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Abstracts – Talks and Posters

We invite abstracts for research that is topical to bioinformatics and computational biology, which is in progress (unpublished, formerly Late-Breaking Research) or previously published within the last 18 months (previously Highlights Track) for consideration for oral and/or poster presentation.

Your abstract should be submitted to the Communities of Special Interest (COSI) or Open Session Track that most accurately reflects the area of the work. (You will have the option to identify two other tracks that may also be suited to your research area during your submission). You can learn more about COSIs here.

Talks and posters are organized according to scientific topics which are covered by the COSIs and open sessions listed and described below. Please note, abstracts are not limited to COSI and open session topics and if the topic of your submission falls outside the listed COSIs you can choose the "General Computational Biology" area. Your abstract should convey a scientific result and should not be an advertisement for any commercial software package.

Multiple presentations: The same talk is not permitted to be given more than once as an oral presentation at ISMB. Research may be presented as both a talk and a poster if and only if it is submitted as two individual submissions with TWO different presenters. Having the same person deliver two (or more) different talks is NOT PERMITTED on the same topic. This allows for many people from one lab to present the work of the lab. A presenting author may present NO MORE THAN ONE talk or poster on the same topic.

For a variety of reasons, ISCB strongly prefers that scientific research accepted for oral presentation be presented in-person at the conference venue.  We understand that some presenters will have valid reasons to avoid in-person attendance. ISCB will grant remote presentation options for reasons associated with maternity/paternity leave, care for a family member, personal/medical disability, sickness, financial hardship, or potential visa problems.  If your research is accepted for oral presentation and you are unable to present in person, ISCB requires notification at the time of acceptance and no later than May 15, 2024. If unable to participate in person you will need to request a waiver by writing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Any pre-approved virtual presenters will be required to provide a pre-recorded talk for the virtual platform library in advance of the conference as a precaution due to possible technical issues.

ISMB/ECCB 2025 follows the ISCB policy for acceptable use of large language models (https://www.iscb.org/iscb-policy-statements/iscb-policy-for-acceptable-use-of-large-language-models).

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Abstracts: Deadlines

Any recent research, published or unpublished is eligible for submission.  Different submission types have different deadlines and notification dates.  Be sure to check the below table or key dates page to find the dates relevant to your submission.

Poster only submissions DO NOT require any materials to be uploaded during submission. Submissions are evaluated on the 250 word text abstract provided during submission.

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Tracks: Communities of Special Interest (COSIs) and Open Sessions

• 3DSIG • Bio-Ontologies • BioInfo-Core • Bioinformatics in UK • BioVis • BOSC: Bioinformatics Open Source Conference • CAMDA • CompMS • Computational and Systems Immunology • Digital Agriculture • Education • Equity and Diversity in Computational Biology Research • EvolCompGen: Evolution and Comparative Genomics • Function • General Computational Biology • HitSeq • iRNA • MLCSB • MICROBIOME • NetBio • RegSys • SysMod • Text Mining • TransMed • VarI • 

