Speaker articles

Take a look at what some of our invited speakers have published recently and chat with them about their research at the symposium in Shanghai in May 2026.

Keynote speaker

Diane Mathis, Harvard University, USA
Adipose-tissue Treg cells restrain differentiation of stromal adipocyte precursors to promote insulin sensitivity and metabolic homeostasis

Speakers

Veronique Angeli, University of Cote d'Azur, France
Portal macrophages maintain liver homeostasis

Guy Boeckxstaens, KU Leuven, Belgium
Dedicated macrophages organize and maintain the enteric nervous system

Simone di Giovanni, Imperial College London, UK
Macrophages excite muscle spindles with glutamate to bolster locomotion

Ana Domingos, University of Oxford, UK
Distinct adrenal gland macrophages regulate corticosteroid production

Slava Epelman, University of Toronto, Canada
Primitive macrophages induce sarcomeric maturation and functional enhancement of developing human cardiac microtissues via efferocytic pathways

Adrian Erlebacher, University of California San Francisco, USA
Circumvention of luteolysis reveals parturition pathways in mice dependent upon innate type 2 immunity

Andrés Hidalgo, Yale University, USA
Matrix-producing neutrophils populate and shield the skin

Luisa Iruela-Arispe, Northwestern University, USA
Aortic intimal resident macrophages are essential for maintenance of the non-thrombogenic intravascular state

Masaru Ishii, Osaka University, Japan
Periportal macrophages protect against commensal-driven liver inflammation

Ana Maria Lennon-Dumenil, Institut Curie, France
Cell shape sensing licenses dendritic cells for homeostatic migration to lymph nodes

Hanjie Li, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, China
Peripheral nervous system microglia-like cells regulate neuronal soma size throughout evolution

Deepshika Ramanan, Salk Institute, USA
Mammary intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal inputs shape T cell dynamics in lactogenesis

Henrique Veiga-Fernandes, Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal
Neuronal-ILC2 interactions regulate pancreatic glucagon and glucose homeostasis