BIW 2027 Organizing Committee

The conference is organized by an international committee of experts in physiology, immunology, and gastroenterology.

Headshot of Christophe Altier, chair of the BIW 2027 Organizing Committee.

Dr. Christophe Altier (Chair)

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
University of Calgary, Canada

Headshot of Sean Colgan, member of the BIW 2027 Organizing Committee.

Dr. Sean Colgan

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Colorado, USA

Headshot of Céline Deraison, member of the BIW 2027 Organizing Committee.

Dr. Céline Deraison

Digestive Health Research Institute 
INSERM, France

Headshot of Markus Geuking, member of the BIW 2027 Organizing Committee.

Dr. Markus Geuking

Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
University of Calgary, Canada

Headshot of Simon Hirota, member of the BIW 2027 Organizing Committee.

Dr. Simon Hirota

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
University of Calgary, Canada

Headshot of Katharina Lahl, member of the BIW 2027 Organizing Committee.

Dr. Katharina Lahl

Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
University of Calgary, Canada

Headshot of Christina Thornton, member of the BIW 2027 Organizing Committee.

Dr. Christina Thornton

Department of Medicine
University of Calgary, Canada

Headshot of Nathalie Vergnolle, Keynote Speaker at BIW 2027.

Dr. Nathalie Vergnolle

Digestive Health Research Institute
INSERM, France

14th Biennial Banff Inflammation Workshop (BIW 2027)

January 21–23, 2027
Banff, Alberta, Canada

Organized by the Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary

Contact Us: biw@ucalgary.ca

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