Scientific Program
Subject to changes
Wednesday 11th June 2025
10:00 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:15
Registration & Coffee
Welcome Note
10:00 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:15
Registration & Coffee
Welcome Note
10:00 – 12:00 Registration & Coffee
12:00 – 12:15 Welcome Note
Session Ia – Imaging Innate Immunity
12:15 – 12:40
12:40 – 13:05
13:05 – 13:20
13:20 – 13:45
13:45 – 15:15
Tim Lämmermann Surprises from imaging immune cell dynamics in the allergic skin
Marco De Giovanni Decoding immune cell regionalization in mucosal-associated lymphoid tissues
Selected Talk TBA
Steffen Jung Dissecting tissue macrophages by origins and genetics
Lunch
12:15 – 12:40
12:40 – 13:05
13:05 – 13:20
13:20 – 13:45
13:45 – 15:15
Tim Lämmermann Surprises from imaging immune cell dynamics in the allergic skin
Marco De Giovanni Decoding immune cell regionalization in mucosal-associated lymphoid tissues
Nienke Vrisekoop Visualizing the mouse and human neutrophil response to microplastics
Steffen Jung Dissecting tissue macrophages by origins and genetics
Lunch
12:15 – 12:40 Tim Lämmermann Surprises from imaging immune cell dynamics in the allergic skin
12:40 – 13:05 Marco De Giovanni Decoding immune cell regionalization in mucosal-associated lymphoid tissues
13:05 – 13:20 Nienke Vrisekoop Visualizing the mouse and human neutrophil response to microplastics
13:20 – 13:45 Steffen Jung Dissecting tissue macrophages by origins and genetics
13:45 – 15:15 Lunch
Session Ib – Imaging Innate Immunity
15:15 – 15:40
15:40 – 16:05
16:05 – 16:30
16:30 – 16:45
16:45 – 17:30
17:30 – 18:30
18:30 – 20:30
Nicolas Gaudenzio Peripheral neuroimmune interactions in health and disease
Tamara Girbl Imaging the post-endothelial phase of leukocyte transmigration through blood vessel walls in vivo
Balázs Enyedi Illuminating chemoattractant production during neutrophil migration
Kai Mesa Niche-specific macrophage loss promotes skin capillary aging
Refreshment Break
Keynote Lecture Ronald N. Germain Combining Dynamic and Highly Multiplex 2D and 3D Static Optical Imaging Methods to Probe Immune Function in Tissues
Visit of the wine cellars (Secco-tasting)
15:15 – 15:40 Nicolas Gaudenzio Peripheral neuroimmune interactions in health and disease
15:40 – 16:05 Tamara Girbl Imaging the post-endothelial phase of leukocyte transmigration through blood vessel walls in vivo
16:05 – 16:30 Balázs Enyedi Illuminating chemoattractant production during neutrophil migration
16:30 – 16:45 Kai Mesa Niche-specific macrophage loss promotes skin capillary aging
16:45 – 17:30 Refreshment Break
17:30 – 18:30 Keynote Lecture Ronald N. Germain Combining Dynamic and Highly Multiplex 2D and 3D Static Optical Imaging Methods to Probe Immune Function in Tissues
18:30 – 20:30 Visit of the wine cellars (Secco-tasting)
Thursday 12th June 2025
Session IIa – Imaging Adaptive Immunity
09:00 – 09:25
09:25 – 09:50
09:50 – 10:05
10:05 – 10:45
Wolfgang Kastenmüller Cellular feed-back regulation of CD8 T cell differentiation
Mauro Gaya B cell instruction to mucosal antigens
Myriam Moussa Long-lived plasma cells: Shall westay in the lung or migrate to the bone marrow?
Coffee Break
09:00 – 09:25 Wolfgang Kastenmüller Cellular feed-back regulation of CD8 T cell differentiation
09:25 – 09:50 Mauro Gaya B cell instruction to mucosal antigens
09:50 – 10:05 Myriam Moussa Long-lived plasma cells: Shall westay in the lung or migrate to the bone marrow?
