Award Winners
Ian Lawson Van Toch Memorial Award for Outstanding Student Paper | RCSB PDB Poster Prize | Bio-ontologies COSI | BioVis COSI | CompMS COSI | CAMDA Trophy Award for Best Presentation | EvolCompGen COSI | HiTSeQ Award | iRNA Award | MLCSB COSI | RegSys COSI | SysMod COSI | TransMed COSI
Award Winner:
Quentin Garrido, Université Gustave Eiffel, ESIEE Paris, LIGM, France
Visualizing hierarchies in scRNA-seq data using a density tree-biased autoencoder
Honorable Mentions:
Mohammadamin Edrisi, Rice University, United States
Phylovar: Towards scalable phylogeny-aware inference of single-nucleotide variations from single-cell DNA sequencing data
Bing-Xue Du, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
MLGL-MP: A Multi-Label Graph Learning Framework Enhanced by Pathway Interdependence for Metabolic Pathway Prediction
With Support From:
Nicola Bordin, University College London, London
AlphaFold2 reveals commonalities and novelties in protein structure space for 21 model organisms
COSI Awards
Bio-ontologies COSI
Best Poster
Michael Bradshaw, University of Colorado Boulder, United States
Identification of clusters containing future gene-to-phenotype relations across heterogeneous data sources
Best Talk
Frederic B. Bastian, University of Lausanne, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Switzerland
Creation and unification of development and life stage ontologies for animals
BioVis COSI
Best Long Abstract
Mark Keller, Harvard Medical School
Polyphony: an Interactive Transfer Learning Framework for Single-Cell Data Analysis
Best Poster
Camilo Valdes, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States
Microbiome Maps: Hilbert Curve Visualizations of Metagenomic Profiles
CompMS COSI
Best Talk
Daniela Klaproth-Andrade, Technical University of Munich, Germany
A genetic algorithm with deep learning-based guided mutations improves de novo peptide sequencing
Best Poster
Chathurani Ranathunge, Eastern Virginia Medical School, United States
promor: An Integrative Approach for Proteomics Data Analysis and Modeling
CAMDA Trophy Award for Best Presentation
Eunyoung Kim, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
DeSIDE-DDI: Interpretable prediction of drug-drug interactions using drug-induced gene expressions
EvolCompGen Award
Talks
Winners
Taeyoung Kim, Giltae Song | Multi-modal Transformer based deep neural network for determining false positive structural variation calls
Joel Nitta, Eric Schuettpelz, Santiago Ramírez-Barahona, Wataru Iwasaki | An Open and Continuously Updated Fern Tree of Life (FTOL)
Honorable mentions
Mathieu Gascon, Yoann Anselmetti, Nadia El-Mabrouk | Non-binary Tree Reconciliation with Endosymbiotic Gene Transfer
Yuting Xiao, Maureen Stolzer, Dannie Durand | Domain Promiscuity Correlates with Rates of Domain Gain and Loss
Posters
Winner
Sungsik Kong, David Swofford, Laura Kubatko | Inference of phylogenetic networks from sequence data using composite likelihood
Honorable mentions
Ethan Wolfe, Joseph Burke, Stephanie Shames, Janani Ravi | Characterizing effector-metaeffector pairs in Legionella pneumophila
Chao Chun Liu, William Hsiao | Supervised machine learning reveals high efficacy of mobile elements to predict Salmonella outbreak linkage
Yiyan Yang, Xiaofang Jiang | Evolink: a Phylogenetic Approach for Rapid Identification of Phenotype-Genotype Associations in Large-scale Microbial Data
HiTSeQ Award
Best Talk
Rachael Aubin, University of Pennsylvania, United States
ConDecon: a clustering-independent method for estimating single-cell abundance in bulk tissues using reference single-cell RNA-seq data
iRNA Award
Best Posters
Christina Akirtava, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
Unraveling the roles of 5’ transcript leaders in gene regulation
Subhashis Natua, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
Post-transcriptional silencing of the nuclear poly(A) binding protein expression is essential for postnatal cardiac maturation and function
MLCSB COSI
Best Poster
Yusuf Roohani, Stanford University, United States
GEARS: Predicting transcriptional outcomes of novel multi-gene perturbations
NetBio COSI
Best Talk
Mikaela Koutrouli, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center of Protein Research, Denmark FAVA: High-quality functional association networks inferred from massive scRNA-seq and proteomics data
RegSys COSI
Best Talk
Jointly awarded to:
Pia Rautenstrauch, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany “Liam tackles complex multimodal single-cell data integration challenges”
and
Anusri Pampari, Stanford University, United States “Base-resolution deep learning models of chromatin accessibility reveal combinatorial sequence motif syntax and regulatory variation”
SysMod COSI
1st Best Poster: Caroline I. Larkin, University of Pittsburgh, United States
A Mechanistic Model of Alphavirus Replication within a Mammalian Host Cell
2nd Best Poster: Kang Jin, Cincinnati Children's Hopsital Medical Center, United States