3DSIG: Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biophysics Abstract Area Chairs: Douglas Pires, University fo Melbourne, Australia R. Gonzalo Parra, Barcelona Supercomputing Center	It is impossible to fully understand biological systems without understanding the 3D structure of their constituting parts and their interactions. As such the topics relevant for 3DSIG are wide and include, but are not restricted to Structure-based drug discovery including polypharmacology and network pharmacology; Structure representation, classification and prediction; Read More Structure-based function prediction; Docking, analysis, prediction and simulation of biomolecular interactions such as protein-protein, protein-ligand and protein-nucleic-acid; Protein dynamics and disorder; Evolution studied through structures; Application of structure to systems biology; Macromolecular assemblies; Structural genomics; 3D databases and data mining; Molecular visualization; Relevant methods of structure determination particularly hybrid methods; Prediction and analysis of protein domains; Membrane protein structure analysis and prediction; The structural basis of immunology. click to enlarge
BOKR: Bio-Ontologies and Knowledge Representation Abstract Area Chairs: Tiffany Callahan, IBM Research, USA Augustin Luna, NLM, USA Learn more about the Bio-Ontologies here	Bio-Ontologies & Knowledge Representation (BOKR) covers research related to building and using structured knowledge in bioinformatics, including ontologies, knowledge graphs, knowledge-enhanced learning, knowledge extraction, and, in general, any aspect related to the organisation, presentation, dissemination, and use of knowledge in biology, biomedicine, and the life sciences. Read More click to enlarge
BioInfo-Core Abstract Area Chairs: Lorena Pantano Rubino, Harvard School of Public Health, United States Madelaine Gogol, Stowers Institute, United States Alberto Riva, Human Technopole, Italy Yuvanesh Vedaraju, Houston Methodist, United States Learn more about Bioinfo-core here	Bioinfo-core is a worldwide body of people that manage or staff bioinformatics cores within organizations of all types including academia, academic medical centers, medical schools, biotechs and pharmas. Read More The major goal of this COSI is to offer a community to people who manage and staff bioinformatics cores around the world. Topics of interest to this group for our ISMB workshop include topics that core members would find interesting or useful. This includes but is not limited to: management topics relevant to cores, core formation and setup, workflow development, reproducibility, best practices, training, or exploring analysis of new types of data. click to enlarge
Bioinformatics in the UK Abstract Area Chairs: Carole Goble, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom Janet Thornton, EBI/EMBL, United Kingdom Learn more about Bioinformatic in the UK here	Recognising that the UK hosts the 2025 meeting, a one-day UK track will be dedicated to showcasing the UK’s research, innovation and talent, and includes a dedicated poster reception and networking event. The track will focus on Biodiversity and Agritechnology and Health, and encouraging contributions on methods (including AI), standards and applications. Read More Abstracts for talks and posters in these areas are invited from Academic or Industry researchers in either Research career paths (faculty, fellows, postdocs, postgraduates), or Technical Professional paths (including but not limited to data stewards, data scientists and Research Software Engineers). Submissions are also encouraged from researchers and RTPs involved with data management and the data infrastructure, and bioinformaticians involved in interpreting the data and making an impact on health and biodiversity. The track will also feature invited keynotes and an industry panel. An evening poster reception will provide an opportunity for socialising and networking. The track is open to all conference delegates. All speakers, poster presenters and panel members will be drawn from UK institutions. The sessions will be coordinated by a Programme Committee, who will consider scientific and technical excellence as the primary consideration but will also seek to select papers that represent the breadth and diversity of the bioinformatics community in the UK, considering geography, scientific domain, career stage, and EDI principles. Only those based in the UK can apply for a poster and/or talk.
BioVis: Biological Data Visualization Abstract Area Chairs: Zeynep Gümüş, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States Robert Krueger, NYU Tandon, United States Jen Rogers, Glasgow School of Art, United Kingdom Qianwen Wang, University of Minnesota, United States Learn more about the BioVis COSI here	The BioVis track aims to educate, inspire, and engage bioinformatics and biology researchers in state-of-the-art visualization research and visualization researchers in problems in biological data visualization. Read More The rapid adoption of data-intensive biology approaches creates enormous challenges for computational visualization techniques, which are needed to enable researchers to gain insight from their large and highly complex data sets. The goal of this session is to bring together researchers from the visualization, bioinformatics, and biology communities with the purpose of educating, inspiring, and engaging bioinformatics and biology researchers in state-of-the-art visualization research, as well as visualization researchers in problems in biological data visualization. Keywords: Visualisation, Visual Analytics, Education click to enlarge
BOSC: Bioinformatics Open Source Conference Abstract Area Chairs: Nomi L. Harris, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States Karsten Hokamp, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Deepak Unni, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Switzerland Hervé Ménager, Institut Pasteur, France Jason Williams, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, United States Monica Munoz-Torres, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, United States Tazro Ohta, Chiba University Jessica Maia, BD Learn more about BOSC here	BOSC covers all aspects of open science / open source bioinformatics, including standards and ontologies; approaches that promote open science and sharing of data, results and software; bioinformatics tools and libraries; and ways to grow open source communities while promoting diversity within them. Read More Launched in 2000 and held yearly since then, BOSC is organized by the Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF), a non-profit group dedicated to promoting the practice and philosophy of open source software development and open science within the biological research community. Keywords: Open source; Open science; Open data; Reproducible research; Interoperability; Data science; Workflows; Translational bioinformatics; Diversifying bioinformatics communities You can learn more about the BOSC COSI here. click to enlarge
CAMDA: Critical Assessment of Massive Data Analysis Abstract Area Chairs: Paweł P Łabaj, Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology of Jagiellonian University (PLEASE note: CAMDA submitters should include a 3-5 page long abstract PDF) Learn more about the CAMDA COSI here.	The large, complex data sets for the Critical Assessment of Massive Data Analysis (CAMDA) contest include built-in truths for calibration. In an open-ended competition, however, both seasoned researchers and cunning students push the boundaries of our field, with unexpected questions or angles of approach often bringing the most impressive advances. Read More The CAMDA track highlights and compares the latest methods and results in an international data analysis contest, with this year's topics including: (1) The Synthetic Clinical Health Records Challenge provides a rich set of highly realistic Electronic Health Records (EHR) tracing the diagnosis trajectories of diabetic patients, created with dual-adversarial auto-encoders trained on data from 1.2 million real patients in the Population Health Database of the Andalusian Ministry of Health. Predict relevant diabetes endpoints like blindness or cardiopathy from past diagnosis trajectories! (2) The Anti-Microbial Resistance Prediction Challenge features clinical isolates sequences. Predict resistance genes/markers and identify resistant bacteria! (3) The Gut Microbiome based Health Index Challenge features hundreds of WMS based taxonomic and functional profiles of healthy and unhealthy individuals. Take advantage of the Theater of Activity concept and compete already existing taxonomy based metrics! click to enlarge
CompMS: Computational Mass Spectrometry Abstract Area Chairs: Wout Bittremieux, University of Antwerp Timo Sachsenberg, University of Tübingen Isabell Bludau, Heidelberg University Hospital Lindsay Pino, Talus Bio Marie Brunet, Sherbrooke University Learn more about the CompMS COSI here.	The CompMS group promotes the efficient, high quality analysis of mass spectrometry data. The CompMS initiative covers various computational mass spectrometry application domains, including proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics. Read More click to enlarge
Computational and Systems Immunology Abstract Area Chair: Ferhat Ay, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, United States Jishnu Das, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, United States	"The Special Session on Computational Immunology invites abstract submissions for short talks and poster presentations encompassing various aspects of computational immunology. This includes the development of machine learning, network systems and immunogenomic approaches for analyzing multi-dimensional/multi-omic data. Read More Data-driven computational studies addressing fundamental or translational questions in immunology are also of interest. Potential topics may cover, but are not limited to: ingle-cell multi-omics for characterizing immune cell heterogeneity and regulatory mechanisms of immune cell function Spatial genomics for studying immune microenvironments and interactions among immune cells. Trajectory inference and lineage tracing in immune cells. Analysis of receptor-ligand interactions. Profiling, reconstruction, and analysis of T cell and B cell receptor repertoires. We encourage researchers to submit abstracts showcasing innovative approaches and insights in these areas for consideration in our Special Session on Computational Immunology.
Education: Computational Biology Education Abstract Area Chair: Russell Schwartz, Carnegie Mellon University Patricia Palagi, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics Wai Keat Yam, International Medical University Learn more about the Education COSI here.	Education-COSI focuses on bioinformatics and computational biology education and training across the life sciences. Read More A major goal of this COSI is to foster a mutually supportive, collaborative community in which bioscientists can share bioinformatics education and training resources and experiences, and facilitate the development of education programs, courses, curricula, etc., and teaching tools and methods. Keywords: education, training, training resources, curricula, competencies click to enlarge
Equity and Diversity in Computational Biology Research Abstract Area Chairs: Casey Greene, University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus, United States Alejandra Medina Rivera, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico	This area is for research that examines issues of equity, representation, diversity, or other elements related to datasets, methods, or the field of computational biology at large.
EvolCompGen: Evolution and Comparative Genomics Abstract Area Chairs: Nadia El-Mabrouk, University of Montreal, Canada Katharina Jahn, Freie Universitat, Germany Edward Braun, University of Florida, United States Learn more about the EvolCompGen COSI here	Evolution and comparative genomics are deeply intertwined with computational biology. Computational evolutionary methods, such as phylogenetic inference methods or multiple sequence alignment are widely used, yet remain far from “solved” and are indeed intense areas of research. Read More At the same time, evolutionary and comparative genomics are inherently “transversal” disciplines in that work in many other biological areas of research have some evolutionary component (e.g. cancer genomics, epidemiology, toxicology, population genetics, functional genomics, structural biology just to name a few). The scope of this COSI is intentionally kept broad. The track will feature a mix of proceedings, highlight, and invited talks. Priority will be given to contributions which are relevant to more than a single area of application, or to contributions which are not covered by more specialised COSIs. Keywords: Evolution, phylogeny, phylogenomics, comparative genomics, genome rearrangements, orthology, paralogy, recombination, lateral gene transfer, genome variation, population genomics, comparative epigenomics, epidemiology, cancer evolution genomics, genome annotation click to enlarge
Function: Gene and Protein Function Annotation Abstract Area Chairs: Iddo Friedberg, Iowa State University, United States Mark Wass, University of Kent, United Kingdom Ana M Rojas Mendoza, Centro Andaluz de Biologia del Desarrollo, Spain Dukka KC, RIT, United States Jason McDermott, PNNL, United States Learn more about the Function COSI here	The mission of the Function Community of Special Interest (Function-COSI) is to bring together computational biologists, experimental biologists, biocurators, and others who are dealing with the important problem of gene and gene product function prediction, to share ideas and create collaborations. Read More The Function COSI features the Critical Assessment of Function Annotation, an ongoing community challenge aimed at improving methods for protein function prediction. The Function-COSI holds annual meetings alongside ISMB. Also, we are conducting the multi-year Critical Assessment of protein Function Annotation, or CAFA, experiment. Keywords: Protein function prediction, machine learning, performance assessment click to enlarge
General Computational Biology Abstract Area Chairs: Ben Raphael, Princeton, United States Simone Zaccaria, UCL Cancer Institute, United Kingdom (If all other areas are insufficiently descriptive of your work, please submit to the area below. Please note that the submissions in this area can be moved, subject to chairs’ considerations.)	Novel techniques in emerging areas of computational biology, including intersections with other fields.
HitSeq: High-throughput Sequencing Abstract Area Chairs: Can Alkan, Bilkent University Ana Conesa, Institute for Integrative Systems Biology Francisco M. De La Vega, Stanford University Dirk Evers, Dr. Dirk Evers Consulting Kjong Lehmann, RWTH Aachen Christina Boucher, University of Florida Learn more about the HiTSeq COSI here	HiTSeq is a community of special interest devoted to the latest advances in computational techniques for the analysis of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) data. Sessions will be devoted to discussing the latest advances in computational techniques for the analysis of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) datasets and will provide a forum for in-depth presentations of the methods and discussions among the academic and industry scientists working in this field. Read More We seek contributions on any topic involving HTS data analysis including: genome assembly and haplotype phasing; transcriptome analysis; genetics and epigenetics variation; metagenomics and microbiome analysis; and new HTS platform data analysis (e.g. synthetic reads, long reads, nanopore). In addition to general sessions, we propose to have two specialized sessions to focus on current hot topics: a) long sequencing and mapping techniques, b) single cell sequencing applications, c) non-linear genome representations. Both of these topics have generated an enormous amount of interest recently. Keywords: sequencing, next generation, high throughput, algorithms, assembly, phasing, variation discovery, genotyping, metagenomics, microbiome, long reads, short reads, nanopre, pan-genomes, graph genomes click to enlarge
iRNA: Integrative RNA Biology Abstract Area Chairs: Michelle Scott, University of Sherbrooke, Canada Athma Pai, University of Massachusetts Medical School, United States Hagen Tilgner, Weill Cornell Medicine, United States Maayan Salton, Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, Israel Blake Sweeny, European Bioinformatics Institute, United Kingdom Learn more about the iRNA COSI here	iRNA track covers the full range of research topics in the field of RNA Biology, from computational and high-throughput experimental methods development to their application in different aspects of RNA processing, structure, and function. Read More The goal of the Integrative RNA Biology session is to bring together experts in computational and experimental aspects of research in RNA Biology to cover new developments across this broad field of research. The meeting focuses on two major areas: (1) the development of computational and high-throughput experimental methods, and (2) the application of such methods to break new grounds in the study of RNA biology and disease. We aim to educate and inspire researchers in the field, novice and seasoned alike, by meshing together different aspects of Computational RNA Biology, and promoting cross-disciplinary collaborative research. Keywords: Transcriptomics, RNA processing, post-transcriptional regulation, non-coding RNA, RNA 2D/3D structure, alternative-splicing, alternative polyadenylation, RNA translation degragation and localization, genetic variants effect on RNA processing, RNA and disease. click to enlarge
MICROBIOME Abstract Area Chair: Zhogn Wang, DOE Joint Genome Institute, United States Learn more about the MICROBIOME COSI here	The MICROBIOME Community of Special Interest aims at the advancement and evaluation of computational methods in microbiome research, especially metaomic approaches. Based on the Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation (CAMI), the COSI supplies users and developers with exhaustive quantitative data about the performance of methods in relevant scenarios. Read More It therefore guides users in the selection and application of methods and in their proper interpretation. Furthermore, the COSI provides a platform for exchange and networking between method developers, and provides valuable information allowing them to identify promising directions for their future work. Keywords: microbiome, computational metaomics, microbial networks, pathogens, symbionts, (meta)omics-based diagnostics, microbial ecology and evolution The MICROBIOME Community of Special Interest aims at the advancement and evaluation of computational methods in microbiome research, especially metaomic approaches. Keywords: microbiome, genome reconstruction, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metaproteomics, microbial networks, microbial traits, symbionts, pathogens, genome-based diagnostics click to enlarge
MLCSB: Machine Learning in Computational and Systems Biology Abstract Area Chairs: Barbara Engelhardt, Stanford University Sara Mostafavi, University of Washington Learn more about the MLCSB COSI here	Systems Biology and Machine Learning meet in the MLCSB COSI. The community is the place for researchers of these areas to exchange ideas, interact and collaborate. Read More Molecular biology and all the biomedical sciences are undergoing a true revolution as a result of the emergence and growing impact of a series of new disciplines and tools sharing the -omics suffix in their name. These include in particular genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics, devoted respectively to the examination of the entire systems of genes, transcripts, proteins and metabolites present in a given cell or tissue type. Taking advantage of this wealth of genomic information has become a conditio sine qua non for whoever has the ambition to remain competitive in molecular biology and in the biomedical sciences in general. Machine learning naturally appears as one of the main drivers of progress in this context, where most of the targets of interest deal with complex structured objects: sequences, 2D and 3D structures or interaction networks. At the same time, bioinformatics and systems biology have already induced significant new developments of general interest in machine learning, for example in the context of learning with structured data, graph inference, semi-supervised learning, system identification, and novel combinations of optimization and learning algorithms. Keywords: Machine Learning, Data Mining, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology click to enlarge
NetBio: Network Biology Abstract Area Chair: Deisy Morselli Gysi, Federal University of Parana, Brazil Scooter Morris, University of California, San Francisco, United States Martina Summer-Kutmon, Maastricht University, Netherlands Learn more about the NetBio COSI here	As large scale, systems-level data are becoming increasingly available, modeling and analyzing them as networks is widespread. Network Biology Community serves to introduce novel methods and tools, identify best practices and highlight the latest research in the growing and interdisciplinary field of network biology. Read More Keywords: networks, pathways, systems, network analysis, disease networks, disease pathways click to enlarge
RegSys: Regulatory and Systems Genomics Abstract Area Chairs: Marcel Schulz, Uniklinikum and Goethe University Frankfurt Anthony Mathelier, University of Oslo Learn more about the RegSys COSI here	Regulatory genomics involves the study of the genomic control system, which determines how, when and where to activate the blueprint encoded in the genome. Regulatory genomics is the topic of much research activity worldwide. Since computational methods are important in the study of gene regulation, the RegSys COSI meeting focuses on bioinformatics for regulatory genomics. Read More An important goal of the meeting is to foster a collaborative community wherein scientists convene to solve difficult research problems in all areas of computational regulatory genomics. Keywords: 1. Genomic and epigenomic regulatory elements (transcription factors, enhancers, histones, gene promoters, regulatory motifs, non-coding RNAs, etc.) 2. NGS methods in regulatory genomics (e.g., ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, ATAC-seq) 3. Epigenetics and epitranscriptomics 4. Alternative splicing 5. Regulatory networks and pathway analysis 6. Genetic, molecular, and phenotypic variation in human disease 7. DNA shape 8. Single-cell transcriptomics (and other single cell assays) 9. 3D genomics (e.g., Hi-C and ChIA-PET) 10. Regulatory evolution or comparative regulatory genomics click to enlarge
SysMod: Computational Modeling of Biological Systems Abstract Area Chairs: Shaimaa Bakr, Stanford University Matteo Barberis, University of Surrey Chiara Damiani, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Reihaneh Mostolizadeh, Justus Liebig University Giessen Bhanwar Lal Puniya, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Meghna Verma, AstraZeneca Learn more about the SysMod COSI here	The Computational Modeling of Biological Systems (SysMod) aims to create a forum for systems modelers and bioinformaticians to discuss common research questions and methods. The session will focus on the conjoint use of mathematical modeling and bioinformatics to understand biological systems functions and dysfunctions. Read More The meeting is open to the full range of methods used in systems modeling, including qualitative and quantitative modeling, dynamical and steady-state modeling, as well all applications of systems modeling including basic science, bioengineering, and medicine. Keywords: computational modeling, constraint-based models, logical models, kinetic models, multi-scale models click to enlarge
Text Mining: Text Mining for Healthcare and Biology Abstract Area Chairs: Robert Leaman, NCBI/NLM/NIH Lars Juhl Jensen, University of Copenhagen Zhiyong Lu, NCBI/NLM/NIH Learn more about the Text Mining COSI here	The Text Mining COSI brings together researchers that create text mining tools with researchers who use text mining tools to make new discoveries. Our community discussions include both text mining use cases - concrete problems and applications in the biological/biomedical domain - and methodology development. Read More click to enlarge
TransMed: Translational Medical Informatics Abstract Area Chairs: Irina Balaur, University of Luxembourg Learn more about the TransMed COSI here.	TransMed covers the current developments in the field of clinical and translational medicine informatics. Analysis of large amounts of multi-omics, imaging (medical and molecular), mobile sensor, clinical and health records data is paving the way for precision medicine. In the TransMed track, we will explore the current status of computational biology and advance machine learning approaches within the field of clinical and translational medicine. Read More This opens the debate on current state-of-the-art data infrastructures for translational medicine data integration and analysis. A variety of computational approaches are currently being used to harmonize and relate molecular data to clinical outcomes in order to better understand disease conditions. These methods also have the potential to discover biomarkers for early detection of disease, and targets for drug discovery, and to be used predictively to help to suggest personalised therapeutic strategies for patients. In this session we will bring scientists from both academia and industry to exchange knowledge and foster networking, to help in building up of the translational medicine community. . Keywords: Translational medicine; clinical and ‘omics data integration; curation and harmonization; stratification of patients; informatics for integrating biology and the bedside; medical informatics; ontology-driven data representation; patient centered outcomes research; cohort data; deep learning click to enlarge
VarI: Variant Interpretation Abstract Area Chairs: Emidio Capriotti, University of Bologna Hannah Carter, University of California San Diego Antonio Rausell, Imagine Institute Learn more about the VarI COSI here	The VarI COSI meeting is dedicated to the recent advances in the analysis and interpretation of the genetic variants. Read More The meeting aims to organize a research network (VarI-COSI) facilitating the exchange of ideas and the establishment of new collaborations between researchers with different expertise. The VarI-COSI meeting is broadly divided in two sessions (“Genetic variants as markers: evolution, populations, GWAS” and “Genetic variants as effectors: function, structure, and regulation”) that encompass the four major research topics of the field: 1) Databases, data mining algorithms and visualization tools for variants analysis. 2) Methods for predicting regulatory/structural/functional impacts of SNVs. 3) Personal Genomics, GWAS studies and SNV prioritization. 4) Population genomics and phylogenetic analysis. click to enlarge

