Single Cell Biology: Expanding Potential Across Diseases (K6)
February 15-18, 2027
| Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Jasmine Plummer and Musa M. Mhlanga
Scholarship Deadline: Oct. 22, 2026 | Abstract Deadline: Jan. 26, 2027 | Early Registration Deadline: Dec. 17, 2026
Monday, February 15, 2027
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
Riverview Lounge |
| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
Riverview Lounge |
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–8:10 AM |
Welcome Remarks (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 8:00–9:30 AM |
Keynote Session (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Orit Rozenblatt-Rosen, Genentech
Sc/Spatial Methods to Characterize Cells and Tissues to Identify Targets and Next-Generation Biomarkers for Precision Medicine Treatments for Patients |
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
Riverview Lounge |
| 9:30–11:30 AM |
Advanced Technologies for Spatial Analyses (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Joe Beechem, NanoString Technologies
Subcellular Multiomic Imaging |
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Brian D. Brown, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
CRISPR and Spatial Omics |
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Jasmine Plummer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
STAMP and Multimodal Omic Integration |
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| 11:40–12:40 PM |
Meet the Editors (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 12:40–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 12:40–2:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Novel Insights and Technologies in Single-Cell Analysis |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Riverview Lounge |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Single Cell & Spatial Biology: Applications to Disease |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Chris Marine †, VIB-KU Leuven
Skin and Cancer: Spatiotemporally Resolved Cellular Hierarchy in Melanoma Progression and Metastasis |
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Karuna Ganesh, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Organoid/Mouse: Patient-Derived Organoid and Mouse Models of Colorectal Cancer-Single Cell and Spatial Transcriptomic Profiling (Metastatic Stem Cell Identities) |
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Michael P. Nyberg †, Novo Nordisk A/S
Cardiovascular Biology |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 1 |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
Wednesday, February 17, 2027
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Is Bigger Better?: Connecting Atlases to Relevant Translational Context |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Alexandra-Chloé Villani, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Big Atlas Efforts (HCA) of the Human Immune System |
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Musa M. Mhlanga, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences
Spatial Omics for the Study of Innate Immune Memory in Large Cohorts |
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Muzlifah A Haniffa, Wellcome Sanger Institute
The Developing Human Immune System and Skin to Inform Stem Cell Therapy, Tissue Engineering and Adult Pathology |
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Joe Poh Sheng Yeong, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Using Spatial Omics in Large Cohorts to Understand Therapy Resistance (Breast, Colorectal and Liver Cancer) |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
Riverview Lounge |
| 11:10–12:10 PM |
Panel Discussion 1: Integrating Single-Cell and Spatial Omics: Challenges and Solutions |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 12:10–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 12:10–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
Alhambra Ballroom |
| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Riverview Lounge |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
New Technology & Computational Tools for Single Cell Biology |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Mostafa Ronaghi, Cellanome
New Single Cell Profiling: What Does Full Omic Profiling in Live Cells Add to this Field |
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Bianca Dumitrascu, Columbia University
ML Models Derived from Single Cell Data for Representative Embryonic Development |
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Christoph Bock, CeMM & Medical University of Vienna
Single-Cell Dissection of Tissue Immunity and Epigenetic Plasticity in Immune Diseases and Cancer |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 2 |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
Thursday, February 18, 2027
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Spatial Immunology (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Ido Amit, Weizmann Institute
The Power of One: Immunology in the Age of Single-Cell Genomics |
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Ashley D Sanders, Max Delbrück Center (MDC)
Single Cell Genomics and Lineage Tracing (Crohn’s Disease, Colitis, Intestinal Inflammation) |
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Renato Ostuni, Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
Molecular and Spatial Organization of Immune Microenvironments in Cancer |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
Riverview Lounge |
| 11:10–12:10 PM |
Panel Discussion 2: Single Cell and Spatial Biology: Finding Focus Amid Rapid Progress |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 12:10–2:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Advances in Spatial Omics and Microenvironmental Mapping |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Riverview Lounge |
| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Single Cell and Spatial Biology Drivers of the Major DALYs |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Kayla Barnes, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Single-Cell Profiling of Infectious Disease (Malaria/Ebola) in LMICs |
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Yukinori Okada, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Single Cell Genetics, Infectious and Autoimmune |
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Li-Huei Tsai, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Single Cell Atlasing Reveals Program that is Associated with Cognitive Resilience to Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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Friday, February 19, 2027
