Immunoreceptor Signaling and Therapeutic Applications, AWAJI, JAPAN

Awaji Yumebutai Conference Center, JAPAN

November 11-14, 2025

Organized by:

Naoki Hosen, The University of Osaka

Kyung-Mi Lee, Korea University

Susana Minguet, University of Freiburg

Andre Veillette, Montreal Clinical Research Institute

Chenqi Xu, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS

Sho Yamasaki, The University of Osaka

The conference will begin in the evening of Tuesday November 11, 2025, and will conclude after lunch on November 14, 2025. The conference will include eight oral sessions and one poster session covering the latest findings across many topics in Immunology, particularly concerning immunoreceptor, signaling pathways as well as immunotherapy. Many talks will be selected from the openly submitted abstracts on the basis of scientific merit and relevance. Posters will be up for viewing and discussion throughout the conference. Social events throughout the conference provide ample opportunity for informal interactions. 

Major Topics:

1. Antigen receptors

2. Co-stimulatory and co-inhibitory receptors

3. Modulation of immunoreceptors by other receptor signaling pathways

4. Immune checkpoint blockade therapy 

5. Immune cell therapy

Keynote Speakers:

Crystal Mackall, Stanford University

Shimon Sakaguchi, The University of Osaka

Invited Speakers: 

Yvonne Chen, University of California, Los Angeles

Marco Colonna, Washington University

Michael Dustin, University of Oxford

Naoki Hosen, The University of Osaka

Enfu Hui, University of California, San Diego

Morgan Huse, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)

Young-wook Jun, University of California, San Francisco

Alice Kamphorst, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Kyung-Mi Lee, Korea University

Qi-Jing Li, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)

Susana Minguet, University of Freiburg

Daniel Mucida, The Rockefeller University

Pamela Ohashi, University Health Network

Taku Okazaki, The University of Tokyo

Jamie Rossjohn, Monash University

Wolfgang Schamel, University of Freiburg

Andre Veillette, Montreal Clinical Research Institute

Haopeng Wang, ShanghaiTech University

Jun Wang, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Chenqi Xu, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS

Huji Xu, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

Sho Yamasaki, The University of Osaka

Christina Zielinski, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research & Infection Biology

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