CellDrift: Inferring Perturbation Responses in Temporally-Sampled Single Cell Data
3rd Best Poster Award: Shaimaa Bakr, Stanford University, United States
Identifying key multifunctional components shared by critical cancer and normal liver pathways via sparseGMM
TransMed COSI
Best Talk (Best Oral Presentation)
Madison Darmofal, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Weill Cornell Graduate School, United States
Genome-Derived Diagnosis: Deep Learning Model for Tumor Type Prediction using MSK-IMPACT data
Yue Wang, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Perturbed Transcriptomic Analyses Identify Chemo-immunotherapy Synergisms to Shift Anti-PD1 Resistance in Cancer
Best Poster
Junjie Peng, University College London, United Kingdom
Patient-specific and disease-related determinants for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk stratification in the APPLE (Atherosclerosis Prevention in Paediatric Lupus Erythematosus) clinical trial cohort
Jeppe Severens, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands
Joint genetics and transcriptomics based classification of acute myeloid leukaemia patients
Exhibitor Floor Plan ISMB 2022
ISMB 2022 Exhibitors and Recruiters
Exhibitors
Booth | Exhibitor | Booth | Exhibitor |
1 | International Society for Computational Biology | 2 | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
3 | MDPI, Life Journal | 4 | |
5 | Oxford University Press | 6 | Jackson Laboratories |
7 | Overleaf | 8 | IBM |
9 | Corteva | 10 | Harvard Medical School Department of Biomedical Informatics |
11 | MemVerge | 12 | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
13 | F1000 | 14 | Fulgent Genetics |
15 | Tempus Labs Inc. |
Virtual Exhibitors
Booth | Exhibitor | Booth | Exhibitor |
V16 | Goblet | V17 | Frontiers |
The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) (www.iscb.org) was the first and continues to be the only society representing computational biology and bioinformatics worldwide. ISCB serves a global community of nearly 3,400 scientists dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of living systems through computation by:
- convening the world’s experts and future leaders in top conferences
- partnering with publications that promote discovery and expand access to computational biology and bioinformatics
- delivering valuable information about training, education, employment, and relevant news
- providing an influential voice on government and scientific policies that are important to our members
ISCB has three official journals – OUP Bioinformatics, PLOS Computational Biology and F1000Research ISCB Community Journal, and has affiliations in place with several other publications for the benefit of our members.
Overleaf is a free, collaborative, cloud-based LaTeX editor which makes the process of writing, editing and publishing scientific documents quicker and easier. This intuitive online platform has seen rapid adoption across science and research, and Overleaf's award-winning collaboration technology is now in use by over 9 million researchers, students and technical writers in institutions, labs and industry worldwide. It’s simple and intuitive to use – all you need is a web browser – try it out and use it for free at www.overleaf.com.
At St. Jude, we have one common goal: find cures for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases through research and treatment. As both a world class research institute and a specialized children’s hospital, St. Jude provides an unparalleled opportunity to advance your scientific training and launch your career.
F1000Research is an Open Research publishing platform for scientists, scholars and clinicians across all disciplines offering rapid publication of articles and other research outputs without editorial bias. We publish research across all academic disciplines and in multiple formats, including original articles, data notes, software tool articles and method articles.
The Harvard Medical School Department of Biomedical Informatics offers a variety of opportunities to increase your knowledge base and skill set in the application of quantitative principles to biomedical discovery. Come learn about our educational programs which include a Master’s, PhD, and Summer Institute and hear about our postdoctoral fellowships, faculty positions and other career opportunities.
Visit our booth to learn more about educational and career opportunities. For more information please visit: http://dbmi.hms.harvard.edu
Oxford University Press publishes a range of computational biology journals, including Bioinformatics, Bioinformatics Advances, GigaScience, Nucleic Acids Research, NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics, Database, Briefings in Bioinformatics, Briefings in Functional Genomics, and more. Bioinformatics publishes the highest quality scientific papers and review articles with its main focus is on new developments in genome bioinformatics and computational biology.
