The 4^th Annual Center of Excellence for Innate Immunity and Inflammation (CoE-III) symposium, “Breakthroughs in Innate Immunity and Cell Death”, on November 3, 2026, in the Marlo Thomas Center.

The symposium will bring together an outstanding group of leading experts to share recent discoveries, featuring presentations from Drs. Kate Fitzgerald, Gil Mor, Jenny Ting, Ezra Burstein, Cornelia M. Weyand, Michael Gale, Jr., Laurance Morel, Vojo Deretic, and more.

As innate immunity, inflammation, and cell death play central roles in many catastrophic pediatric diseases, from inflammatory disorders to cancers, this symposium will bring together topics that resonate across the St. Jude research and clinical community, including the basic biology of innate immunity and cell death, interactions with adaptive immunity, the molecular diversity of immune mechanisms, immuno-oncology, neuroimmunology, the pathophysiology of inflammation, therapeutic applications, and more. This interactive event is open to everyone with an interest in innate immunity and cell death.