2026 HCA General Meeting

Co-chaired by‌ Alexandra-Chloé Villani‌ and Jose Ordovas-Montanes‌, the 2026 General Meeting dedicated plenary and breakout sessions on Atlas expansion, which included creating a cross-tissue 3D reference Atlas with spatial resolution that is geographically and genetically representative, and clinically applicable. Since this meeting took place in the heart of Boston’s medical and research hub, it focused heavily on global and medical health impact, emphasizing how researchers and clinicians can leverage AI to better help and benefit all of humanity.‌ ‌

The first two days of the meeting (16 - 17 June) took place at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, and were dedicated to larger plenary sessions and breakout meetings. Day 3 (18 June) was devoted to smaller working group style meetings and took place at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, located across the Charles River, in Cambridge, MA.‌ ‌