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Epigenetics and Gene Regulation in Health and Disease: Linking Basic Mechanisms with Therapeutic Opportunities | Keystone Symposia

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Milner Therapeutics Institute 🧪 @milnerinst.bsky.social · 1d

👀 Looks like a fantastic meeting courtesy of @keystonesymposia.bsky.social, @kjarmache.bsky.social and former Symposium speaker and Milner friend @ckadoch.bsky.social! 🧪👇

Karim-Jean Armache @kjarmache.bsky.social · 28d

On behalf of @ckadoch.bsky.social and myself, we are pleased to present our upcoming @KeystoneSymposia, #KSEpigenetics26 Epigenetics and Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, March 2-5, in Geneva, Switzerland. keysym.us/KSEpigenetic...

Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Epigenetics and Gene Regulation in Health and Disease: Linking Basic Mechanisms with Therapeutic Opportunities, March 2026, in Geneva, with field leaders!

From the Desk of Our CEO: Dr. Jamie Baumgartner

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Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 1d

“With your engagement, Keystone Symposia will remain a beacon where science, community & discovery converge to address humanity’s most urgent challenges.” —Dr. Jamie Baumgartner, Keystone Symposia CEO. Learn how you can help shape the #FutureofScience 🔗 keypoint.keystonesymposia.org/home/message...

With your engagement, Keystone Symposia will remain a beacon where science, community and discovery converge to address humanity’s most urgent challenges.

KSQA: Dr. Anwesha Dey (Spotlight on the Cancer Cell)

Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 1d

🧬 Deadline: Oct 14 (11:59pm MDT)!

Early-career scientists - apply now to present your work or for a scholarship at Spotlight on the Cancer Cell. Explore cancer cell vulnerabilities & new therapy insights.

🎥 youtu.be/npXedgJvk5Q
🔗 keysym.us/KSCancerCell26

#KSCancerCell26 #CancerResearch

Autophagy: Mechanisms to Therapy | Keystone Symposia

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annesimonsen.bsky.social @annesimonsen.bsky.social · 4d

Explore emerging research with field leaders @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #Autophagy : Mechanisms to Therapy, this February in Keystone! keysym.us/KSAutophagy26 #KSAutophagy26 www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Autophagy: Mechanisms to Therapy, February 2026, in Keystone, with field leaders!

September Fellow's Spotlight on Dr. David Martinez

Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 5d

ICYMI: Our Sept Fellows Spotlight features Dr. David Martinez @davidmartinez.bsky.social (@yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social) and his work on #InfectiousDisease, #DengueVirus & #COVIDVaccines. Learn more + apply to be a #KSFellow! 🔗 keypoint.keystonesymposia.org/home/septemb...

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Our September Fellows Spotlight goes to Keystone Symposia Fellow Dr. David Martinez of Yale Medical School who played a critical role in research and development of the COVID-19 vaccines and antibody ...

Autophagy: Mechanisms to Therapy | Keystone Symposia

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satooze.bsky.social @satooze.bsky.social · 5d

Explore emerging research with field leaders @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #Autophagy : Mechanisms to Therapy, this February in Keystone! keysym.us/KSAutophagy26 #KSAutophagy26 www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Autophagy: Mechanisms to Therapy, February 2026, in Keystone, with field leaders!

KSQA: Dr. Alexander Hoffmann (From Systems Immunology to Immunoengineering)

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Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 Early-career scientists - don’t miss! 🚨
Join Dr. Hoffman (@dgsomucla.bsky.social) & @staceyfinley.bsky.social at @viterbischool.usc.edu for Systems Immunology to Immunoengineering in Vancouver.

🗓️ Abstracts & scholarships due Oct 9
🔗 keysym.us/KSSysImmune26
🎥 youtu.be/ftdgtaBYMW8

#KSSysImmune26

Immunometabolism Across Scales Meeting Promo

Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 6d

Young scientists - take the stage w/ Marcia C. Haigis (@harvardmed.bsky.social) this Jan for Immunometabolism Across Scales!

