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ISMB/ECCB 2021
Day 4, Highlights & Recap!

ISMB/ECCB 2021

 

Day 4: Highlights & Recap!

 

ISMB/ECCB 2021 keeps the science going into day 4 with 10 tracks of innumerable opportunities for discovery, as well as networking and connections for all attendees. Day 4 highlighted 8 different COSI sessions, one special session on Emerging gain-of-function mutations and their characterization by multi-omics network biology, and day 2 of the NIH/OD Office of Data Science Strategy.

Highlights
Distinguished Keynote, Kate Jones gave an enlightening talk on Our Planet, Our Health - Ecosystem approaches to forecasting zoonotic diseases. Today we live longer and more prosperous lives than ever before, as a species we have made huge advances to create conditions for better health for billions of people, however this progress is taking a heavy toll on the planet's natural systems. Kate explored the links and interdependencies between our health and the health of our planet with particular reference to understanding how rapid global environmental change impacts the emergence and spread of high impact infectious diseases like Ebola or Covid. She also discussed how recent advances in the resolution and coverage of remote-sensing satellite data and cutting-edge machine-learning algorithms open up the possibilities of developing global early warning systems to prevent and manage future epidemics.


 

*Live sessions will be posted within 24 to 48 hours for rendering & editing. Please make sure to check back for the recordings and to keep the conversations going*


COSI Recaps

CAMDA
Virtual CAMDA 2021 took off to a full house, with the well over 100 delegates likely grateful that they didn't have to cram into a real room, while reducing their carbon footprint by 50 tons of carbon dioxide. Opening the session, Professor Francesca Ciccarelli of the Francis Crick Institute highlighted advances in predicting cancer driver genes not just at the cohort level but for individual patients, and their cumulative effects in age. This was followed by a variety of contributions by CAMDA delegates from Cambridge, Isarel, Kyiv, and Stanford, who exploited an impressive variety of modern AI language models to identifying scientific papers relevant to drug induced liver injury, as benchmarked by a CAMDA challenge organized jointly with the US FDA with support of IARAI Vienna. The session was rounded off by reports on testing the robustness and reproducibility of computational genomics tools, an in silico evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 primer performance, and an intriguing study of mechanistic models of COVID-19 infection and antiviral interventions. Join us on Thursday for keynotes by Director Weida Tong (NCTR/FDA) about AI myths and their implications on regulatory science, and Director Nikos Kyrpides (DOE Joint Genome Inst) cover Microbiome Data Science from the Earth Microbiome to the Global Virome. The Thursday sessions will then cover studies of antimicrobial resistance and its relationship to phages, as well as a new set of reports on using AI to identify papers on adversarial drug reactions - join us for the talks and lively discussion on the round tables! Programme details also at www.camda.info

EvolCompGen
On the last day of our EvolCompGen COSI, we featured seven enriching presentations on a variety of topics concerning the evolution of genomes, genes, or at the intermediate level of “syntenies” (chromosomal gene clusters). At the gene level, we discussed quantification of introgression (gene flow between species), convergent evolution, phylogenetic profiling, and the identification of new metabolic pathways. At the genome level, we had talks on whole-genome duplication, and more specifically an innovative method for allo-polyploidy versus auto-polyploidy prediction was highlighted. A new model to infer tumor phylogeny and call variants using single-cell data was also presented. The closing talk was on Super-Reconciliation, a novel method for inferring the evolution of syntenies through segmental duplications and HGTs. This presentation made the bridge with the panel discussion, where we discussed a variety of open questions on ancestral genome reconstruction, orthology prediction, and unifying methods for synteny evolution.

The capstone of this year's Evolution and Comparative Genomics track was a panel discussion focusing on the evolution of chromosomal gene clusters, ancestral genome reconstruction, and phylogenetic comparative methods. A spirited discussion ensued touching on tradeoffs between computational costs and accuracy and how the rapid growth of genomic data sets influences this tradeoff, the pros and cons of parsimony versus probabilistic models, hybrid approaches that attempt to assess uncertainty while preserving the speed of parsimony and how such methods can be used to infer convergent evolution, and, finally, whether convergent evolution introduces noise in phylogenetic inference. These discussions aroused so much interest and generated such a lively exchange amidst the panelists, moderators, and participants, that we continued brainstorming for another full hour in a new Zoom e-space after the session ended officially. We wrapped up our three-day COSI enriched with new ideas and new collaboration perspectives.

