This symposium aims to bring together UMN single-cell researchers to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration. The program will feature in-depth presentations from experts specializing in immunology; updates on emerging informatics strategies and single-cell platforms; a Lightning Talk Competition highlighting challenges and lessons learned; and a guided tour of the UMGC CoLab facility, which provides training resources in single-cell workflows.

This whitepaper evaluates the feasibility of the Singulator 200 to automate and standardize nuclei isolation across diverse plant species, including pennycress, soybean, corn, and tobacco. We compared yield, viability, and morphological integrity of nuclei isolated from fresh and frozen leaf, root, and flower tissues.