
HITS is a cross-disciplinary community for researchers using or exploring high-throughput approaches, from genome engineering to single-cell imaging and chemical biology. Our open brainstorming sessions bring together experts and beginners to demystify complex tools, lower barriers to entry, and break down silos between labs and domains. These collaborative discussions help surface technical and organizational bottlenecks, guide the expansion of shared resources, and foster a growing knowledge hub of interoperable methods and data.

| Date | Time | Room | Speaker | Group | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 05, 2026 | 2:00-3:30 | 76-259 | Niklas Rindtorff | Boehm | Label free ex-vivo dynamics of malignant ascites for functional precision medicine |
| Ashley Ruehr | HTS | Accelerating drug response profiling through morphology-based predictive modeling | |||
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026 | 2:00-3:30 | 76-259 | Guillermo Arroyo Ataz | Nabel | Characterization and vulnerability profiling of thymic neoplasms |
| Dae Hee Hwang | Henry | Characterization of mechanisms underlying ferroptosis | |||
| Thu, Apr 02, 2026 | 2:00-3:30 | 76-259 | Eliezer Calo | Calo | Small-molecule targeting of DEAD-box RNA-binding proteins |
| John Day | Boyer | High-throughput expansion microscopy for scalable super-resolution imaging | |||
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026 | 2:00-3:30 | 76-259 | Cedric Devos | Myerson | Manufacturing mRNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles with precise size and morphology control |
| Nicole Ostrovsky | HTS | Functional readouts to guide lipid nanoparticle optimization | |||
| Thu, Apr 30, 2026 | 2:00-3:30 | 76-259 | Stuart Levine | BMC | Scalable Genomics and Sequencing Platforms |
| Colin Trepicchio | Boehm | Systematic ML-assisted discovery of therapeutic vulnerabilities in rare sarcoma | |||
| Thu, May 14, 2026 | 2:00-3:30 | 76-559 | Steven Blum | Blum | Immune cell heterogeneity and characterization in metastatic tumors |
| Daron Hakimian | Boehm | Single-cell ex vivo morphological profiling of patient-derived metastatic immune cells |
Contact us if you are interested in being included in upcoming HITS sessions.