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scNL Annual Meeting 2026
We are excited to announce this upcoming in-person 4th scNL Annual Meeting in Groningen on May 7, 2026
Registration is Free but Mandatory
Secure your spot by filling out the form below. Please note that space is limited, and registration will close once we reach room capacity.
Registration deadline: April 26th, 2026 CLOSED
Submit your abstract for this event
Submit your abstract for this event
You can submit an abstract (max. 200 words) for a poster presentation. There are a few spots open for an oral presentation. If you want your abstract to be considered for an oral presentation, you can indicate it in the abstract submission form. Abstracts from PhD students and post-docs will be prioritized.
By submitting an abstract, you agree that it will be shared on this website and with meeting attendees.
Abstract submission deadline: March 1st, 2026 CLOSED
Keynote Speakers
Nicole Soranzo
(Human Technopole)
Nicole Soranzo
(Human Technopole)
Claudia Ctortecka (Northwestern University)
Claudia Ctortecka (Northwestern University)
Federico Bocci
(Radboud University)
Federico Bocci
(Radboud University)
Program
09:00 – 09:45 Registration and coffee (Fonteinpatio, UMCG Groningen)
Chair: Monique van der Wijst (blauwe zaal)
09:45 – 10:00 Welcome and announcements
10:00 – 10:30 Keynote 1: Federico Bocci (Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands) - Decoding the
multicellular control to cell fate with computational modeling.
10:30 – 10:50 Tijs van Lieshout: Integrating single-cell co-expression networks and sequence-based models to
uncover the role of non-coding mutations in colorectal cancer [computation].
10:50 – 11:30 Coffee break and poster viewing (Fonteinpatio) – odd posters
Chair: Ranko Gacesa (blauwe zaal)
11:30 – 11:50 Laura van Eyndhoven: Lineage memory shapes viral resistance barriers in human skin [technology].
11:50 – 12:10 Mirjam Belderbos: Single-cell and spatial omics reveal developmental and niche regulation of human
hematopoiesis [application].
12:10 – 12:25 Sponsor presentation 1 – Illumina sponsor talk
12:25 – 14:00 Lunch and poster viewing (Fonteinpatio) – everyone’s posters
Chair: Juan Garcio Vallejo (blauwe zaal)
14:00 – 14:30 Keynote 2: Claudia Ctortecka (Northwestern University, Chicago) - Population-wide screening to
explore biological heterogeneity at single-cell proteoform level
14:30 – 14:50 Kirti Biharie: Beyond benchmarking: an expert-guided consensus approach to spatially aware
clustering [computation].
14:50 – 15:10 Jelmer Niewold: A molecular time machine to identify determinants of monocyte trainability
[technology].
15:10 – 15:25 Sponsor presentation 2 – BD sponsor talk
15:25 – 16:20 Coffee break and poster viewing (Fonteinpatio) – even posters
Chair: Marc Jan Bonder (blauwe zaal)
16:20 – 16:40 Evert Bosdriesz: ISFaN: Normalizing single cell proteomics data with accurate covariance estimates
between protein pairs [computation].
16:40 – 17:00 Moting Liu: Spatial host–microbe transcriptomics reveals bacterial infiltration and immune
dysregulation preceding Crohn’s disease [application].
17:00 – 17:30 Keynote 3: Nicole Soranzo (Human Technopole, Milan, Italy)
17:30 Closing announcements (including poster prize) and drinks (fontein patio)
Location
Blauwe Zaal, UMCG Groningen
The Blue Hall and the “Fonteinpatio” are located in the main building on the ground floor (and first floor). From the main entrance (Hanzeplein 1), follow the Fountain Street (keep left) towards the staff restaurant and the “winkelstraat”.
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