## 2026 Single Cell and Spatial Omics Korea (SCSOK) & KSBMB Single-Cell Society Joint Symposium

- Dates: 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-16
- Venue: Sheraton Incheon - Sheraton Incheon, 153, Convensia-daero, Songdo-dong, Songdo 1(il)-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 21996, South Korea
- Organizers: KASRA, KSBMB Single-Cell Society, Institute for Basic Science
- Registration deadline: 2026-09-30
- Registration page: https://events.kasra.kr/event/9/register
- Event page: https://events.kasra.kr/event/9
- Official website: https://events.kasra.kr/event/9
- Registration fees:
    - PI / Non-academic: KRW 200,000
    - Student / Postdoc: KRW 150,000
- Abstract submission: https://events.kasra.kr/event/9/abstract
- Abstract deadline: 2026-09-30
- Images in the description (downloadable):
    - https://events.kasra.kr/media/editor/images/182e34bd-5d5a-417b-8769-cad513796a6d/3_500KB-1.jpg

We are excited to announce the 2026 Single Cell and Spatial Omics Korea (SCSOK) & KSBMB Single-Cell Society Joint Symposium Joint Symposium!

- **Date:** October 14, 2026 - October 16, 2026
- **Location:** Sheraton Incheon Hotel
- **Organizers:**
  - Korea Applied Science Research Association (KASRA) / Single Cell & Spatial Omics Korea (SCSOK)
  - Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (KSBMB) Single-Cell Society
  - Center for Genome Engineering, Institute for Basic Science
  - Korea Virus Research Institute, Institute for Basic Science
- **Registration / Abstract Submission:** [https://events.scsok.io/event/9](https://events.scsok.io/event/9)
- **Registration Fee:**
  - Student / Postdoc: 150,000 KRW (on-site registration: 170,000 KRW)
  - PI / Non-academic: 200,000 KRW (on-site registration: 250,000 KRW)
- **Abstract Submission Deadline:** ~~September 15, 2026~~ September 30, 2026
- **Registration Deadline:** ~~September 15, 2026~~ ~~September 22, 2026~~ September 30, 2026
- **Accommodation:**
  - Sheraton Incheon Hotel (the official accommodation for this event)

### ![3_500KB-1.jpg](https://events.kasra.kr/media/editor/images/182e34bd-5d5a-417b-8769-cad513796a6d/3_500KB-1.jpg)Time Table

#### **Main Conference**

| **Oct 14 (Wed)** |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Time** | **Session** | **Speaker** |
| 11:00 - 14:00 | Registration & Exhibition Booths (lunch on own) |  |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Opening Ceremony | Organizing Committee |
| **14:20 - 15:10** | **Plenary Lecture 1** | **Bon-Kyoung Koo (IBS CGE) — Chair: Heetak Lee** |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | Coffee Break & Booth Visit |  |
| **15:30 - 17:10** | **Session 1. Stem Cells & Development** | **Chair: Heetak Lee** |
| 15:30 - 15:55 | Invited Talk 1 | Jinwook Choi (GIST) |
| 15:55 - 16:20 | Invited Talk 2 | Sangho Lim (KAIST) |
| 16:20 - 16:45 | Invited Talk 3 | Yohan Kim (Sungkyunkwan Univ.) |
| 16:45 - 17:10 | Invited Talk 4 | Chung-Chau Hon (RIKEN) |
| 17:10 - 17:40 | **3-min Poster Flash Talks** | Selected Poster Presenters |
| 17:40 - 18:20 | **Poster Session 1 (coffee & refreshments)** |  |

