Upcoming
AAI Guest Symposium at Immunology 2026 (April 15-19, 2026)
New Insights into the Role of Channels and Transporters in Immunity
Thursday, 4/16/2026
8:00:00 AM – 9:30:00 AM
Room: 104C | Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center | Boston, MA
Sponsoring Society: Society of General Physiologists (SGP)
Chair: Stefan Feske, MD – New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Co-chair: Adriana Mantegazza, PhD – Thomas Jefferson University
- Axel Concepcion, PhD (University of Chicago): The bicarbonate transporter SLC4A2 orchestrates T cell development and function
- Bimal Desai, PhD (University of Virginia): Mitochondrial Calcium Signaling in Age-associated Inflammation
- Zhaozhu Qiu, PhD (Johns Hopkins University): Tuning Innate Immune Signaling Through Ion Channels: Regulation of cGAMP–STING by Puromycin-Sensitive Aminopeptidase
- Adriana Mantegazza, PhD (Thomas Jefferson University): The nucleoside transporter SLC29a3 supports phagosomal TLR signaling and TRPML1 activity in dendritic cells
This guest symposium will highlight cutting-edge research on ICTs, exploring their roles in inflammation, autoimmunity, allergy, sepsis, antitumor immunity, and infection. By uncovering how these channels and transporters regulate immune cell function, the session will also emphasize their potential as accessible targets for new therapies.
https://immunology2026.aai.org/
FASEB Science Research Conference
Channels & Transporters in Immunity
July 12-15, 2026 | Niagara Falls Convention Center | Niagara Falls, NY | #CTImmSRC
Co-located with Immunoreceptors & Immunotherapy
Program Topics
- Emerging Ion Channels and Transporters in Immunity
- Innovative Tools and Technologies for ICT Research
- Structural Biology and Pharmacological Targeting of ICTs
- Mechanisms of ICT Regulation and Signal Integration
- Ion Channels and Transporters in Innate Immunity
- ICTs in Adaptive Immune Cell Function and Metabolism
- ICTs in Inflammation, Autoimmunity, and Cancer
- Translating ICT Research into Therapeutic Strategies
https://events.faseb.org/event/channels-transporters-immunity/summary
2026 IonLab/Sophion Workshop at NYULH
Channels & Transporters in Immunity
October 23, 12-6PM NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
Organizers: Soomin C. Song, PhD (IonLab, NYULH) and Patric Vaelli, PhD (Sophion Bioscience)
More information coming soon!
Confirmed Speakers
- Murali Prakriya – Northwestern University
- Zhaozhu Qiu – Johns Hopkins University
- Shivashankar Othy – University of California, Irvine
- Axel Concepcion – University of Chicago
- Heike Wulff – University of California, Davis
- Bimal Desai – University of Virginia
The workshop will feature short scientific talks, an IonLab/QPatch2 platform overview, a hands-on demonstration session, and structured discussions aimed at technical improvements and collaborative development. This workshop will be highly technical in focus, centered specifically on the methodology and technical aspects of current measurements, electrophysiology workflows, data quality, and platform optimization.
2026 Sophion ICMS Meeting at NYULH
Channels & Transporters in Immunity
October 24-25, 2026 | NYU Langone Health | New York, NY
Organizers: Daniel Rafael Peter Sauter, PhD – Sophion & Stefan Feske, MD – New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Confirmed Keynote Speaker
Paul Negulescu, PhD – Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Past
FASEB Science Research Conference
Channels & Transporters in Immunity
June 16-20, 2024 | Intercontinental Hotel St Paul Riverfront, St. Paul, MN
2022 Sophion ICMS meeting at NYULH
November 5-6, 2022 | NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
74TH Annual Meeting of the Society of General Physiologists
Ion Channels & Transporters In Immunity, Inflammation & Antitumor Immunity
September 22-26, 2021 | Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
Society of General Physiologists (SGP) 2020
Online Symposium
September 11, 2020 | Online
2018 Symposium
Ion Channels & Immunity
December 3, 2018 | NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