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Abstracts: Submission Guidelines

All submission MUST select a presenting author. The presenting author MUST be marked as a corresponding author. Presenters of accepted abstracts are required to make the presentation themselves, and must register and pay to attend the conference. Submitters may choose to have their submission reviewed for: talk or poster or poster only. If you select talk or poster and are unsuccessful for a talk your abstract will automatically be considered for a poster presentation. Submission deadlines are posted in the deadlines section or key dates page.

During the submission process you will submit to the COSI or open session track that most reflects your research area. You will have the option to identify two other tracks that may also be suited to your research area during your submission.

• All abstracts must be submitted using the conference submission site by the abstract deadlines, posted in the deadlines section or key dates page. (You have until 11:59 p.m. Any Time Zone).
  
  
• Accepted abstracts (maximum 250 words) will be posted on the conference website. For authors requesting a talk you should upload a long abstract of up to two (2) pages in PDF format during the submission process. *Do not submit more than two pages* It is best to check individual COSI websites for specific information regarding program goals and guidelines.
  
  PLEASE note: CAMDA submitters should include a 3-5 page long abstract PDF
  
  
• The 250 word abstract should be a brief and concise summary of the background/motivation for the study, method and result(s), as well as conclusion/statement of significance. The abstract is submitted through the EasyChair submission system. If you are submitting for a talk a PDF (2 pages maximum) can be uploaded to provide additional details including figures and graphics that support the main points of the abstract.
  
  Your abstract must not contain your title/position or any personal information (e.g. affiliation). These details will be collected through the EasyChair submission system.
  
  Selected Abstract talks will be presented in tracks that run in parallel at the conference. The length of a talk is determined by individual COSI tracks. Oral presentation schedules for abstracts will be announced after acceptance notifications directly by the COSI track organizers.

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Abstracts: Review Criteria

All submissions will be evaluated by a program committee. Submitters may choose to have their submission reviewed for talk or poster or poster only. If you select talk or poster and are unsuccessful for a talk your abstract will automatically be considered for a poster.

Posters advertising commercial software will be rejected from this poster session and/or removed from the conference without notice. There is a separate space for such posters in the exhibition area. If you have an industry poster, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Poster Details for ISMB/ECCB 2025

Scientific Research Exchange - Posters Presentation Hours
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM & 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM July 21-24, 2025

Poster schedule can be found on the poster page once available.

Poster Display Size

Recommended poster size is A0 size (84.1cm wide and 118.9cm tall).

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*No onsite poster printing is available*

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Late-breaking Posters

After the initial submission deadline, late-breaking posters can be submitted.  The submission window is notably smaller, be sure not to miss deadlines posted in the deadlines section or key dates page, as extensions cannot be granted.

Institutional Research

Not-for-profit research institutes and universities are able to submit their research findings as part of the call for posters. This will be displayed within the topic area of Institutional Research.

Reviews of fields or techniques

Individuals may choose to submit a poster presenting a review of a specific field or technique. These submissions do not need to contain original work from the author and are intended to be an introduction for individuals not familiar with the field or technique. These review are not meant to be advertisements (e.g. it is not acceptable that the poster is an advertisement for a book or other type of commercial publication).

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FAQ

Q: Can I submit more than one abstract?
A: Yes, but the same person may not deliver more than one talk on the same topic. We encourage labs to involve multiple presenters. The same talk is not permitted to be given more than once as an oral presentation at ISMB. Research may be presented as both a talk and a poster if and only if it is submitted as two individual submissions with TWO different presenters. Having the same person deliver two (or more) different talks is NOT PERMITTED on the same topic. This allows for many people from one lab to present the work of the lab. A presenting author may present NO MORE THAN ONE talk or poster on the same topic.

Q: Should I submit a PDF of my poster when completing my submission?
A: No, please only submit the poster abstract. Closer to the conference all accepted poster presenters will upload a Poster PDF and short 5-7 minute MP4 talk to the virtual conference platform.

Q: Can previously accepted work be considered for a poster?
A: Yes, we do ask that you note the year the work was published and provide the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) during the submission process.

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Our Partnership with Showcare

Showcare is a trusted partner of ISCB. ISCB has authorized Showcare to build external pages like this one in hopes to streamline your experience and enhance every step of your journey with ISCB.

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Links within this page: Key Dates | Details | Format | Acceptance and Confirmation

Click Here to Submit

Prior to submitting please review the ISCB Exhibitor and Technology Track guidelines for presentations available here.

