Speakers

Autoimmunity Meets Innovation: Cell Therapies

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Keynote Speakers

Betty Diamond, MD
Betty Diamond, MD
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

Marko Radic, PhD
Marko Radic, PhD
University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Speakers

Bobby Goulding, PhD
Bobby Goulding, PhD
Fate Therapeutics

Christopher Jewell, PhD
Christopher Jewell, PhD
University of Maryland

James Kochenderfer, MD
James Kochenderfer, MD
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Megan Levings, PhD
Megan Levings, PhD
University of British Columbia

Marc Martinez-Llordella, PhD
Marc Martinez-Llordella, PhD
Quell Therapeutics

Naomi Taylor, MD,PhD
Naomi Taylor, MD,PhD
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Short Talk Speakers

B. Wayne Bequette, PhD
B. Wayne Bequette, PhD
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Ivan Cohen, PhD
Ivan Cohen, PhD
University of Pennsylvania

Scientific Organizing Committee

Melanie Brickman Borchard, PhD, MSc
Melanie Brickman Borchard, PhD, MSc
The New York Academy of Sciences

Alessandra De Riva, PhD
Alessandra De Riva, PhD
Advent Bioservices Ltd

Betty Diamond, MD
Betty Diamond, MD
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

Arielle Glatman Zaretsky, PhD
Arielle Glatman Zaretsky, PhD
Regeneron

Scott MacDonnell, PhD
Scott MacDonnell, PhD
Regeneron

Megan Prescott, PhD
Megan Prescott, PhD
The New York Academy of Sciences

George Zavoico, PhD
George Zavoico, PhD
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.

Melanie Brickman Borchard, PhD, MSc
Melanie Brickman Borchard, PhD, MSc
The New York Academy of Sciences

Alessandra De Riva, PhD
Alessandra De Riva, PhD
Advent Bioservices Ltd

Betty Diamond, MD
Betty Diamond, MD
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

Arielle Glatman Zaretsky, PhD
Arielle Glatman Zaretsky, PhD
Regeneron

Scott MacDonnell, PhD
Scott MacDonnell, PhD
Regeneron

Megan Prescott, PhD
Megan Prescott, PhD
The New York Academy of Sciences

George Zavoico, PhD
George Zavoico, PhD
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.