Stay tuned for award/poster winners and special mentions during the ISMB/ECCB 2021 closing session!

iRNA
The iRNA COSI 2021 kick-off was given by Manuel Irimia who provided a fascinating keynote on the evolution of alternative splicing networks and the extent of their tissue conservation. Today’s contributed talks focused on mRNA stability, circular RNA evolution and prediction, the study of transcriptomics in health-related applications and tools for the analysis of 3D RNA structures. Our first day ended with entertaining flash talks / quiz and poster session.

Text Mining
TM COSI featured two outstanding keynotes, one by Dr. Pysalo (University of Turku) highlighting the evolution of transformers in the biomedical field and opportunities for collaboration. The second keynote was a joint presentation by Dr. Ball (FDA) and Dr. Hirschman (MITRE), reporting on the quest for text mining methods to modernize post-market drug safety assessment at FDA, the needs and challenges, followed by a description of results from the evaluation of methods for automated extraction of adverse drug events, and experiments with humans-in-the-loop. The session selected talks covered applications of text mining methods (both traditional machine learning and Deep learning) across various fields, including -omics (metagenomics, annotations of -omics samples), protein folding, clinical discharge letters, biocuration, and science communication. The COSI ended with the text mining spotlight section with two talks. First, Dr. Lu described efforts at NCBI to bring to the community freely available tools and methods that have been developed in light of their own needs, with a focus on LitSuggest, a web-based system for biomedical literature recommendation and curation, and on TeamTat an annotation tool for team collaboration. Finally, Dr. Poon from Microsoft Health Futures provided an overview of PubMedBERT, and its advantages over other BERT-based models in the biomedical domain.

RegSys
Spread over three days, and attracting approximately 100 attendees in each session, RegSys presented cutting-edge research in regulatory & systems genomics. We enjoyed exciting keynote talks from Céline Vallot, Fabian Theis, Anaïs Baudot, Olga Troyanskaya, Camille Berthelot, and Juanma Vacquerizas, along with four proceedings papers and seventeen contributed talks.

Day 1 focused on advances in characterizing cell type-specific regulatory networks using single cell assays. The keynotes, in particular, demonstrated the power of applying single cell technologies to characterize epigenomic features of cancer drug resistance, and regulatory relationships in large-scale perturbation screens. Day 1 closed with several interesting talks that featured different ways to characterize cooperative interactions between transcription factors.

Day 2 broadened the track themes. Inspirational keynotes integrated multi-modal data types using increasingly powerful computational techniques, yielding insights into the mechanisms underlying human diseases. Day 2 contributed talks spanned themes such as profiling cell-specific splicing events, determining the impact of viral integration events, and analyzing nucleosome features on cell-free DNA.

Day 3 turned to the theme of comparative regulatory genomics, with a keynote and contributed talk characterizing how cell-specific enhancers have evolved across mammals. Day 3 also focused on advances in profiling the three-dimensional organization of the genome. Talks demonstrated methods for increasing the resolution of chromatin interactions, while a keynote cast doubt on whether genome organization influences gene expression.

A steady theme throughout all days and sessions was the growing adoption of neural network techniques in regulatory genomics, with interesting methodological advances demonstrated in several application domains. We had a very enjoyable virtual program overall, and we encourage the RegSys community to continue our conversations on the RegSys slack channels:
https://join.slack.com/t/regsyscommunity/shared_invite/zt-tprp1q5g-pNcDNiFUXyJQacdfY1nGWg

Exhibitor Spotlight:



EMBL-EBI Demo Presentations:

Track Content:

Introduction to EMBL-EBI resources
A guide to EBI search

 
Start your morning off right and head over to the Expo Showcase for the Exhibitor Demos. Grab some coffee and get ready to learn and discover.
 

Don't Forget to Visit Our Exhibitors!

 
 
Career Center and Jobs Board
Looking for that perfect candidate? Looking for a job? Look no further than the Conference Jobs Board located at:
https://www.iscb.org/cms_addon/conferences/ismbeccb2021/jobpost/jobs/jobs.php
 
 

Cheat-Sheet Section/Platform Tips:
From time to time we may experience technical issues. When in doubt, give the system a quick refresh!

Updating the Time zone
The ISMB/ECCB 2021 virtual platform is enabled with time zone localization to enhance usability. In order to set the platform to your local time zone, click on "Full schedule" and then click on the dark grey "My Time Zone" box to ensure it is activated. Once clicked, the box will darken in color and your schedule will automatically be viewed in your local time zone.

Struggling with UTC conversion - UK +1 CEST +2 EDT -4, CDT -5, MDT -6, PDT -7, AEST +10, Tokyo +9, Beijing +8

Roundtables
Don't forget you can video-chat & network with up to 15 people at the Café Connect “Roundtables” (https://ismbeccb2021.showcare.io/roundtables/).