The Technology Track allows organizations to showcase their software and/or hardware relevant to the bioinformatics/molecular biology community.

For a variety of reasons, ISCB strongly prefers that talks accepted for oral presentation be presented in-person at the conference venue. Of course, we understand that some presenters will have good reasons to avoid in-person attendance. ISCB will grant remote presentation options for reasons associated to maternity/paternity leave, care for a family member, personal/medical disability, sickness, financial hardship, or potential visa problems. If your research is accepted for oral presentation and you are unable to present in person, ISCB requires notification at the time of acceptance.You will be asked during your confirmation of participation to confirm your in-person participation. If unable to participate you will need to request a waiver by writing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Key Dates

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Details

To conduct a Technology Track presentation, organizations must complete the on-line sign-up form including a brief description (50 words maximum) of the talk and a one (1) page Technology Track presentation overview (PDF) which will provide the delegate with additional details about the technology being presented and include a one page CV of the presenter as related to the topic. The presenter of the Technology Track must be a registered and paid delegate of the conference.

The cost to present a Technology Track is:

For-profit organization 20 minutes: $2000 USD
For-profit organization 40 minutes: $3000 USD
Not-for-profit organization 20 minutes: $620 USD
Not-for-profit organization 40 minutes: $840 USD

• Please note payment is due no later than June 20, 2025, to ensure the talk is included in the conference program schedule
• Presentation fees do not include conference registration
• The Technology Track schedule is set by the organizers with sponsors given scheduling preference for presentation time slots
• Each presentation is listed on the conference website and includes an abstract and a full page PDF overview

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Format

Presentations occur as part of the parallel track system. Individual time slots are on a 20 minutes schedule (3 talks per hour).

Within your time slot, you are at liberty to demonstrate your software in any way that you see fit: for example, you can combine one or more structured talks with live demos and question-and-answer sessions.

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Acceptance and Confirmation

All submissions will be reviewed by the Technology Track selection committee and notification of acceptance will be forwarded no later than May 20, 2024. Technology Track presenters will be contacted by the conference organizers regarding presentation acceptance, Technology Track schedule, logistics, and payment. Payment should not be made until organizations receive notification of acceptance.

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Links within this page: John Jumper | Amos Bairoch | James Zou | Charlotte Deane | David Baker | Fabian Theis

Title TBD

Abstract coming soon.

Biography

John Jumper received his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Chicago, where he developed machine learning methods to simulate protein dynamics. Prior to that, he worked at D.E. Shaw Research on molecular dynamics simulations of protein dynamics and supercooled liquids. He also holds an MPhil in Physics from the University of Cambridge and a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from Vanderbilt University. At Google DeepMind, John is leading the development of new methods to apply machine learning to protein biology. John has won numerous awards for his work, including the Lasker Award, Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, the Canada Gairdner International Award, and the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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ISCB 2025 Accomplishments by a Senior Scientist winner:

Title TBD

"Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose": from Swiss-Prot to Cellosaurus, 40 years of biocuration

Biography

Amos Bairoch is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Geneva and a group leader at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. A pioneer in bioinformatics, he is best known for developing foundational protein and genome databases, including UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, which have transformed how biological data is curated and used worldwide.

Throughout his career, Amos has led efforts to enhance protein sequence annotation and develop widely used computational tools, shaping the field of molecular biology. His contributions to knowledge sharing in bioinformatics continue to influence research and innovation globally.

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ISCB 2025 Overton Prize winner:

Title TBD

Abstract coming soon.

Biography

James Zou is an associate professor of biomedical data science at Stanford University, where he develops cutting-edge machine learning and AI techniques for applications in genomics and biomedical research. His work spans algorithmic advancements, ethical AI in healthcare, and precision medicine.

James has made key contributions to deep learning for biological data, interpretable AI, and fair and robust machine learning models for clinical applications. His research helps bridge computational methods with real-world medical impact.

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Title TBD

Abstract coming soon.

Biography

Charlotte Deane MBE is a Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Oxford and the Executive Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

From 2022 to 2023, Charlotte was Chief AI Officer at Exscientia, a biotech with ~450 employees, where she led its computational scientific development.

She served on SAGE, the UK Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and acted as UK Research and Innovation’s COVID-19 Response Director.

At Oxford, Charlotte leads the Oxford Protein Informatics Group (OPIG), who work on diverse problems across immunoinformatics, protein structure and small molecule drug discovery; using statistics, AI and computation to generate biological and medical insight.

Her work focuses on the development of novel algorithms, tools and databases that are openly available to the community. These tools are widely used web resources and are also part of several Pharma drug discovery pipelines. Charlotte is a member of several advisory boards and has consulted extensively with industry. Additionally, she has established a consulting arm within her research group as a way of promoting industrial interaction and use of the group’s software tools.

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Title TBD

Abstract coming soon.

Biography

Nobel Laureate David Baker is a professor of biochemistry, HHMI investigator, and the director of the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington School of Medicine. The Baker Lab develops protein design software and uses it to create molecules that solve challenges in medicine, technology, and sustainability. Among his recent work is the development of powerful machine-learning methods for generating functional proteins.

David is also an adjunct professor of genome sciences, bioengineering, chemical engineering, computer science, and physics at the University of Washington. He has published over 640 research papers, co-founded 21 companies, and been awarded more than 100 patents. Ninety of his mentees have gone on to independent faculty positions.

David is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and a recipient of numerous awards, including the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. TIME named him among the world’s 100 Most Influential People in health.

He received his PhD in biochemistry with Randy Schekman at the University of California, Berkeley, and did postdoctoral work in biophysics with David Agard at UCSF.

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ISCB 2025 Innovator Award winner:

Title TBD

Abstract coming soon.

Biography

Fabian Theis is the Director of the Computational Health Center at Helmholtz Munich and a full professor at the Technical University of Munich. A leading expert in computational biology, he applies machine learning to biomedical data, with a particular focus on single-cell analysis and its implications for precision medicine.

Fabian’s work bridges AI, genomics, and healthcare, pioneering methods that drive biological discovery and advance our understanding of human health. His research has contributed to major breakthroughs in single-cell transcriptomics and the integration of deep learning into biomedical sciences.

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Links within this page: Venue Information | Book your Official Accommodations | Conference Accommodations | Housing Policies | Travel

Venue Information

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Book your Official Accommodation

BNetwork is the official Housing Bureau for ISCB's ISMB/ECCB 2025 Conference. A link to book your hotel room online will be provided when you complete your conference registration. It is recommended that you book your hotel room early in order to take advantage of the special room rates that are subject to availability. ISMB/ECCB 2025's success depends on attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors booking the conference hotels through the official Housing Bureau.

Please do not contact the hotels or make a reservation directly with the hotels. Discounted rates are only available through bnetwork, the official Housing Bureau. Contact bnetwork at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Please register for the conference before booking your accommodations.

Booking Deadline: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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Conference Accommodations

Pullman Liverpool

Pullman Liverpool Hotel offers accommodation overlooking the waterfront in Kings Dock, Liverpool. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant and bar, and free Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel. Each of the 216 modern rooms come with a flat-screen TV, tea/coffee making facilities, free Wi-Fi and a mini fridge. You will find a 24-hour front desk at the property, and an on-site fitness suite. The Beatles Story is an 8-minute walk from Pullman Liverpool Hotel, as is the Tate Liverpool.

Distance to ACC Liverpool: I min walking

Rate: £149 single & £168.50 double

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Staybridge Suites Liverpool, an IHG Hotel

Offering the comfort, privacy and freedom of your own home, these fully-equipped suites are ideally located next to Liverpool’s famous Albert Dock and opposite the Echo Arena. Situated within the centre of Liverpool, Staybridge Suites provide an ideal base from which to explore all that the city has to offer. Directly opposite you will find the ACC Liverpool, whilst a short walk away is Liverpool One shopping centre, Tate Liverpool, the Maritime Museum and the Beatles Story.

Distance to ACC Liverpool: 1 min walking

Rate: £170 single/double

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Leonardo Hotel Liverpool - formerly Jurys Inn

Leonardo Hotel Liverpool - formerly Jurys Inn is a 5-minute walk from the city centre. The property also offers free Wi-Fi access. There are work space areas available, as well as tea and coffee making facilities. A buffet breakfast is available daily. The hotel has a 24-hour reception and also provides services such as dry cleaning and laundry. A paid public parking is available.

Distance to ACC Liverpool: 1 min walking

Rate: £129 single & £139 double

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Holiday Inn Express Liverpool-Albert Dock, an IHG Hotel

Opposite M&S Bank Arena, Holiday Inn Express Liverpool-Albert Dock has a 24-hour front desk and stylish bar. The hotel is set in a 19th-century warehouse, a 5-minute walk from Liverpool centre. Some rooms have exposed brickwork or views of the Albert Dock, and all feature a private modern bathroom. There is two meeting rooms and business facilities on site. Just a 2-minute walk from The Beatles Story Museum, Holiday Inn Express Liverpool is 500 metres from Tate Liverpool. The Liverpool ONE Shopping Centre is just a 10-minute walk away.

Distance to ACC Liverpool: 5 min walking

Rate: £125 single/double

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Ibis Liverpool Centre Albert Dock – Liverpool One

This hotel is in Liverpool city centre, opposite the Albert Dock and 300 metres from the Liverpool One shopping centre. Breakfast at the hotel is a hot and cold table service menu, including full-English and continental options. The hotel also has a 24-hour reception. The Tate Liverpool and the Beatles Story museums are both just 300 metres away. Surrounding the dock there is a fantastic selection of pubs and shops, whilst Liverpool Lime Street Station is a 10-minute walk away.

