18th International Workshop of Langerhans Cells
and Related Myeloid Cells of the Skin

8:00–9:00 AM – Registration and Breakfast

Session 4: Cutaneous Responses

Chair: TBD

9:00–9:30 AM – Marco Colonna
 “Immune tolerance: a role for Rorgt DC”

9:30–10:00 AM – Franca Ronchese
“Allergy induction by dermal dendritic cells”

10:00–10:30 AM – Vincent Flacher
“Epidermal maintenance of Langerhans cells relies on autophagy-regulated lipid metabolism”

10:30–11:00 AM – Kodi Ravichandran
“Dendritic cells, efferocytosis, and wound repair”

11:30–12:00 PM – Kenji Kabashima
“Immune–nonimmune cell interaction in the development of inducible skin-associated lymphoid tissue (iSALT)”

12:00–12:15 PM – Selected Talk 4

12:15–1:30 PM – Lunch Break and Poster Viewing

Session 5: Infections and Skin Responses to Pathogens

Chair: TBD

1:30–2:00 PM – Robert Modlin (Title TBD)

2:00–2:15 PM – Diana Dudziac (Title TBD)

2:15–2:45 PM – Andrew Harman
“Epithelial Langerhans cells vs dendritic cells in antigen presentation and viral transmission”

2:45–3:00 PM – Selected Talk 5

3:00–3:45 PM – Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

Session 6: Neuroimmunology

Chair: TBD

3:45–4:15 PM – Avi-Hai Hovav
“Regulation of Oral Intraepithelial Innervation by Langerhans Cells”

4:15-4:45 PM – Yonatan Ganor
“Neuroimmune interactions between LCs and nociceptors in health and disease”                                                                                                                           

4:45–5:15 PM – Dan Kaplan (Title TBD)

5:15–5:30 PM – Selected Talk 6

5:30–6:00 PM – Jonathan Kipnis (Title TBD)

7:15–11:00 PM – Maryland House Dinner & Party

8:30–9:30 AM – Registration and Breakfast

Session 7 – Myeloid cells in cutaneous tumor immunology and immunotherapy

Chair: TBD

9:30–10:00 AM – Michel Giliet (TBD)

10:00–10:30 AM – Carl Allen
“Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: 2025 Update on Origins and Differentiation”

10:30–10:45 AM – Selected Talk 7

10:45–11:15 AM – Niroshana Anandasabapathy
“Architecting DC maturation towards tolerance and immunity.”

11:15–11:45 AM – Eynav Klechevsky (Title TBD)

11:45–12:00 PM – Closing Remarks

Afternoon Networking Activities

1:00–3:00 PM – Self-Guided Tour at the St. Louis Art Museum

3:30–6:30 PM – Informal Closing Gathering at the Four Seasons St. Louis with Light Hors d’Oeuvres

Join us for dinner and drinks at the Spink Pavilion at the Missouri Botanical Garden overlooking the award-winning Garden grounds, Lily Ponds and Milles sculpture garden. This is a worldwide destination location and a crowned jewel of St Louis. Registration is required to attend. 

Join us at The Maryland House with an open bar, a DJ, dancing and appetizers from 7:00 – 11:00pm. Registration is required to attend. 

Self-Guided Tours at the St. Louis Art Museum

*This event will take place on the last day and run from approximately 1:00pm – 3:00pm. The Saint Louis Art Museum collects, presents, interprets, and conserves works of art of the highest quality across time and cultures; educates, inspires discovery, and elevates the human spirit; preserves a legacy of artistic achievement for the people of St. Louis and the world; and engages, includes, and represents the full diversity of the St. Louis community supporting it. Registration is required to attend. 

We are asking you to join us in supporting this incredibly important workshop including both early-career and established researchers. Sponsors will be well publicized at the workshop by having their logo on our meeting website. In addition, exhibitor booths will be available to display your printed materials. Your support will directly contribute to the success of LC2025 and its mission to advance research and collaboration in this critical field.

Sponsorship tiers:

Patron Sponsor Level

• Silver Logo placement in during-event slideshow
• Silver Logo placement on in-person programs or signage
• Name listed on email invitations and event webpage

Silver Sponsor Level

• Silver Logo placement in during-event slideshow
• Silver Logo placement on in-person programs or signage
• Name listed on email invitations and event webpage
• Opportunity to host a table at the event

Gold Sponsor Level

• Gold Logo placement during-event slideshow
• Gold Logo placement on in-person programs or signage
• Name listed on email invitations and event webpage
• Opportunity to host a table at the event

Diamond Sponsor Level

• Distinguished-tier logo placement in during-event slideshow
• Recognition before featured scientific speaker as a sponsor of that segment
• Logo placement on in-person programs or signage
• Name listed on email invitations and the event webpage
• Opportunity to host a table at the event

Please contact our Events Manager Randi Lee for more information at lee.r@wustl.edu