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March 18 & 19, 2026

High-Content CRISPR Screening
Conference 

in Vienna, Austria

WHEN /

MARCH 18 & 19, 2026

ABOUT THE EVENT /

CRISPR screens have become a primary discovery engine in modern biology as well as a key tool in drug discovery. This conference features technologies that link CRISPR perturbation screens to high-content read-outs.

Meet the global CRISPR screening community in Vienna. 

Day 1

 

09:00 – 09:10
Welcome & Opening Remarks

 

Session 1: Genetic Screening for Biological Discovery

09:10 – 10:40

  • Thijn Brummelkamp, NKI Amsterdam, The Netherlands (30 min)

  • Silvia Domcke, University of Zurich, Switzerland (30 min)

  • Luke Gilbert, Arc Institute & UCSF, United States (30 min)

 

10:40 – 11:10 – Morning Coffee Break

 

Session 2: CRISPR Screening with Single-cell Readout

11:10 – 12:30

  • Christoph Bock, CeMM & Medical University of Vienna, Austria (30 min)

  • Thomas Norman, MSKCC, United States (30 min)

  • Short Talk from Abstracts (10 min)

  • Short Talk from Abstracts (10 min)

 

12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch Break

 

Session 3: Computational Methods and Modeling

13:30 – 15:05

  • Rahul Satija, New York Genome Center, United States (30 min)

  • Leopold Parts, Wellcome Sanger Institute, United Kingdom (30 min)

  • Wei Li, University of Maryland, United States (30 min)

  • Sponsor Talk (5 min)

 

15:05 – 15:30 – Afternoon Coffee Break

 

Session 4: CRISPR Screening for Cancer Dependencies

15:30 – 17:10

  • Mathew Garnett, Wellcome Sanger Institute, United Kingdom (30 min)

  • Francesco Iorio, Human Technopole, Italy (30 min)

  • Sponsor Talk (5 min)

  • Johannes Zuber, IMP Vienna, Austria (30 min)

  • Sponsor Talk (5 min)

 

17:10 – 19:00 – Poster Session & Networking
 

19:00 – Dinner

 

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Day 2

Session 5: CRISPR Screening in Primary Human Cells

09:00 – 10:35

  • Sponsor Talk (5 min)

  • Tilmann Bürckstümmer, Myllia Biotechnology, Austria (30 min)

  • Radu Rapiteanu, GSK, United Kingdom (30 min)

  • Jake Taylor-King, Relation Therapeutics, United States (30 min)

 

10:35 – 11:00 – Morning Coffee Break

 

Session 6: Advanced Models – iPSC & in vivo Screening

11:00 – 12:40

  • Xin Jin, Scripps Research Institute, United States (30 min)

  • Prisca Liberali, FMI Basel, Switzerland (30 min)

  • Andreas E. Moor, ETH Zurich, Switzerland (30 min)

  • Short Talk from Abstracts (10 min)

 

12:40 – 13:30 – Lunch Break

 

Session 7: Imaging-based CRISPR Screens

13:30 – 14:50

  • Sponsor Talk (5 min)

  • Samouil Farhi, Broad Institute, United States (30 min)

  • Jonathan Schmid-Burgk, University of Bonn, Germany (30 min)

  • Short Talk from Abstracts (10 min)

  • Sponsor Talk (5 min)

 

14:50 – 15:20 – Afternoon Coffee Break

 

Session 8: AI Models of Human Cells

15:20 – 16:45

  • Sponsor Talk (5 min)

  • Mo Lotfollahi, Wellcome Sanger Institute, United Kingdom (30 min)

  • Short Talk from Abstracts (10 min)

  • Short Talk from Abstracts (10 min)

  • Yusuf Roohani, Arc Institute, United States (30 min)

 

16:45 – 17:00 – Closing Remarks

Conference Program

Organizing Committee

The Venue


 

Austria Trend Hotel Savoyen

Rennweg 16

Vienna 1030

Austria

Conference attendees can reserve hotel rooms at a discounted rate (149 EUR/night) via the following link:

 

Please note: Rooms are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Abstract Submission

​​​Abstract submission deadline (for posters and talks): December 15, 2025

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​We welcome abstracts from all areas relevant to the main themes of the meeting, for both oral and poster presentations. Several oral presentations will be chosen from the abstracts submitted. Presenters of oral presentations and posters are expected to register until December 15, 2025 and are expected be onsite for the duration of the conference. 

Registration

Registration: from August 1, 2025

Registration Deadline: February 15, 2026

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Registration Fees:

Academic Attendees - Early Bird:      300 EUR

Academic Attendees - Regular:         400 EUR

Industry Delegates - Early Bird:          400 EUR

Industry Delegates - Regular:             500 EUR

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Early bird tickets are available until December 15, 2025.

High-Content CRISPR Screening

Sponsors

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Contact

Perturb2026 Conference Office

Vienna, Austria

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