Distance to ACC Liverpool: 10 min walking

Rate: £90 single & £100 double

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Hilton Liverpool City Centre

In the heart of the Liverpool One development in the city centre, this 4-star hotel has views over Albert Dock. Hilton Liverpool City Centre’s large bedrooms feature a minibar, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and views of Chavasse Park or the Mersey River. Liverpool Echo Arena and ACC Liverpool is a 5-minute walk away. Liverpool Lime Street Station is an 8-minute drive away, while Liverpool John Lennon Airport is 9.7 miles from Hilton Liverpool City Centre.

Distance to ACC Liverpool: 11 min walking

Rate: £210 single/double

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Holiday Inn Express Liverpool - Central, an IHG Hotel

Less than 1 km from Philharmonic Hall and a 6-minute walk from Liverpool Central Station, the property provides a restaurant and a bar. The property is non-smoking and is set 1 km from Albert Dock. Holiday Inn Express Liverpool - Central, an IHG Hotel can conveniently provide information at the reception to help guests to get around the area. Popular points of interest near the accommodation include Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, ACC Liverpool and Lime Street Train Station.

Distance to ACC Liverpool: 17 min walking

Rate: £97 single/double

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The Halyard Liverpool, Vignette Collection, an IHG Hotel

The Halyard Liverpool, Vignette Collection, an IHG Hotel is situated in the centre of Liverpool, less than 1 km from Philharmonic Hall. Some rooms at the property have a terrace with a city view.. The daily breakfast offers continental, Full English/Irish or vegetarian options. Popular points of interest near the accommodation include Liverpool Central Station, Albert Dock and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.

Distance to ACC Liverpool: 17 min walking

Rate: £135 single & £149 double

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Novotel Liverpool Centre

Situated in the historic city of Liverpool the Novotel Liverpool city center is a stylish 4-star hotel located in the heart of the city placing you next to some of the UK's best sporting, musical, and commercial attractions. Just a stones throw away you can experience art and history at the Albert Docks, or why not visit the cities' nightlife scene down at Cavern walks or why not try one of many award winning restaurants.

Distance to ACC Liverpool: 14 min walking

Rate: £114 single & £125 double

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Staycity Aparthotels Liverpool Waterfront

Set in Liverpool, Staycity Aparthotels Liverpool Waterfront has well-equipped accommodation featuring free WiFi, 100 yards from Pier Head and 650 yards from Albert Dock. Liverpool ONE is an 8-minute walk from Staycity Aparthotels Corn Exchange, while Royal Court Theatre is a 9-minute walk from the property.

Distance to ACC Liverpool: 16 min walking

Rate: £120 single & £130

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Mercure Liverpool Atlantic Tower Hotel

The Mercure Liverpool Atlantic Tower Hotel overlooks the dock front, with views of the River Mersey. The modern accommodation is just 10 minutes’ walk from Albert Dock and Liverpool One shopping complex. Some rooms have views of the Mersey. Guests can enjoy light meals and drinks on the bar’s terrace. The bustling city centre and Liverpool Lime Street Rail Station are just 1 mile from the Mercure Liverpool Atlantic Tower Hotel.

Distance to ACC Liverpool: 20 min walking

Rate: £125 single/double

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Housing Policies

Individual Reservation Policy
(up to 5 bookings)

Please be informed that hotel bookings through bnetwork online portal are exclusively for participants registered to ISMB 2025

Payment Policy:
Prepayment for the full stay is required before receiving your confirmation.

Important: You are authorizing bnetwork to charge the provided credit card as per the following cancellation policy.

Cancellation Policy:
From confirmation until 15th of April 2024, in case of cancellation of reservation or reduction of stay, no charges will apply.

From 16th of April 2025 up until 16th of May 2025, in case of cancellation or reduction of stay, a 60% charge of the total stay will apply as an administrative cancellation fees.

From 17th of May 2025 up until 16th of June 2025, in case of cancellation or reduction of stay, a 80% charge of the total stay will apply as an administrative cancellation fees.

After 17th of June 2025, in case of cancellation or reduction of stay, a 100% charge of the total stay will apply as an administrative cancellation fees.

Cancellations shall be communicated to bnetwork in writing via email at the following address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Group Reservation Policy
(from 6 bookings)

For group bookings  (6 rooms+/night): Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Payment policy:
Upon confirmation, a deposit corresponding to 40% of the total cost of your reservation is requested to secure your hotel reservation.

By 16th of April 2025, an additional 40% deposit is requested, for a total amounting to 80% of the total reserved allotment.

By 16th of June 2025, an additional 20% deposit is requested, for a total amounting to 100% of the total reserved allotment.

From 17th of June 2025, any additional balance or booking is requested to be paid upon confirmation.

We kindly inform you that the final invoice will be issued and provided by the hotel through bnetwork.

Cancellation policy:
From confirmation until 15th of April 2025, 100% of the initial reserved rooms can be cancelled without penalty.

From 16th of April 2025 to 16th of May 2025, 30% per night, hotel and room category of the current allotment can be cancelled without penalty.

From 17th of May 2025 to 16th of June 2025, 20% per night, hotel and room category of the current allotment can be cancelled without penalty.

From 17th of June 2025 to 7th of July 2025, 5% per night, hotel and room category of the current allotment can be cancelled without penalty.

From 8th of July 2025, 100% of the allotment night by night is due in case of cancellation.

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Travel

There are a number of options for travel to Liverpool. You can find basic information about traveling to Liverpool here. You might also want to have a look at the Merseytravel site to help you plan your travel within or around Liverpool, especially if you’re traveling by bus, train, or car.

Travel Discounts

Delta

Delta Air Lines is pleased to offer special discounts for ISCB

Please click here to book your flights.

You may also call Conferences and Events® at 1(800)328-1111* Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (EST) and refer to Meeting Event Code: NM3UP
*Please note there is not a service fee for reservations booked and ticketed via our reservation
800 number.

United

When booking a flight to Manchester or Heathrow with United be sure to use the following discount code ZQ6Q218926

FAQs about Travel

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The Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) conference is vital for its role in uniting computer science, biology, and bioinformatics. It accelerates discovery by leveraging intelligent systems to analyze complex molecular data, enabling precision medicine and revolutionizing drug discovery. ISMB addresses big data challenges, educates researchers, and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, making it a critical hub for advancing life science research and applications.

ISMB is the flagship meeting of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) and has become the leading global conference in the field. 2025 marks the 33rd year of ISMB and is combined with the European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB), which is in its 24th year. The ISMB/ECCB conference series aims at attracting the top research contributions in all areas of computational biology and bioinformatics. Typical, but not exclusive, the topics of interest are: sequence analysis, evolution and phylogeny, comparative genomics, protein structure, molecular and supramolecular dynamics, molecular evolution, gene regulation and transcriptomics, proteomics, Systems biology, ontologies, databases and data integration, text mining and information extraction, and human health. The conference also aims to attract participants from related disciplines in order to understand the need that exists for computational approaches in related fields, and to gain from approaches taken in other disciplines that might be appropriate for computational biology.

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Scientific Programme

ISMB is conducted over a five-day period. The heart of our scientific programme is the ISCB Communities of Special Interest (COSIs). Participants can look forward to a rich programme that includes:

• Training workshops and tutorials: Sessions designed to enhance participants' knowledge and skills in specific bioinformatics and computational biology areas.
• Student Council Symposium: A dedicated symposium where students can showcase their research and interact with peers and experts.
• Youth Bioinformatics Symposium: A dedicated symposium for middle and high school students to learn more about computational biology and bioinformatics and exciting opportunities within those disciplines.
• Live and on-demand sessions: Talks and presentations accessible live and available for on-demand viewing, accommodating attendees from different time zones.
• Scientific talks: Over 500 scientific talks on various topics within bioinformatics and computational biology.
• Face-to-face networking events: Opportunities for in-person attendees to connect, collaborate, and network.
• Virtual attendee profile and matchmaker features: Tools to facilitate networking and making new connections within the virtual platform.
• One-on-one meetings: Opportunities to schedule private meetings with speakers, presenters, exhibitors, and sponsors to learn more about their work.
• Access to on-demand repository: Exclusive access to recorded talks and poster presentations for viewing after the conference.

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Who Attends ISMB?

Participants come from 70 countries

Registration Demographics by Type

ISCB Member Participant Demographics by Employment Type

ISCB Member Participant Demographics by Career Stage

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Links within this page: Proceedings Overview | Proceedings Publication Fee | Areas | Proceedings Key Dates | Review Process | Transfers to Bioinformatics Advances | Submission Guidelines | Conference Proceedings | Hybrid Format | Contact

Click Here to Submit

Proceedings Chairs:

Karsten Borgwardt, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany
Tijana Milenkovic, University of Notre Dame, USA

Proceedings Overview

ISMB/ECCB 2025 invites submissions of full papers (not abstracts) consisting of new, unpublished work, reporting theoretical, computational, and statistical advances in computational biology and its intersections with other fields.

Submissions are encouraged to report on advances in algorithm development and optimization, data structures, data visualization, artificial intelligence/machine learning, text mining, statistical inference, database and ontology development, image analysis, citizen and open science, etc. to analyze all types of biological data.

While we encourage submissions in new and emerging areas, we expect that the majority of submissions addressing topical biological domains will fall into one of the areas below. Please note during the EasyChair submission process you will: 1) select your "Area" (list below) and 2) select one or more of the Communities of Special Interest (COSIs) best suited for the presentation of your research from within the area. (learn more about COSIs here).