With 3,000+ researchers in 12 labs on six continents focused on Accelerated Discovery and Exploratory Sciences, IBM Research pioneers the most promising and disruptive technologies in hybrid cloud, AI and quantum computing. The combination of increasingly powerful computers and AI offers the possibility to be able to detect, diagnose, understand and cure diseases like never before. At IBM Research, we’re working on creating software and AI systems that can convert reams of health data into useable information for researchers and clinicians the world over. Scientific discovery is driven by two forces: the development of new capabilities and the relentless tenacity of the world’s sharpest minds. We see it as our duty to accelerate scientific progress by developing cutting-edge technologies, demonstrating scalable processes, and deploying new models of collaborative innovation.
Biomedical Data Science (BDS) encompasses the study and pursuit of the effective uses of biomedical data, information, and knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem-solving, and decision-making, driven by efforts to improve human health. The graduate programs in BDS blend the best of statistics, computer sciences, biostatistics and biomedical informatics and train students to develop computational and mathematical approaches to analyze large-scale biomedical data and to lead collaborative, interdisciplinary team science efforts.
Life is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of scientific studies related to fundamental themes in life sciences, published monthly online by MDPI. It publishes topics include, but are not limited to biomolecular design, activation and function; molecular evolution; biomolecular trafficking, and networks; membranes, and molecular organization in cells. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that fall in the broad areas of:
Structural biology
Computational biology
Biochemistry and biophysics of subcellular and molecular processes
Syngenta plays a vital role in enabling the food chain to feed the world safely and take care of our planet. Our ambition is to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture, providing leading seeds and crop protection innovations to enhance the prosperity of farmers, wherever they are.
The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with more than 2,400 employees. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.
Corteva Agriscience is a global pure-play agriculture company that provides farmers around the world with the most complete portfolio in the industry - including a balanced and diverse mix of seed, crop protection and digital solutions focused on maximizing productivity to enhance yield and profitability. With some of the most recognized brands in agriculture and an industry-leading product and technology pipeline well positioned to drive growth, the company is committed to working with stakeholders throughout the food system as it fulfills its promise to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. More information can be found at www.corteva.com
As the world's enterprises accelerate their digital transformations, they discover that next-generation applications must deal with data that are bigger and faster at the same time, outstripping the capabilities of today's infrastructure. MemVerge's mission is to deliver a new architecture, called Big Memory Computing, that converges memory and storage, thereby removing the storage I/O bottleneck once and for all. MemVerge's Memory Machine™ Software virtualizes heterogeneous memory hardware into a software-defined memory service that has both high capacity and high performance. MemVerge ZeroIO™ In-Memory Snapshot technology captures the state of running applications, and can be used for application roll-back, cloning and high availability. The results are new levels of productivity, performance, availability, and mobility for today's data-centric applications, both on-premises and in the cloud.
Fulgent Genetics is a global leader in next-generation sequencing with a focus on developing flexible and affordable genetic testing panels. By merging the fields of genetics, molecular biology, and computer science, we pursue excellence in genetic sequencing, scalability, and data analysis. We offer an unrivaled catalog of genetic testing covering over 18,000+ single genes, 800+ rare disease tests, whole-genome sequencing, whole-genome copy number variation analysis, mitochondrial sequencing, and CLIA/CAP quality sequencing services.
We are a technology company that has built the world’s largest library of clinical and molecular data and an operating system to make that data accessible and useful, starting with cancer. Our goal is for each patient to benefit from the treatment of others who came before.
We’re looking for people who can help us change the world. Who question the status quo and don’t shy away from tough problems. For the builders who are never done building and the learners who are never done learning. We’re looking for passionate people with undying curiosity. Those who want to attack one of the most challenging problems ever faced… head on.
GOBLET is an international organisation with the mission to cultivate a global community of bioinformatics trainers who support learning, education and training. GOBLET’s mission was defined under the vision that there is a clear need to harmonise bioinformatics training activities and to unite, inspire, and equip bioinformatics trainers worldwide. Towards this, GOBLET collaborates with national and international bioinformatics organisations. Relevant activities include the initiation of a series of standards and guidelines, work on the definition of competencies, promotion of best practices, and providing high-quality resources for learning, education and training in bioinformatics and computational biology, on a global scale.
