EUROPEAN
PHAGOCYTE
WORKSHOP
23/24/25 March 2026
OXFORD, UK
WELCOME!
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We are thrilled to invite you to attend the 2026 European Phagocyte Workshop, taking place from March 23-25, 2026 at Keble College, in the historic and iconic city of Oxford, United Kingdom.
For the first time in its history, this long-standing and well-regarded international workshop will be hosted in the UK. Continuing nearly four decades of European phagocyte-focused conferences, the 2026 edition promises to be a vibrant and intellectually stimulating event, highlighting the latest advances in phagocyte biology.
We are assembling a lineup of outstanding speakers from across Europe and beyond, representing various career stages and scientific perspectives. Our scientific programme will feature expert speakers covering a broad range of topics, including phagocytosis and efferocytosis, paediatric innate immunity, mechanosensing, phagocyte flavours, evolution and development, infection, and phagocyte–stromal interactions in health and disease.
We are honoured to welcome our keynote speakers, Ana-Maria Lennon (Institut Curie) and Steffen Massberg (Ludwig-Maximilians University), both of whom are internationally recognised leaders in the field.
The workshop will also place a strong emphasis on supporting the next generation of scientists. There will be numerous opportunities for junior researchers to present their work through oral presentation, flash talks and poster sessions.
The workshop will begin at 13:00 on Monday 23 March and conclude around 19:30 on Wednesday 25 March.
We recommend allowing sufficient time for travel to and from Oxford, which is well connected to London Heathrow and other major UK transport hubs (see transport options in general information).
Please mark your calendars now!
We can’t wait to welcome you to Oxford in March 2026 for what promises to be an exciting and engaging workshop!
European Phagocyte Workshop 2026 Organising Committee
Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors
The Company of Biologists
