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Program

Agenda

The AGBT General Meeting program, published as sessions are confirmed.

OverviewAgendaSpeakersAbstractsSponsors & ExhibitorsNext Gen LeadershipVenue & TravelOC Members

The draft program for the 2027 AGBT General Meeting. Sessions and speakers are confirmed on a rolling basis, and abstract-selected talks are filled after the call for abstracts closes.

A share of every AGBT agenda is built from submitted abstracts. Invited plenary speakers are announced first, then abstract-selected talks, then the poster sessions.

Dates
March 1-4, 2027
Location
Orlando, Florida
Sessions
Six plenary, four concurrent
Speakers
Announced
This is a draft program. Sessions and speakers are added or revised as the organizing committee confirms them.
Sunday, February 28
Arrival and registration
12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Registration
Monday, March 1
Opening remarks and Plenary Session I
5:00 – 5:15 p.m.
Opening Remarks
Beth Shapiro, Meeting Co-Chair, University of California, Santa Cruz
Plenary Session I: Genomics I

Floridian Ballroom. Chair: Beth Shapiro, Meeting Co-Chair, University of California, Santa Cruz.

5:15 – 5:45 p.m.
James Collins
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
5:45 – 6:15 p.m.
Jessica Spinelli
UMass Chan Medical School
6:15 – 6:45 p.m.
Eske Willerslev
University of Copenhagen
6:45 – 10:00 p.m.
Welcome Dinner
Tuesday, March 2
Genomics II, Biology, and evening concurrent sessions
7:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Plenary Session II: Genomics II

Floridian Ballroom. Chair: Mike Zody, New York Genome Center.

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
David Kelley
Calico Life Sciences
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Su-In Lee
University of Washington
10:00 – 10:20 a.m.
Abstract-Selected TalkAbstract selected
Speaker to be selected from submitted abstracts
10:20 – 10:50 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:50 – 11:20 a.m.
Andrew Yang
University of California, San Francisco
11:20 – 11:40 a.m.
Abstract-Selected TalkAbstract selected
Speaker to be selected from submitted abstracts
11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Poster Flash Talks I
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
AGBT Lunch
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Gold Sponsor Workshop and Lunch
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Poster Session with Coffee and Dessert
Plenary Session III: Biology

Floridian Ballroom. Chair: Len Pennacchio, Meeting Co-Chair, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Kasmintan Schrader
University of British Columbia
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Kelly Wrighton
Colorado State University
4:30 – 4:50 p.m.
Abstract-Selected TalkAbstract selected
Speaker to be selected from submitted abstracts
5:15 – 7:00 p.m.
Dinner on Your Own
5:15 – 7:00 p.m.
Women's Networking Event
Concurrent Sessions

Two parallel tracks of abstract-selected talks. All speakers selected from submitted abstracts.

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
AI & Computational GenomicsAbstract selected
Eight talks. Chair: Michael Schatz, Johns Hopkins University
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
CancerAbstract selected
Eight talks. Chair: John McPherson, University of California, Davis
9:00 p.m. – midnight
Sponsor Social
Wednesday, March 3
Genetics, sponsor sessions, and evening concurrent sessions
7:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Plenary Session IV: Genetics

Floridian Ballroom. Chair: Federica Di Palma, Provincial Health Services Authority.

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Monkol Lek
Yale University
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Alexander Stark
University of Vienna
10:00 – 10:20 a.m.
Poster Flash Talks II
10:20 – 10:50 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:50 – 11:20 a.m.
Alicia Martin
Massachusetts General Hospital and Broad Institute of Harvard & MIT
11:20 – 11:40 a.m.
Abstract-Selected TalkAbstract selected
Speaker to be selected from submitted abstracts
11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Next Gen Leadership Awards
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Silver Sponsor Workshops and Lunch
Two workshops, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. and 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
AGBT Lunch
2:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Bronze Sponsor Talks
Nine sponsor presentations. Chair: Kim Doheny, Johns Hopkins University
4:30 – 5:45 p.m.
Poster Session and Reception
5:45 – 7:00 p.m.
AGBT Dinner
Concurrent Sessions

Two parallel tracks of abstract-selected talks. All speakers selected from submitted abstracts.

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
TechnologyAbstract selected
Eight talks. Chair: Stephen Montgomery, Stanford University
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
BiologyAbstract selected
Eight talks. Chair: Elinor Karlsson, UMass Chan Medical School
Thursday, March 4
Evolutionary Genomics, Technology, and closing
7:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Plenary Session V: Evolutionary Genomics

Floridian Ballroom. Chair: Elinor Karlsson, UMass Chan Medical School.

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Nicole Foley
Texas A&M University
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Joanna Kelley
University of California, Santa Cruz
10:00 – 10:20 a.m.
Abstract-Selected TalkAbstract selected
Speaker to be selected from submitted abstracts
10:20 – 10:50 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:50 – 11:20 a.m.
Peter Sudmant
University of California, Berkeley
11:20 – 11:50 a.m.
Greger Larson
Oxford University
11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Abstract-Selected TalkAbstract selected
Speaker to be selected from submitted abstracts
12:10 – 1:40 p.m.
AGBT Lunch
12:25 – 1:25 p.m.
Silver Sponsor Workshop and Lunch
Plenary Session VI: Technology

Floridian Ballroom. Chair: Stacey Gabriel, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

1:40 – 2:10 p.m.
Hilary Vernon
Johns Hopkins University
2:10 – 2:40 p.m.
Hans Bjornsson
University of Iceland
2:40 – 3:10 p.m.
Maciej Maselko
Macquarie University
3:10 – 3:30 p.m.
Abstract-Selected TalkAbstract selected
Speaker to be selected from submitted abstracts
3:30 – 3:50 p.m.
Abstract-Selected TalkAbstract selected
Speaker to be selected from submitted abstracts
3:50 – 4:05 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Len Pennacchio, Meeting Co-Chair, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Beth Shapiro, Meeting Co-Chair, University of California, Santa Cruz
6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Final Night Dinner