BIW 2027 Preliminary Program

Program subject to change.

Thursday, January 21, 2027
16:00	Check-In Professional Development Centre
16:00–18:30	Registration Professional Development Centre
17:30–19:00	Welcome Reception Kinnear Centre, Room 105
19:00–	Dinner Kinnear Centre, Room 103
19:45–	KEYNOTE ADDRESS Nathalie Vergnolle Digestive Health Research Institute, INSERM, France

Friday, January 22, 2027
07:00–08:30	Breakfast Vistas Dining Room, Sally Borden Building
08:00–10:00	Registration Max Bell Central Foyer
08:00–17:00	Posters Kinnear Centre, Rooms 101/105
	Scientific Sessions Will Be Held in the Max Bell Auditorium
08:50–09:00	Opening Remarks – Christophe Altier
	Session 1: Microbiome and Inflammatory Disease Co-Chairs: Andre Buret, University of Calgary, Canada Stephen Keely, University College Dublin, Ireland
09:00–09:30	Shruti Naik Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States
09:30–10:00	Kathy McCoy University of Calgary, Canada
10:00–10:30	Harry Sokol Saint Antoine Hospital, France
10:30–10:45	Coffee Break
10:45–11:15	Alberto Caminero McMaster University, Canada
11:15–11:45	Braedon McDonald University of Calgary, Canada
12:00–13:00	Lunch Kinnear Centre, Room 103
	Session 2: Mucosal Immunity and Allergy Co-Chairs: Elena Verdú, McMaster University, Canada Adriano Rossi, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
13:30–14:00	Nargis Khan University of Calgary, Canada
14:00–14:30	Nicolas Gaudenzio INSERM, France
14:30–15:00	Carolyn Sokol Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School, USA
15:00–15:30	Stephanie Eisenbarth Northwestern University, USA
15:30–16:00	Afternoon Refreshment Break
16:00–16:30	Trainee Quick Talks 1 Chair: Kim E. Barrett, University of California San Diego, USA
16:30–17:00	Break
17:00–18:30	Poster Session 1 Kinnear Centre, Rooms 101/105 (Networking & Refreshments)

Saturday, January 23, 2027
07:00–08:30	Breakfast Vistas Dining Room, Sally Borden Building
08:00–17:00	Posters Kinnear Centre, Rooms 101/105
	Session 3: Mechanisms of Inflammation and Repair Co-Chairs: Cormac Taylor, University College Dublin, Ireland Charles Parkos, University of Michigan, USA
09:00–09:30	Dana Philpott University of Toronto, Canada
09:30–10:00	Manali Murkherjee McMaster University, Canada
10:00–10:30	Jesmond Dalli Queen Mary University of London, UK
10:30–10:45	Refreshment Break
10:45–11:15	Vincenza Cifarelli Saint Louis University, USA
11:15–11:45	Nicolas Jacquelot University of Calgary, Canada
12:00–13:00	Lunch Kinnear Centre, Room 103
	Session 4: Neuroinflammation and Pain Co-Chairs: Brian Gulbransen, Michigan State University, USA Jason McDougall, Dalhousie University, Canada
13:00–13:30	David Reed Queen’s University, Canada
13:30–14:00	Manon Defaye Laval University, Canada
14:00–14:30	Meenakshi Rao Boston Children’s Hospital, USA
14:30–15:00	Sebastien Talbot Queen’s University, Canada
15:00–15:15	Refreshment Break
15:15–15:45	Francesca Odoardi University of Göttingen, Germany
15:45–16:15	Felipe A. P. Ribeiro Washington University, USA
16:15–16:45	Trainee Quick Talks 2 Chair: Simon Hirota, University of Calgary, Canada
16:45–17:30	Break
17:30–19:00	Poster Session 2 Kinnear Centre, Rooms 101/105 (Networking & Refreshments)
19:00–19:30	Break
19:30–21:00	Dinner and Awards Presentations Kinnear Centre, Room 103

14th Biennial Banff Inflammation Workshop (BIW 2027)

January 21–23, 2027
Banff, Alberta, Canada

Organized by the Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary