Scientific Program

Sunday, April 10

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM	Opening remarks
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Keynote: The Biology of Intestinal Parasitism by Cryptosporidium Boris Striepen, PhD (University of Pennsylvania)
6:10 PM	Dinner
8:00 PM	Social Hour

Monday, April 11

7:00 AM – 8:15 AM	Breakfast
8:45 AM – 10:30 AM	Session 1. Co-infection, Neuroimmunology, and Host-Pathogen Interactions
10:30 AM – 10:55 AM	Coffee Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Keynote: Understanding the Role of Helminth Antigens in Reprogramming Mammalian Immunity Keke Fairfax, PhD (University of Utah)
12:00 PM – 12:55 PM	Lunch
12:15 PM – 12:55 PM	Career Development Roundtables
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM	Session 2. Adaptive Immunity and Host Defense
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM	Coffee Break
3:00 PM – 4:45 PM	Session 3. Genetic, Metabolic and Environmental Cues in Immune Responses
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM	Stretch Break
5:00 PM	Poster Lightning Talks for In-person Attendees 1 slide/2 minutes
5:30 PM	Poster Lightning Talks for Virtual Attendees
6:00 PM	Dinner
8:00 PM	In-person Poster Session & Social Hour

Tuesday, April 12

7:00 AM – 8:15 AM	Breakfast
8:45 AM – 10:30 AM	Session 4. Immunoparasitology: from Inflammation to Regulation
10:30 AM – 10:55 AM	Coffee Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Keynote: Monocyte-derived APC and signal 4 for T cell activation Tania Watts, PhD (University of Toronto)
12:00 PM – 12:55 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM	Session 5. Cellular and Molecular Innate Immune Responses
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM	Coffee Break
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM	Session 6. T and B Cell Immunity
4:30 PM	WHIP at 25 years and closing remarks
6:00 PM	Dinner
7:15 PM	PI chat about the Future of WHIP
8:00 PM	In-person Poster Session & Social