdoc, Blish Lab, Engineering natural killer (NK) cells to target human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reservoirs |
Merrill Hall |
2:15-2:30 PM |
Borja Ocon Moreno, PhD, Research Scientist, Butcher Lab, A lymphocyte chemoaffinity axis for lung, non-intestinal mucosae and CNS |
Merrill Hall |
2:30-2:45 PM |
Candace Liu, Immunology Graduate Student, Angelo Lab, Highly multiplexed imaging uncovers spatial relationships in HIV+ lymphoid tissue |
Merrill Hall |
2:45-3:00 PM |
Break |
Merrill Hall |
3:00-3:50 PM |
Merrill Hall |
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3:00-3:20 PM |
Theo Roth, MD, PhD, Instructor of Pathology |
Merrill Hall |
3:20-3:35 PM |
Thomas Watkins, MBBS, PhD, Pathology Resident, Mischel Lab, Origins and impact of extrachromosomal DNA |
Merrill Hall |
3:35-3:50 PM |
Gabe Barron, Immunology Graduate Student, Howitt Lab, Defining the role of intestinal follicle-associated tuft cells in the humoral immune response |
Merrill Hall |
3:50-4:50 PM |
Alma-Martina Cepika, PhD, Instructor, Roncarolo Lab, Integrative multi-omics approach identifies transcriptional regulators of type 1 regulatory T (Tr1) cells and their presence in human tumors |
Merrill Hall |
3:50-4:05 PM |
Izumi de los Rios Kobara, Immunology Graduate Student, Blish Lab, Understanding the role of natural killer cells in antibody breadth after viral infection |
Merrill Hall |
4:05-4:20 PM |
Xiangyue Zhang, PhD, Senior Basic Life Research Scientist, Engleman Lab, Erythropoietin receptor on cDC1s dictates immune tolerance |
Merrill Hall |
4:20-4:35 PM |
Rachel Ee, Immunology Graduate Student, Bendall Lab, Spatial proteomic landscape of ApoE4-mediated neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease |
Merrill Hall |
4:35 PM |
Lodging Check in |
Front Desk |
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6:00-7:00 PM |
Dinner |
Crocker Hall |
7:05-8:05 PM |
Keynote: Bali Pulendran, PhD, Director of the Stanford Institute for Immunology, Transplantation and Infection (ITI), Professor of Microbiology and Immunology |
Merrill Hall |
8:05 PM |
Break |
Merrill Hall |
8:30 PM |
Game Show & Reception |
Merrill Hall |
Saturday, November 9 |
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7:30-9:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Crocker Hall |
8:00-8:45 AM |
Activity TBC |
TBC |
9:00-9:50 AM |
Merrill Hall |
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9:00-9:15 AM |
Guolan Lu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urology, A spatial pharmacology approach to decipher drug-target-microenvironment interactions in situ |
Merrill Hall |
9:15-9:30 AM |
Jason Nideffer, Immunology Graduate Student, Jagannathan and Roncarolo Labs, Clone tracking through repeated malaria reveals high-fidelity CD4+ memory responses |
Merrill Hall |
9:30-9:45 AM |
Meelad Amouzgar, Immunology Graduate Student, Bendall Lab, Coordinating single-cell states with cell cycle and drug perturbation in primary human and CAR-T cell systems using Hafez - a landmark trajectory analysis framework |
Merrill Hall |
9:45-10:00 AM |
Break |
Merrill Hall |
10:00-10:50 AM |
Merrill Hall |
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10:00-10:20 AM |
Katja Weinacht, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Stem Cell Transplantation |
Merrill Hall |
10:20-10:35 AM |
Sarah Sackey, Immunology Graduate Student, Blish Lab, Modeling HIV infection of secondary lymphoid organs using organoids |
Merrill Hall |
10:35-10:50 AM |
Markus Diehl, Immunology Graduate Student, Engleman and Reticker-Flynn Labs, Harnessing neutrophils to prevent metastasis |
Merrill Hall |
10:50-11:00 AM |
Merrill Hall |
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11:00-11:45 AM |
CDIII Updates |
Merrill Hall |
11:45 AM-12:00 PM |
Group Pictures |
Merrill Hall |
12:00-1:00 PM |
Lunch |
Merrill Hall |
12:15-1:15 PM |
Faculty Meeting |
Merrill Hall |
1:30-3:00 PM |
Research Blitz with First Years and Faculty |
Merrill Hall |
3:00-4:00 PM |
Reusable Water Bottle Decorating Contest |
Merrill Hall |
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6:00-7:00 PM |
Dinner |
Crocker Hall |
7:05-8:05 PM |
Keynote: Gwen Randolph, PhD, Emil R. Unanue Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine |
Merrill Hall |
8:05-8:30 PM |
Break |
Merrill Hall |
8:30-11:00 PM |
Merrill Hall |
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11:00 PM-12:00 AM |
Bonfire |
BBQ Area |
12:00 AM |
Birukova Midnight Swimming Club |
Ocean |
Sunday, November 10 |
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7:30-9:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Crocker Hall |
8:00-8:45 AM |
Activity TBC |
TBC |
9:00-9:50 AM |
Merrill Hall |
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9:00-9:20 AM |
Trung Pham, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases, and of Microbiology & Immunology |
Merrill Hall |
9:20-9:35 AM |
Colin Raposo, Immunology Graduate Student, Satpathy Lab, A subset of exhausted CD8+ T cell clones form functional memory cells |
Merrill Hall |
9:35-9:50 AM |
Leslie Chan, Immunology Graduate Student, Blish Lab, Dysregulated regulatory T cell response in immunosuppressed individuals is associated with immune inflammation |
Merrill Hall |
9:50-10:05 AM |
Break |
Merrill Hall |
10:05-11:00 AM |
Roundtables: Topics TBC |
Merrill Hall |
11:00-11:15 AM |
Break |
Merrill Hall |
11:15 AM-12:00 PM |
Merrill Hall |
