Current and Future States of Immunology ​

Groundbreaking advancements are rapidly creating new immune-based therapies and previously unimaginable clinical opportunities. Physicians and scientific innovators will go deep as they share insights and visions for this foundational field.

Mastering the Immunologic Mosiac:

• Vision: bold discovery science has yielded profound insights into the complex immunological mosaic and its roles in acute and chronic disease.
• Breakthroughs: immune-based therapies are providing powerful new clinical insights and solutions to upend old models of care
• Interdisciplinary Enabled Solutions: collaboration across disciplines is enabling immune therapies to manage and treat old disorders in innovative ways.
• Challenges: modulating immune responses to enable treatment while minimizing side effects is critical to advancing therapies
• Future: disease-modifying opportunities to replace symptomatic treatment will become a reality for ever more disorders.

Directly from the Discoverers and Caregivers:

Alec Stranahan, PhD Moderator SMid-Cap Biotech Analyst, BofA Global Research

Dong Feng Chen, MD, PhD Associate Scientist, Mass Eye and Ear; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

Steven Grinspoon, MD Chief, Metabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Caroline Sokol, MD, PhD Assistant Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Alexandra-Chloé Villani, PhD Investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School