Single Cell & Spatial

A Digital event to Transform your single cell and spatial research

25th - 26th September 2024

2pm - 6pm BST / 9am - 1pm EDT

Get access to the latest developments in single-cell sequencing and spatial omic technologies in a first-in-class Virtual Event

  • The first FoG Live hosts over 40 speakers from across the world, made up of leaders and innovators in single cell and spatial omics. Our community has expressed a desire to hear more about decision-making processes from field-leading scientists, plus those in pharma/biotech, and our speaker line boasts a strong selection of both.

    With experts in AI, Wet lab, Technology, Bioinformatics, Pathology, and from Pharma/Industry, this is an event for those looking towards cutting-edge technology adoption and optimisation.

  • Talks are valuable and informative, but when they are listened to one after another in a single sitting, it can be difficult to take everything in and get real insights for your own work.

    To combat this, FoG Live has a set of interactive sessions interwoven into the two day agenda, including 'LIVE' technology and tool demonstrations, roundtables, polls  and panels, in which interaction and discussion are put to forefront.

    These sessions offer a unique opportunity compared to the standard webinar or live-streamed event, because you can learn new methods directly from the source or take the opportunity to make your questions and challenges the focal point of the main stage discussion.

  • We know that most people working with single cell tools are interested in spatial omics (and vice versa) yet many events in the space focus on just one. FoG Live gives equal attention to both single cell and spatial by running a concurrent track on each.

    And for live sessions you miss – no problem – you can simply go back and watch the recorded sessions when you’re ready. By registering, you’ll get access to, and be given time to see, everything. 

    Join the Single Cell Track on days 1 and 2 to learn ways to optimise single cell workflows from sample prep to data analysis. Or, join the Spatial Track to discover what spatial could be doing for you, and how to facilitate the transition from single cell to spatial in your own lab.

    Check out the full agenda here

  • FoG Live is completely FREE to attend. This means we’re offering the chance to listen to and interact with some of the finest single cell and spatial researchers from across the world, without impacting your valuable resources!

    The digital format is also accessible and compatible with the busy life of a scientist. Why shouldn’t you be able to be part of the discussion around these revolutionary techniques, just because you have an experiment to run? This event allows you to work around your busy schedule, and access useful intelligence at a time that suits you.

    Sessions will be available on-demand for two weeks after the event, meaning you will get access to 16 hours of content to watch and refer to.

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FOG LIVE SPEAKERS

  • JASMINE PLUMMER

    DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR SPATIAL OMICS

    ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL

  • Ming (Tommy) Tang

    DIRECTOR OF COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

    ASTRAZENECA

  • JOSEPH POWELL

    PROFESSOR & DIRECTOR

    GARVAN INSTITUTE & UNSW CELLULAR GENOMICS FUTURES INSTITUTE

  • Spyros Darmanis

    SENIOR SCIENTIST

    GENENTECH

  • ALINA AINBINDER

    SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

    TAKEDA

  • YANN ABRAHAM

    ASSOCIATE SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR

    JOHNSON & JOHNSON INNOVATIVE MEDICINE

  • Si Wu

    SENIOR BIOINFORMATICIAN II

    ABBVIE

  • GENE YEO

    PROFESSOR & DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR RNA TECHNOLOGIES & THERAPEUTICS

    UCSD

  • Alessandra Vigilante

    SENIOR LECTURER

    KING's COLLEGE LONDON

  • IRENE PAPATHEODOROU

    PROFESSOR & HEAD OF DATA SCIENCE

    EARLHAM INSTITUTE

  • Saurabh Laddha

    PRINCIPAL COMPUTATIONAL SCIENTIST

    JOHNSON & JOHNSON INNOVATIVE MEDICINE

  • RAFFAELE CALOGERO

    PROFESSOR

    UNIVERSITY OF TURIN

  • RACHEL BASHFORD-ROGERS

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

    UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

  • NANCY ZHANG

    PROFESSOR OF STATISTICS & DATA SCIENCE

    UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  • NIGEL JAMIESON

    PROFESSOR & HEAD OF SPATIAL LAB

    UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

  • Megan Hamiltion

    HEAD OF GENOMICS CORE FACILITY

    THE BABRAHAM INSTITUTE

  • MANDOVI CHATTERJEE

    DIRECTOR, SINGLE CELL CORE

    HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL

  • KOICHI HASHIKAWA

    PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST

    JOHNSON & JOHNSON INNOVATIVE MEDICINE

  • CAROLINA OSES SEPULVEDA

    RESEARCHER & LAB MANAGER

    SCILIFELAB

  • Aridaman Pandit

    SENIOR PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST

    ABBVIE

  • Altuna Akalin

    HEAD OF BIOINFORMATICS AND OMICS DATA SCIENCE PLATFORM

    MAX-DELBRUCK-CENTRUM

  • FAN ZHANG

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

    UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS

  • GIORGIO GAGLIA

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR & HEAD OF SYSTEMS BIOLOGY

    SANOFI

  • Marisol Alvarez-Martinez

    VISTING SCIENTIST

    THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE

  • JANA LIPKOVA

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

    UC IRVINE

  • JONATHAN LIU

    PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, BIOENGINEERING & LABORATORY MEDICINE & PATHOLOGY

    UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

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Event SponsorS

Single-Cell Track

This track is for researchers and experts interested in applying and optimising single-cell technologies.

  • Hear from over 20 speakers across 2 days as they cover single-cell technology enhancements from sample-prep to advanced analysis, the trends in single-cell technology development and the latest results from single-cell driven drug discovery.


