Joint with: Tissue and Spatial Immunology
Single Cell Biology: Expanding Potential Across Diseases

Feb 15–18, 2027 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Jasmine Plummer and Musa M. Mhlanga

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Feb 15–18, 2027 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada

Scientific Organizers: Jasmine Plummer and Musa M. Mhlanga

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, February 15, 2027
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Session (Joint)
8:00–9:30 AM
Matthias Mann †, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Spatial Proteomics
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
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Advanced Technologies for Spatial Analyses (Joint)
9:30–11:15 AM
Joe Beechem †, NanoString Technologies
Subcellular Multiomic Imaging
Brian D. Brown †, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
CRISPR and Spatial Omics
Jasmine Plummer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
STAMP and Multimodal Omic Integration
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meet the Editors (Joint)
11:15–12:15 PM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Novel Insights and Technologies in Single-Cell Analysis
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Single Cell & Spatial Biology: Applications to Disease
5:00–7:00 PM
Chris Marine †, VIB-KU Leuven
Skin and Cancer: Spatiotemporally Resolved Cellular Hierarchy in Melanoma Progression and Metastasis
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)
Michael P. Nyberg †, Novo Nordisk A/S
Cardiovascular Biology
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 17, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Is Bigger Better?: Connecting Atlases to Relevant Translational Context
8:00–11:00 AM
Alexandra-Chloé Villani †, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Big Atlas Efforts (HCA) of the Human Immune System
Musa M. Mhlanga, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences
Spatial Omics for the Study of Innate Immune Memory in Large Cohorts
Muzlifah A Haniffa †, Wellcome Sanger Institute
The Developing Human Immune System and Skin to Inform Stem Cell Therapy, Tissue Engineering and Adult Pathology
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)
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Panel Discussion 1: Integrating Single-Cell and Spatial Omics: Challenges and Solutions
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
New Technology & Computational Tools for Single Cell Biology
5:00–7:00 PM
Mostafa Ronaghi †, Cellanome
New Single Cell Profiling: What Does Full Omic Profiling in Live Cells Add to this Field
Bianca Dumitrascu †, Columbia University
ML Models Derived from Single Cell Data for Representative Embryonic Development
Christoph Bock †, CeMM & Medical University of Vienna
Computational Tools to Study the Role of Epigenetic Cell States in Immune Regulation in Rare Genetic Immunodeficiencies and Cancer
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, February 18, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Spatial Immunology (Joint)
8:00–11:00 AM
Ido Amit †, Weizmann Institute
The Power of One: Immunology in the Age of Single-Cell Genomics
Ashley D Sanders †, MDC-BIMSB/BIH/Charité
Single Cell Genomics and Lineage Tracing (Crohn’s Disease, Colitis, Intestinal Inflammation)
Renato Ostuni †, Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
Molecular and Spatial Organization of Immune Microenvironments in Cancer
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Panel Discussion 2: Single Cell and Spatial Biology: Finding Focus Amid Rapid Progress
11:00–12:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
12:00–5:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Advances in Spatial Omics and Microenvironmental Mapping
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Single Cell and Spatial Biology Drivers of the Major DALYs
5:00–6:45 PM
Kayla Barnes †, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Single-Cell Profiling of Infectious Disease (Malaria/Ebola) in LMICs
Yukinori Okada †, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Single Cell Genetics, Infectious and Autoimmune
Li-Huei Tsai †, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Single Cell Atlasing Reveals Program that is Associated with Cognitive Resilience to Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology
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
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, February 19, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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