CONFERENCE SPONSORS

CONFERENCE HOST UNIVERSITY AND GOLD SPONSOR:

Purdue University
Vice President, Office of Research
Bioinformatics Core

 SILVER SPONSORS:


Indiana University
University Information Technology Services
Department of Biology
School of Informatics and Computing
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University of Michigan, Dept of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
BRONZE SPONSORS:


The Research Division
of Ohio University
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Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Eck Institute for Global Health
Complex Networks Lab
University of Notre Dame

EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE SPONSOR:

 

Cincinnati Childrens’s Hospital Medical Center
Division of Biomedical Informatics, University of Cincinnati

POSTER AWARDS SPONSOR:


Faculty of 1000

BEST PAPER AWARD SPONSOR:


Springer

INDUSTRY SPONSOR:



University of Michigan Bioinformatics Core
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PerkinElmer

GENERAL SPONSOR:


Purdue University
Agricultural Research

Workshop Tutorial 1 ( May, 27, 2026):

Date: May 27, 2026 8:00-13:00 
Objective: This event will be led by current Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Data Science (BCBDS) trainees to raise awareness about and engage undergraduate students in the broad applications and career paths in BCBDS.
Audience: Undergraduates interested in learning more about BCBDS career paths and graduate students keen to share their BCBDS experiences
Format: Hybrid

Timing Topic: Bioinformatics as a Career: An insider view
08:00-9:00 Breakfast and Registration
09:00-9:15 Welcome & Introduction (In-person + Virtual)
  • Audience participation activity on slido: 
    • What do you think is the role and importance of bioinformatics in life and health science research?
    • What kinds of jobs do you think benefit from bioinformatics skills? 
09:15-10:15 Interactive Panel Discussion with Trainee Presenters (In-person + Virtual)
Each shares educational background, research focus and career journey:
  • Academic graduate trainee
  • Industry-based post-graduate trainee
  • Government-based post-graduate trainee
Question bank on:
  • Choosing the right BCBDS career path
  • Developing essential BCBDS skills (do I need a PhD) & resources available
  • Gaining BCBDS experience
  • I wish I knew XX before starting my BCBDS career path & other barriers
  • Finding BCBDS career opportunities & challenges of job market
+ Questions from the undergraduate audience
10:15-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-12:00 Hands-on activity: Designing your career path
In this guided activity, participants will work in small groups to help each other identify their professional interests and connect them to the career profiles from the ISCB competency framework. Once they’ve identified a set of career profiles, they will work on creating a basic individual development plan.
12:00-12:55 Lunch & Networking Session (includes participants from Workshop #2)
  • Career tables: Each table will be focused on one career profile. The table will be facilitated by an individual with a given type of career. Participants will be encouraged to join their chosen career table as well as to explore alternative careers
  • One-on-one: Conversations and informal mentoring
12:55-13:00 Concluding Activity
Audience participation activity on Slido:
  • What do you think is the role of bioinformatics in life and health science research?
  • What kinds of jobs do you think benefit from bioinformatics skills? 

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Workshop Tutorial 2 ( May, 27, 2026):

Date: May 27, 2026 12:00-17:00 
Objective: This event will be a working group meeting for early career (EC) professionals to gather the infrastructure, resources and career supports needed to elevate and retain ECs in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Data Science (BCBDS) careers in Canada.
Audience: Early career professionals in BCBDS who want to become aware of available career supports and bring attention to the gaps, and leaders who want to collaborate on finding solutions to help ECs in BCBDS excel.
Format: In-person

Timing Topic: Nurturing an Early Career (EC) growth ecosystem in Canada
12:00-13:00 Lunch & Networking Session (includes participants from Workshop #1)
13:00-13:15 Welcome & Introductions (In-person) Audience participation activity on Slido: 
  • What is the most urgent support needed by ECs in bioinformatics/computational biology?
  • My current challenge is?
13:15-14:15 Setting the Stage - Early Career Professional Perspectives (In-person + Virtual)
Each shares career journey, opportunities and challenges encountered to date:
  • Research institute EC 
  • Academic EC 
  • Industry EC, Government EC 
  • Entrepreneur EC 
14:15-14:45 Coffee Break & Networking
14:45-16:15 Breakout Groups (In-person + Virtual)
Each to identify opportunities and barriers, and propose solutions/strategies:
  • Funding and grant opportunities
  • Collaboration and networking
  • Mentorship and career development
  • Career advancement and EDI
  • Work-life balance and mental health
16:15-16:55 Report Back & Next Steps (In-person + Virtual)
  • Discussion highlights (1 slide) and recommendations (1 slide) per breakout group
  • Next steps to drafting a BCBDS professional development strategy
  • Identification of initiative owners
16:55-17:00 Concluding Activity
Audience participation activity on Slido: 
  • What is the most urgent support needed by ECs in bioinformatics/computational biology?
  • Was a solution proposed for my current challenge?

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