<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear colleague,</span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail-im"><font color="#000000"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">I’m writing to share an invitation to the </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">SoCal Single Cell Retreat - Seeding Community and Inspiring Innovation</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, to be held on </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">April 10, 2026, at UC Riverside</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. The goal is to bring together the Southern California single-cell community across institutions and disciplines for a focused, one-day scientific and networking event. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We’re especially excited to highlight opportunities for </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">early career researchers (students, postdocs, and pre-tenure faculty)</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> through short talks and posters. We hope this will be a low-barrier, high-impact venue for trainees to get feedback, build connections, and see the breadth of single-cell research happening across SoCal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">UCR is within easy driving distance of most Southern California institutions, making it a convenient one-day retreat without overnight travel. Additional logistical information about the venue, program, and parking will be provided to registrants.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.41136;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Registration and abstract submission details are also included in the flyer - </span><a href="https://forms.gle/nTN4AzGKyi4uJPjF9" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://forms.gle/nTN4AzGKyi4uJPjF9</span></a></p></font></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.41136;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">-</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Abstract submission for oral presentation deadline </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">February 27. v</span></span></font></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.4113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