Joint with: Somatic Mosaicism in Human Development, Aging, and Diseases
Cell Competition: Fitness, Diversity, and Adaptation Across Scales and Species

Mar 07–10, 2027 | Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Laura A. Johnston, Thomas P. Zwaka, and Tristan A Rodriguez

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Mar 07–10, 2027 | Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Scientific Organizers: Laura A. Johnston, Thomas P. Zwaka, and Tristan A Rodriguez

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Sunday, March 7, 2027
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Monday, March 8, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint)
8:00–9:00 AM
Benjamin L. Ebert †, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Clonal Expansions in the Hematopoetic System in Health and Disease
Joint Session
9:00–11:15 AM
Laura A. Johnston, Columbia University
Cell Competition as a Framework for Diverse Areas of Biology
Nuria Lopez-Bigas, IRB Barcelona
Somatic Mosaicism and its Association to Cancer Risk
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Flash Talks
11:15–12:15 PM
Poster Setup
12:15–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
12:15–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Cell Competition as Quality Control I: Genome Integrity and Cellular Fitness
5:00–7:00 PM
Speaker to be Announced
Marco Milán, IRB Barcelona
Cell Competition in Mosaic Aneuploidy
Sarah Bowling †, Stanford University
Mutation of p53 Increases the Competitive Ability of Pluripotent Stem Cells
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 9, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Cell Competition as Quality Control II: Metabolism and Stress Surveillance
8:00–11:00 AM
Marianthi Kiparaki, Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center
Ribosomal Proteins and RNA-Binding Proteins Define Cellular Fitness through a bZip Transcriptional Response
Jean-Paul B. Vincent †, Francis Crick Institute
Ribosomopathy-Associated Mutations cause Proteotoxic Stress that is Alleviated by TOR Inhibition
Tristan A Rodriguez, Imperial College London
Sensing of Extracellular L-Proline by the Integrated Stress Response in Cell Competition
Miguel Torres, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares
P53 and BCL-2 Family Proteins Define Competitive Fitness in Pluripotent Cell Competition
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Flash Talks
11:00–12:00 PM
Poster Setup
12:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
12:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Keynote Address
5:00–5:45 PM
Harmit S. Malik, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Conflicts, Conflicts Everywhere
Cell Competition in Tissue Formation
5:45–7:00 PM
Leonard I. Zon †, HHMI/Boston Children's Hospital
Modeling Clonal Dynamics in Disease in Zebrafish
Stephanie Ellis, Max Perutz Labs Vienna
Modes of Cell Competition in Skin Formation
Qing-Feng Wu, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Stem Cell Competition in the Developing Brain
Romain Levayer, Institut Pasteur
Collective Effects in Cell Elimination: From Mechanical Inputs to Spatiotemporal Feedbacks
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, March 10, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Homeostasis, Aging and Disease
8:00–11:00 AM
Eugenia Piddini †, University of Bristol
Cell Competition and p53 in Epithelial Repair
Jun Wu, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Interspecies Chimerism and Cell Competition
Thomas P. Zwaka, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Bats as Instructive Animal Models for Cell Competition, Longevity and Aging
Coraline Mlynarczyk, Yale University
Competitive Fitness in Germinal Center B Cells and Derived Malignancies
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Panel Discussion: Technological Innovations in Studying Cell Competition
11:00–12:00 PM
Sarah Bowling †, Stanford University
Jun Wu †, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Integrating Old and New Models and Cellular Contexts
5:00–6:45 PM
Speaker to be Announced
Gillian Stanfield †, University of Utah
Migration-mediated Cell Competition
Ivana Barbaric, University of Sheffield
Genetically Variant Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Eliminate WT cells through Yap-Mediated Cell Competition
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Thursday, March 11, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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