October 15, 2026 - October 19, 2026
Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Washington
This year's Montagna Symposium (Oct 15–19, 2026, at Skamania Lodge) is focused on resident memory T cells (TRM) in the skin — specialized, non-circulating immune cells that form in peripheral tissues after antigen exposure and provide rapid defense against previously encountered pathogens. Sessions will cover TRM in inflammatory/autoimmune skin diseases (psoriasis, vitiligo, contact dermatitis), cancer (melanoma, SCC, BCC), infectious disease/vaccination strategies, and therapeutic approaches targeting TRM generation, persistence, and depletion.