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Meet the 2027 AGBT General Meeting Featured Speakers!

We’re excited to welcome 18 leading experts from the global genomics community to the main stage! These distinguished scientists will share breakthrough research, explore emerging technologies, and offer new perspectives on the discoveries and innovations shaping what’s next in genome biology and technology.

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Eighteen featured speakers are confirmed for the 2027 AGBT General Meeting. The remainder of the program is selected from submitted abstracts, with additional work presented as posters.

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James J. Collins
James J. Collins
Institute Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
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Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev
Professor, University of Copenhagen
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Su-In Lee
Su-In Lee
Boeing Endowed Professor of Computer Science, University of Washington
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Alicia Martin
Alicia Martin
Assistant Investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Hans Björnsson
Hans Björnsson
Professor of Translational Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Iceland
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Greger Larson
Greger Larson
Director, Palaeogenomics and Bio-Archaeology Research Network, University of Oxford
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Maciej Maselko
Maciej Maselko
Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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David Kelley
David Kelley
Principal Investigator, Calico Life Sciences
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Alexander Stark
Alexander Stark
Senior Group Leader, Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna
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Joanna Kelley
Joanna Kelley
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Hilary Vernon
Hilary Vernon
Director, Barth Syndrome Clinic, Kennedy Krieger Institute
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Monkol Lek
Monkol Lek
Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine
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Kelly Wrighton
Kelly Wrighton
Professor and Director, Colorado State Microbiome Network (CosMIC), Colorado State University
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Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
Assistant Professor, University of California San Francisco
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Jessica Spinelli
Jessica Spinelli
Associate Professor, Program in Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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Kasmintan Schrader
Kasmintan Schrader
Medical geneticist, University of British Columbia
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Peter Sudmant
Peter Sudmant
Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
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Nicole Foley
Nicole Foley
Research Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University