Hamburg School of Infection and Immunology
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Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
14 – 16 October 2026 · Hamburg

Tissue
Immunity

3rd Symposium by Hamburg School of Infection and Immunity — three days of talks on immunosurveillance, tissue repair and cell fate, hosted across Hamburg.

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Opening Keynote

Adrian Hayday

Francis Crick Institute, London

"Tissue immunosurveillance mechanisms require core concepts of innate and adaptive immunity to be re-evaluated"

14 – 16 October 2026

Full program

Three days of keynotes and scientific talks across seven sessions, from tissue immunosurveillance to innate immune recognition.

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Poster sessions

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📍 HCTI (Building N25) ground floor, UKE Hamburg — Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg
15:30 – 16:00
Registration
I

Immunosurveillance

16:00 – 16:10
Welcome Remarks
Speaker to be confirmed
16:10 – 17:00
Adrian Hayday — Keynote
Francis Crick Institute, London
Tissue immunosurveillance mechanisms require core concepts of innate and adaptive immunity to be re-evaluated
17:00 – 17:30
Group Photo
17:30 – open end
Poster Session and Pizza
📍 Haus 73 — Schulterblatt 73, 20357 Hamburg
II

Inflammation and Tissue Repair

09:00 – 09:40
Julie Jameson
California State University San Marcos, California
The complex roles of γδ T cells: from tissue repair to autoimmunity
09:40 – 10:20
Geraldine Nouailles
Charité, Berlin
Host defense at the respiratory barrier
10:20 – 10:50
Audrey Kahn
Institute of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis, Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg
GDF-15 in neuroinflammation: cytokine sensing by brainstem neurons restricts pathogenic T cell responses
10:50 – 11:20
Coffee break — 30 minutes
III

T Cell Fate and Function in Tissues

11:20 – 12:00
Petra Bacher
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel
Pathogenic CD4+ T cell responses against fungi in inflammatory bowel diseases
12:00 – 12:40
Lena Boehme (AG Taghon)
Ghent University, Belgium
Human γδ T cells adopt effector identities within the postnatal thymus
12:40 – 13:10
Nicola Gagliani
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg
At Home in Tissues: Dissecting CD4+ T Cell Function Across Organs
13:10 – 14:30
Lunch break
IV

Immune Adaptation in Inflamed and Infected Tissues

14:30 – 15:10
Philipp Hohensinner
Medical University of Vienna
Tissue constraints on macrophage plasticity in inflammation
15:10 – 15:40
Rayhane Nchioua
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg
Our Pandemic Viruses Outsmart Our Immune System
15:40 – 16:20
Coffee break — 40 minutes
V

Computational Approaches to Tissue Immunity

16:20 – 17:00
Ilya Osterman
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Hamburg
The metabolic battlefield: phages and bacteria in a molecular arms race
17:00 – 17:30
Merle Stahl
COSY-BIO, Universität Hamburg
Can Quantum Computing Enhance Network Biology
17:30 – 18:00
Zheng Song
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg
Decade-long persistence of adaptive γδ T effectors during recurrent malaria
18:00 – 18:15
Wrap Up
📍 Haus 73 — Schulterblatt 73, 20357 Hamburg
VI

Immunity at the Maternal-Fetal Interface

09:00 – 09:40
Anna Chelmonska-Soyta
Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Wrocław
Breg Cells in Early Pregnancy and Miscarriage
09:40 – 10:20
Daniela Pereira-Carvalho
King's College, London
Unveiling Immunological Signatures in Pregnancies Affected by Maternal Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
10:20 – 10:50
Ioannis Belios
Division for Experimental Feto-Maternal Medicine, UKE, Hamburg
Hormonal and prenatal modification of lung resident immunity
10:50 – 11:20
Coffee break — 30 minutes
VII

Innate Immune Recognition

11:20 – 12:00
Andreas Diefenbach
Charité, Berlin
Living in tissues: regulation of functional adaptation by innate lymphoid cells
12:00 – 12:30
Hao Huang
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg
Kupffer cell programming by maternal obesity triggers fatty liver disease
12:30 – 13:00
Closing Remarks
18 speakers

Who's speaking

Researchers joining from across Europe and the US to share their work on tissue immunity.

Two locations

Venue

The symposium opens at UKE Hamburg, then continues at Haus 73 for the two full days of talks.

Wed 14 October — Registration & Keynote

HCTI (Building N25), UKE Hamburg

Martinistraße 52
20246 Hamburg

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Thu 15 & Fri 16 October — Scientific Talks

Haus 73, Hamburg

Schulterblatt 73, 20357 Hamburg

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Join us in Hamburg

Registration is open for all three days, including the poster session, keynote and closing talks.

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