10:05 – 10:45 Coffee Break
Session IIb – Imaging Adaptive Immunity
10:45 – 11:10
11:10 – 11:35
11:35 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:15
12:15 – 12:30
12:50 – 14:00
Johanne Jacobsen Dynamics of T cell subsets controlling the germinal center reaction
Susann Schwab Far from home: T cell migration through non-lymphoid organs
Amanda Lund Lymphatic remodeling regulates germinal center dynamics
Deeksha Seetharama Affinity selection phase during CD8 T cell priming
Ranit Kedmi A coordinated cellular network regulates tolerance to food
Lunch Break
10:45 – 11:10 Johanne Jacobsen Dynamics of T cell subsets controlling the germinal center reaction
11:10 – 11:35 Susann Schwab Far from home: T cell migration through non-lymphoid organs
11:35 – 12:00 Amanda Lund Lymphatic remodeling regulates germinal center dynamics
12:00 – 12:15 Deeksha Seetharama Affinity selection phase during CD8 T cell priming
12:15 – 12:30 Ranit Kedmi A coordinated cellular network regulates tolerance to food
12:50 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Session IIIa – Imaging Tissue Immunity
14:00 – 14:25
14:25 – 14:50
14:50 – 15:05
15:05 – 15:20
15:20 – 15:35
15:35 – 16:00
Marc Bajénoff Myeloid cell-Stroma interactions
Nadav Yayon Spatial knowledge accumulation in the human thymus and beyond
Industry Talk TBA
Selected Talk TBA
Selected Talk TBA
Coffee Break
14:00 – 14:25
14:25 – 14:50
14:50 – 15:05
15:05 – 15:20
15:20 – 15:35
15:35 – 16:00
16:00 – 18:00
Marc Bajénoff Myeloid cell-Stroma interactions
Nadav Yayon Spatial knowledge accumulation in the human thymus and beyond
Industry Talk: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Nathan Zangger Functional mapping of peripheral immune clusters by multiplexed 2D and 3D imaging
Nathan Richoz Temporal profiling of human lymphoid tissues reveals coordinated defense against viral challenge
Coffee Break
Poster Session
14:00 – 14:25 Marc Bajénoff Myeloid cell-stroma interactions
14:25 – 14:50 Nadav Yayon Spatial knowledge accumulation in the human thymus and beyond
14:50 – 15:05 Industry Talk: Thomas Speiseder (Thermo Fisher Scientific) Imaging made easy – Invitrogen EVOS Imaging Systems
15:05 – 15:20 Nathan Zangger Functional mapping of peripheral immune clusters by multiplexed 2D and 3D imaging
15:20 – 15:35 Nathan Richoz Temporal profiling of human lymphoid tissues reveals coordinated defense against viral challenge
15:35 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:00 Poster Session
Session IIIb – Imaging Tissue Immunity
18:00 – 18:25
18:25 – 18:50
18:50 – 19:05
19:05 – 19:20
19:30 – 24:00
Menna Clatworthy Tissue immunity in human organs
Milka Sarris Visualising neutrophil behaviour and fates during inflammatory responses
Ye Ouyang The liver portal tract is a systemic memory compartment that enables “first-response” to systemic infections
Michael Kern Persistent host intestinal perivascular macrophages protect against murine acute graft-versus-host disease via PD-L1
Conference Dinner & Party (Garden & Pavillon)
18:00 – 18:25 Menna Clatworthy Tissue immunity in human organs
18:25 – 18:50 Milka Sarris Visualising neutrophil behaviour and fates during inflammatory responses
18:50 – 19:20 Ye Ouyang The liver portal tract is a systemic memory compartment that enables “first-response” to systemic infections
19:05 – 19:20 Michael Kern Persistent host intestinal perivascular macrophages protect against murine acute graft-versus-host disease via PD-L1
19:30 – 24:00 Conference Dinner & Party (Garden & Pavillon)
Friday 13th June
Session IV – Imaging Tissue Immunity
09:00 – 09:25
09:25 – 09:40
09:40 – 10:05
10:05 – 10:20
10:20 – 10:35
10:35 – 11:30
Danijela Vignjevic Disruption of fibroblast contractility promotes colonic wound repair
Florence Piastra-Facon Colon crypt engulfment inside lymphoid structures
Paul Kubes Imaging immunity in sterile injury
Sara Schuermans Clearance of lipids from necrotic areas following acute liver injury
Giulia D’Uonnolo High-throughput analysis of newly recruited immune cells to tumors by sequential intravascular labeling and scRNA-seq
Coffee Break
09:00 – 09:25 Danijela Vignjevic Disruption of fibroblast contractility promotes colonic wound repair
09:25 – 09:40 Florence Piastra-Facon Colon crypt engulfment inside lymphoid structures
09:40 – 10:05 Paul Kubes Imaging immunity in sterile injury
10:05 – 10:20 Sara Schuermans Clearance of lipids from necroticareas following acute liver injury
10:20 – 10:35 Giulia D’Uonnolo High-throughput analysis of newly recruited immune cells to tumors by sequential intravascular labeling and scRNA-seq
10:35 – 11:30 Coffee Break
Session V – Imaging Tissue Immunity
11:30 – 11:55
11:55 – 12:20
12:20 – 12:35
12:35 – 12:50
13:00
Tanja Nicole Hartmann The integrin adaptor kindlin-3 is a gatekeeper for B cell fates and malignant transformation
Carlotta Tacconi Tumor size-dependent endothelial reprogramming limits CD8+ T cell immune surveillance of liver cancer
Closing remarks
11:30 – 11:55 Sanjiv Luther Crosstalk between dendritic cells and fibroblasts shapes T zone compartmentalization and niches
11:55 – 12:20 Ed Roberts Failure to activate lymph node resident cDC1 results in poorly functional anti-tumour CD8 T cell responses
12:20 – 12:35 Tanja Nicole Hartmann The integrin adaptor kindlin-3 is a gatekeeper for B cell fates and malignant transformation
12:35 – 12:50 Carlotta Tacconi Tumor size-dependent endothelial reprogramming limits CD8+ T cell immune surveillance of liver cancer
13:00 Closing remarks