  • Day 1:

    • How to Capitalise on the Convergence of Single-Cell and Spatial to Better Understand Health and Disease (Keynote Panel)

    • Identifying Novel Targetable Pathways/Biology with Single Cell Atlases

    • Navigating the Crossroads of Single-Cell Genomics and Human Genetics (Panel)

    • Optimising Sample Prep Protocols for Single-Cell Analysis: Deep-Dive into Cell Isolation, Variability and Contamination

    • Can ChatGPT make your cells talk? Single Cell Analysis in the age of AI

    • Minimizing Your Single-Cell Sequencing Budget with scSemiProfiler, a Deep Generative AI Solution

    • The Big Challenge: Single-Cell RNAseq Analysis: Challenges and Best Practices (Demo)

    Day 2:

    • Emerging sc-RNA-seq Technologies and Practical Guidelines

    • Benchmarking and Development of High-Throughput Single-Cell Genomic Tools

    • How to Benchmark Single-Cell Tools (Roundtable)

    • AI Tools for Single-Cell Drug Discovery in Precision Oncology

    • Mapping Human Developing Thymocytes in Continuous Space and Time

    • Resolving Signal Distortions during Data Integration (Demo)

    • Work through single-cell multi-omics integration yourself with live demos

    • How do we benchmark high-throughput single-cell tools? A live roundtable will hash it out

    • Learn from industry leaders as they review the latest single cell drug discovery benefits

    • Can ChatGPT make your cells talk? Hear about the latest deep learning solutions in single-cell analysis

Spatial Track

This track is for researchers and experts looking to learn and DISCOVER the potential of spatial technologies.

  • Hear from 19 speakers across 2 days as they cover the spatial technology landscape, advances to spatial analysis and the pathway to deploying spatial in healthcare and drug discovery contexts.


  • Day 1:

    • Microscopy-based Functional & Spatial Single Cell Sequencing

    • Detecting Region-Specific Communication in Pancreatic Cancer 

    • Multimodal Imaging Methods for Understanding Complex Biological Phenomena

    • Exploring New Targets for Ovarian Cancer Using Unbiased Spatial Proteomics and Transcriptomics

    • Subcellular RNA Analysis from Spatial Data (Live Demo)

    • SpatialData: a Comprehensive Infrastructure for Spatial Omics (Live Demo) 

    • The Big Challenge: Advancing Your Spatial Data Analysis (Roundtable)


    Day 2:

    • Using Single Cell and Spatial Biology to Unravel Disease Pathogenesis (Keynote)

    • Building The Infrastructure for Image Analysis and Spatial Transcriptomics to Make the Data Easier to Access & More Searchable 

    • Establishment of Computational Workflow to Analyse Spatial Transcriptomic Data for Drug Development Research:

    • Spatial Omics Study Reveals Colorectal Cancer State Transitions and Immune Interactions for Antigen Target Discovery  

    • Non-destructive 3D Pathology and Analysis for Precision Therapies 

    • AI-based Multimodal Data Fusion in Oncology

    • The Spatial Technology Landscape Explained (Panel & Case Studies)

    • Want to find the right spatial instrument? Hear from spatial experts as they review the Technology Landscape

    • Take part in the Spatial Omics for Translational Research sessions to learn how spatial is being leveraged in the context of drug and target discovery

    • Address the big data challenges presented by spatial multi-omics data analysis to learn how to effectively integrate, analyse and interpret multi-modal data.

    • Discover how AI-powered imaging is driving pathology into the digital age

Including speakers from

  • Abbvie logo
  • Astrazeneca logo
  • Earlham Institute Logo
  • EMBL-EBI logo
  • The Francis Crick Institute Logo
  • Garvan Institute logo
  • Genentech logo
  • Harvard Medical School logo
  • Johnson & Johnson logo
  • Max Delbruck Center logo
  • Ragon Institute logo
  • Sanofi
  • Takeda logo
  • University of Oxford
  • University of Michigan logo
  • University of Pennsylvania

FAQs

  • FoG LIVE was created to connect scientists working on single-cell and spatial projects with the support they need, without having to pay for conference fees and travel expenses! The live formats allow you to make your questions and challenges the centre of the discussion. In this way you can truly transform your single cell and spatial research.

  • FoG Live is free for anyone to attend. We have end user and vendor tickets, and following registration, before the event, you will receive an access link to the event portal and full on-demand access for two weeks after the event.

  • After you register, before the event you will recieve an email with your link to access the event platform. There will be reminders sent on the build-up to the event instructing you how to access the platform.

  • Not at all! We strongly encourage you to try sessions from each of the tracks. If two sessions are on at the same time, you can always catch the other one on-demand. You could even flip between the tracks during sessions if you desired.

  • Yes absolutely. The sessions run for 4 hours on both days and you have complete flexibility to enter and leave the virtual stages as often as you like.

  • Yes, recordings of all sessions will be made available to those that register following the event. Recordings will be found on the event platform following the event and attendees will be notified when recordings are available and they will be available for two weeks from that date.

  • Interested in sponsoring? Great! We have a dedicated sponsor page describing the opportunities to you. It may be too late to sponsor this FoG Live, but these events are here to stay and you can reach out on the sponsorship page and we will be in touch with other opportunities.

  • While there might not be room to speak at this event. FoG Live is here to stay. Please submit a contact request and we will be in touch to discuss speaking opportunities.

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Intelligence Reports, White Papers, Features and Webinars.

The Resource Hub is your destination for pre-event browsing or post-event consolidation.