Frontiers in Bioinformatics is a young open-access journal, led by Prof. Adam Godzik (University of California Riverside). The journal provides a forum where new discoveries in all aspects of bioinformatics and the analysis of biological data are presented. Frontiers in Bioinformatics focuses on new bioinformatics tools and novel applications that can bring new insights to specific biological problems, efforts that cross standard field boundaries.
CAREER CENTER @ ISMB 2022
Recruit – Engage – Inform
Connect with over 1,400 researchers, students, & postdocs from around the world!
Promote, Discuss, & Interview – Enjoy three-days of connecting all in one place!
**Jobs will be posted on the ISCB career page giving you 60 days of promotion**
For further information, Contact: Nadine K Costello This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ISMB Career Fair Talent Seeker:
Exclusive networking event held in the exhibit hall for recruiters to find that perfect candidate on the spot - Over 900 students & postdocs attend each year!
- ISCB Members.... $300
- Nonmember........$500
- One (1) table with two chairs with identification sign from 12:30pm-2pm on July 14th
- An hour of direct recruiting time with 300+ candidates
- Access to pre-filled resume repository prior to event
- Must be registered to attend conference
Space is limited. Sign up today!
Jobs Board:
- ISCB Member.......... Free
Nonmember........... $350 - Job posting will appear onsite at the ISMB 2022 Jobs Board, online at the ISMB 2022 Career Center site and part of the Society's Career Center for 60 days.
Sign up!
Career Fair
Career Fair will take place Thursday, July 14th from 12:30pm - 2pm in the Exhibition Area - Grand Terrace.
Click HERE for the digital ISMB Jobs Board and visit the physical boards in the Grand Terrace.
Attending the Career Fair
- Conference attendees participating in the Career Fair must upload their resume into the ISCB Career Center (https://careers.iscb.org/) resume repository and will have a 'Talent' ribbon on their conference badge.
- Sign-up is allowed on-site to attend the Career Fair but attendees MUST stop by the ISCB Booth and sign up.
Recruiting at the Career Fair
- Institutions/Exhibitors participating in the Career Fair will have a blue identifier on their exhibit booth/recruiter tables. Additional institutions that are recruiting will have a table in the Exhibit Hall near the Jobs Board.
- Recruiters participating in the Career Fair will have available positions posted on the jobs board and/or additional opportunities at their tables and will have a 'Talents Seeker' ribbon on their conference badge.
- Please stop by the ISCB booth to see Bel Hanson or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions.
Career Fair Recruiters
Exhibitor Info
Please read the following information carefully and ensure that you have reviewed your Sponsor/Exhibitor Listing at https://www.iscb.org/ismb2022-exhibitors/floor-plan If you have questions contact:
Steven Leard
ISMB Conference Director
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ISMB 2022 is a table top-display exhibition in the Grand Terrace at the Monona Terrace Convention Center.
Virtual Exhibit Booth details:
- Audio Visual Equipment
- Badges
- Catering
- Conference Venue & Location
- Damage to Premises
- Delivery Information / In-house Transport (Shipping Instructions)
- Demonstrations
- Exhibitor After Hours Access
- Exhibitor Package
- Exhibition Schedule
- Helium Balloons
- Hotel Accommodation
- Indemnification
- Internet
- ISMB Exhibitor Rules
- Lead Generation
- Leaflet Distribution
- Security
If you require AV rental equipment please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Exhibitors who are participating in Madison should collect their name badges from the ISMB 2022 Conference Registration located on Level 4 of the conference center.
If you require catering please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please note NO outside food or beverages can be brought into the exhibit hall.
Grand Terrace at the Monona Terrace Convention Center.
One John Nolen Drive
Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 53703
Maps, Directions and Parking details are available at:
https://www.mononaterrace.com/directions-and-parking/
No nails, screws or other fixtures may be driven into any part of the premises including the floors. Should any damage occur, the Exhibitor would be invoiced for repair charges incurred.
Delivery Information / In-house Transport
Material will not be accepted earlier than Friday, July 1.
Shipments should be addressed as follows:
ISMB 2022/(exhibiting company name)
c/o Monona Terrace East Loading Dock
1 John Nolen Drive
Madison WI 53703
Command Center phone: 608-261-4053
You are responsible for bringing the materials to your booth or room the day of the event. Ask the guest services attendant located at the main entrance how to get downstairs to retrieve your materials. Monona Terrace will provide carts for assistance in handling your boxes. Monona Terrace will not accept materials more than 3 business days before the event.
