Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to the 2026 Human Neuron to Brain (HN2B) Meeting, taking place May 4–5, 2026 at the Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network, in Toronto, Canada. With very limited spots remaining, we strongly encourage you to register as soon as possible to secure your place.
Building on the success of the 2024 meeting in Amsterdam, which brought together a highly engaged international community working directly with human brain tissue, the 2026 HN2B Meeting will expand both in scope and scale. This two-day, invitation-only meeting will convene world-class researchers, clinicians, and trainees working across all levels of human neuroscience—from molecular and cellular mechanisms to multiomics, computational modeling, invasive human electrophysiology, and cancer–neuroscience.
The meeting is particularly geared toward investigators working with human brain tissue (acute and in culture) and those developing innovative experimental and computational approaches to probe the unique properties of human neurons and circuits. Our goal is to highlight cutting-edge discoveries, catalyze new collaborations, and strengthen this growing international community.
We have assembled an outstanding and internationally recognized lineup of speakers across the following thematic sessions:
Synaptic Connectivity, Slice Culture, Cellular Electrophysiology, Multiomics, Invasive Electrophysiology, Computational Modeling, and Cancer–Neuroscience.
Keynote Address
Dr. Ed Lein — Allen Institute for Brain Science
Confirmed Speakers
Dr. Costas Anastassiou, Cedars Sinai Health Sciences University
Dr. Sam Booker, University of Edinburgh
Dr. Zhongzheng (Brooks) Fu, University of Texas Southwestern
Dr. Albert Gidon, Humboldt University Berlin
Dr. Natalia Goriounova, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dr. Etay Hay, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Dr. Shawn Hervey-Jumper, The University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Gilles Huberfeld, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris
Dr. Brian Kalmbach, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Dr. Sattar Khoshkhoo, University of Harvard
Dr. Henner Koch, RWTH Aachen University
Dr. Larissa Kraus, University of British Columbia
Dr. Karri Lamsa, Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine
Dr. Brian Lee, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Dr. Franz Mittermaier, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Dr. Lucy Palmer, Brain Research Centre
Dr. Yangfan Peng, Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Dr. Christopher Petkov, University of Iowa
Dr. Salman Qasim, Rutgers University
Dr. Viktor Szegedi, Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine
Dr. Jonathan Ting, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Dr. Matthijs Verhoog, University of Cape Town
Dr. Frank Willet, Stanford University
Dr. Jie Zheng, University of California, Davis
Registration
This page is accessible only with the following password: HN2B2026
Posters
Poster space is extremely limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please note: Posters must be no wider than 1.2 m (4 feet)
Social Event Dinner
We are pleased to invite all participants to join our social event dinner on Monday, May 4th (Day 1) at 7:00 PM at Carolinas Restaurant on Dundas Street. The restaurant is conveniently located close to the conference venue for ease of access.
We very much hope you will join us in Toronto this spring for what promises to be a stimulating and highly interactive meeting.
Please RSVP by March 27, 2026.
