The immunoengineering field is transforming cancer, autoimmunity, regeneration, and transplantation treatments by combining the diverse and complex fields of engineering and immunology. This symposium will highlight some of the latest advances in immunoengineering with a focus on translational aspects of the field. It is also a celebration of the Johns Hopkins Translational Immunoengineering Center’s accomplishments.
Date and Time
March 11, 2026 from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm ET.
Location and Directions
Chevy Chase Auditorium in the Sheikh Zayed Tower building, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Keynote Speakers
Hai-Quan Mao, PhD
Professor Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology
Haig Aghajanian, PhD
Founder of Capstan Therapeutics
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Agenda
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Jordan Green, PhD
Herschel L. Seder Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Ophthalmology, Oncology, Neurosurgery, and Materials Science & Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School
Co-PI, Johns Hopkins Translational Immunoengineering
Biography
Ronald J. Daniels
President of Johns Hopkins University
Biography
Jonathan Schneck, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology, Medicine, and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University
Co-PI, Johns Hopkins Translational Immunoengineering
Biography
Hai-Quan Mao, PhD
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology
Biography
Emily Ariail
Biomedical Engineering PhD Student
Expansion of Neoantigen-Specific Patient T Cells Using Neoepitope-Based Artificial Antigen
Manav Jain
Biomedical Engineering PhD Student
In Vivo CAR T Cell Generation Of Via Broadly- And Selectively-Targeted Polymeric Mrna Nanoparticles For The Treatment Of B Cell Diseases
Jamie Spangler, PhD
William R. Brody Faculty Scholar and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University
Immunology Engineering Education through JH-TIE
Biography
Jakub Tomala, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Engineered IL-2/Antibody Fusion Proteins Confer Autoimmune Disease Protection Through Selective Expansion Of Specific Immune Cell Populations
Haig Aghajanian, PhD
Founder of Capstan Therapeutics
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
In Vivo CAR T Therapy: From Bench to Bedside
Biography
Haig Aghajanian, PhD
Founder of Capstan Therapeutics
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Biography
Eddie Cherok, PhD
Chief Business Officer, Blackbird Lab
Biography
Wael Harb, MD, MBA
Founder and CEO of CellKure
Biography
Myra Norton, MS, MA
Senior Director of Fast Foward, Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
Biography
Sashank Reddy, MD, PhD
Associate professor and vice chair of research in the Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology
Medical director for Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
Biography
Moderators
Drew Pardoll, MD
Co-PI TR&D 3, Johns Hopkins Center for Translational Immunoengineering
Director of the Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
Co-Director of the Cancer Immunology Program at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Biography
Scott Carmer
Executive Consultant, Biotech
Biography
Thank You To Our Sponsors
We sincerely thank our event sponsors for their invaluable support. Your contributions are instrumental in fostering innovation and collaboration within the scientific community, and we greatly appreciate your commitment to our mission. Thank you for partnering with us in this important endeavor.
Primary Sponsor
CellKure
Lunch Sponsors
STEMCELL Technologies
VWR (part of Avantor Sciences)
The event is also sponsored by JH-TIE, an NIBIB funded NCBIB, National Center for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and supported by the JHU Provost’s office, JHUSOM, Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Department of Pathology.