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Yale Center for Infection and Immunity (YCII) Annual Symposium

M.S. Harkness Memorial Auditorium

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Join the Yale Center for Infection and Immunity (YCII) at the Yale School of Medicine for their Annual Symposium on Friday, October 9, 2026, at Harkness Auditorium, Yale School of Medicine. This year’s symposium will convene leading experts across immunology, infectious disease, public health, and policy to explore “The State of Infection and Immunity,” with a particular focus on the long-term consequences of infectious diseases, including Long COVID and post-acute infection syndromes. As outlined in our program, the symposium aims to serve as a high-impact platform to bridge scientific discovery, clinical care, and policy perspectives, bringing together cross-sector leaders to advance solutions and strengthen health system resilience .

Please note, registration is now closed. You are welcome to attend the talks, but breakfast, lunch and the poster reception are reserved for registered participants.

Call for abstracts are now closed.

Check-in opens at 8:30 AM. Symposium begins at 9:00 AM.

Speakers

Akiko Iwasaki, PhD
Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Dermatology and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Director, Yale Center for Infection and Immunity; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, (HHMI)
Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM
Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Professor in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, of Investigative Medicine and of Public Health (Health Policy); Founder, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE)
Todd Constable, PhD
Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and Professor of Neurosurgery; Co-Director MRI Research Center, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Lisa Sanders, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine (General Medicine); Director, Writers Workshop; Medical Director of the Yale New Haven Health Systems Long COVID Consultation Clinic, General Internal Medicine
Ruslan Medzhitov, PhD
Sterling Professor of Immunobiology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
John S. Tsang, PhD, MMath
Anthony N. Brady Professor of Immunobiology and of Biomedical Engineering; Director, Yale Center for Systems and Engineering Immunology (CSEI); Investigator and Yale Lead, Chan Zuckerberg (CZ) Biohub NY
Harvard University
Catherine Dulac
Xander University Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Molecular Biologist and Neuroscientist
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michal Caspi Tal
Principal Scientist, MIT Department of Biological Engineering, Associate Scientific Director, MIT Center for Gynepathology Research
Long Covid Campaign
Meighan Stone
Founder and Executive Director

Contacts

ahsan.ahmad@yale.edu

Bornali Bhattacharjee

bornali.bhattacharjee@yale.edu

Host Organization

Yale Center for Infection and Immunity

Admission

Free

Event Type

Conferences and Symposia

Food

Breakfast, Coffee, and Lunch: Breakfast and coffee provided by Sixer Coffee. Lunch provided by Pitaziki.