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Title

Bioinformatics Day 2025 (Margaret Dayhoff Centenary)

Dates

11 March 2025

Lang EN Workshop language is English
Organizer(s)

Dr. David Francisco, UNIBE

Speakers

Prof. Dr. Artemis Hatzigeorgiou, University of Thessaly (Grèce) Prof. Dr. Bruno Strasser, UNIGE Dr. Patricia Palagi, SIB Prof. Dr. Anna Oevermann, UNIBE Séverine Duvaud, SIB Dr. Natasha Glover, SIB PD Dr. Rémy Bruggmann, UNIBE Dr. Alexander Nater, UNIBE Dr. Heidi Tschanz-Lischer, UNIBE Dr. Guillaume Witz, UNIBE Dr. Anne-Christine Uldry, UNIBE Prof. Dr. Marianna Rapsomaniki, UNIL Prof. Dr. Raphäelle Luisier,

Description

It is an event celebrating Bioinformatics as a whole and the centenary of Margaret Dayhoff in particular, as a launchpad to put a spotlight on women in Bioinformatics. There is also a career panel that I think would be of particular interest to the students.

See: https://www.bioinformatics.unibe.ch/unibe/portal/fak_naturwis/d_dbio/inst_bioinf/content/e132728/e132732/e1582952/files1617587/UniBE_BioinformaticsDay2025__eng.pdf

Program

Program

09:30 Opening Words

09:40 Keynote speaker talk:

Prof. Dr. Artemis Hatzigeorgiou

10:20 Pioneers of Bioinformatics spotlights: a walk through history

Prof. Dr. Bruno Strasser

10:40 Coffee Break

10:55 Paralell session I
History and Future of Swiss Bioinformatics

with Dr. Patricia Palagi, Prof. Dr. Bruno Strasser, TBD

Paralell session II

Career panel

with Prof. Dr. Anna Oevermann, Séverine Duvaud, Dr. Natasha Glover, TBD

Paralell session III

Bioinformatics Support at the University of Bern - «Ask Us Anything"

with PD Dr. Rémy Bruggmann, Dr. Alexander Nater, Dr. Heidi Tschanz-Lischer, Dr.

Guillaume Witz and Dr. Anne-Christine Uldry

12:35 Lunch

13:30 Bioinformatics Spotlights of the Present

with Prof. Dr. Mariana Rapsomaniki, Dr. Natasha Glover , TBD

14:45 Break

15:00 Keynote speaker talk:

Prof. Dr. Raphäelle Luisier

15:40 Dayhoff grant recipient talk

16:00 Closing words, followed by an apéro riche

open end, including Brickopore Sequencer

Location

UNIBE, Kuppelraum, Hochschulstrasse 4

Information

As StarOmics students, you can ask for reimbursement of your travel tickets if you are not from UNIBE. This is on the strict condition that you sign an attendance list.

Registration

Before February 14, 2025

Places

100

Deadline for registration
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