Author name: Özlem Bulut

We’re getting ready for the Optimmunize Hybrid Conference, Health Effects of Vaccines: From Genomics to Policy, hosted by Wellcome Connecting Science in Cambridge, 11–13 May.

Three days of focused, timely discussions on how vaccines shape health beyond protection from specific pathogens, from genomics and immune responses across the life course to benefit-risk, safety, and policy.

Registration is closed, but you can follow along on LinkedIn for updates from the conference.

Looking forward to meeting many of you at the Wellcome Genome Campus or online!

Click here for program details and registration!

Health Effects of Vaccines: From Genomics to Policy is a global meeting exploring the broader, non-specific effects of vaccines.

This three-day event will gather researchers, clinicians, and policymakers to share new findings, discuss implications for safety and programme design, and strengthen global collaboration. With a focus on engaging early-career researchers and improving communication in the context of vaccine scepticism, the meeting will help shape the future of this rapidly developing field.

Sessions will include:
– The importance of genomics for immunomodulatory effects of vaccines
– Immunobiology of vaccines
– Vaccine safety
– Immunomodulatory effects of vaccines over the life course
– Vaccine immunomodulatory effects prescribing vaccine policies
– Panel discussions: From genomics to policy – how does public health integrate findings from genomics?
– Workshops: How to talk about vaccines and how to involve young researchers in studying vaccines, in the era of vaccine scepticism