Cell Biology at Scale 2026
June 3, 2026 @ 08:00 – 17:00 CEST
The Cell Biology at Scale (CB@S) meeting is co-hosted by SciLifeLab, the national research infrastructure for life science in Sweden, and Biohub. This event aims to bring together researchers working at the interface of cell biology, imaging, functional genomics, computational biology, and artificial intelligence.
Recent advances in multiplexed molecular profiling, high-resolution imaging, perturbation technologies, and AI-driven modeling are changing how we study cells. Conducting cell biology at scale is not simply about increasing throughput. It represents a shift in how experiments are designed, how data are integrated, and how biological questions are formulated across molecular, cellular, and organismal levels.
CB@S 2026, a one-day symposium, will focus on forward-looking perspectives:
- How do we integrate multimodal cellular data?
- How can modeling and AI help build predictive, cell-scale theoretical frameworks?
- What experimental and computational strategies are still missing?
The symposium will be accessible both on site and via live stream.
The annual CB@S meetings started four years ago, and so far, all have taken place in the United States. Now for the first time, the meeting will be hosted in Europe. Stockholm is an established international center for interdisciplinary life science research, with strong environments in cell biology, data-driven biology, and technology development.
Speakers
Alexander van Oudenaarden, Hubrecht Institute
Charlotte Bunne, EPFL
Emma Lundberg, SciLifeLab, KTH / Stanford University
Florian Jug, Human Technopole
Johannes Schönenberg, UCSD
Lukas Kapitein, Utrecht University
Magda Bienko, SciLifeLab, Karolinska Institutet / Human Technopole
Ralf Jungmann, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Suliana Manley, EPFL
Registration
Registration opens shortly.
Abstract Submissions
We invite attendees to submit abstracts for short talks, and we especially encourage topics that are discussion-oriented and highlight future directions for the field, rather than focused on published work. Abstracts are due May 15, 2026; notifications of accepted abstracts will be made on May 25, 2026.
Participants are also invited to submit an abstract (maximum 250 words) to present a poster at the meeting. The organizers may invite selected poster presenters to additionally give an oral presentation during the symposium.
Further details and submission instructions are provided in the registration form.
Scientific Committee
Jan Ellenberg
Johan Elf
Manuel Leonetti
Carolina Wählby
Lucas Pelkmans
Iain Cheeseman
Paul Blainey
Sanja Vickovic
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