Joint with: Organoids: Engineering Innovative Approaches for Basic and Translational Insight
Single Cell Biology: Unique Cells to Tissue Ecosystems
May 11-14, 2025 | Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers:
Jose Ordovas-Montanes, Chrysothemis Brown, Karin Pelka and Jeffrey Moffitt
In Person
On Demand
May 11-14, 2025 | Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers:
Jose Ordovas-Montanes, Chrysothemis Brown, Karin Pelka and Jeffrey Moffitt
Available Formats:
In Person
On Demand
Supported by the Directors' Fund
Available Formats: = In Person = On Demand
Booking Function
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Fundraising
Merchandise Options
Registration Options
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Monday, May 12, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Poster Setup
7:30–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Session (Joint)
8:00–9:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:00–7:00 PM
Matthew F. Krummel, University of California, San Francisco
Tissue Archetypes Across Space and Time
Tissue Archetypes Across Space and Time
Gordana V Vunjak-Novakovic, Columbia University
Tissue Engineering
Tissue Engineering
High-Throughput Approaches to Model Cells and Tissues (Joint)
9:30–11:30 AM
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Dana Pe'er, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Plasticity in the Tissue Context
Plasticity in the Tissue Context
David Van Valen, Caltech
High-Throughput Organoid Phenotyping
High-Throughput Organoid Phenotyping
Rong Fan, Yale School of Medicine
Spatial Multi-Omics Profiling of Human Tissues and Organoids
Spatial Multi-Omics Profiling of Human Tissues and Organoids
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Lunch
11:15–12:15 PM
Posters
12:00–2:30 PM
Workshop 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Biologically-Motivated Analytical Methods to Deconstruct Tissues
5:00–7:00 PM
Holger Heyn, CNAG-CRG
Novel Cell Types and New Insights Derived from Human Lymphoid Tissue
Novel Cell Types and New Insights Derived from Human Lymphoid Tissue
Julio Saez-Rodriguez, Heidelberg University
Biologically Inspired Analytical Methods for Tissues
Biologically Inspired Analytical Methods for Tissues
Peter V. Kharchenko, Altos Labs
Downstream Impact of Segmentation Errors in Spatial Analysis
Downstream Impact of Segmentation Errors in Spatial Analysis
Karin Pelka, Gladstone Institutes and University of California, San Francisco
Spatially Organized Multicellular Immune Hubs
Spatially Organized Multicellular Immune Hubs
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Learning from Human and Animal Variation
8:00–11:00 AM
Monique G.P. van der Wijst, University Medical Center Groningen, UMCG
Lessons Learned from the Single-Cell eQTL Consortium
Lessons Learned from the Single-Cell eQTL Consortium
Jose Ordovas-Montanes, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Charting Inflammatory Disease Trajectories in Human Barrier Tissues
Charting Inflammatory Disease Trajectories in Human Barrier Tissues
Aki Minoda, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies
Mukin Mouse Ageing Atlas: How Microbiota affects Ageing
Mukin Mouse Ageing Atlas: How Microbiota affects Ageing
Paul G. Thomas, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Genetic and Infectious Drivers of Human Immune Variation
Genetic and Infectious Drivers of Human Immune Variation
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Health Equity Forum (Joint)
1:30–2:45 PM
Career Roundtable (Joint)
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
New Biology of Cell Types, Subsets, States and Clones
5:00–7:00 PM
Andreas Moor, ETH
Systematic Perturbation of Cellular Interactions in the Tumor Microenvironment
Systematic Perturbation of Cellular Interactions in the Tumor Microenvironment
Inigo Martincorena, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Somatic Mutation and Clonal Expansion in Normal Tissues
Somatic Mutation and Clonal Expansion in Normal Tissues
Chrysothemis Brown, Sloan Kettering Institute
Novel Antigen Presenting Cells in Early Life Immune Tolerance
Novel Antigen Presenting Cells in Early Life Immune Tolerance
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
From Community-Engaged Research to Drug Discovery
8:00–11:00 AM
Sara Suliman, University of California, San Francisco
Community-Based Single-Cell Research
Community-Based Single-Cell Research
Monkol Lek, Yale School of Medicine
Patient-Partnered Single-Cell Research to Understand Rare Musculoskeletal Disease
Patient-Partnered Single-Cell Research to Understand Rare Musculoskeletal Disease
Shannon J. Turley, Genentech, Inc.
Targeting Fibroblasts in Human Disease
Targeting Fibroblasts in Human Disease
Quin Wills, Ochre Bio
First Human Perturb-seq Experiments in Human Tissues and Organs
First Human Perturb-seq Experiments in Human Tissues and Organs
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Workshop 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Ex Vivo and In Vivo Reconstruction of Tissues
5:00–6:45 PM
Alex K. Shalek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
From Correlation to Causation: Improving Human Disease Representation in vitro for Functional Testing of in vivo-Derived Hypotheses
From Correlation to Causation: Improving Human Disease Representation in vitro for Functional Testing of in vivo-Derived Hypotheses
Chris Tape, University College London
Single-Cell Perturbation Landscape of Stem Cell-Fibroblast Units
Single-Cell Perturbation Landscape of Stem Cell-Fibroblast Units
Jeffrey Moffitt, Boston Children's Hospital
The Role of Spatial Organization in the Gut-Microbiome Interface in Gut Inflammation
The Role of Spatial Organization in the Gut-Microbiome Interface in Gut Inflammation
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM
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