The immunoengineering field is transforming cancer, autoimmunity, regeneration, and transplantation treatments by combining the diverse and complex fields of engineering and immunology. There is a significant need to train engineers in immunology and immunologists in quantitative engineering techniques. Moreover, there is a need to bridge basic immunological discoveries with advances in clinical application. This virtual three-week workshop will review immune system fundamentals and components, engineering strategies to modulate the immune system, and clinical applications.
Workshop attendees will learn about
• The fundamentals and recent discoveries of immune system functions.
• Engineering strategies to manipulate the immune system.
• Immunoengineering clinical applications.
Target Audience
The workshop is designed for graduate students, medical students, residents, and fellows in engineering, immunology, and related fields. Engineering and clinical faculty, and industry professionals will benefit from the course too.
Dates and Time
January 5, 7, 8, 12, and 14 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Eastern Time (UTC -5.00 / -4.00)
Credit
This workshop is eligible for CME credit. It is also offered as a one-credit course to Johns Hopkins students for intersession 2026. More information on CME and course credit are at the bottom of this webpage and in the flyer. This workshop is open to all whether they are seeking credit or not.
Registration
You only need to register once to attend all dates and registration is allowed at any time. Johns Hopkins students seeking course credit must enroll in SIS and register for the workshops. The SIS courses are listed as EN.580.403 (undergraduate) and EN.580.703 (graduate), Advances in Immunoengineering.
Week One – Targeted Immune Interventions and Immunotherapies
| Monday, January 5, 2026 | Wednesday, January 7, 2026 | Thursday, January 8, 2026 |
| Joshua Doloff, PhD Systems Biology Approaches for Discovering Immunologic Mechanism of Differential Host Responses to Biomaterial Systems: Implant-induced Foreign Body Response vs. Microgel Composite-induced Tissue Remodeling |
Mark Rubinstein, PhD IL-2 and IL-15 in Immunotherapy |
George Lu, PhD Air-filled Protein Organelles: Assembly, Biophysics, and Biotechnological Applications |
| Kaitlyn Sadtler, PhD Microplastics in Damaged Tissue Induce Autoimmune Tertiary Lymphoid Structure Formation Constrained by CD8 Regulatory T Cells |
Jamie Spangler, PhD Reprogramming the Immune System through Biomolecular Engineering |
Drew Pardoll, MD, PhD Mining Immunotherapy Trials to Guide Next-gen Immunoengineering |
Week Two – Engineering Cells and Tissues as Living Drugs
| Monday, January 12, 2026 | Wednesday, January 14, 2026 |
| Robert “Smitty” Oakes, PhD Multiscale Engineering and Delivery of Tolerizing Immune Cues for Countering Autoimmunity |
Xioping Bao, PhD Engineering CAR-neutrophils for Targeted Cancer Immunotherapy |
| Kevan Herold, MD Immune Modulation to Delay or Reverse Type 1 Diabetes |
Megan Ruhland, PhD Targeting the Androgen Receptor in Dendritic Cells to Improve Anti-tumor Immunity |
Accreditation Statement
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Credits
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Program accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
American Nurses Credentialing ™ Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) PAs may claim a maximum of 7.5 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
The Johns Hopkins University has approved this activity for 7.5 credit hours for non-physicians.
Johns Hopkins Students may also choose to sign up for this workshop as a one-credit pass/fail course that will appear on their transcript. To do this, please register for the unique course number below on SIS and check Canvas regularly for course assignments.
Ugrads: EN.580.403 Independent Study: Advances in Immunoengineering
MSE/PhD: EN.580.703 Independent Study: Advances in Immunoengineering
Policy on Presenter and Provider Disclosure
It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine that the presenter and provider globally disclose conflicts of interest. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place to identify and mitigate relevant conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made prior to presentation of the education.