For a variety of reasons, ISCB strongly prefers that scientific research accepted for oral presentation be presented in-person at the conference venue.  We understand that some presenters will have valid reasons to avoid in-person attendance. ISCB will grant remote presentation options for reasons associated with maternity/paternity leave, care for a family member, personal/medical disability, sickness, financial hardship, or potential visa problems.  If your research is accepted for oral presentation and you are unable to present in person, ISCB requires notification at the time of acceptance and no later than May 14, 2025. You will be asked during your confirmation of participation to confirm your in-person participation. If unable to participate you will need to request a waiver by writing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Any pre-approved virtual presenters will be required to provide a pre-recorded talk for the virtual platform library in advance of the conference as a precaution due to possible technical issues.

ISMB/ECCB 2025 follows the ISCB policy for acceptable use of large language models (https://www.iscb.org/iscb-policy-statements/iscb-policy-for-acceptable-use-of-large-language-models)

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Proceedings Publication Fee

Authors of accepted Proceedings papers are responsible for the publication fee of $700 USD. This is a substantial reduction from the publication fees customary for OUP journals. ISCB is committed to supporting all of its members, especially those from under-developed nations and/or those without funding.  If your manuscript is accepted and you are unable to pay for the publication fees in part or in full, you may submit a fee waiver request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  Please provide your name, full institute address, and a short (up to 50 words) justification of why you are unable to cover the publication fee with the subject line of ISMB 2024 Publications Fee Waiver Request.

Publication fee payments are due by May 1, 2025. The online proceedings payment system will open April 9, 2025.

Proceedings publications are part of an online-only special issue of Bioinformatics and are open access (CC-BY), fully citable, and indexed by Medline and ISI. See the conference proceedings for ISMB 2024 for an example of online-only publication by Oxford University Press.

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Areas:

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Proceedings Key Dates

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Review Process

Submissions will be subject to two rounds of reviews, allowing the authors to reply to the reviewer comments. In the first round the submissions will be classified into three categories: (a) accept/minor changes, (b) major changes, and (c) not accepted. Papers in the first category will be considered “conditionally" accepted without a second round of full review; Area Chairs would review the final version and in some cases ask the reviewers if concerns, if any, have been addressed. Authors of submissions in the second category will be given the opportunity to submit revised drafts based on the reviewer comments, with letters of response to the reviewers outlining the main changes and/or giving counter arguments to the reviewer points.

We expect the majority of papers to fall in categories (a) and (c), with category (b) reserved for papers that the reviewers identified as strong but with substantial issues that need to be addressed. Among the resubmitted papers, the second round of review will select the most suitable papers for presentation. All reviews of submitted papers are considered confidential and details are not disclosed outside of the review process. These will be published in the Bioinformatics journal and presented at the conference. All accepted papers are expected to have source code available and linked in the manuscript to ensure reproducibility of results.

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Transfers to Bioinformatics Advances

Getting your paper accepted to the ISMB Proceedings is very competitive. For papers which are ranked highly but are not accepted we will be making offers to transfer some manuscripts to the ISCB journal Bioinformatics Advances. Manuscripts and the associated ISMB reviews would only be transferred to the journal upon author agreement. By transferring the reviews rapid decisions can be made by the journal. Papers accepted to Bioinformatics Advances would NOT be a part of the ISMB/ECCB 2025 Proceedings and would NOT be offered a talk. Please also note that Bioinformatics Advances is fully open access and that the normal Open Access Charges for the journal would apply.

Authors may opt out of this transfer process at submission time. 

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Submission Guidelines

All submissions MUST select a presenting author. The presenting author MUST be marked as a corresponding author. Papers can be submitted in either a template-free format or by following the template for author submission to the OUP journal Bioinformatics. You are encouraged to submit in the OUP format. If the OUP template is used, the paper length must not exceed nine pages. If the template-free format is used the length of the paper must not exceed 12 pages (single space, 12 point font). In either format the page count should include any required author information (submissions are not double-blind), abstract, figures, tables, and bibliography. Note that alt text is required for any image used in the paper. Papers must be submitted as a PDF. If your submission is conditionally accepted, it then MUST be resubmitted as a Word or LaTeX file to adhere to the OUP proxy requirements. In either case, the paper must contain an abstract whose length does not exceed 250 words.

Authors of submissions will need to select 1st choice and 2nd choice areas most suitable for their paper (this is relevant for which Area Chairs/reviewers will review the paper). During submission, authors will be able to identify up to three COSIs most relevant to the topic of their submission (this is relevant for which COSI, i.e. conference track, the talk will be presented at if the paper is accepted). During the review process three reviews will be sought. Papers may be moved between areas as appropriate - this is often necessary for load balance and fit between areas during the review process.

If absolutely necessary, submissions can be accompanied by supplementary material, similar to submissions to scientific journals. The supplementary material should be collected in a separate file that is appropriately marked and uploaded as an attachment on the paper submission page in EasyChair. However, we advise against adding supplementary material, in general. Supplementary material will be published on the proceedings site alongside the online version of the conference paper. We do not support supplementary material presented at any other than the publisher's site. Additionally, OUP does not edit or typeset supplementary data - it is uploaded online exactly as it is received, so authors must ensure its accuracy before submitting.

Papers should be submitted in their final form since the evaluation procedure does not allow for additional rounds of refinement / modification in response to referee criticisms. Poor quality submissions or insufficiently prepared papers are very often rejected. Paper presenters must register and pay to attend and present at the conference.

ISMB does not accept previously published works through peer-reviewed publications. Please note that conference presentations, posting on recognized preprint servers (such as Arxiv, Biorxiv and PeerJ preprints), or posting on a personal or employer's website do not constitute prior publication. In case of doubt, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

After acceptance papers will have to be formatted according to the layout style required by the OUP Bioinformatics journal and will be limited to 9 pages. Formatting requirements can be found at: 
https://academic.oup.com/pages/authoring/journals/preparing_your_manuscript?login=true

Templates are available on OUP’s site for direct download:
http://static.primary.prod.gcms.the-infra.com/static/site/journals/document/oup-authoring-template.zip?node=7987de40f2eea956bc39
Note: the zip file may not download on some browsers/extensions.  If you encounter this issue, please attempt on an unrelated browser (ie not chrome and edge as both are built off the chromium kernel).

Papers not conforming to guidelines will not be reviewed

Papers submitted for review should represent original, previously unpublished work. At the time the paper is submitted to ISMB/ECCB 2025, and for the entire review period, the paper should not be under review by any other conference or scientific journal.

Papers will be accepted electronically via the submission system, as a PDF, until January 23, 2025, 11:59 PM in the time zone of your choice. *No extension will be granted* If your submission is conditionally accepted, it then MUST be resubmitted as a Word or LaTeX file to adhere to the OUP proxy requirements.

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Conference Proceedings

Publication of the proceedings as an online part of the journal Bioinformatics will result in fully citable articles, indexed by Medline and ISI. See the conference proceedings for ISMB 2024 for an example of online-only publication by Oxford University Press.

Accepted papers will be published as conference proceedings in an open access, online-only, section of a regular issue of the Bioinformatics journal with an electronic version distributed to conference delegates. The proceedings will be available online approximately one month prior to the conference opening.

ISMB/ECCB 2025 provides authors of accepted papers an oral presentation to provide an oral summary of their work. All presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes including 3-4 minutes for discussion. Paper presenters must register and pay to attend and present at the conference.

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Hybrid format

All presenters who have been granted a waiver to present virtually will be required to provide a pre-recorded talk for the virtual platform library in advance of the conference. The pre-recorded talk will be kept on hand in case of any issues that may interfere with the presenters ability to present virtually.  If this video is not submitted and an issue arises any delays will be deducted from the allotted presentation time.

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Contact

Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for questions concerning the scientific content of submissions.

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Links within this page: Key Dates | Organization | Compensation | Submitting a Proposal | Review of Proposals | Tutorial Materials | Recording and Copyright | Contact

Submit Tutorial

The purpose of the Tutorials program is to build knowledge and provide hands-on training in "cutting-edge" topics relevant to the bioinformatics field and the COSI communities. Tutorials offer participants an opportunity to get an introduction to important established topics in bioinformatics, to learn about new areas of bioinformatics research, or to develop advanced skills in areas about which they are already knowledgeable.

Tutorials may include any form of presentation such as brief talks or panel discussions but should include hands-on exercises. Tutorials serve an educational function and are expected to provide a balanced perspective on a field of research. They should not focus on the presenters' own research or software, unless balanced with other tools in the same realm. However, tutorials on broadly used bioinformatics tools will be considered. Please note that if you wish to focus your talk on a demo of a specific software package, your proposal should be submitted to the Technology Track.

Potential topic areas (a list of Tutorials presented in 2024 is available here) may include but are not limited to the following:

• Data analysis topics:
• Single-cell
• Multiomics integration
• Spatial transciptomics
• Metagenomics
• Proteomics
• Alphafold and/or Structural biology
• any other life sciences data
• Data visualization for bioinformatics
• AI and Machine Learning for bioinformatics
• Translational informatics: Opportunities for bioinformatics in the clinical realm
• How to make your software sustainable and reusable for open access or commercial usage
• Biological sciences for bioinformaticians (eg aimed at Comp-science graduates with less/no prior biology knowledge)
• Workflow tools (eg Snakemake, NextFlow)
• Bioinformatics on cloud platforms
• Best practices (eg learning github, using pytorch, Python coding standard PEP8 etc)

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Key Dates

This call is an open invitation to scientists and professionals working in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology to submit high quality proposals for Tutorials at ISMB/ECCB 2025.

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Organization

Tutorials can be planned to be either in-person at the ACC Liverpool or fully online, but should not be hybrid. (eg. tutorial presenters and participants should either be fully online or in-person). There is a set limit on the number of in-person tutorials but less limit on the number of selected virtual tutorials.