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11:15-11:30 AM |
Ivana Cvijovic, PhD, Postdoc, Quake and Fisher Labs, Long-term B cell memory emerges at uniform relative rates in the human |
Merrill Hall |
11:30-11:45 AM |
Bing Wang, PhD, Postdoc, Bacchetta Lab, Multidimensional characterization of engineered Treg-like CD4LV-FOXP3, an autologous “living drug” in patients with IPEX syndrome |
Merrill Hall |
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Merrill Hall |
12:00-12:15 PM |
General Announcements |
Merrill Hall |
12:15-12:20 PM |
Lunch and Checkout at Asilomar |
Merrill Hall |
Poster Session
Saturday, November 10, 2024 at 8:30 – 11:00 PM in Merrill Hall
Presenter & Title
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Cameron Bader, PhD, Postdoc, Meyer Lab, Engraftment of donor microglia-like cells in the murine brain after reduced intensity bone marrow transplantation |
Batuhan Bayram, MD, Postdoc, Mellins and Lewis Labs, The role of regulatory T cells in patients with Pediatric Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) |
Potchara Boonrat, Immunology Graduate Student, Angelo Lab, Generation of an immune atlas of tuberculosis granulomas in non-human primates |
Cort Breuer, Immunology Graduate Student, Reticker-Flynn Lab, Antagonism between tumors and lymphocytes drives coevolutionary processes throughout metastasis |
Huong Chau, PhD, Postdoc, Batsuli Lab, Gene expression and signaling pathway dynamics in dendritic cell subsets with factor VIII administration in a murine hemophilia A model |
Alea Delmastro, Immunology Graduate Student, Angelo and Jagannathan Labs, The immunometabolic topography of tuberculosis granulomas governs cellular organization and bacterial control |
Maïgane Diop, MD-PhD Immunology Graduate Student, Blish and Gaudilière Labs, High-dimensional spatial analysis of endometrial innate immunity in endometriosis |
Ryan Furuichi Fong, Life Science Research Professional, Davis Lab, Broadening T cell help largely overcomes influenza subtype-bias |
Sheena Gupta, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Maecker Lab, Application of MoFA and Stabl algorithms to a large high-dimensional multi-omic immunological data set to predict influenza vaccine response |
John Heath, Bioengineering Graduate Student, Davis Lab, Screening mRNA vaccines against Epstein Barr Virus in human tissue-derived immune Organoids |
Chloe Kashiwagi, Immunology Graduate Student, Aghaeepour and Prince Labs, GM-CSF regulates the inflammatory transcriptomic profile unique to fetal and neonatal lung macrophages |
Xinyuan Liu, PhD, Postdoc, Sunwoo Lab, A novel method for generating human iPSC-derived natural killer cells and conversion into intraepithelial ILC1-like cells for HNSCC cell therapy |
Kavita Mathi, MPH, Research Scientist, Human Immune Monitoring Center, Testing a centrifuge-free automated flow cytometry workflow |
Azam Mohsin, Immunology Graduate Student, Davis Lab, Co-culturing autologous human lung and spleen organoids to study immune responses to respiratory infection |
Paulette Monroy Alfaro, Life Science Research Professional, Desai Lab, Charting endogenous immune cell populations during ex vivo lung slice culture |
Eunkyung Song, PhD, Postdoc, Robinson Lab, The role of mast cells and MrgprB2/MrgprX2 in pain modulation |
Ivan Stepanek, PhD, Postdoc, Sunwoo Lab, DYRK1A peptides as potential targets in the immunopeptidome of HN-SCC |
Flora Tierney, Immunology Graduate Student, Howitt Lab, Tuft/ILC2 circuit dependent recruitment of intestinal monocytes during early Type 2 Immunity |
Liqun Tu, PhD, Postdoc, Lewis Lab, Mechanisms of disease in T-lineage cells of patients with Schimke immune-osseous dysplasia |
Oliver Wirz, PhD, Postdoc, Boyd Lab, Drivers of differential antibody breadth in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination and infection |
Pat Yan, Immunology Graduate Student, Satpathy Lab, Myb and Zfp384 program development of tissue-specific CD8+ T cell residency |
Request for Abstracts
Deadline: Friday, August 30, 2024
Deadline Extended: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
We are now accepting abstract submissions for our Annual Scientific Conference, taking place on November 8-10, 2024 at Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds.
- Stanford Immunology Graduate students are required to attend give at least one poster and one scientific oral presentation. Preference for talks is given to graduates who are nearing program completion.
- Postdoctoral scholars from all Immunology Program labs are invited to submit an abstract of their research for an oral or a poster presentation.
- New First Years are recommended to use this opportunity to get to know their classmates and fellow graduate students, as well as to learn more about faculty research interests
Please let us know if you would like to submit an abstract for an oral presentation or poster. If your research for your talk or poster is published, please list the citation, including the PMCID number.
Please provide a recent profile photo/headshot for the conference program.
Please submit your abstract below by September 10, 2024 or to Torye Nguyen at toryen@stanford.edu. We will contact you as soon as possible if your abstract is chosen for an oral presentation. If chosen for a talk, you will be asked to give a preview of your presentation (via video recording) to our Annual Retreat Planning Committee by October 17, 2024.