Immunology: From Technological Innovations to Fundamental Discoveries
April 19-20, 2022
Verizon Executive Education Center, Cornell Tech
Julie Magarian Blander and Brian Rudd, co-organizers
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination must be presented upon event check in. Full details, including a list of acceptable forms of proof of vaccination, are available here.
This conference brings together the expertise of scientists and trainees from both campuses to address the most recent and exciting advances in immunology, from imaging to genome biology to the microbiome. The program will highlight the cutting-edge technologies being developed on the Ithaca campus and the translational work being advanced on the Weill campus. Participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and establish collaborations to accelerate fundamental knowledge and new discoveries in the field.
Transportation and accommodation for up to 50 Ithaca participants will be provided.
Keynote Lectures:
Lighting A Fire: Pyroptosis in Immune Defense and Immune Pathology
Judy Lieberman, MD, PhD
Endowed Chair in Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
A Decade of Molecular Cell Atlases
Steve Quake, PhD
Lee Otterson Professor of Bioengineering
Co-President, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
Professor of Applied Physics
Professor of Physics (by courtesy)
This event was made possible through the generous support of Laura and Stephen Mong ’92, M.Eng. ’93, MBA ’02.