| **Oct 15 (Thu)** |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Time** | **Session** | **Speaker** |
| **09:00 - 10:40** | **Session 2. Immune Diseases (sponsored by IBS KVRI)** | **Chair: Jong-Eun Park** |
| 09:00 - 09:25 | Invited Talk 1 | Heeju Ryu (Sungkyunkwan Univ.) |
| 09:25 - 09:50 | Invited Talk 2 | Jeong Seok Lee (KAIST) |
| 09:50 - 10:15 | Invited Talk 3 | Joonha Kwon (National Cancer Center) |
| 10:15 - 10:40 | Invited Talk 4 | Kyuho Kang (Chungbuk National Univ.) |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Coffee Break & Booth Visit |  |
| **11:00 - 11:50** | **Plenary Lecture 2** | **Junhyong Kim (Univ. of Pennsylvania) — Chair: Jong-Eun Park** |
| 11:50 - 12:00 | Short Break |  |
| **12:00 - 13:00** | **Luncheon Seminar (lunch provided to registrants)** | **2 Companies** |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Technology Seminar 1 | DecodeCell |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Technology Seminar 2 | Ultima Genomics |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Booth Visit |  |
| **13:30 - 15:10** | **Session 3. AI & Algorithms** | **Chair: Jihwan Park** |
| 13:30 - 13:55 | Invited Talk 1 | Jae Kyoung Kim (KAIST) |
| 13:55 - 14:20 | Invited Talk 2 | Jeongbin Park (Pusan National Univ.) |
| 14:20 - 14:45 | Invited Talk 3 | Joon-Yong An (Korea Univ.) |
| 14:45 - 15:10 | Invited Talk 4 | Yeong Hak Bang (Geninus) |
| 15:10 - 15:40 | Coffee Break & Booth Visit |  |
| **15:40 - 17:20** | **Session 4. Multimodal Omics** | **Chair: Hyobin Jeong** |
| 15:40 - 16:05 | Invited Talk 1 | Byungjin Hwang (Yonsei Univ.) |
| 16:05 - 16:30 | Invited Talk 2 | Chang Ho Sohn (KAIST) |
| 16:30 - 16:55 | Invited Talk 3 | Dongsung Lee (SNU) |
| 16:55 - 17:20 | Invited Talk 4 | Kyunggon Kim (Univ. of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center) |
| **17:20 - 18:00** | **Poster Session 2 (Transition Time)** |  |
| **18:00 - 19:30** | **Dinner & Networking** | **Host: Jong-Eun Park** |
| 18:00 - 18:20 | Introduction to Human Cell Atlas Asia | Yoshinari Ando (RIKEN) |

| **Oct 16 (Fri)** |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Time** | **Session** | **Speaker** |
| **10:00 - 10:50** | **Plenary Lecture 3** | **Yutaka Suzuki (Univ. of Tokyo) — Chair: Jong-Il Kim** |
| 10:50 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |  |
| **11:00 - 12:40** | **Session 5. Cancer** | **Chair: Junil Kim** |
| 11:00 - 11:25 | Invited Talk 1 | Hae Ock Lee (Catholic Univ.) |
| 11:25 - 11:50 | Invited Talk 2 | Semin Lee (UNIST) |
| 11:50 - 12:15 | Invited Talk 3 | Subin Lim (Ajou Univ.) |
| 12:15 - 12:40 | Invited Talk 4 | Jinhyuk Bhin (Yonsei Univ.) |
| 12:40 - 14:00 | Lunch (on own) & Booth Teardown |  |
| **14:00 - 14:50** | **Plenary Lecture 4** | **Young Joo Park (SNU) — Chair: Woong-Yang Park** |
| 14:50 - 15:20 | Poster Awards, Prize Draw & Closing Remarks | Organizing Committee |

- **Notes**
  - Plenary Lecture: 40-min talk + 10-min Q&A. Invited Talk: 25-min slot, including Q&A.
  - Plenary Lecture chairs — PL1: Heetak Lee · PL2: Jong-Eun Park · PL3: Jong-Il Kim · PL4: Woong-Yang Park.
  - Language: English for all sessions except Satellite II (Research Policy), which is held in Korean.
  - Posters remain on display from Oct 14 through Oct 15 and are taken down on the morning of Oct 16.
  - Prize draw is limited to on-site checked-in attendees, confirmed again at the time of the draw.

#### **Satellite Session**

| **Oct 15 (Thu)** |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Time** | **Session** | **Speaker** |
| **13:30 - 15:00** | **Satellite I. National Atlas Projects** | **Chair: Jong-Il Kim** |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Human Molecular Atlas | TBD |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Immune Disease Atlas | TBD |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Stem Cell Atlas | TBD |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Break |  |
| **16:00 - 17:30** | **Satellite II. Research Policy (in Korean)** | **Chair: Jong-Il Kim** |
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Keynote 1 | TBD |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | Keynote 2 | TBD |
| 16:40 - 16:50 | Transition |  |
| 16:50 - 17:30 | Panel Discussion (4 panelists) | TBD |

- **Notes**
  - Satellite sessions run in parallel with the main programme, by invitation (project participants and policy stakeholders).
  - Satellite I (13:30–15:00) runs in parallel with part of Session 3 (13:30–15:10).
  - Satellite II ends at 17:30, so satellite attendees can join the remainder of Poster Session 2 (17:20–19:00) and Dinner & Networking (19:00–20:30).