🗓 Apply by Oct 9, 11:59pm MDT: keysym.us/KSImmunoMeta...

🎥 youtu.be/vpFqnb5s-NU

@tcellogic.bsky.social @quinascience.bsky.social
#KSImmunoMetab26 #immunometabolism

Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 6d

🧬 In 3 weeks! Oct 23 • 11 AM ET — Luigi Buonaguro, MD presents “Molecular Mimicry as Strategy for Anti-Cancer Immunity.”

Free & open to all (CME credits pending). Don’t miss this @globalvirusnews.bsky.social #GlobalHealth event!

🔗 ow.ly/KLOZ50X6e8V

@usf.edu #CancerResearch #MedicalEducation

Membrane Dynamics Meeting Promo

Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 7d

🌟 Congrats to Keystone Symposia members Dr. Fred Ramsdell & Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi on the 2025 @nobelprize.bsky.social in Physiology or Medicine! 🏆

Ramsdell served on our SAB; Sakaguchi is a long-time speaker.

🔗 nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...

#KeystoneSymposia #NobelPrize #ScientificExcellence

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Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 7d

🚀 Early-career scientists: Apply for the 2026 Keystone Symposia Fellows! Gain mentorship, career guidance & join a global network of scientific leaders. 🧬

🗓 Apply by Oct 20, 2025
🔗 www.keystonesymposia.org/program-enri... #KSFellows #KeystoneSymposia #EarlyCareerScientists

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Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 7d

Early-career scientists, don’t miss out! ⏰
Apply for a scholarship or submit a short talk abstract for Membrane Dynamics, Repair & Disease by Oct 8 (11:59pm MDT).
Join leaders in #autophagy this Feb in Keystone, CO!

🎥 youtu.be/9QOtt8W3dSQ
🔗 keysym.us/KSMembrane26

#KSMembrane26 #membranerepair

KSQA: Dr. Dan Baird (Autophagy)

Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 7d

Early-career scientists - last call! ⏰ Submit your short talk abstract or scholarship app by Oct 8 (11:59 pm MDT) for Autophagy: Mechanisms to Therapy. Join @annesimonsen.bsky.social, Dan Baird & others!

🔗 keysym.us/KSAutophagy26
🎥 youtu.be/4Y6YvL-unAM

#KSAutophagy26 #autophagy #mitophagy

Infectious Disease 2026: From Emerging Threats to Transformative Solutions

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Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 7d

Tackle #InfectiousDisease & #GlobalHealth challenges with @keystonesymposia.bsky.social 2026 Series, spanning #EmergingViruses, #FungalDisease, #AMR, #Vaccinology, #HIVCure, #Tuberculosis & more!

Join live or OnDemand: keypoint.keystonesymposia.org/home/infecti...

Keystone Symposia's Infectious Disease conference series explores emerging infectious disease threats, to endemic and unsolved challenges and innovative vaccine and antibiotic strategies to solve the ...

KSQA: Dr. Thomas Wynn (Keynote Address - Fibrosis)

Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 8d

Early-career scientists! ⏰ Submit your short talk abstract or scholarship app for Fibrosis: Cross Organ Pathology and Pathways to Clinical Development by Oct 7 (11:59pm MDT). Join Dr. Thomas Wynn (Pfizer) in Banff! 🇨🇦
🔗 keysym.us/KSFibrosis26

@ibd-flomd.bsky.social #KSFibrosis26 youtu.be/ayWm6vA3hIw

Autophagy: Mechanisms to Therapy | Keystone Symposia

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annesimonsen.bsky.social @annesimonsen.bsky.social · 9d

Deadlines are approaching for @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #Autophagy : Mechanisms to Therapy, this February in Keystone! See scholarship, abstract and discount reg dates: keysym.us/KSAutophagy26 #KSAutophagy26

Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Autophagy: Mechanisms to Therapy, February 2026, in Keystone, with field leaders!

