Impaired Immunity: from Immunopathology to Immune Reconstitution
Freiburg, October 8th-10th 2026 – Save the date!
The international symposium of the CRC 1160 – Impaired Immunity: from Immunopathology to Immune Reconstitution- will highlight innovative immunology research that challenges established paradigms. The target audience includes both basic and clinical immunologists, with sessions spanning topics across innate and adaptive immunity. It will take place at the University Building KG I located in the heart of Freiburg just a few minutes from the main railway station, hotels and restaurants.
The organizing committee is compiling an exciting scientific program with plenary sessions held by internationally renowned speakers complemented by selected short talks from young scientists.
We cordially invite everyone to join us in Freiburg for this exciting meeting. All Freiburg’ immunologists are looking forward to welcome you to our city with the charm of a small historic town in the heart of the famous Black Forest. We hope to make this special conference a memorable event!
Confirmed Speakers:
Dusan BOGUNOVIC (New York, USA)
Claire BOOTH (London, UK)
Lidia BOSURGI (Hamburg, Germany)
Veit BUCHHOLZ (Heidelberg, Germany)
Mauro GAYA (Marseille, France)
Sophie HAMBLETON (Newcastle, UK)
Sylvain LATOUR (Paris, France)
Daniel PINSCHEWER (Basel, Switzerland)
Caetano REIS E SOUSA (London, UK)
Frédéric RIEUX-LAUCAT (Paris, France)
Naresha SALIGRAMA (Washington, USA)
Peter SAVAGE (Chicago, USA)
Marc SCHMIDT-SUPPRIAN (Munich, Germany)
Pamela SCHWARTZBERG (Bethesda, USA)
Andreas WACK (London, UK)
Chenqi XU (Shanghai, China)
Christina ZIELINSKI (Jena, Germany)
Program
October 8th, 2026
| 12:00 am | Registration & Reception |
| 1:30 pm to 3:20 pm Session I: Monogenic immune dysregulation | |
| 1:30 pm to 1:35 pm | Welcome Note & Opening Ceremonies |
| 1:35 pm to 2:20 pm | Frédéric Rieux-Laucat, Paris, France KEYNOTE LECTURE: |
| 2:20 pm to 2:35 pm | tba Selected short talk: |
| 2:35 pm to 3:05 pm | Sophie Hambleton, Newcastle, UK tba |
| 3:05 pm to 3:20 pm | tba Selected short talk: |
| 3:20 pm to 4:00 pm | Coffee break |
| 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Session II – Autoimmunity, tolerance and regulatory circuits | |
| 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Peter Savage, Chicago, USA tba |
| 4:30 pm to 4:45 pm | tba Selected short talk: |
| 4:45 pm to 5:15 pm | Marc Schmidt-Supprian, Munich, Germany tba |
| 5:15 pm to 5:30 pm | tba Selected short talk: |
| 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm | Pamela Schwartzberg, Bethesda, USA tba |
| 7:30 pm Speakers Dinner | |
October 9th, 2026
| 8:00 am to 8:30 am | Registration & Reception |
| 8:30 am to 9:15 am IMPATH LECTURE Stephan Ehl, Freiburg, Germany | |
| 9:15 am to 10:15 am Session III – Immune memory and diversification | |
| 9:15 am to 9:45 am | Veit Buchholz, Heidelberg, Germany tba |
| 9:45 am to 10:00 am | tba Selected short talk: |
| 10:10 am to 10:15 am | Poster teasers |
| 10:15 am to 11:00 am | Coffee break /industry exhibition / poster walk 1 |
| 11:00 am to 12:45 pm Session IV – T and B cell networks in Tissue Immunity | |
| 11:00 am to 11:30 am | Mauro Gaya, Marseille, France tba |
| 11:30 am to 11:45 pm | tba Selected short talk: |
| 11:45 am to 12:15 pm | Christina Zielinski, Jena, Germany tba |
| 12:15 pm to 12:30 pm | tba Selected short talk: |
| 12:30 pm to 12:45 pm | Poster teasers |
| 12:45 pm to 2:00 pm | Coffee break /industry exhibition / poster walk 2 |
| 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Session V - Innate immunity, inflammation and tissue homeostasis | |
| 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Caetano Reis e Sousa, London, UK tba |
| 2:30 pm to 2:45 pm | tba Selected short talk: |
| 2:45 pm to 3:15 pm | Lidia Bosurgi, Hamburg, Germany tba |
| 3:15 pm to 3:45 pm | Andreas Wack, London, UK tba |
| 3:45 pm to 4:00 pm | Poster teasers |
| 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Coffee break /industry exhibition / poster walk 3 |
| 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm KEYNOTE LECTURE Dusan Bogunovic, New York, USA | |
| 5:45 pm to 6:00 pm | tba Selected short talk |
| 6:00 pm to 6:15 pm | tba Selected short talk |
| 8:00 pm Social Evening & Prize Ceremony Wodan Halle, Freiburg | |
October 10th, 2026
| 8:30 am to 9:00 am | Registration & Reception |
| 09:00 am to 10:30 am Session VI – Viral Immunopathology & Antiviral Defense | |
| 09:00 am to 09:30 am | Daniel Pinschewer, Basel, Switzerland tba |
| 09:30 am to 09:45 am | tba Selected short talk |
| 09:45 am to 10:15 am | Sylvain Latour, Paris, France tba |
| 10:15 am to 10:30 am | tba Selected short talk |
| 10:30 am to 11:00 am | Coffee break |
| 11:00 am to 01:00 pm Session VII – New Therapeutic Directions in Immune Diseases | |
| 11:00 am to 11:30 am | Chenqui Xu, Shanghai, China |
| 11:30 am to 11:45 am | tba Selected short talk |
| 11:45 am to 12:15 pm | Naresha Saligrama, Washington, USA tba |
| 12:15 pm to 12:30 pm | tba Selected short talk |
| 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm | Claire Booth, London, UK tba |
| 1:00 pm to 1:10 pm | Closing remarks + Farewell |
| 1:10 pm to 2:00 pm | Light lunch |
Scientific program committee
Prof. Dr. Stephan Ehl
Dr. Laura Graf
Prof. Dr. Philipp Henneke
Prof. Dr. Katrin Kierdorf
Dr. Maria Elena Maccari
Dr. Anne Rensing-Ehl
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schamel
