Agenda

Event Schedule

Sunday, May 11, 2025

Arrivals

  • 6 - 8 p.m.

Mentor/Trainee Dinners


Monday, May 12, 2025

  • 6:20 - 7:50 a.m. 

Closed Meeting - Immunocompromised Host T32 Internal Advisory Committee and External Advisory Committee Meeting

  • 7 - 7:50 a.m. 

Continental Breakfast

  • 7:50 - 8 a.m. 

Introduction

Michael Boeckh, MD, PhD, Symposium Co-Chair | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

  • 8 - 8:05 a.m. 

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Michael Boeckh, MD, PhD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

  • 8:05 - 8:45 a.m. 

Keynote Address: BK Virus

Hans Hirsch, MD, MSc | University of Basel, Switzerland

Chairs 

Hannah Imlay, MD, MS | University of Utah

Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH | University of Cincinnati

 

  • 8:45 - 9:10 a.m. 

ADV in the Immunocompromised Host    

Gabriela M. Marón Alfaro, MD, MSc | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

  • 9:10 - 9:45 a.m. 

BKV Case Presentation

To Be Announced

Round Table Discussion:

Hannah Imlay, MD, MS | University of Utah

Hans Hirsch, MD, PhD | University of Basel, Switzerland

Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH | University of Cincinnati

Abhijit Limaye, MD | University of California San Francisco

Sanjeet Singh Dadwal, MD | City of Hope

Gabriela M. Marón Alfaro, MD, MSc | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

  • 9:45 - 10:15 a.m. 

Break

Chairs

Michelle Yong, MD | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Genovefa Papanicolaou, MD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

 

  • 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. 

Best Trainnee Abstract

To Be Announced

  • 10:30 - 10:55 a.m.

CMV in Solid Organ Transplantation

Abhijit Limaye, MD | University of California - San Francisco

  • 10:55 - 11:20 a.m.

CMV and Again in Solid Organ Transplantation

Maheen Abidi, MD | University of Colorado

  • 11:20 - 11:45 a.m. 

CMV in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Danniel Zamora, MD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

  • 11:45 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.

CMV Case Presentation

Jose Camargo, MD | University of Miami

Round Table Discussion: 

Michelle Yong, MD | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Genovefa Papanicolaou, MD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Abhijit Limaye, MD | University of California - San Francisco

Danniel Zamora, MD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Roy Chemaly, MD, MPH | The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center 

Maheen Abidi, MD | University of Colorado

YaeJean Kim, MD, PhD | Samsung Medical Center, South Korea

  • 12:25 - 1:40 p.m.

Lunch

Chairs

Erica Stohs, MD, MPH | University of Nebraska

Olivia Kates, MD, MA | Johns Hopkins University

 

  • 1:40 - 2:25 p.m. 

Infectious Diseases in the Immunocompromised Host Jeopardy

Chairs

Mike Ison, MD | National Institutes of Health

Alpana Waghmare, MD | Seattle Children's Hospital, Fred Hutch, University of Washington

 

  • 2:25 - 2:50 p.m.

Best Trainee Abstract

To Be Announced

  • 2:50 - 3:15 p.m. 

Host Transcriptomics for Infectious Disease Diagnostics

Christopher Woods, MD, MPH | Duke University

  • 3:15 - 3:40 p.m. 

Novel Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies for Respiratory Viruses

Camille Kotton, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital

  • 3:40 - 4:20 p.m. 

Approach to Empiric Therapy, Long-term Pulmonary Complications Management and Combination Therapy Case Presentation

To Be Announced

Round Table Discussion:

Mike Ison, MD | National Institutes of Health

Alpana Waghmare, MD | Seattle Children's Hospital, Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Christopher Woods, MD, MPH | Duke University

Camille Kotton, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital

Angela Campbell, MD | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Diego Hijano, MD, MSc | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Octavio Ramilo, MD | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Per Ljungman, MD, PhD | Karolinska Institute, Sweden

  • 6 - 9 p.m. 

Location To Be Announced

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

  • 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Chairs

Upton Allen, MBBS, MSc | University of Toronto, SickKids

Denise McCulloch, MD, MPH |  Fred Hutch, University of Washington

 

  • 8:30 - 8:55 a.m.

Advanced Diagnostics I: Pathogen Detection in Immunocompromised Hosts 

Charles Chiu, MD, PhD | University of California - San Francisco

  • 8:55 - 9:20 a.m. 

Advanced Diagnostics II: Host Response Profiling in Immunocompromised Hosts

Kim Hanson, MD, MHS | University of Utah

  • 9:20 - 10 a.m. 

Emerging Topics in Diagnostics Case Presentation 

Eduardo Sanchez, MD | University of Arizona

Round Table Discussion:

Denise McCulloch, MD, MPH |  Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Upton Allen, MBBS, MSc | University of Toronto, SickKids

Kim Hanson, MD, MHS | University of Utah

Charles Chiu, MD, PhD | University of California - San Francisco

Helen Chu, MD, MPH | University of Washington

Madeleine Heldman, MD, MS | Duke University

  • 10 - 10:25 a.m. 

