2nd International Conference on Individualized Infection Medicine
Infectious diseases remain a major global threat and development as well as application of therapies with maximum efficacy and minimum toxicity continue to be a fundamental challenge. Thus, new and innovative approaches to optimize clinical care for patients suffering from or being threatened by infectious diseases are of increasing importance. Considering the growing impact of individualized medicine, we believe the time has come to discuss how individualization may find its way into care of patients with infectious diseases.
The 2nd International Conference on Individualized Infection Medicine will convene distinguished experts and researchers from across the globe to advance the discussion on individualized approaches in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. The meeting will provide a platform for high-level scientific exchange and foster interdisciplinary collaboration at the interface of immunology, infectious diseases, and precision medicine.
Registration is open. Due to limited capacity, early registration is strongly recommended. Once the maximum number of participants is reached, a waiting list will be established.
- Registration | Deadline: 28 February 2026
We look forward to welcoming you to Hannover for this important event dedicated to shaping the future of individualized infection medicine.
Program
THURSDAY, 19 March 2026
REGISTRATION
WELCOME AND OPENING / SETTING THE STAGE
Georg Schütte, Volkswagen Foundation
Yang Li and Markus Cornberg, Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine
Falko Mohrs, Ministry of Culture and Science of Lower Saxony
Josef Penninger, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Heiner Wedemeyer, Hannover Medical School
Leif Erik Sander, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
SESSION I: Ancestry effect on immune responses and susceptibility
Chairs: Georg Behrens, Hannover Medical School & Dunja Bruder, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Annapurna Vyakarnam, King’s College London
Lluis Quintana-Murci, Institut Pasteur
SESSION II: Understanding the heterogeneity of immune response in healthy
Chair: Lluis Quintana-Murci, Institut Pasteur
Ramnik Xavier, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
VISION FOR THE FUTURE
Chair: Michael Meyer-Hermann, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Facundo Batista, Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT and Harvard
SESSION OF THE EXCELLENCE CLUSTER RESIST
Chair: Thomas Schulz, Hannover Medical School
Lars Dölken, Hannover Medical School
Nataliya Di Donato, Hannover Medical School
Markus Cornberg, Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine
Till Strowig, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
CiiM EVENING
FRIDAY, 20 March 2026
REGISTRATION
SETTING THE STAGE FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Chair: Thomas Pietschmann, TWINCORE
Yang Li, Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine
Mihai Netea, Radboud University Medical Center
SESSION III: Variation in human response to vaccination
Chairs: Marylyn Addo, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf & Carlos Guzmán, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Bali Pulendran, Stanford University School of Medicine
Sabra L. Klein, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Christine Stabell Benn, University of Southern Denmark
SESSION IV: Heterogeneity of immune response to infection (part 1)
Chairs: Natalia Torow, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research & Percy Knolle, Technical University of Munich
Triantafyllos Chavakis, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus
Jaques Deguine, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Kerstin Ludwig, University of Bonn
POSTER WALK
Chairs: Hortense Slevogt, Hannover Medical School, Anke Kraft, Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine, Luka Cicin-Sain, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research & Cheng-Jian Xu, Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine
SESSION IV: Heterogeneity of immune response to infection (part 2)
Chairs: Natalia Torow, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research & Percy Knolle, Technical University of Munich
Mala Maini, University College London
Ulrike Protzer, Helmholtz Munich/Technical University of Munich
Tobias Böttler, Medical Center – University of Freiburg
EVENING PROGRAM: CONFERENCE DINNER
SATURDAY, 21 March 2026
REGISTRATION
SETTING THE STAGE FOR PERSONALIZE MEDICINE
Chair: Christine Falk, Hannover Medical School
Nisar Malek, University Hospital Tübingen
Markus Cornberg, Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine
Heiner Wedemeyer, Hannover Medical School
SESSION V: Individualized therapy in infection
Chairs: Kathrin de la Rosa, Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine & Ulrich Kalinke, TWINCORE
Dirk Busch, Technical University of Munich
Britta Eiz-Vesper, Hannover Medical School
Luis Graca, Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine
Davide Corti, Vir Biotechnology
SUMMARY & CLOSING
Yang Li and Markus Cornberg, Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine
Further information about the program
The conference is organised by the CiiM team in cooperation with Hannover Medical School (MHH), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the Volkswagen Foundation.
Conference Venue
Schloss Herrenhausen
Herrenhäuser Straße 5 | 30419 Hannover
Getting there by public transport:
Üstra lines 4 and 5,
stop ›Herrenhäuser Gärten‹.
