2nd Single Cell & Spatial Omics Workshop

We are excited to announce our second workshop on single cell and spatial omics!

Workshop Details

Organizers: Jeongbin Park (Pusan National University), Junil Kim (Soongsil University), Heetak Lee (Institute for Basic Science)
Date: January 22, 2024 - January 23, 2024
Location: Kyung-Ahm Engineering Building, Pusan National University (Yangsan Campus), Yangsan, Korea (Google Maps Link)
Registration fee: None (but, registration is mandatory for in-person attendees)
Contact: jeongbin.park@pusan.ac.kr

Important Dates

Early registration deadline: registration closed
Abstract submission deadline for poster/oral presentations: 6 PM, December ~~22nd~~ 28th
On-site registration starts: ~~12 PM~~ 11:30 AM, January 22nd
- Note: no meals are provided for on-site registered attendees.
First session starts: 12:30 PM, January 22nd

Speakers

Keynote Speaker
- Fabian J. Theis, Helmholtz Munich (Zoom)
International Speakers
- Brian Long, Allen Institute for Brain Science (Zoom)
- Lars E. Borm, KU Leuven (Zoom)
- Vitalii Kleshchevnikov, Wellcome Sanger Institute (Zoom)
- Yun (Renee) Zhang, J. Craig Venter Institute
Domestic Speakers
- Byungjin Hwang, Yonsei University
- Chang Ho Sohn, Yonsei University
- Dong-Sung Lee, University of Seoul
- Heon Seok Kim, Hanyang University
- Hongyoon Choi, Seoul National University Hospital
- Hyobin Jeong, Hanyang University
- Hyun Kim, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
- Jihwan Park, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
- Jong-Eun Park, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Jong Kyoung Kim, Pohang Institute of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Time Table

All times are in KST.

Jan 21

Time	Session	Speaker
Day 0 - Pre-session (speakers & invited people only)
18:00 -	Arrival & Pre-meeting discussions (speakers & invited people only)

Jan 22

Time	Session	Speaker
Day 1 - Session 1
11:30 - 12:30	Registration & Welcome Snacks
12:30 - 12:45	Opening Ceremony	Dr. Jeongbin Park
12:45 - 13:30	Constructing a Mouse Splicing Atlas using Single Cell Long-read Sequencing	Jihwan Park, PhD
13:30 - 14:15	Scalable Single Cell Multi-omics (Note: This talk will NOT be streamed online)	Byungjin Hwang, PhD
14:15 - 15:00	Dissecting Cellular Heterogeneity and Plasticity in Adipose Tissue	Jong Kyoung Kim, PhD
15:00 - 15:15	Coffee Break
15:15 - 16:00	Fibrotic Niche-enriched Single-cell Transcriptome Uncovers Novel Age-associated Changes in Liver Tissue	Jong-Eun Park, PhD
16:00 - 16:45	Writing and Reading Genomes: Functional Genomics Study with CRISPR and Single-cell Sequencing	Heon Seok Kim, PhD
16:45 - 17:30	Spatial Profiling of the Human Developing Head with EEL FISH	Dr. Lars E. Borm (Zoom)
17:30 - 18:30	Generative AI for Modeling Single-cell State and Response (Keynote)	Dr. Fabian J. Theis (Zoom)
18:30 - 18:40	Short Break
18:40 - 18:00	Selected Talks from Abstract Submissions	Selected Poster Presenters
19:00 - 19:20	Selected Talks from Abstract Submissions	Selected Poster Presenters
19:20 - 19:30	1 Minute Poster Flash Talks	Selected Poster Presenters
19:30 -	Dinner & Mentoring Sessions
Day 1 - Session 2
19:30 - 20:30	Poster Viewing
20:30 -	Networking

Jan 23

Time	Session	Speaker
Day 2 - Session 1
08:00 - 09:00	Registration & Welcome Snacks
09:00 - 09:45	Spatial Transcriptomics Pipelines for Brain Cell Atlases across Species	Brian Long, PhD (Zoom)
09:45 - 10:30	Deciphering Spatially-resolved Cells in Mouse Brain using Artificial Intelligence	Yun (Renee) Zhang, PhD
10:30 - 11:15	Epigenomic and Chromosomal Architectural Reconfiguration in Developing Human Brain	Dong-Sung Lee, PhD
11:15 - 12:00	Integrating Spatial Transcriptomics with Imaging Analytic Workflow	Hong Yoon Choi, MD/PhD
12:00 - 13:00	Pizza & Discussion
13:00 - 13:45	Fixative eXchange (FX)-seq: Single-nucleus Transcriptome Profiling of Clinical FFPE Specimens (Note: This talk will NOT be streamed online)	Chang Ho Sohn, PhD
13:45 - 14:30	Coupling Single-cell Genome & Epigenome through Strand-seq Data Analysis, and Beyond	Hyobin Jeong, PhD
14:30 - 15:15	scLENS: Unbiased scRNA-seq Analysis with Data-driven Signal Detection using Random Matrix Theory and Signal Robustness Testing	Hyun Kim, PhD
15:15 - 16:00	Probabilistic Models to Resolve Cell Identity and Tissue Architecture	Dr. Vitalii Kleshchevnikov (Zoom)
16:00 -	Closing remarks & Networking	Workshop Organizers

Jan 24

Time	Session	Speaker
Day 3 - Post-session (speakers & invited people only)
09:00 -	Post-meeting discussions & Departure (speakers & invited people only)

