2026 Program (subject to change)
Thursday, October 15
| Departure times TBD | Shuttle buses to Skamania Resort (requested during registration) |
| 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. | Arrival and check in |
| 6 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. | Welcome and Introductory Comments Symposium Co-Directors: |
| 6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Opening Presentation Frank Carbone, Ph.D. (Doherty Institute) Fireside Chat Speakers Fireside Chat Moderators: |
| 7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. | Optional Firepit & S’mores |
Friday, October 16
| 7 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 7:45 a.m. – 8 a.m. | Session 1: Core Biology of TRM Announcements |
| 8 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. | Liv Eidsmo, M.D., Ph.D. (Professor of Dermatology and Venereology, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital) |
| 8:25 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. | Discussion |
| 8:40 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. | Short Talk (TBD) |
| 8:55 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. | Donna Farber, Ph.D. (Professor & Division Chief of Surgical Sciences and Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, University of California Santa Barbara) TRM across multiple tissues |
| 9:20 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. | Discussion |
| 9:35 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Marcus Buggart, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Karolina Institutet) The role of TRM in human mucosal and lymphoid tissues |
| 10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Short Talk (TBD) |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. | Dan Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D. (Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh) The interaction of the nervous system with TRM |
| 11:10 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:25 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | David Masopust, Ph.D. (Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Minnesota Medical School) The role of TRM generation and persistence |
| 11:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. | Discussion |
| 12:05 p.m. – 1 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. | Tiago Matos, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Dermatologist & Immunologist, University of Amsterdam Medical School) Human TRM |
| 1:25 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. | Discussion |
| 1:40 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. | Short Talk (TBD) |
| 1:55 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. | Rei Watanabe, M.D., Ph.D. (Professor, Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University) TRM in aging skin |
| 2:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. | Discussion |
| 2:35 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Break / Optional Recreational Activities (waterfall tour or onsite walk) |
| 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Mentorship Mixer |
| 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. | Dinner |
Saturday, October 17
| 7 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 7:45 a.m. – 8 a.m. | Session 2: TRM in Infection and Host-Microbe Interactions Announcements |
| 8 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. | Jean McGee, M.D., Ph.D., M.S. (Associate Professor, Dermatology, Harvard Medical School) The gut–skin connection |
| 8:25 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. | Discussion |
| 8:40 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. | Phillip Scott, Ph.D. (Vice Dean for Research & Academic Resources and Professor of Immunology, University of Pennsylvania) The role of TRM in Leishmania responses |
| 9:05 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. | Discussion |
| 9:20 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Jia Zhu, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Cetner and Associate Professor in Research, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Washington) TRM in human responses to HSV |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. | Thomas Kupper, M.D. (Founding Chair, Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School) Skin vaccination and lung memory |
| 10:40 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:55 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. | Laura Cooney, Ph.D. (Director, Biomarker Discovery Research, University of Michigan) TRM insights from ITN trials |
| 11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:35 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Shruti Naik, Ph.D. (Associate Professor and Director, Tissue Repair Program, Department of Immunology & Immunotherapy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Mechanisms of Tissue Adaptation and Maladaptation |
| 12 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Discussion |
| 12:15 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. | Georg Stary, M.D. (Professor of Dermatology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna) TRM generation and persistence during infections |
| 12:40 p.m. – 12:55 p.m. | Discussion |
| 12:55 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. | Session 3: TRM in Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Thomas Gebhardt, M.D., Ph.D. (Professor, Dermatology & Head of Gebhardt Lab, The University of Melbourne) |
| 1:55 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. | Discussion |
| 2:10 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. | Lukas Flatz, M.D. (Medical Director and Senior Physician, Dermato-Oncology Section, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen) TRM in immune checkpoint responses and toxicities |
| 2:35 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. | Discussion |
| 2:50 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Joseph Fraietta, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Department Microbiology and Director, Translational & Correlative Sciences, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania) Engineering CAR T cells with TRM features |
| 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Discussion |
| 3:30 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. | Jaehyuk Choi, M.D., Ph.D. (Director, Center for Cellular Therapies and Cancer Immunology and Vice Chair, Translational Research and Innovation in the Department of Dermatology) Building better CAR T cells |
| 3:55 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. | Discussion |
| 4:10 p.m. – 4:35 p.m. | Shawn Demehri, M.D., Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Dermatology and Director, High Risk Skin Cancer Clinic, Harvard Medical School) T cell responses in skin cancer |
| 4:35 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. | Discussion |
| 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Break / Optional Recreational Activities (Skamania art tour or onsite walk) |
| 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | Wine Reception & Poster Competition |
Sunday, October 18
| 8 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:45 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Session 4: TRM Driving Inflammatory Skin Disease Announcements |
| 9 a.m. – 9:25 a.m. | William Crisler, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School) |
| 9:25 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. | Discussion |
| 9:40 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. | Patrick Brunner, M.D., MSc (Director, Cutaneous Lymphoma and Associate Professor of Dermatology, Mount Sinai) TRM in chronic atopic dermatitis |
| 10:05 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:20 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. | Short Talk (TBD) |
| 10:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:50 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Marianne Lefevre, M.D., Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Clinical Allergology and Immunology) TRM in contact dermatitis |
| 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. – 12:55 p.m. | Johann Gudjonsson, M.D., Ph.D. (Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Internal Medicine and Research Professor, University of Michigan) TRM in human inflammatory skin diseases |
| 12:55 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. | Discussion |
| 1:10 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. | Short Talk (TBD) |
| 1:25 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | John Harris, M.D., Ph.D. (Chair, Department of Dermatology, Mass General Brigham and Member of Faculty, Harvard Medical School) TRM in vitiligo |
| 1:50 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. | Discussion |
| 2:05 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Christoph Schlapbach, M.D. (Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Bern) Th2 and Th9 TRM in sustaining skin inflammation |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Discussion |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3 p.m. | Short Talk (TBD) |
| 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. | Break / Optional Recreational Activities (offsite hike or onsite walk) |
| 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. | Dinner & Awards |
| 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. | Reception & Karaoke |
Monday, October 19
| 7 a.m. – 8 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8 a.m. & 9 a.m. (Departure times to be confirmed) | Bus Departs for PDX Airport |
2025 Support
Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by a grant (5R13AR009431-58) from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
The Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin gratefully acknowledges:
- NIH Grant Number 2 R13 AR009431-58 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) for the SID Eugene M. Farber Travel Awards for Young Investigators
- Journal of Investigative Dermatology
- Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology (JSID) for the JSID Travel Awards for Young Investigators
- Taiwanese Society for Investigative Dermatology (TSID) for the TSID Travel Awards for Young Investigators
- Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology (KSID) for the KSID Travel Awards for Young Investigators
- European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR) for the ESDR Travel Awards for Young Investigators
The 2025 Symposium is supported by the LEO Foundation (Grant #LF-RN-25-601068)
The 2025 Symposium is supported by a charitable gift from the David M.C. Ju Foundation
The 2025 Symposium is supported by the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation (EBMRF)
The 2025 Symposium is supported by the EB Research Partnership
The 2025 Montagna Symposium is supported by The Biology of Skin Foundation
The 2025 Symposium is supported through an educational grant from Abbvie
2025 Sponsor Acknowledgement
We thank our generous sponsors for making the 2025 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin possible.
Champion:
| Abeona |  |
| Castle |  |
Sustainer:
| J&J |  |
Benefactor:
| Amgen |  |
Patron:
| Incyte |  |
| Sanofi |  |
| UCB |  |
Associate:
| Allergan/SkinMedica |  |
| Oregon Dermatology Society |  |