Tutorials presented in-person will be held on July 20, 2025. Tutorials presented online will be held on a weekday prior to the conference start. If submitting an online tutorial proposal you will be asked to confirm your preferred time zone for presentation. 

Tutorials timing for full-day or half-day sessions:
In-person: July 20, 2025 (British Summer Time - BST)
Full Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm, (10:45-11:00 am Coffee; Lunch Break 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm; Coffee Break at 4:00 - 4:15 pm)

Half Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Break at 10:45-11:00 am) or 2:00-6:00 pm (Break at 4:00 - 4:15 pm)

Virtual: July 14-15, 2025 (British Summer Time - BST)
Full Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (10:30-10:45am, 12-1pm, and 2:30-2:45pm)
Half Day Schedule: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Breaks at 10:30-10:45am and 11:45am-12:00pm) or 2:00-6:00 pm (Break at 3:30-3:45pm and 4:45 - 5:00 pm)

Compensation

The conference organizers are able to offer a complimentary conference registration for up to 3 tutorial presenters. Tutorial organizers may choose to share the value of the complimentary registration if the tutorial has additional presenters.

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Submitting a Proposal

Tutorial proposals should contain the following information in a maximum of 4 pages:

• Title of Tutorial
• Abstract for Tutorial
• Learning Objectives for Tutorial
• Short promotional blurb for promotion if selected
• Maximum number of attendees participating
• Draft Schedule of the tutorial including coffee breaks (half-day or full-day schedule) - Include draft talk titles or draft content to be covered in each section
• Identify and highlight blocks of hands-on content in your submission
• Draft List of Tutorial Speakers with titles and affiliations
• Intended audience and level - Describe the audience for which the Tutorial is aimed, and at which level it would be taught (e.g. beginner, past experience, advanced knowledge).

The final proposal must be uploaded as a PDF file only.

Deadline for Tutorial Proposals: Thursday, December 19, 2024

During the submission process to provide a brief description of the tutorial that will be used on the website to promote it to delegates, and to confirm that if selected, you will submit draft and final tutorial materials for committee review by the listed deadlines

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Review of Proposals

All tutorial submissions will be evaluated by a committee, which will consider the following criteria:

• Relevance, interest, and value of the topic to ISMB attendees and COSI communities
• The tutorial should achieve a good balance between the theoretical component and hands-on exercises
• Completeness, clarity, and quality of the proposal and materials including schedule of tutorial
• Educational value and effectiveness of the proposed presentation approach
• Overlap with tutorials held in 2024
• Educational value and effectiveness of the proposed presentation approach and FAIRness of the data, tools and content

Successful tutorial proposals will be notified by Tuesday, January 28, 2025, (no later than 17:00 Eastern Time (ET).

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Tutorial Materials

The tutorial speakers agree to provide participants with teaching materials that include:

• Copies of the final slides in Powerpoint or PDF format for posting online.
• Copies of relevant articles/book chapters published by the presenters provided as Supplementary
• Information. Presenters will have to obtain copyright permission from their publishers, as required.
• Links to repositories containing training materials.
• Make your training materials FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable), as much as possible.

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Recording and Copyright

Virtual tutorial programs will be recorded to serve as online learning tools following the conference. In person tutorials are not recorded.

The presenters will be asked to grant copyright of tutorial recordings and materials to the ISCB under CC-BY4.0.  In order to be GDPR compliant, permission is required from every presenter.

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Contact

Correspondence from prospective instructors should be sent to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Frequently Asked Questions
(last updated December 18, 2024)

• Who are the ISMB/ECCB 2025 conference chairs?
• Who do I contact for information on the conference?
• Where will the conference be held?
• What are the conference hotels?
• Can I ship materials or items to the hotel?
• Is there somewhere I can store my luggage while in Liverpool?
• Will there be a coat check/luggage storage at the ISMB/ECCB registration desk on the last day of the conference?
• Are children allowed at the conference?
• Are guests of attendees allowed to attend ISMB?
• Is there a policy about alcohol and smoking at ISMB?
• Where is Liverpool?
• Do I need a visa to visit England?
• How do I get to Liverpool?
• Where can I park my vehicle?
• What sightseeing opportunities are available in Liverpool?
• What is the local climate?
• What is the local time zone?
• What is the local electrical current?
• What language will the conference sessions and materials be presented in?
• Who to contact in an emergency?
• What is the custom on tipping
• What is the currency?
• How can I pay to register for ISMB/ECCB 2025?
• Where do I register when I arrive?
• What should I do if I lose something at the conference venue?
• What are the poster sizes?

Q: Who are the ISMB/ECCB 2025 Conference Chairs?
A: The conference co-chairs are:

João Carlos Setubal
Professor of Bioinformatics and Department Head
Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry
University of São Paulo, Brazil

Carole Goble
Department of Computer Science
The University of Manchester, UK
Joint Head of Node ELIXIR-UK
Scientific co-Director Federated Analytics HDR-UK

Honorary Chair:
Dame Janet M. Thornton
Senior Scientist
Director emeritus, EBI/EMBL

Additional details are available here.

You can learn more about ISMB/ECCB at https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2025/home
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Q: Who do I contact for information on the conference?
A: You can get information on the conference from:

Bel Hanson, CMP, DES
ISCB Director, Operations and Programs
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Q: Where will the conference be held?
A: The conference will be held at the ACC Liverpool, located at:

King's Dock, Port of Liverpool, Kings Dock St
Liverpool L3 4FP

ACC Liverpool is on the Liverpool Waterfront and is easy to reach, no matter how you’re arriving to the city. You can find instructions on reaching the venue here, whether you’re arriving in Liverpool by air, train, bus, car, bike, or foot.

The ACC also has an accessibility guide found here: https://www.accliverpool.com/media/sspbgf0t/acc-liverpool-accessibility-guide.pdf
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Q: What are the conference hotels?
A:  Coming soon.

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Q: Can I ship materials or items to the hotel?
A: You should contact the hotel at which you’ve booked your accommodation directly to confirm. In most cases hotels will accept packages but may charge a handling or service fee.
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Q: Is there somewhere I can store my luggage while in Liverpool?
A: If you need to store your luggage before you’re able to check into your hotel, or after the conference and prior to leaving Liverpool, you can ask the front desk staff at your hotel if they are able to store your luggage for you.

You may also want to check Bounce luggage storage as an alternate option for storing your luggage while in Liverpool, depending on your needs and location.
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Q: Will there be a coat check/luggage storage at the ISMB/ECCB registration desk on the last day of the conference?
A: Yes, luggage storage will be available adjacent to the registration area from 8am to 5pm on Thursday, July 24th.
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Q: Are children allowed at the conference?
A: ISCB conferences are professional events. Children of registered ISCB conference attendees are welcome to attend the conference with their parent or guardian, as long as younger children are under the supervision of a parent or guardian at all times. Parents or guardians may bring children to educational events provided the child does not disrupt the event.
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Q: Are guests of attendees allowed to attend ISMB?
A: ISCB allows guests (defined as a non-scientist family member or non-scientist friend) of registered attendees. If you are a registered delegate who would like a non-scientist family member or friend to see your invited talk or poster presentation, please visit the registration desk to obtain a guest badge.

If you would like to bring your guest to a meal function at the conference, you can purchase a ticket for their entry at the registration desk.

Please note: All guest badges must be requested on site at the registration desk and are required for visiting at the conference.
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Q: Is there a policy about alcohol and smoking at ISMB/ECCB?
Alcohol: Beer, wine, non-alcoholic beer, and soft drinks may be offered during the meeting. Alcoholic beverages will be distributed per the laws and regulations of the country where the event is being held and is only allowed in designated areas.

Smoking and use of tobacco: ISCB conferences are tobacco and vaping-free events. Smoking and use of tobacco is permitted only in designated areas outside of the venue. Tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, are not permitted in the conference or at conference events.
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Q: Where is Liverpool?
A: Liverpool is in northwestern England in the United Kingdom. It is the fifth largest city in the UK and the largest settlement in the county of Merseyside. The city is located on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary and adjacent to the Irish Sea.

In 2015, Liverpool was granted the status of a UNESCO City of Music—the only city in England with this designation. More recently, Liverpool was deemed England’s most walkable city!
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Q: Do I need a visa to visit England?
A: Depending on where you live, you will need to meet certain entry requirements to visit England.

An overview of whether a visa will be required to travel to England can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor

To check if you need a visa to visit the UK, visit the following link and click the green “start now” button: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

If you require a visa letter to support your application, please complete our Visa Letter Request Form. We recommend this is completed after you register for the conference and no less than 12 weeks in advance of the conference start date (i.e., no later than Sunday, April 27, 2025). Visa letters will still be processed after this date but may not be approved in time.

IMPORTANT UPDATES:

Electronic Travel Authorizations (ETA) for Travel to the U.K.
Non-Europeans can apply in advance for an ETA, and will need one to travel to the U.K. beginning January 8, 2025. An ETA is not a visa; it is a digital permission to travel.

An ETA costs £10, permits multiple journeys, and lasts for 2 years or until the holder’s passport expires (whichever is sooner). Once granted, ETAs are digitally linked to a traveler’s passport and allow for stays of up to 6 months at a time, including both short trips and more extended stays.

Please review the details found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta

If you are unsure whether you need an ETA, you can check the "Who does not need an ETA" section on the page linked above.

ETIAS Travel Authorization Requirement
The ETIAS travel authorization is a requirement for entry for visa-exempt nationals traveling to any of a list of 30 European countries. The travel authorization is linked to your passport and is valid for up to 3 years or until your passport expires (whichever occurs first). 

