PCMM Upcoming Retreat

September 28-30, 2026.

2026 PCMM Scientific Research Retreat

Monday, September 28 to Wednesday, September 30
Sea Crest Beach Resort, North Falmouth, Massachusetts (on Cape Cod).

Our annual scientific retreat is the premier event on the PCMM calendar. Participants include all PCMM investigators, as well as some 150 postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and research staff from our 15 labs, members of PCMM’s distinguished Scientific Advisory Board, invited journal editors and industry sponsor guests, and several scientific and administrative leaders of Boston Children’s Hospital.

All laboratories report on current research, with more than 100 posters presented for viewing and discussion. The schedule provides time for PCMM members and invited guests ample opportunity to discuss research areas of mutual interest.

2026 Presentations

KEYNOTE by Zhijian “James” Chen, PhD
Professor of Molecular Biology, Director, Center for Inflammation Research
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Talal Chatila, MD
Denise and David Bunning Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Immunologist, Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital

Ulrich von Andrian, MD, PhD
Mallinckrodt Professor of Immunopathology at Harvard Medical School
Program Leader, Basic Immunology, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
PCMM Faculty Alumnus

ANNUAL MODELL LECTURE By 2026 Postdoctoral Fellow Award-Winner

PCMM Investigators

The annual retreat is an opportunity for both intellectual stimulation and a lot of fun, including a karaoke night and a performance by our homegrown music group, The Pogies.