Living systems across scales
November 4, 2026 @ 09:00 – 17:00 CET
RIKEN – KI – SciLifeLab Symposium 2026
The RIKEN – KI – SciLifeLab Joint Symposium 2026 will bring together leading researchers from Japan and Sweden to explore how complex biological systems can be understood across spatial, temporal, and functional scales.
The 2026 theme, Living systems across scales, focuses on integrating insights from molecular and cellular biology to tissues, organs, and whole organisms. Particular emphasis will be placed on emerging technologies and approaches, including spatial omics, advanced imaging, and data-driven methods for linking phenotype to function.
The symposium is intended for researchers working across life science disciplines, including molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics, imaging, and systems biology, as well as those interested in interdisciplinary and translational perspectives.
The event is fully booked.
Deadline for registration with poster presentation: October 15. Please note that you may still register also after this deadline, but we will not accept more poster submissions.
Program
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:30 | Registration |
| 09:00 | Opening remarks Dr. Jan Ellenberg, SciLifeLab, Director Dr. Martin Bergö, Karolinska Institutet, Vice President Dr. Masayuki Amagai, RIKEN IMS, Director |
| Session 1: Spatial Omics Chair: Chung Chau Hon, RIKEN IMS | |
| 09:15 | A spatial and molecular view of temporal events in development and cancer Dr. Joakim Lundeberg, SciLifeLab (KTH) |
| 09:40 | Functional analysis of sensory neuronal subsets in the barrier organs Dr. Takaharu Okada, RIKEN IMS |
| 10:05 | A novel approach for single cell-based 3D spatial omics Dr. Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, RIKEN BDR |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| Session 2: Tissue microenvironment and development Chair: Andreas Lennartsson, Karolinska Institutet | |
| 11:00 | Multiscale dynamics and mechanics of the basement membrane in epithelial morphogenesis Dr. Hironobu Fujiwara, RIKEN BDR |
| 11:25 | Claudin-dependent clonal expansion couples activation to acquisition of regenerative competence Dr. Elif Eroglu, Karolinska Institutet |
| 11:50 | Neural Coding and Information Processing in Spinal Circuits Dr. Aya Takeoka, RIKEN CBS |
| 12:15 | Towards a blueprint of life: an omics-scale approach to resolve mammalian development Dr. Emma Andersson, Karolinska Institutet |
| Session 3: Poster pitch Chair: Maria Kasper, Karolinska Institutet | |
| 12:40 | Poster pitch: 1 minute per poster |
| 13:10 | Lunch Break & Poster session |
| Session 4: Human genomics and disease Chair: Carsten Daub, SciLifeLab (Karolinska Institutet) | |
| 14:40 | Functional variation in the human genome: Linking gene dosage to molecular and disease phenotypes Dr. Tuuli Lappalainen, SciLifeLab (KTH) & NY Genome Center |
| 15:05 | From snapshots to dynamics: single-cell genomics of neuropsychiatric disorders Dr. Atsushi Takata, RIKEN CBS |
| 15:30 | The hidden genetics of human adaptive immunity Dr. Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam, Karolinska Institutet |
| 15:55 | Coffee Break |
| Session 5: Metabolomics and Proteomics Chair: Craig Wheelock, Karolinska Institutet | |
| 16:25 | Biology of LipoQuality and the Lipidome Atlas Dr. Makoto Arita, RIKEN IMS |
| 16:50 | The dawn of single-cell proteomics to map tissue diversity Dr. Florian Rosenberger, SciLifeLab (Karolinska Institutet) |
| 17:15 | Closing remarks Dr. Kyoko Nozaki, RIKEN, Executive Vice President Dr. Ryoichiro Kageyama, RIKEN BDR, Director |
| 17:25 | Mingle |
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