FOCIS 2024 Annual Meeting

San Francisco, CA, USA

June 18-21, 2024

FOCIS 2024 Program

FOCIS 2024 Annual Meeting

Join us in San Francisco for the 24th Annual Meeting of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS 2024).

FOCIS is THE meeting in translational immunology that will give you a competitive edge in your career. Stay ahead of the curve with leading clinicians and researchers delivering the latest breakthroughs across immune-mediated diseases. Focusing on molecular pathways and their implications in human disease provides the unique opportunity for innovative thinking and applying ideas from the pathologies of other diseases to uncover novel solutions to challenges in the diseases you study.

Through the FOCIS Annual Meeting, researchers and clinicians share knowledge across traditional disease borders and identify commonalities between treatments and therapies that are life-changing for those affected by immune-mediated diseases. From the introduction of monoclonal antibodies in clinical practice to recent advances in cancer immunotherapy, the past more than two decades have been transformational for patients living with immune-mediated diseases.

FOCIS 2024 will take place, in person, June 18-21, 2024, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. Abstract submission, registration, and hotel accommodation opened on October 25, 2023.

Your Health and Safety
Your health and safety remain a top priority for FOCIS. The Annual Meeting will be held fully in person, and we are committed to keeping you safe. .

FOCIS 2024 - Come for the science, stay for the endless connections

FOCIS 2024 Scientific Program

From the introduction of monoclonal antibodies in clinical practice — to recent advances in cancer immunotherapy – the past two decades have been transformational for patients living with immune-mediated diseases. Be part of FOCIS history and attend to learn about the latest research advances from throughout the immunology community!

FOCIS remains THE meeting in translational immunology that will give you a competitive edge in your career. Stay ahead of the curve with leading clinicians and researchers delivering the latest breakthroughs across immune-mediated diseases. Focusing on molecular pathways and their implications in human disease provides a unique opportunity for innovative thinking and applying ideas from the pathologies of other diseases to uncover novel solutions to challenges in the diseases you study.

FOCIS 2024 Keynote Speakers

FOCIS is pleased to announce our keynote lectures:

- Opening Keynote Tuesday, June 18 – Robert Montgomery, MD, PhD, NYU Langone Transplant Institute
- Wednesday, June 19 – Megan Sykes, MD, Columbia University
- Thursday, June 20 – Bana Jabri, MD, PhD, University of Chicago
- Friday, June 21 – Aviv Regev, PhD, Genentech

FOCIS 2024 Keynote Speakers

Our FOCIS 2024 Featured Speakers:

Galit Alter, PhD	Federico Mingozzi, PhD
Michael Angelo, MD, PhD	Maria Mittelbrunn, PhD
Montserrat Anguera, PhD	Devan Moodley, PhD
Dusan Bogunovic, PhD	Michelle Monje, MD, PhD
Esther Borges Florsheim, PhD	Robert Montgomery, MD, PhD
Howard Chang, MD, PhD	Gustavo Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD
Hongbo Chi, PhD	Cathryn Nagler, PhD
Isaac Chiu, PhD	Yanay Ofran, PhD
Judy Cho, MD	Jose Ordovas-Montanes, PhD
Megan Cooper, MD, PhD	Sung-Yun Pai, MD
Susan De Wolf, MD	Ciriaco Piccirillo, PhD
Melanie Dispenza, MD, PhD	Bali Pulendran, PhD
Michal Elovitz, MD	Gabriel Rabinovich, PhD
Wassim Elyaman, PhD	Rima Rachid, MD
Anthony Filiano, PhD	Aviv Regev, PhD
Matthieu Giraud, PhD	Sonja Schrepfer, MD, PhD
Monica Guzman, PhD	Helen Su, MD, PhD
Ashley Harms, PhD	Megan Sykes, MD
Curtis Henry, PhD	Qizhi Tang, PhD
Bana Jabri, MD, PhD	Steve Van Dyken, PhD
Kwang-Soo Kim, PhD	Lisa Wagar, PhD
Kei Kishimoto, PhD	Sing Sing Way, MD, PhD
Megan Levings, PhD	Ana Claudia Zenclussen, PhD
Michail Lionakis, MD, ScD	Linqi Zhang, PhD
Florencia McAllister, MD

Registration

Online registration for FOCIS 2024 opened on October 25, 2023.

FOCIS registration includes more than 20 scientific sessions featuring top clinicians and researchers from around the globe, speaking on cutting-edge topics across immunology and its related fields.

FOCIS Member Society Symposium

The FOCIS 2024 Member Society Symposia submission portal is now open.

FOCIS invites your society to apply to host a symposium at the FOCIS 2024 Annual Meeting. Hosting a symposium allows you to showcase your society, research, and current initiatives.

The FOCIS 2024 Annual Meeting is June 18–21, 2024, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis, California. Member Society symposia are held on the first day of the FOCIS 2024 Annual Meeting, Tuesday, June 18, 2024.

