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The path from insight to impact—starts here.
Join us at AGBT 2026 to explore how Illumina continues to redefine the limit of what is possible. Discover our latest innovations in multiomics workflows, library prep, sequencing systems, informatics, analysis, and AI, designed to transform insight into impact. Visit the Illumina Lounge (Orange) to explore our latest products, workflow innovations, and strategic partnerships. Come see how Illumina can partner with you to spark insights, rethink what is possible, and maximize your impact.
Schedule of Illumina events
Tuesday, February 24
12 noon–1:30 PM (ET)
Gold Sponsor workshop and lunch
Illumina insight ecosystem: The path from innovation to impact
Location: Bonnet Creek Ballroom, Salons VII–XII
Pre-register to watch on demand
Welcome to the Insight Ecosystem
Jacob Thaysen, PhD
CEO, Illumina
The path to genome innovation
Steve Barnard, PhD
CTO, Head of Research & Product Dev, Illumina
Going beyond the genome
Cande Rogert, PhD
VP, Global Head of Advanced Sciences, Illumina
Carrie Cibulskis
Director, Cancer Genomics
Broad Clinical Labs
Sami Farhi, PhD
Director, Spatial Technology Platform
Broad Institute
Marcel R. Nelen, PhD
Head of Genome Diagnostics Section, Clinical Genetics Laboratory Specialist, Genetics Dept, UMC Utrecht
Bodour Salhia, PhD
Inaugural (Interim) Chair & Associate Professor, Dept of Cancer Biology
Keck School of Medicine of USC
1:30 PM–3:30 PM (ET)
Poster sessions
Location: Bonnet Creek Ballroom, Salons I–VI
| Title | Authors | Poster # |
|---|---|---|
| Quantifying spatial resolution and assessing impact on tertiary analysis for ex-situ spatial transcriptomics technologies | Emily Parker, Kareem Ahmad | #217 |
| Constellation mapped read technology delivers a highly comprehensive human genome from a wide range of DNA inputs | Fiona Kaper, Ali Crawford | #415 |
| Constellation enables variant calling with long-distance phasing from Illumina sequencing data | Chris Edlund, Konrad Scheffler | #421 |
| Spatial colocation-enhanced reconstruction of complex structural variants using constellation mapped read sequencing | Jeff Fisher, Qing Zhang | #425 |
| Haplotype-resolved variant calling in paralogous "dark" regions with Illumina Constellation | James Han, Shunhua Han | #431 |
| Evaluation of Illumina 5-base sequencing for integrated methylation and variant analysis in FFPE samples and its potential for tumor-informed MRD applications | Fiona Kaper, Lisa Watson | #435 |
| Genomic demutiplexing enables convenient, scalable batching of genetically diverse samples in high-throughput studies | Mike Mehan, Carolyn Conant | #465 |
| A multi-tissue atlas of spatial gene expression adaptations in late pregnancy | Mark Wang, Kareem Ahmad, Darren Segale | #479 |
9:30 PM (ET)
Sponsor social
Location: Illumina Lounge - Orange
Wednesday, February 25
4:45 PM–6:10 PM (ET)
Poster sessions
Location: Bonnet Creek Ballroom, Salons I–VI
| Title | Authors | Poster # |
|---|---|---|
| Size estimation of short tandem repeat (STR) expansions with Constellation | Severine Catreux | #408 |
7:45 PM–8:00 PM (ET)
Concurrent session presentation
Location: Floridian Ballroom
| Title | Authors |
|---|---|
| Spatial transcriptomic gene expression profiles in breast cancer expression | Darren Segale, Kevin Thai |
- Date & Time
- Feb 23, 2026 – Feb 26, 2026
- Location
- Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
Orlando, Florida - United States
- Topic
- Instruments, Sequencing reagents & flow cells, Software & informatics