08-09 October 2025
Vaccines at a Crossroads: Precision Vaccinology as a New Paradigm
International Precision Vaccines Conference
8 - 9 October 2025
Hotel Champlain
Burlington, Vermont, United States
Day 1: 8 October 2025
Welcome to the Conference
Keynote Speaker: John Tsang, MD, MMath (Yale University)
Coffee Break
8:30 – 8:50 AM
8:50 – 9:35 AM
9:35 – 10:00 AM
Session 1: Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases and Challenges
RSV Prevention Strategies: An Example of Precision Vaccinology, presented by Bukky Idoko, PhD (Sanofi)
Presented by Beth Kirkpatrick, MD (University of Vermont)
Presented by Jessica Lasky-Su, DSc, MS (Brigham and Women’s Hospital)
Q&A Panel
10:00 - 10:15 AM
10:15 – 10:30 AM
10:30 – 10:45 AM
10:45 – 11:00 AM
Unlocking Immunity: The Adjuvant AS01 As A Key to Vaccinate Diverse Populations, presented by Margherita Coccia, DPhil (GSK)
Presented by Soumik Barman, PhD (Precision Vaccines Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School)
Age-Specific Trained Immunity, presented by Asimenia Angelidou, PhD (Precision Vaccines Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center)
Q&A Panel
Lunch on own
Session 2: Preclinical Modeling of Vaccine Action
11:00 - 11:15 AM
11:15 - 11:30 AM
11:30 - 11:45 AM
11:45 - 12:00 PM
12:00 – 2:00 PM
Presented by Robert Chen, MD MA (Brighton Collaboration, INSIS)
Presented by Karina Top, MD (University of Alberta, INSIS)
Vaccine Safety: Assessing and Communicating Risks, presented by Al Ozonoff, PhD (BROAD Institute at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston Children’s Hospital)
Q&A Panel
Session 3: Vaccine Safety
2:00 – 2:15 PM
2:15 – 2:30 PM
2:30 – 2:45 PM
2:45 – 3:00 PM
Session 4: Systems Vaccinology
Presented by Joann Arce, PhD (Precision Vaccines Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School)
Presented by Sean Diehl (UVM)
Presented by Scott Tebbutt and Casey Shannon (UBC Vancouver)
Q&A Panel
Abstract Presentations
Closing Remarks
Meet in the lobby to walk to dinner
Dinner on the Spirit of Ethan Allen
Join the group for a dinner cruise on Lake Champlain.
3:00 - 3:15 PM
3:15 - 3:30 PM
3:30 - 3:45 PM
3:45 - 4:00 PM
4:00 – 4:20 PM
4:20 - 4:45 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Opening Remarks
Keynote Speaker: Maria Yazdanbakhsh, PhD (Leiden University, Netherlands)
9 October 2025
8:30 – 8:40 AM
8:40 - 9:25 AM
Session 5: Clinical Vaccinology
Presented by Paolo Palma, MD, PhD (OPBG, Vaccinolopous)
Dengue Vaccines, presented by Kristen Pierce, MD (University of Vermont)
Presented by Kinga Smolen, PhD (Precision Vaccines Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School)
Q&A Panel
Coffee Break
9:30 – 9:45 AM
9:45 – 10:00 AM
10:00 - 10:15 AM
10:15– 10:30 AM
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Session 6: Implications of Climate and Population Trajectory on Precision Vaccinology
Presented by Nelly Ameyogbe, PhD (University of British Columbia)
Aging and Vaccinology, presented by Amy Sherman, MD (Brigham and Women’s Hospital)
Presented by Lindsey Baden (Brigham and Women’s Hospital)
Q&A Panel
Mid-day Break: Local activities include walking, biking, hiking, volunteering, shopping, etc.
Panel Discussion: Vaccines at a Crossroads: Considerations & Path Forward presented by Jay Evans, PhD (Inimmune Inc), Ofer Levy, MD, PhD (Precision Vaccines Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School), Christine Benn, MD, PhD (SDU, Denmark)
Abstract Presentations
11:00 – 11:15 AM
11:15 – 11:30 AM
11:30 - 11:45 AM
11:45 – 12:00 PM
12:00 – 3:00 PM
3:00 – 3:45 PM
3:45 - 4:00 PM
Advancement Of Human In Vitro Modeling Platforms For The Preclinical Investigation Of Adjuvant Combinations, Simon van Haren, PhD (Precision Vaccines Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School)
Presented by David Dowling, PhD (Precision Vaccines Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School)
Presented by Margie Ackerman, PhD (Dartmouth University)
Adjuvants: Bridging The Gap Between Innate And Adaptive Immunity, presented by Jay Evans, PhD (Inimmune Inc)
Q&A Session
Session 7: Adjuvants
4:00 – 4:15 PM
4:15 – 4:30 PM
4:30 – 4:45 PM
4:45 – 5:00 PM
5:00 - 5:15 PM
Youth Opioid Epidemic, presented by Sharon Levy, MD, MPH (Boston Children’s Hospital)
Attitudes Towards An Opioid Vaccine, presented by Elissa Weitzman, ScD, MSc (Boston Children’s Hospital)
Presented by Elizabeth “Betzi” Norton, PhD (Tulane University)
Q+A Panel
Abstract Presentations
Closing Remarks
Session 8: Addressing Opioid Epidemic with Vaccines
5:15 - 5:30 PM
5:30 - 5:45 PM
5:45 - 6:00 PM
6:00 - 6:20 PM
6:20 – 6:40 PM
6:40 - 7:00 PM