AIC2025 PROGRAM
PROGRAM DETAILS
Our 53rd Annual Meeting AIC2025 will be held November 21-24, 2025 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown. AIC2025 will be chaired by Dr. Ian Lewkowich, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
FRIDAY, NOV. 21, 2025
REGISTRATION OPENS
3:00 PM • 7th Floor
MEET THE SPEAKER’S ROUNDTABLE
For Trainees • 5:30 - 6:30 PM • Pre-registration required.
AWARD PRESENTATION
7:15 PM • Recognition of AAI Young Investigator Awards, National Multiple Sclerosis Society Travel Awards, and John Wallace Fellows
CARL WALTENBAUGH KEYNOTE ADDRESS
7:30 - 8:30 PM • Dr. Gail Bishop, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at University of Iowa
Cell signaling in lymphocytes
WINE RECEPTION
Immediately following keynote address
SAturDAY, NOV. 22, 2025
Symposium i
MICROBIOME IN IMMUNITY
Chaired by Dr. Cathryn Nagler • 8:30 AM - Noon
Dr. Neeraj Surana, Duke University
Understanding the immunomodulatory role of commensal bacteria
Dr. Thaddeus Stappenbeck, Cleveland Clinic
Microbiome mediated regulation of gut immunity
Dr. Chrysothemis Brown, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Science
Regulation of dendritic cell populations by the microbiome
Dr. Cathryn Nagler, University of Chicago
Microbiome mediated regulation of food allergy
LUNCH BREAK
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Food not provided by AIC
IMMUNOLOGY EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE
12:30 - 1:30 PM
AFTERNOON PROGRAM I
2:00 – 4:30 PM • Workshop Blocks 1-12
4:30 – 6:30 PM • Poster Presentations I
4:30 – 6:30 PM • Undergraduate Poster Presentations
4:30 – 6:30 PM • Reception Concurrent with Poster Session I
SUNDAY, NOV. 23, 2025
Symposium iI
NEUROIMMUNOLOGY
Chaired by Dr. De’Broski Herbert • 8:30 AM - Noon
Dr. Neris Michel Enamorado Escalona, Mount Sinai
Neuroimmune regulation of injury and repair
Dr. Hao Jin, NIAID
Role of the body-brain axis in control of immunity
Dr. Caroline Sokol, Harvard University
Sensory neuron control of itch
Dr. De’Broski Herbert, Tulane University
Neuronal control of anti-helminth immunity
LUNCH BREAK
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Food not provided by AIC
UNDERGRADUATE CAREERS IN IMMUNOLOGY WORKSHOP
12:15 -1:45 PM
AFTERNOON PROGRAM II
2:00 – 4:30 PM • Workshop Blocks 1-12
4:30 – 6:30 PM • Poster Presentations II
4:30 – 6:30 PM • Undergraduate Poster Presentations
4:30 – 6:30 PM • Reception Concurrent with Poster Session II
MONDAY, NOV. 24, 2025
Symposium iII
REGULATION OF ALLERGIC DISEASES
Chaired by Dr. Ian Lewkowich • 8:30 AM - Noon
Dr. Esther Borges Florsheim, Arizona State University
Allergic responses promote allergen avoidance
Dr. Stephanie Eisenbarth, Northwestern University
Role of antigen presenting cells in food allergy development
Dr. Dawn Newcomb, Vanderbilt University
Role of sex hormones in control of allergic asthma
Dr. Ian Lewkowich, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Mechanisms controlling asthma severity
As a courtesy to our speakers, we request that cell phones, pagers, and electronic devices be turned off or on vibrate during all sessions. Cameras and recording equipment may not be used at the Keynote, Symposia, Workshops or Poster sessions. Photographs of posters can only be made with the express permission of the poster presenter.