With the ETIAS authorization, you’re able to enter the territory of the listed European countries as often as you want for short-term stays in any 180-day period. Note, however, that the ETIAS authorization does not guarantee entry to these countries. You will still be required to show your passport and other documentation in order to verify that you meet each country’s entry requirements.

For detailed information about the ETIAS travel authorization, click here: https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en
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Q: How do I get to Liverpool?
A: There are a number of options for travel to Liverpool. You can find basic information about traveling to Liverpool here. You might also want to have a look at the Merseytravel site to help you plan your travel within or around Liverpool, especially if you’re traveling by bus, train, or car.

By Air
The Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA) is one of the UK’s top 10 busiest airports. If you arrive here and wish to get to the city center by taxi, the trip will take about 20 minutes. The express bus service will take about 25 minutes to get you into the heart of Liverpool. The Arriva 500 bus service is the fastest bus service between the airport and the city center, with buses operating every 30 minutes between 4am and 12am every day.

If you don’t come into JLA, you may fly into Manchester Airport (MAN), an approximate 45 minute drive from Liverpool. There are many ways to get from Manchester airport to the Liverpool city center including bus, train, and taxi. For options and estimated costs, click here.

When booking a flight to Liverpool be sure to use the discount codes available here.

By Train
Liverpool Lime Street is the main train station serving the Liverpool city center. ACC Liverpool recommends Avanti West Coast as they operate hourly, direct services from London Euston station to Liverpool Lime Street station. If the Avanti line doesn’t have a train that works for you, you can plan your journey on Trainline instead!

By Bus
There are two main buses that service the Liverpool City Region: Arriva and Stagecoach. The buses connect the city via the Liverpool ONE Bus Station and the Queen Square Bus Station. A few other bus and coach options can be found here.

The Liverpool ONE Bus Station is also the closest service point for long distance coaches from across the UK (National Express services operate from coach stands one and two). Plus, the Liverpool ONE bus station is only a 5 minute walk from the ACC Liverpool conference center!
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Q: Where can I park my vehicle?
A: Read below for car park options.

At Your Hotel/Accommodation
Upon booking your accommodation, ask about parking options, or check the associated website. You can also ask about parking options upon arrival at your hotel.

In the City Center
The Liverpool city council website states that there “is no free parking within the city centre between 8am and 6pm.” Keep this in mind if you’ll be driving to Liverpool or renting a car once you arrive. If you will be parking in the city for only a short time, you can use the pay and display bays in controlled parking zones. There are both inner (in the city center) and outer (outside the city center) controlled parking zones in Liverpool. The maximum permissible time you’re able to park in an inner controlled parking zone is 4 hours. For a more thorough breakdown of zones and parking fares, click here.

At ACC Liverpool
If you’ll be driving to the ACC Liverpool conference center each day, there is available on-site parking at the King’s Dock Car Park. You can park here anywhere from 1 hour to 7 days. Pricing can be reviewed here.

Other Options
Q-Park: There are 6 Q-Park facilities in Liverpool. The closest to the ACC Liverpool is the Q-Park John Lewis, which is an approximate 10-minute walk, or the Q-Park Liverpool ONE, which is a 10 to 12 minute walk. You can pre-book parking through the Q-Park website and can save 10% when pre-booking by entering the code VISLIV10 during the booking stage.

JustPark: You can also find parking options through JustPark. Their website offers a convenient search and pre-book feature for parking. When you search for parking near your destination, you will be shown a map with pricing options. Click the one you want and follow instructions to book! The JustPark site provides information on where to park with a map and pay rates.

You can also search for available parking in Liverpool, with rates, by visiting https://en.parkopedia.co.uk/
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Q: What sightseeing opportunities are available in Liverpool?
A: There’s a lot to do in Liverpool—you just have to decide what you’re looking for!

To help you figure out what to do in the city, the Visit Liverpool site has a list of categories:

• Maritime and history
• The Beatles
• Family-friendly fun
• Parks and beaches
• Museums and galleries
  
  

The site also has a list of Liverpool’s top attractions (including their unmissable attractions), which you can find here: https://www.visitliverpool.com/things-to-do/attractions-in-liverpool/top-attractions/

Liverpool is England’s most walkable city, so why not enjoy a walk through the city center and maybe find a few free things to do, like visit the Liverpool Central Library or St. George’s Hall!
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Q: What is the local climate?
A: Liverpool has a temperate maritime climate with fairly mild summers and cool winters. July is the hottest month in Liverpool with a mean temperature of 17°C (63°F). The average low temperature is 14°C (57°F) and the average high temperature is 21°C (70°F). January is the coldest month in Liverpool, averaging 6°C (42°F).

While rainfall is typically spread evenly throughout the year, December has historically been the wettest month with an average 79.7mm (3.14”) of precipitation.

Even though the conference is being held during the summer, remember that the outdoor summer temperatures will be different than the indoor temperature of the conference center. It’s a good idea to bring a light sweater or jacket to wear inside the conference center in case it’s a bit chilly due to air conditioning.
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Q: What is the local time zone?
A: The time zone in July in Liverpool, England is British Summer Time (BST - UTC +1).

For more information on the local time in Liverpool, visit: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/uk/liverpool
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Q: What is the local electrical current?
A: In England, power plugs and outlet sockets are type G. The standard voltage is 230 V at a frequency of 50 Hz. If your country of origin does not use type G plugs/sockets, you will need a power plug adapter to ensure you can power and/or charge your devices.

Additionally, some sources suggest investing in a voltage converter to avoid overheating or otherwise damaging your electronic devices, but this is only needed if your devices/appliances are not dual voltage. Electrical Safety First states the following: “A dual voltage rated appliance will display for example ‘INPUT: 110-240V’ on the body of the appliance or its power supply. This means that you will not need a converter or transformer but just a travel adaptor.”

Read more at these sources:

• https://www.power-plugs-sockets.com/us/england/ 
• https://www.visitlondon.com/traveller-information/essential-information/electricity
• https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/definition/Electric-plugs-for-each-country

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Q. What language will the conference sessions and materials be presented in?
A. All conference presentations and materials will be presented in English.
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Q: Who to contact in an emergency?
A: There are a number of emergency phone numbers to call depending on your needs. A list with details can be found here, but the basic numbers are provided below: 

Fire, police, and ambulance
Tel: 999 (You  can also use 112)

Non-emergency police contact
Tel: 101

Urgent medical problems (National Health Service)
Tel: 111

Coastguard
Tel: 112

Mental health advice and support
Tel:  0800 138 0990

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Q: What is the custom on tipping?
A: Below are some general guidelines on tipping etiquette in the UK.

Restaurants and Pubs
In a restaurant, if a gratuity is not already added to the bill, wait staff should receive a 10–15% tip. If you’re unsure whether a gratuity has already been added to the bill, you can always ask for clarification.

At pubs, it is recommended that you don’t tip unless you get table service.

Hotels
Depending on the hotel you’re staying at, you may be charged a service fee. Nevertheless, you may still want to leave a tip of a few pounds for any employees who’ve helped you or provided excellent service during your stay.

Taxis
The standard tipping procedure for taxis in the UK is to round your fare to the nearest pound. Though if you prefer to leave a bit more, a 10–15% tip is growing more common.
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Q: What is the currency?
A: The local currency in Liverpool is the pound sterling (£). There are 100 pence (p) to one pound.

However, contactless card payments are the norm in the UK. If you’re traveling from out-of-country, your safest bet is to use a credit for payments as needed (e.g., MasterCard, Visa, American Express).

If you do wish to use analog money to pay for expenses while in the UK, note that pence coins come in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 pence, and there are also 1 pound and 2 pound coins. Notes/bills come in 5, 10, 20, and 50-pound denominations, each with its own distinct color.
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Q: How can I pay to register for ISMB/ECCB 2025?
A: Delegates can pay online using a credit card during registration, or they can pay by check or wire.

Credit cards
The following credit cards are accepted for registration: American Express, MasterCard, and Visa. For offline credit card payment please use this form (.pdf).

To pay by check
Make your payment payable (USD) to the International Society for Computational Biology and mail it with a copy of your invoice to:

ISMB/ECCB 2025 Registration
c/o ISCB
525-K East Market Street, RM 330
Leesburg, Virginia 20176

To pay by wire transfer
Delegates wishing to pay using a wire transfer will select “pay by wire” on the Additional Options page and the Payment page during registration. Wire transfer information will be found on the summary page once registration is complete, as well as at the bottom of the PDF invoice. There is a £20.00 fee charged for all wire payments.

Please note that any bank fees must be paid by the participant. Should funds arrive with bank fees deducted, payment of the difference will be charged to the participant at on-site registration.

The last day to pay by wire or check is Friday, June 27, 2025. After this time only credit card payment is accepted.
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Q: Where do I register when I arrive?
A: Conference registration is available from July 20–July 24.

The conference registration desk is located on the the main level on the city side entrance in the Galleria.|

The registration desk will be staffed during the following hours:

Sunday, July 20: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM; 11:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Monday, July 21: 7:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Tuesday, July 22: 7:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Wednesday, July 23: 7:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Thursday, July 24: 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM

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Q: What should I do if I lose something at the conference venue?
A: If you lose something while attending ISMB/ECCB 2025 at the ACC Liverpool, please first check with event staff at the conference registration desk. If your item(s) is not at the registration desk, you can try the ACC Liverpool Guest Relations desk located in the city side of the Galleria.
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Q: What are the poster sizes?
A: Posters cannot exceed 46 inches x 46 inches. NOTE: Only in-person poster presenters are required to have a physical poster to display in Liverpool.

Virtual posters must be uploaded as both a PDF and an mp4.

Presenter info page: https://www.iscb.org/iscb-policy-statements/presenter-information
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