Do You Have a Moment?
Join Us at IMMUNOLOGY2026™
Visit us at Booth #624
April 15–19, 2026 | Thomas M. Menino Convention Center | Boston, MA.
Whether you’re exploring cytokine biology, decoding immune‑cell signaling, or advancing toward translational insights, take a moment to join us at Booth #624. Connect with reagent experts to discover how R&D Systems™ proteins, antibodies, and ELISA kits can support your next project. Meet with our specialists for live demonstrations of our automated multiplex immunoassay instrument software. Test your skill, race the clock, and your friends, in our Pipette Dash game.
Pipette Dash
It's Your Moment to Shine!
Think you have what it takes? Put your pipetting skills to the test at our Pipette Dash game. Fastest fingers win.
Software Demos
Meet Ella™, our next-generation automated multiplex immunoassay platform, designed to deliver accurate, reproducible data with no manual steps in under 90 minutes.
See why the proven precision, reliability, time savings, and low sample volume make the Luminex® XMAP INTELLIFLEX® such a widely used multiplexing platform.
Meet Our Experts
No matter what your challenge, we are here for the conversation. With deep expertise in immunology reagent solutions, immunoassay development and analytical instruments - we are ready to partner with you.
TcBuster-M™ Enables Efficient Non-Viral Delivery of Multicistronic CD19-CAR Constructs in T and NK Cells
Learn more about non-viral gene editing with TcBuster and discuss the data with the team behind the work.
Session: Adoptive Cell Therapies and Engagers
Session Category: Tumor Immunology: Checkpoints, Prevention, And Treatment (TIPT)
Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Poster #812
Presented By: Jessica Fiege, PhD, R&D Systems
Exhibitor Workshop
Small Molecule Drug Discovery Utilizing a Multiplex Cytokine Detection Platform
On Saturday morning, hear from Nikki Kong of Expedition Medicines, as she explores how multiplex cytokine detection using Ella™ supports her small molecule drug discovery.
Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 9:30 am
Exhibitor Workshop Room #1 – Exhibit Hall A
Speaker: Nikki R. Kong, PhD, Expedition Medicines
AAI Laboratory Travel Grant
(Award supports two people per lab)
Recipients: Anil K. Bamezai, PhD, Professor and Emma Behrman, Undergraduate Student, Villanova University
Abstract Category: Translational and Interventional Immunology (TI)
Title: Investigating the Role of 7-Ketocholesterol in Alleviating Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) using an Acute Mouse Model of Chemically Induced IBD
AAI Early Career Faculty Travel Grants
Recipient: Yiji Liao, MD, PhD, Instructor, Dartmouth College
Abstract Category: Cytokines and Chemokines and their Receptors (CCR)
Title: Effector Versus Memory biased Engineered IL2 Sequencing Plus αPDL2 for Improved Treatment of Bladder Cancer
Recipient: Yongxia Wu, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
Abstract Category: Tumor Immunology: Cellular Responses and Tumor Microenvironment (TIME)
Title: CART with ICOS Costimulation Lacks Therapeutic Efficacy in Patients Due to Strong Trogocytosis and Failure of Expansion
AAI Trainee Abstract Awards
Recipient: Cori Fain, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Iowa
Abstract Category: Neuroimmunology (NEUR)
Title: Microbially Induced CD8⁺ Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells Rewire Microglial Function and Suppress Neurogenesis in the Brain
Recipient: Sarah Maddux, Postdoctoral Fellow, Amgen
Abstract Category: Classical and Non-Classical Antigen Presenting Cells (APC)
Title: Regulatory T Cells Act as Tolerogenic Antigen Presenting Cells to Suppress Autoimmunity
After Hours: Cheers to 50 Years Celebration
Raise a glass to five decades of scientific discovery, innovation, and community! As we celebrate our 50th Anniversary, we're excited to bring together the research community for a night of craft brews, snacks and groovy vibes with fellow scientists. Thank you for letting us be part of your moments that matter.
Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Trillium Brewing, 50 Thomson Place, Boston, MA
Enjoy craft brews, great company, and toast to the next 50 years of breakthroughs. Please register to reserve your spot.
