Introducing Dr. Megan Levings as our amazing keynote speaker!

Her talk will be on “Regulating Human Immunity”.

Megan K. Levings, PhD

Professor, Department of Surgery and School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia

Canada Research Chair in Engineered Immune Tolerance

Director, Childhood Diseases Theme, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute

Director, Advanced Therapeutics Manufacturing Facility

Dr. Megan Levings is a Professor in the Department of Surgery and School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Her lab studies how a special kind of white blood cell, known as a T regulatory cell, could be used as a cellular therapy to stop harmful immune responses. She is internationally recognized in the field of human immunology and leads a vibrant group of trainees and staff who are researching how to use T regulatory cells to replace conventional immunosuppression in the context of transplantation and autoimmunity. She is President Elect of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies and has won numerous awards, including the 2020 YWCA Woman of Distinction, Science, Research & Technology, 2022 Simon Fraser University Outstanding Alumni award, 2022 UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Researcher in the Basic/Foundational Science Category, and the 2025 Canadian Society for Immunology Cinader Award.