New technologies to advance immunosenescence research

There is a growing appreciation that immunosenescence is a central driver of dysfunction across a wide spectrum of diseases, from chronic infections and autoimmune disorders to cancer, metabolic disease and the frailty associated with ageing. As a result, interventions to prevent, reverse or therapeutically target immune ageing are in high demand. Yet progress is hindered by the substantial cost, complexity and time required to accurately characterise immunosenescence, particularly given that many widely used readouts capture only a fraction of the underlying biology. These limitations have slowed the discovery of targeted mechanisms that could alleviate chronic age-associated disease.

This meeting, organised by the BSI Immunosenescence Affinity Group, aims to address this gap by bringing together leading experts in immune-ageing and next-generation technologies that could advance the measurement, understanding and ultimately the treatment of immune ageing. It will be held at the University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH.

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Programme

The programme will be available soon.

Keynote speaker: 
Dr Keiko Kono (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University,  Japan)

Invited speakers:
Dr Ghada Alsaleh (University of Oxford, UK)
Dr Joan Chang (University of Manchester, UK)
Professor John Connelly (Queen Mary University of London, UK)
Professor Chrissy Hammond (University of Bristol, UK)
Dr Qibo Zhang (University of Surrey, UK)

Abstract submission

Submit an abstract here. We welcome abstracts on all areas of immunosenescence and encourage abstracts from ECRs. Abstract deadline is Wednesday 15 April 2026.

Registration

Registration is now open, book your place here.

BSI members benefit from reduced registration fees at this meeting and other BSI events, as well as free access to our journals, grants, career development activities and much more. You can sign up to become a member online. For current BSI members, your reduced fee will be applied automatically if you are logged in to your account. All fees include VAT.

Fees

Early bird registration (closes 23:59 on Wednesday 6 May 2026):

Late registration (closes 23:59 on Wednesday 13 May 2026):

*If this fee applies to you, please contact meetings@immunology.org for a discount code prior to registering

BSI grants to support your attendance at this event

As part of our career development package, we have two grants available to BSI members to support your attendance at this event. 

• BSI Regional & Affinity Group Conference Grants: BSI members can apply for up to £100 to contribute towards their travel costs in attending this conference. In this scheme, we have 10 grants available for this conference and they will be allocated on a first come, first served basis to eligible BSI members. Deadline: Wednesday 29 April 2026. Find out more and apply.
• BSI Regional & Affinity Group Carers' Grants: BSI members can apply for up to £100 to contribute towards extra care arrangements costs they incur during the conference, for example, childcare costs, or for additional care for the applicant themselves. Deadline: Wednesday 29 April 2026. Find out more and apply.

Sponsorship

If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact our Events & Corporate Engagement Manager, Becky Dempsey, at b.dempsey@immunology.org