KSQA: Dr. Anne Fletcher (Stromal Immunology)

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Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 10d

⏰ Deadline Oct 7 (11:59pm MT)! Submit your short talk abstract or scholarship app for Stromal Immunology in Health & Disease: keysym.us/KSStromal26

Great chance for early-career scientists to showcase work + connect.

@fibroblast-fletch.bsky.social #KSStromal26
youtu.be/-RHKzBoGrXg

New & Noteworthy: Upcoming Conference Highlights

Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 12d

Discover New & Noteworthy @keystonesymposia.bsky.social conferences coming up this season on the Keypoint blog - featuring #iPSCs organized by #NobelLaureate Shinya Yamanaka with partner Takeda Pharmaceutical Co,, Inc., #StromalImmunology, #KidneyDisease, #AIDrugDiscovery & more! keysym.us/26Season

Keystone Symposia's 2026 conference season boasts an exciting line-up spearheaded by Nobel Laureates and field leaders that explore the frontiers of biology and medicine.

KSQA: Dr. Anna Beaudin (Hematopoiesis)

Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 12d

🎥 On demand now: AI in Molecular Biology!

Hear from pioneers shaping the future of science, including:
🔹 Dr. David Baker (UW)
🔹 @barbaraengelhardt.bsky.social (@stanfordmedicine.bsky.social & @gladstoneinst.bsky.social)

👉 Watch here: keysym.us/KSAIBio26

#KSAIBio26 @drkbio.bsky.social @jef.works

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Olov Andersson @o-andersson-lab.bsky.social · 19d

Join us for the revival of the Islet Biology and Diabetes Keystone symposia in Breckenridge, Colorado on March 16-19, 2026, for great science and great skiing. You can register now for early bird rates: lnkd.in/dw59T7tc Joint with Gut-Brain Axis. @linnemannlab.bsky.social Erica Nishimura, Barak Blum

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Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 19d

Abstracts & scholarship apps for #KSHemato26 are due Oct 29—but @beaudinlab.bsky.social explains why you should submit early! 🎥 youtu.be/FcO6D87EC_Q

Join us Feb 23–26, 2026 in Keystone, CO 👉 keysym.us/KSHemato26

@bloodgenes.bsky.social #hematopoiesis #bonemarrow #hematopoieticstemcells

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Spagnoli_Lab. @labspagnoli.bsky.social · 19d

🚀 Exciting news!

Islet Biology is back @keystonesymposia.bsky.social !!!
Don’t miss the chance to register for this exciting conference!

🚨Early-bird registration is NOW OPEN --- see below ⤵️
#KSDiabetes26 🌲🌲🌲

Olov Andersson @o-andersson-lab.bsky.social · 19d

Join us for the revival of the Islet Biology and Diabetes Keystone symposia in Breckenridge, Colorado on March 16-19, 2026, for great science and great skiing. You can register now for early bird rates: lnkd.in/dw59T7tc Joint with Gut-Brain Axis. @linnemannlab.bsky.social Erica Nishimura, Barak Blum

Fibrosis: Cross Organ Pathology and Pathways to Clinical Development | Keystone Symposia

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Florian Rieder @ibd-flomd.bsky.social · 19d

Deadlines are approaching for @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #Fibrosis : Cross Organ Pathology & Clinical Development, this February in Banff! See scholarship, abstract and discount reg dates: keysym.us/KSFibrosis26 #KSFibrosis26 @bottomlineibd.bsky.social @aboutibd.bsky.social @ibdpro.bsky.social

Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Fibrosis: Cross Organ Pathology and Pathways to Clinical Development, February 2026, in Banff, with field leaders!

Keypoint Newsletter: September 2025

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Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 19d

The September Keypoint Newsletter is hot off the press, with features on #scienceadvocacy efforts, upcoming season highlights, #KSFellows spotlights, #openaccess content, #AIinBiomedicine & much more! Check out what's new & connect with the KS community! keypoint.keystonesymposia.org/home/keypoin...

The September 2025 Keypoint Newsletter features Keystone Symposia initiatives, including advocacy, podcast partnership, Livestream and open access coverage, Upcoming Season Highlights, Fellows Spotlig...