2026 HRPC Annual Meeting
July 21-24, 2026 in Toronto, Canada
Please save the date for the 2026 Human RNome Project Annual Meeting, which will take place in Toronto, with arrival on July 20 and the conference held July 21–24, 2026.
This will be a landmark meeting for our community. The Human RNome Benchmarking Project is now well underway, and in Toronto, we will unveil and discuss the results of the first draft of the Human RNome sequences. This represents a significant milestone for our community, and the global effort to build a reliable, modification-aware map of human RNA.
We are also planning to provide optional programs for children, to make it easier for colleagues with families to attend.
A formal agenda, registration information, and accommodation details will follow in the coming months. For now, please mark your calendars—we look forward to seeing you in Toronto as we take this next exciting step together.
Updates from the HRPC
Our first meeting report, “Unlocking the regulatory code of RNA: launching the Human RNome Project,” (doi.org/10.1186/s13059-025-03824-y).
The report outlines the Consortium’s coordinated plan to define the complete set of human RNA molecules and their chemical modifications — the RNome. It details strategies to:
• Identify key RNA species and reference cell types for sequencing
• Establish molecular and chemical standards for RNA modifications
• Advance direct RNA sequencing and mass spectrometry technologies
• Develop data standards and repositories to ensure global interoperability
By creating the foundation to read RNA in its native, chemically complete form, we will unlock a new dimension of biology with applications in health, agriculture, and technology.