The AIRR Community is pleased to announce that registration is officially open for AIRR Community Meeting VIII, taking place June 8–11, 2026, at Yale University, USA. A virtual participation option is also available, ensuring global accessibility to this year’s program. 

➡️ Visit https://tinyurl.com/airrcmeeting8 to register. Early‑bird pricing is available through April 15, 2026. AIRR Community members will receive exclusive discount codes by email.

AIRR-C VIII will feature a dynamic and interactive agenda, including:

• Keynote presentations from leading immunologists
  • David Schatz (Yale University)
  • Deborah Dunn-Walters (University of Surrey)
  • Gabriel Victora (The Rockefeller University)
  • Mark Davis (Stanford University)
  • Steven H. Kleinstein (Yale University)
• Poster sessions and short talk opportunities
• Deep‑dive software and tools tutorials
• Student/Postdoc mentoring sessions
• An optional group dinner on June 10 at a special venue
• Multiple hybrid-accessible sessions

The full program-at-a-glance is available on the event site, with additional details to be announced as the meeting approaches.

AIRR-C VIII is now accepting:

• Abstracts for posters and short talks (deadline April 15, 2026)
• Software/tool tutorial proposals and lightning talks (deadline March 15, 2026)

A warm thank you to our confirmed sponsors Cellecta (Gold), Enpicom (Silver), Takara Bio (Bronze), and Waters Biosciences formerly BD Biosciences (Bronze) — with more sponsors to be announced soon. Their contributions help make this event possible.

We are thrilled to unveil the first group of confirmed speakers for our upcoming AIRR Community Meeting VIII: Decoding and Recoding Immunity.

Keynote Speakers

• David Schatz, Yale University, US
• Deborah Dunn-Walters, University of Surrey, UK
• Gabriel Victora, The Rockefeller University, US
• Mark Davis, Stanford University, US
• Steven H. Kleinstein, Yale University, US

Invited Speakers

• Aleksandra Walczak, Sorbonne Université & Université de Paris, FR
• Armita Nourmohammad, Yale University, US
• Ayelet Peres, Yale University, US
• Bjoern Peters, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, US
• Camila Coelho, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, US
• Diyaa Ashour, University Hospital Würzburg, DE
• Frederik Matsen, Fred Hutch, US
• Hannah Meyer, University of Cambridge, UK
• John Tsang, Yale University, US
• Marie Bleakley, Fred Hutch, US
• Natalia Freund, Tel Aviv University, IL
• Rob Miller, University of New Mexico, US

👉 Stay tuned for program updates!

🔗 https://tinyurl.com/airrcmeeting8

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