HCA 2026 General Meeting in Boston

Join us in Boston from June 16 to June 18 as Human Cell Atlas (HCA) begins its 10th anniversary year.

Co-chaired by Alexandra-Chloé Villani and Jose Ordovas-Montanes, the 2026 General Meeting will feature plenary and breakout sessions focused on Atlas expansion, including efforts to create a cross-tissue, 3D reference Atlas with spatial resolution that is geographically and genetically representative and clinically applicable. Hosted in the heart of Boston’s medical and research community, the meeting will highlight global health impact and explore how researchers and clinicians are using AI to advance understanding and improve human health.

The first two days of the meeting (June 16 and 17) will take place at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School and will focus on plenary sessions and breakout discussions. Day 3 (June 18) will feature smaller working group–style meetings at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, MA.

Visit Illumina booth 1 to learn more about Illumina StrataMap Spatial. This solution enables high-resolution spatial discovery and biological insight at single-cell resolution.

At our booth and during our spotlight talk, we will highlight a spatial solution designed to deliver deeper insights without specialized equipment and at a lower cost compared to alternative methods. Connect with our team to learn how these scalable technologies can support each stage of your research.

Illumina events

Tuesday, June 16

4:35 PM–5:35 PM (ET)
Technology Showcase 1
Title TBD
Location: Main Hall - Amphitheater

Speaker

Chris Streck
Director, Global Product Marketing
Illumina