SYIS Annual Symposium 2026
The SYIS is thrilled to announce its 5th SYIS Annual Symposium!
After our successful event in Lausanne last year, this time we are happy to welcome you in Bellinzona for one day packed with talks, workshops and, of course, networking!
Event at a glance
When: 26 August 2026
Where: Bios+ Building, Via Francesco Chiesa 5, 6500 Bellinzona
Registration and abstract submission opening: 1 May 2026
Abstract submission deadline: 15 June 2026 (Extended from June 1, 2026)
Registration closing: 15 July 2026
Fees:
Members:
– SYIS-SSAI members: CHF 30*
– SSAI only members: CHF 70
Non-members:
– Early bird (until 1 June): CHF 70
– Late registration (after 1 June): CHF 100
* Take the chance to become a member via this page. You will be able to join the Symposium with a reduced fee and have additional benefits. You have time until the first day of the Symposium to provide proof of membership.
Program
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8h30 | Registration with coffee |
| 9h | Opening Session |
| 9h15 | Keynote Speaker Dr. Antonino Cassotta |
| 10h | Platinum Sponsor Talk |
| 10h10 | Short Talks from selected abstracts |
| Alba Neher – Microglial Uptake of Listeria from Neurons Boost Infection | |
| Philipp Paparoditis – Characterization of Self-Reactive T Helper Cells Function in Ovarian Cancer Patients | |
| Mel Diedro – TBD | |
| Claire Depew – Interplay Between Bcl6 and HIF-1α in Mucosal IgA Immunity during Salmonella infection | |
| Morgan Le Gall – Investigating the role of the IL-4/STAT6 axis on exhausted T cells and immunotherapy responses | |
| Maud Mayoux – CD4 memory T cells orchestrate therapy-responsive immune niches in colorectal cancer liver metastases | |
| 11h40 | Best article award – Alaz Ozcan – Matrix-producing neutrophils populate and shield the skin |
| 11h45 | Platinum Sponsor Talk |
| 12h05 | Lunch |
| 13h | Short Talks from selected abstracts |
| Urszula Radzikowska – Immunometabolism of Airway Epithelial Cells in Asthma and Rhinovirus Infection | |
| José Pedro Loureiro – MR1-autoreactive TCR Vγ9Vδ2 Cells: A New Class of MR1-Restricted T cells | |
| Camila Di Giulio – Structural Basis of 4G2-Induced Antibody-Dependent Enhancement in Flaviviruses | |
| 13h45 | Platinum Sponsor Talk |
| 13h55 | Flash Poster Talks from selected abstracts |
| Jakub Began – Caspase-4 binds to LPS membranes with positive curvature for non-canonical inflammasome activation | |
| Jean De Lima – HIF-1α+ CD4+ T cells coordinate a tissue-resident immune cell network in the lung | |
| Nadine Nelva – Characterization of Glycan-Specific Antibodies Induced by Salmonella Vaccination | |
| Luca Schlotheuber – CD19 expression associates with polyfunctionality and altered, assymetric secretion dynamics in individual activated human B cells | |
| Alexandra Rogojina – Innate Immune Crosstalk: Modulating Autoimmunity Through Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) Signalling | |
| Helen Tran – AXL-Dependent Efferocytosis by Lining Synovial Fibroblasts in Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis | |
| 14h15 | Coffee Break + Poster Session |
| 16h15 | Workshops and Mentoring Program |
| 17h15 | Keynote Speaker Prof. Davide Robbiani |
| 18h | Closing Ceremony & Awards |
| 19h | Social Event (at own expense) |
We thank our official sponsors for supporting the 5th SYIS Annual Symposium!
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