2026 Program (subject to change)

Thursday, October 15:

Afternoon
Shuttle buses to Skamania Resort (more information on shuttles to be announced shortly)

4:00–6:00 PM
Arrival & registration

6:00–7:30 PM

• Welcome – Alex Ortega MD, MCR (Oregon Health & Science University), Sancy Leachman, MD, PhD (Oregon Health & Science University, Tamia Harris‑Tryon, MD, PhD (University of Texas Southwestern)
• Opening talk with – Frank Carbone, PhD (Doherty Institute)
• Fireside Chat
  • Speakers: Rachael Clark, MD, PhD (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School), Thomas Kupper, MD (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School), David Masopust, PhD (University of Minnesota)
  • Moderators: Liv Eidsmo, MD, PhD (Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital), William Crisler, PhD (Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School), Thomas Gebhardt, MD, PhD (University of Melbourne)

7:30–10:00 PM
Firepit time & s’mores

Friday, October 16:

Session 1: Core Biology of TRM

7:00–7:45 AM
Breakfast

7:45–8:00 AM
Welcome & announcements

8:00–8:40 AM
TRM development – Thomas Kupper, MD (Founding Chair, Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School)

8:40–9:20 AM
TRM across multiple tissues – Donna Farber, PhD (Professor & Division Chief of Surgical Sciences and Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, University of California Santa Barbara)

9:20–10:00 AM
The role of TRM in human mucosal and lymphoid tissues – Marcus Buggart, PhD (Assistant Professor, Karolina Institutet)

10:00–10:15 AM
Break

10:15–10:30 AM
Short Talk #1

10:30–11:10 AM
The interaction of the nervous system with TRM – Dan Kaplan, MD, PhD (Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh)

11:10 AM–12:00 PM
The role of TRM generation and persistence – David Masopust, PhD (Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Minnesota Medical School)

12:00–1:40 PM
Lunch & Presentation
Human TRM – Tiago Matos, MD, MSc, PhD (Dermatologist & Immunologist, University of Amsterdam Medical School)

1:40–2:20 PM
Short talk #2

2:20–3:00 PM
TRM in aging skin – Rei Watanabe, MD, PhD (Professor, Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University)

3:00–5:00 PM
Recreational activities (more information on shuttles to be announced shortly)

5:00–6:00 PM
Mentorship mixer

6:00–8:00 PM
Dinner

Saturday, October 17

Session 2: TRM in Infection and Host-Microbe Interactions

7:00–7:45 AM
Breakfast

7:45–8:00 AM
Welcome & announcements

8:00–8:40 AM
The gut–skin connection – Jean McGee, MD, PhD, MS (Associate Professor, Dermatology, Harvard Medical School)

8:40–9:20 AM
The role of TRM in Leishmania responses – Phillip Scott, PhD (Vice Dean for Research & Academic Resources and Professor of Immunology, University of Pennsylvania)

9:20–10:00 AM
TRM in human responses to HSV – Jia Zhu, PhD (Associate Professor, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Cetner and Associate Professor in Research, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Washington)

10:00–10:15 AM
Break

10:15–10:55 AM
Skin vaccination and lung memory – Thomas Kupper, MD (Founding Chair, Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School)

10:55–11:35 AM
TRM insights from ITN trials – Laura Cooney, PhD (Director, Biomarker Discovery Research, University of Michigan)

11:35 AM–12:15 PM
TRM microbial crosstalk – Shruti Naik, PhD (Associate Professor and Director, Tissue Repair Program, Department of Immunology & Immunotherapy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)

12:15–12:55 PM
TRM generation and persistence during infections – Georg Stary, MD (Professor of Dermatology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna)

Session 3: TRM in Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy

1:00–2:00 PM
Lunch

1:10–1:50 PM
T cell responses in skin cancer – Shawn Demehri, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Dermatology and Director, High Risk Skin Cancer Clinic, Harvard Medical School)

1:50–2:30 PM
TRM in immune checkpoint responses and toxicities – Lukas Flatz, MD (Medical Director and Senior Physician, Dermato-Oncology Section, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen)

2:30–2:45 PM
Short Talk #3

2:45–3:25 PM
Engineering CAR T cells with TRM features – Joseph Fraietta, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department Microbiology and Director, Translational & Correlative Sciences, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania)

3:25–4:15 PM
Building better CAR T cells – Jaehook Choi, MD, PhD (Director, Center for Cellular Therapies and Cancer Immunology and Vice Chair, Translational Research and Innovation in the Department of Dermatology)

4:15–4:30 PM
Short Talk #4

4:30–6:30 PM
Recreational activities

6:30–7:30 PM
Dinner

7:30–9:30 PM
Wine reception & poster competition

Sunday, October 18:

Session 4: TRM Driving Inflammatory Skin Disease

8:00–8:45 AM
Breakfast

8:45–9:00 AM
Welcome & announcements

9:00–9:40 AM
TRM in vitiligo – John Harris, MD, PhD (Professor and Chair, Brigham and Women’s Hospital)

9:40–10:20 AM
TRM in chronic atopic dermatitis – Patrick Brunner, MD, MSc (Director, Cutaneous Lymphoma and Associate Professor of Dermatology, Mount Sinai)

10:20–10:35 AM
Short Talk #5

10:35–10:50 AM
Break

10:50–11:30 AM
TRM in contact dermatitis – Marianne Lefevre, MD, PhD (Associate Professor, Clinical Allergology and Immunology

11:30 AM–12:30 PM
Lunch

12:30–1:10 PM
TRM in human inflammatory skin diseases – Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD (Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Internal Medicine and Research Professor, University of Michigan)

1:10–1:25 PM
Short Talk #6

1:25–2:05 PM
TRM in lung transplantation and tissue-specific immunity – Donna Farber, PhD (Professor & Division Chief of Surgical Sciences and Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, University of California Santa Barbara)

2:05–2:45 PM
Th2 and Th9 TRM in sustaining skin inflammation – Christopher Schlapbach, MD (Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Bern)

2:45–3:00 PM
Short Talk #7

3:00–5:30 PM
Recreational activities

5:30–7:00 PM
Dinner & awards

7:00–10:00 PM
Karaoke

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