Break & Poster Set-Up

  • 10:25 - 10:30 a.m. 

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Michael Boeckh, MD, PhD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

  • 10:30 - 11:05 a.m. 

Keynote Address: Pulmonary Impairment after Transplantation

Guang-Shing Cheng, MD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Chairs

Guang-Shing Cheng, MD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

David Epstein, MD | Stanford University

 

  • 11:05 - 11:30 a.m. 

Pulmonary Complications of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Matt Zinter, MD | University of California - San Francisco

  • 11:30 - 11:55 a.m.

Pulmonary Complications of Solid Organ Transplantation 

Cynthia Fisher, MD | University of Washington

  • 11:55 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.

Best Trainee Abstract

To Be Announced

  • 12:10 - 1:25 p.m. 

Lunch

  • 1:25 - 1:30 p.m. 

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Joshua Hill, MD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

  • 1:30 - 1:55 p.m.

The Future of Infections in the Immunocompromised Host: Science, Training, Mentoring, Clinical Care

Michael Boeckh, MD, PhD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Chairs

Michael Boeckh, MD, PhD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Barbara Alexander, MD | Duke University

 

  • 1:55 - 2:40 p.m. 

Roundtable: Training for the Future of Immunocompromised Host Infectious Disease 

Roy Chemaly, MD, MPH | MD Anderson Cancer Center

Tobias Hohl, MD, PhD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Minh-Hong Nguyen, MD | University of Pittsburgh 

Leah Yoke, MCHS, PA-C | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Monica Slavin, MD, MBBS | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Lindsey Baden, MD | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Upton Allen, MBBS, MSc | University of Toronto, SickKids, Canada

Octavio Ramilo, MD | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

  • 2:40 - 3:05 p.m. 

Break & Poster Set-Up

Chairs

Joshua A. Hill, MD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Jessica Little, MD | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

 

  • 3:05 - 3:30 p.m. 

Viral Reactivation and Clinical Significance after CAR-T cell Therapy

Erika Kampouri, MD | University of Lausanne, Switzerland

  • 3:30 - 3:55 p.m. 

Infectious Risk Stratification, Immune Reconstitution (or Lack Thereof), and Prevention Strategies after CAR-T cell Therapy

Kai Rejeski, MD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  • 3:55 - 4:20 p.m.

T-cell Therapies Targeting Infectious Diseases in HSCT and SOT 

To Be Announced

  • 4:20 - 4:35 p.m. 

Best Trainee Abstract

To Be Announced

  • 5 - 6:30 p.m. 

Awards for Best Abstracts and Best Posters to be announced

  • 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

  • 7:15 - 8 a.m. 
  • 8 - 8:05 a.m. 

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Jay Fishman, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital

  • 8:05 - 8:45 a.m.

Xenotransplantation: State of the Art

Jayme Locke, MD, MPH | University of Alabama - Birmingham 

Chairs

Catherine Liu, MD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Samuel Aitken, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP | University of Michigan

 

  • 8:45 - 9:10 a.m. 

Tackling Gram Negative Resistance in Immunocompromised Hosts: Strategies for Prevention and Treatment

Michael Satlin, MD | Cornell University

  • 9:10 - 9:35 a.m.

What's New in the Management of Clostridioides difficile Disease? 

To Be Announced

  • 9:35 - 10:15 a.m.

Novel Therapeutics and C. difficile Case Presentation

Emily Rosen, MD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Round Table Discussion:

Catherine Liu, MD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Michael Satlin, MD | Cornell University

To Be Announced

  • 10:15 -10:40 a.m 

Break & Poster Take-Down

Chairs

Tobias Hohl, MD, PhD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 

Minh-Hong Nguyen, MD | University of Pittsburgh

 

  • 10:40 - 10:55 a.m.

Best Trainee Abstract

To Be Announced

  • 10:55 - 11:20 a.m.

Trends in Antifungal Resistance

Nathan Wiederhold, MD | University of Texas - San Antonio 

  • 11:20 - 11:45 a.m.

Novel Antifungal Drugs

Dimitrios Kontoyiannis, MD, PhD | MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • 11:45 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. 

Fungal Disease Case Presentation

Emily Lydon, MD | University of Califorina - San Francisco

Round Table Discussion:

Dimitrios Kontoyiannis, MD, PhD | MD Anderson Cancer Center

Minh-Hong Nguyen, MD | University of Pittsburgh

Nathan Wiederhold, MD | University of Texas - San Antonio 

David Fredricks, MD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Ricardo La Hoz, MD | University of Texas - Southwestern

Kieren Marr, MD | Johns Hopkins

Frank Tverdek, PharmD | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Tobias Hohl, MD, PhD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 

  • 12:25 -12:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Josh Schiffer, MD, MSc, Symposium Co-Chair | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Catherine Liu, MD, Symposium Co-Chair | Fred Hutch, University of Washington

  • 12:30 p.m. 

Lunch Boxes & Poster Take-Down