Travel Information

By Flight:
- Nearest Airport: Gimhae International Airport^* (IATA Code: PUS, Google Maps Link)
By Train:
- Nearest Train Station: KTX^** Mulgeum Station (Google Maps Link)
- You can take a taxi (~10min) to get to the venue. It will cost around 5,500 KRW.
By Bus:
- Nearest Bus Terminal: Yangsan Intercity Bus Terminal (Google Maps Link)

*Airline Time Table - Seoul (Gimpo) and Busan (Gimhae) airport

From Seoul (Gimpo Airport) - 21st, 22nd

Airline	Departure	Arrival	Airline	Departure	Arrival	Airline	Departure	Arrival
Korean Air	7:00	8:05	T'way Air	11:40	12:40	Korean Air	17:35	18:40
Jeju Air	7:10	8:10	Air Busan (21st)	13:00	14:05	Air Busan	18:00	19:00
Air Busan	7:50	9:05	Korean Air	14:00	15:05	T'way Air	18:15	19:20
Korean Air	8:00	9:05	Air Busan	14:40	15:40	Korean Air	18:35	19:40
Air Busan	9:10	10:00	T'way Air	14:50	15:55	Jin Air	18:55	19:55
Air Busan	10:00	11:00	Korean Air	15:00	14:05	Air Busan	19:00	20:05
Korean Air	10:25	11:30	Air Busan	15:40	16:40	Jin Air	19:10	20:10
Korean Air	11:25	12:30	Jeju Air	16:05	17:05	Jeju Air	19:50	20:50
Air Busan (21st)	11:30	12:35	Air Busan	16:40	17:40	Air Busan	20:20	21:35

From Busan (Gimhae Airport) - 22nd, 23rd, 24th

Airline	Departure	Arrival	Airline	Departure	Arrival	Airline	Departure	Arrival
Jin Air	7:15	8:15	Korean Air	12:10	13:10	Korean Air	16:50	17:50
Jeju Air	7:25	8:25	Air Busan	13:10	14:10	Air Busan	17:20	18:20
Jin Air	7:40	8:40	Korean Air	13:15	14:20	Air Busan	18:20	19:25
Air Busan	8:20	9:20	T'way Air	13:15	14:15	Korean Air	19:20	20:20
Korean Air	8:45	9:45	Jeju Air	14:15	15:15	Air Busan	19:30	20:30
Korean Air	9:45	10:45	Air Busan (22nd, 23rd)	14:40	15:40	Korean Air	20:20	21:20
T'way Air	10:05	11:05	Korean Air	15:50	16:50	Jeju Air	20:40	21:40
Air Busan	11:10	12:10	Air Busan	16:20	17:20	Air Busan	20:40	21:40
Jeju Air (23rd)	11:25	12:25	T'way Air	16:30	17:35

**KTX Time Table, from/to Mulgeum Station

From Seoul Station

Train No.	Seoul	Gwangmyeong	Cheonan-Asan	Osong	Daejeon	Gimcheon-Gumi	Seodaegu	Dongdaegu	Milyang	Mulgeum
101	09:32	09:52	10:14	10:27	10:44		11:27	11:36	12:08	12:27
163 (Fri/Sat/Sun)	10:17		10:54	11:07	11:24		12:06	12:15	12:47	13:06
103	13:07	13:27	13:49		14:14	14:38	15:02	15:11	15:43	16:02
107	18:40	19:00	19:22	19:35	19:52	20:16	20:39	20:48	21:21	21:39
165 (Fri/Sat)	19:43	20:03	20:25		20:49			21:32	22:05	22:24
109	20:48	21:08	21:30		21:54		22:36	22:45	23:18	23:36

From Mulgeum Station

Train No.	Mulgeum	Milyang	Gyeongsan	Dongdaegu	Seodaegu	Gimcheon-Gumi	Daejeon	Osong	Cheonan-Asan	Gwangmyeong	Seoul
102	06:35	06:55	07:22	07:33		07:56	08:20	08:38	08:51	09:16	09:34
104	08:26	08:46		09:20	09:30		10:11	10:29		11:01	11:19
162 (Fri/Sat/Sun)	10:24	10:44		11:22		11:45	12:10			12:53	13:11
106	13:47	14:07		14:45			15:27	15:45	15:58	16:23	16:41
110	19:02	19:22	19:48	20:03			20:45	21:03	21:16	21:41	21:59
164 (Fri/Sat/Sun)	19:33	19:53		20:27			21:09		21:33		22:12

Tour Information

Yangsan Tower (Google Maps Link):
- Blog Article (kr)
- Tripadvisor (en)
Yangsan City Museum (Google Maps Link)
- Blog Article (kr)
- Tripadvisor (en)
Eden Valley Resort (Google Maps Link)
- Official Website (kr)
Gupo Market (Google Maps Link):
- Byulbyul-sijang (별별시장) (kr)
- Visit Busan Website (en)
Geumjeongsanseong Fortress & Village (Google Maps Link)
- Official Website - Kumjungsansung (kr)
- Official Website - Kumjungsansung Makgeolli (rice wine) (kr)
- Visit Korea Website (en)
- Visit Busan Website (en)
Hurshimchung Spa (Google Maps Link)
- News article (kr)
- Tripadvisor (en)

Acknowledgements

This event is generously supported by: