15th CNAG symposium on genome research: Single Cell and Spatial Genomics

One cell at a time

This year, as we celebrate 25 years since the first publication of the human genome in Science and Nature, the 15th CNAG Symposium on Genome Research will explore two fields that have contributed enormously to the transformation of biomedical research: single-cell and spatial genomics. Today, we can not only sequence 200 human genomes in just 24 hours, but also analyse individual cells at unprecedented resolution and, moreover, study them in their precise location within intact tissues.

This edition, the CNAG Symposium will bring together more than ten experts in single-cell and spatial genomics to explore how these approaches are transforming our understanding of human biology and disease. The programme will span topics ranging from Human Cell Atlases and predictive models of human biology to mucosal immunity, neuro-Long COVID, pancreatic cancer, brain tumours and the ageing and rejuvenation of blood-forming stem cells.

Speakers will also explore how spatial and single-cell technologies are helping researchers understand the organisation of tissues, from the reference architecture of lymphoid organs to the dynamics of chromosomes within individual cells. Together, these perspectives highlight how studying biology at the level of individual cells and their precise location within tissues is opening new avenues for biomedical research.

Programme

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SESSION 1

09:45 - Holger Heyn, ICREA Professor, Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG). “From Human Cell Atlases to Virtual Cells - Building predictive models of human biology”.

10:10 - Celia Vázquez, Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB). “New insights into mucosal immunity from single-cell and spatial transcriptomics”.

10:35 - TBC, Illumina.

10:50 - TBC, Bonsai Lab.

11:05 - Marta Ruiz, Institut de Recerca sobre Immunopatologies-Caixa (IrsiCaixa). “Immune Dysregulation in Neuro-Long COVID: A Single-Cell Profiling of Blood and CSF”.

11:30 - COFFEE BREAK

SESSION 2

12:00 - Meritxell Rovira, Universitat de Barcelona and IDIBELL. “Single cell multiome profiling of human healthy pancreas reveals novel ductal populations associated with pancreatic cancer prognosis and classification”.

12:25 - TBC, Roche.

12:40 - Anna Pascual, Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG). “Spatial Omics of Lymphoid Organs: From Reference Architecture to Disease Remodelling”.

13:05 - Min Mo, Stellaromics. “Preserving 3D Tissue Architecture with Volumetric Spatial Multi-omics”.

13:20 - Patrick Murphy, Oxford Nanopore Technologies. “Beyond Gene Expression: Full-Length Transcript Sequencing for Single Cell and Spatial Biology”.

13:35 - LUNCH

SESSION 3

14:35 - Pia Zeiner, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Medicine, Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology. “From patients to single cells and back: a translational view of brain tumor immune interactions”.

15:00 - TBC, Diagnóstica Longwood.

15:15 - Maria Carolina Florian, ICREA Professor, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL). “Aging and rejuvenation of hematopoietic stem cells”

15:40 - TBC, Agilent.

15:55 - Eduard Sabidó, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG).

16:10 - Marc A. Marti-Renom, ICREA Professor, Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG). "Chromosome tracing"

16:15 - VISIT TO CNAG FACILITIES


MARIA CAROLINA FLORIAN ICREA Research Professor Regenerative Medicine Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)	HOLGER HEYN ICREA Research Professor Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG)


MARC A. MARTI-RENOM ICREA Research Professor Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG)	ANNA PASCUAL Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG)


MERITXELL ROVIRA Universitat de Barcelona Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)	MARTA RUIZ Institut de Recerca sobre Immunopatologies-Caixa (IrsiCaixa)


EDUARD SABIDÓ Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG)	CELIA VÁZQUEZ Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB)


PIA ZEINER University Medicine Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology Goethe University Frankfurt (GU)

The 15th CNAG Symposium on Genome Research: Single Cell and Spatial Genomics is a free in-person event, and places are limited.

As the organising center, CNAG will review all submissions and notify applicants by email regarding the confirmation of their attendance. Registration is now open!

The 15th CNAG Symposium on Genome Research: Cancer Genomics will take place on Thursday, 10 December 2026, from 09:00 to 16:35 at the Auditori Antoni Caparrós, located in the Parc Científic de Barcelona (Carrer Baldiri Reixac 4, Tower D, 08028 Barcelona).

Breakfast and lunch will be served adjacent to the auditorium.

From 16:35 onwards, participants will have the opportunity to join guided tours of the facilities at the National Center for Genomic Analysis, situated within the same complex. CNAG staff will accompany attendees from the auditorium to the tour location.

How to get there:

- Metro: L3 Palau Reial - L3 Zona Universitària.
- Tram: T1-T2-T3 Palau Reial - Zona Universitària - Av. Xile.
- Bus: 7, 33, 54, 60, 67, 75, 113, L12, L14, L79, L97, H6, H69.
- Bicing: 310 Josep Samitier / Joan XXIII.
- Plane: El Prat is situated 10km from the Parc Científic de Barcelona. To go by train from the airport, take Line 1 of the local train service (Renfe Rodalies) to the station 'Barcelona Sants', which has connections with the metro system (Line 3). By taxi the journey is 20 minutes.

We are grateful to our sponsors for their contribution to the CNAG 15th Symposium on Genome Research. Their involvement helps bring together researchers to exchange knowledge and ideas on single cell and spatial genomics and explore new perspectives in genome research.