Outbound Shipping: You are responsible for bringing your materials to the East Loading Dock from your booth/room. Please make sure that you have the appropriate shipping labels attached to each item with payment for shipping. Monona Terrace is not responsible for payment for any outgoing shipments. Monona Terrace does not have a UPS account and is not able to call UPS for pickup. If you are shipping with UPS, you are responsible for calling UPS to pick up your shipment. UPS will not pick up your shipment if payment wasn’t made to them.
Monona Terrace can call FedEx for pickup.
Demonstrations
Demonstrations and other special activities must be located so that crowds will be comfortably contained within the contracted display space and not blocking any of the aisles. Distracting activities are subject to adjacent exhibitor and ISMB approval. Exhibitors may not play loud music on their stand.
Exhibitor After Hours Access
Exhibitors are allowed access to their stands during set up and tear down hours as well as one hour prior to and one hour after official opening hours. Exhibitors requiring access beyond these times, must receive approval from an ISMB representative.
Exhibitor Package
The ISMB Display package includes:
- Display space (~2m x 3m wide), one electrical (power) socket, table (6 ft x 30 inches), waste bin, two chairs.
- Wireless internet available in exhibit area - if you require a dedicated internet connection please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Exhibition Schedule
Installation
Sunday, July 10: Noon—4:00 pm - For Exhibitors
Display Hours
Sunday, July 10: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Monday, July 11: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm |
Tuesday, July 12: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm |
Wednesday, July 13: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm |
Thursday, July 14: 9:30 am - 2:00 pm |
Coffee Breaks:
Morning: 9:45 am - 10:30 am (July 11-13)
Morning: 9:30 am - 10:15 am (July 14)
Afternoon: 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm (July 11-13)
Lunch is served with Posters on the lower level (Poster Hall)
Schedule at a glance:
https://www.iscb.org/cms_addon/conferences/ismb2022/schedule/schedule.php
Dismantling / Exhibitor Move out:
Thursday, July 14: 2:00 pm
General Conference Information
General Information on ISMB 2022 is available by visiting: https://www.iscb.org/ismb2022-general/faq
If you require additional information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Helium Balloons
Helium balloons are not permitted.
Hotel Accommodation
The conference organizers have negotiated travel discounts and secured a limited number of reduced-rate hotel rooms to make your trip to Madison affordable. Rooms at the group rate are limited and available on a first come- first-serve basis. These special rates are available until June 10, 2022.
Booking details are available at: https://www.iscb.org/ismb2022-general/hotels
Indemnification
It is understood that the exhibitor assumes entire responsibility for and agrees to protect, indemnify, defend and save ISCB, ISMB, the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center and their respective consultants, agents, directors, employees, licensees and assigns them harmless from and against all claims, losses and damages to persons or property, governmental charges of fines and attorney's fees arising out of or caused by exhibitor's installation, removal, maintenance, occupancy or the use of or part thereof negligently or otherwise, excluding any such liability caused by the sole negligence of ISCB, ISMB, the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, or its employees and agents.
The exhibitor shall indemnify the ISCB, ISMB, the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, against, and hold it and its representatives harmless from complaints, suits or liabilities resulting from negligence of the exhibitor in connection with the exhibits use of display space. ISCB, ISMB, the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center shall have no liability for loss, damage or theft, through any cause, of goods, hand carried items, exhibits, or other materials owned, rented or leased by the exhibitor. Personal effects, souvenir handouts and other small, easily removed valuable items should not be left unattended. In no event will ISCB, ISMB, the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center have any liability for incidental, consequential, special, indirect or punitive damages for any harm arising from, or related to, the use of exhibit space under the contract agreement.
Internet
Complimentary wifi is available in the exhibit area - however if you require a dedicated internet connection for demonstrations, etc please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ISCB Exhibitor Rules and Regulations
Please review the ISCB Exhibitor and Technology Track guidelines for presentations available here.
Leaflets may not be distributed from anywhere other than the exhibition stand without receiving prior permission from the Organizers. Leaflets displayed or distributed at any other point throughout the venue, without prior permission, will be removed and destroyed by the Organizers.
No lead generation technologies are offered at ISMB 2022. The conference platform allows delegates to network and exhibitors can use access the platform and this method of networking.
ISMB does not provide security in the exhibit area during off-hours. Exhibitors are encouraged to remove any valuable items from the exhibit area each evening. Please note that ISMB, ISCB and the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center are not responsible for missing or lost articles at the conference.