Welcome to the European Association for Cancer Research
Connecting cancer researchers together
Systems-level engineering of T-cell specificity
Virtual Event : 1 - 2 December 2026
Scientific programme
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Listed times are in Central European Time (CET)
WELCOME TO DAY ONE
Session 1
Benny Chain The UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, UK
'Private and shared T cell receptor clusters in cancer immunity'
Q&A: 12:25-12:35
Thierry Mora École Normale Supérieure (ENS) Paris, France
'How to maintain a diverse T-cell response'
Q&A: 12:55-13:05
Proffered Paper 1
Q&A: 13:15-13:20
Proffered Paper 2
Q&A: 13:30-13:35
REFRESHMENT BREAK
FLASH TALKS 1
Session 2
Armita Nourmohammad Yale School of Medicine, USA
Q&A: 14:25-14:35
Proffered Paper 3
Q&A: 14:45-14:50
REFRESHMENT BREAK
FLASH TALKS 2
Proffered Paper 4
Q&A: 15:30-15:35
Proffered Paper 5
Q&A: 15:45-15:50
Marta Luksza MSKCC, USA
Q&A: 16:10-16:20
SUMMARY AND CLOSE
Listed times are in Central European Time (CET)
WELCOME TO DAY TWO
Session 3
Omer Dushek University of Oxford, UK
'Generation of super-selective T cells by engineering buffered signalling'
Q&A: 12:25-12:35
Dirk Busch Technical University of Munich, Germany
Q&A: 12:55-13:05
Proffered Paper 6
Q&A: 13:15-13:20
Proffered Paper 7
Q&A: 13:30-13:35
REFRESHMENT BREAK
FLASH TALKS 3
Session 4
Proffered Paper 8
Q&A: 14:15-14:20
Melita Irving University of Lausanne, Switzerland
'ZipER: Engineering TCR Architecture for Precision T Cell Therapy'
Q&A: 14:40-14:50
REFRESHMENT BREAK
FLASH TALKS 4
Chris Garcia Stanford University, USA
'Stress testing TCR recognition of Pmhc'
Q&A: 15:40-15:50
Proffered Paper 9
Q&A: 16:00-16:05
OPEN FORUM
An informal discussion session where speakers and participants are invited to discuss the key talking points from the day
SUMMARY AND CLOSE
Key dates
Abstract submission deadline:
19 October 2026
Registration and Payment deadline:
16 November 2026
Scientific Programme Committee:
- Benny Chain (Co-Chair), The UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, UK
- Omer Dushek (Co-Chair), University of Oxford, UK
- Armita Nourmohammad, Yale School of Medicine, USA
- Melita Irving, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