If you are interested in becoming a FOCIS Member Society (MS), click here.

Why Host a MS Symposium?

Increase Your Visibility – Showcase your society, research, and current initiatives to nearly 1,000 FOCIS 2024 meeting attendees
No Cost – FOCIS will provide complimentary meeting space, standard audio/visual equipment, one coffee break, and pre-event advertising
Choose Your Duration – Request either a quarter-day or half-day symposium (morning or afternoon)
Collaboration Opportunity – Collaborate with one or more societies for a joint symposium and examine immunology from multiple angles in one cohesive session

Space is limited. We strongly encourage you to apply early. Preference will be given to symposia co-hosted by two or more societies.

Complete the 2024 Member Society Symposium online application. The application requests the symposium title, description, preferred time slot, and key society contacts. Submissions will be accepted through Wednesday, November 15, 2023.

Important Dates and Deadlines

Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Acceptance Notification: Week of December 4, 2023
Final Agenda Submission Deadline: Friday, January 26, 2024
Speaker Registration Deadline: Friday, April 5, 2024
Member Society Symposia at FOCIS 2024: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Applications Closed

Logistics

Member Societies host and coordinate their own symposium. FOCIS does not coordinate speaker slide collection nor run the slides. All symposium chairs and speakers should be prepared to coordinate speaker slides. There will be a dedicated A/V tech that can assist with any issues/questions, as well as FOCIS staff on-hand for additional assistance.

FOCIS will provide complimentary meeting space, audio visual equipment (laptop, projector and screen, slide advancer, lectern mic), and one coffee break (coffee, decaf, tea) in the shared hallway outside your room.

Speaker Registration

All Member Society symposia speakers need to register for FOCIS 2024 and make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. All speakers must be registered for FOCIS 2024 by Friday, April 5, 2024.

Speakers are eligible for a 50% reimbursement of their registration if they stay for the duration of FOCIS 2024 and complete the FOCIS 2024 attendee evaluation available after the event.

We encourage your society to consider covering the speaker’s registration, and upon completion of the evaluation, your society will receive the 50% reimbursement.

Questions?

Please contact the FOCIS office at info@focisnet.org or 414-359-1670.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

To enable all those involved in the research and treatment of immune-mediated diseases to participate in the exchange of ideas that contribute to the forward motion of the field, FOCIS will not offer CME credit for FOCIS 2024.

Certificates of attendance will be available upon request AND completion of the post-meeting evaluation.

FOCISed Courses & Big Data Workshop

The FOCISed Courses & Big Data Workship educational programming is comprised of two days (June 17 & 18, 2024) of learning opportunities for all levels. The following educational programs are offered:

Basic Immunology in Medicine

Systems Immunology

Big Data in Immunology Workshop

Hotel Reservations

FOCIS has negotiated a special room rate for annual meeting delegates at the headquarter hotel, San Francisco Marriott Marquis.

Meeting registration for FOCIS 2024 does not include a guest hotel room reservation. Discounted room rates are available until May 26, 2024, or until the block fills.

Hotel Reservations

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Program Committee

We extend a warm thank you to the committee for their time and expertise:

Joshua Milner, MD, SB, Chair

Columbia University

Megan Cooper, MD, PhD, Co-Chair

Washington University School of Medicine

Jane L. Grogan, PhD, Past Chair

Biogen

Megan Sykes, MD, President

Columbia University

Mark Anderson, MD, PhD, Past-President

University of California, San Francisco

Ignacio Anegon, MD, President-Elect

University of Nantes

Kavita Dhodapkar, MD, Abstract Chair

Emory University

Pam Guerrerio, MD, PhD, Abstract Co-Chair

NIAID, NIH

Shachi Bhatt, PhD, JEM Representative

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Paolo Cravedi, MD, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Anita Chong, PhD

University of Chicago

Leslie Kean, MD, PhD

Harvard University

Maayan Levy, PhD

University of Pennsylvania

Ciriaco Piccirillo, PhD

McGill University

Francisco Quintana, PhD

Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard University

Isabelle Rivière, PhD

Takeda

Jo Viney, PhD

Seismic Therapeutic

Dimitrios Wagner, MD, PhD

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Galit Alter, PhD

Moderna

Supporter and Exhibitor Opportunities

We invite you to join us in-person for the FOCIS 2024 Annual Meeting, June 18-21, in San Francisco.

FOCIS offers a wide range of opportunities to connect your organization with scientists and clinicians in the FOCIS community and across translational immunology.

FOCIS values industry collaboration and provides unique opportunities to boost visibility, educate and provide a return on investment throughout the Annual Meeting and year-round.

The FOCIS 2024 Sponsorship & Exhibitor Prospectus is now available! For more information, contact FOCIS Executive Director Caley Mutrie, cmutrie@focisnet.org or +1 414-359-1670 x 1108.