*Roundtables are pre set up for each COSI (including BOSC), and you can also create your own roundtable!
 
Navigating the Platform
The ISMB/ECCB 2021 virtual platform is divided up into several areas:

• Sessions
• Full Schedule
• Research Exchange Forum which includes Exhibitors, Posters and Birds of a Feather sessions.
• Café Connect
• Your Personal Profile

You can always return to the main page by using Home Lobby button in the upper left or at the top of your screen. The left menu can be collapsed or expanded simply by clicking on the 3 bars on the top left corner. We recommend you take advantage of the in-platform tutorial at the bottom left called ‘Get Started’. This will walk you through not only your profile updates but other aspects of the platform as well.

 
Miss a talk? Watch it On-Demand!
• Go to Full Schedule in the left-hand menu
• Use the back arrow to see a previous day’s sessions
• Select a session and the session box will pop up
• Click on the title you wish to view
• This will take you to the on-demand recordings
• The virtual platform and content will be available to attendees following the conference until November 30, 2021.
 

*Live sessions will be posted within 24 to 48 hours for rendering & editing. Please make sure to check back for the recordings and to keep the conversations going*

 
 
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Members!! Make your voice heard - Cast your ballot today!
 
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Tomorrow, Thursday, July 29: Highlights & Reminders

10:30 UTC: Exhibitor Demos:
EMBL-EBI: Using the EMBL-EBI Competency Hub to support you career development
PerMedCoE: Competency Hub and upcoming training
GOBLET: the Global Organisation for Bioinformatics Learning, Education and Training
11:00 UTC: COSI Tracks: MLCSB, CAMDA, Function, VarI, BOSC, SysMod, Microbiome, iRNA
11:00 UTC: General Computational Biology Track
12:40 UTC: Final Project Presentations: Collaborative Tools for Protein Analysis Hackathon 2021
15:00 UTC: Tech Track: Accelerating Multi-stage Bioinformatic Pipelines with Big Memory, Jingchao Sun, MemVerge
15:20 UTC: Research Exchange Forum for Birds of a Feather (BoFs)
15:20 UTC: Poster Session E: BIOINFO-CORE, BOSC, CAMDA, COVID-19,  EvolCompGen, Function, iRNA, MICROBIOME, MLCSB, RegSys, Special Session 05, SysMod, Text Mining, VarI, General Comp Bio
16:20 UTC ISCB Innovator Award Keynote: Ben Raphael
17:20 UTC:
Daily Closing Comments
 

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

 



Harvard Medical School Department of Biomedical Informatics

 
 

ISMB/ECCB 2021
Day 6 - Conference Highlights & Things to Know

ISMB/ECCB 2021

 

Friday, July 30: Highlights & Reminders

HAPPY LAST DAY! Don't forget to pop over to the Research Exchange Forum and pay a visit to our amazing Exhibitors!
 
11:00 UTC: COSI Tracks: MLCSB, CAMDA, BioInfo Core, VarI, BOSC, SysMod, iRNA
11:00 UTC: Covid-19 Special Track & Panel: This panel will compare different models to access, share and protect COVID-19 data, evaluate their advantages, limitations and complementarity to prevent and control pandemics.
11:00 UTC: Special Session: Single Cell and Spatial Data Analysis
11:00 UTC: Technology Track:

11:00-11:20
Phyre2 and Missense3D: Protein structure prediction and missense variant analysis
11:20-11:40
Using CATH-Gene3D v4.3 and its resources to predict the structure and function of novel protein sequences
11:40-12:00
DeepChain: A platform for protein design
12:00-12:20
Developing a reusable and versatile virtual bioinformatics training platform in the de.NBI cloud
12:40-13:00
The EMBL-EBI search and sequence analysis tools APIs and their role during the current COVID-19 pandemic
13:00-13:20
The European COVID-19 Data Portal – Accelerating COVID-19 Research through Open Data Sharing
13:20-14:00
PerMedCoE: A roadmap to scalability in Personalized Medicine
14:20-14:40
The GenePattern Notebook Environment
14:40-15:20
Integrated Pathway/Genome/Omics Informatics in Pathway Tools and BioCyc GenePattern Notebook Environment

   
15:20 UTC: ISCB Accomplishments by a Senior Scientist Award Keynote: Peer Bork

16:20 UTC: Awards and Closing Ceremony
 

Exhibitor Spotlight:



PerMedCoE Demo Presentations:

Track Content:
A Roadmap to Scalability in Personalised Medicine, by José Carbonell
HPC-enabled multiscale simulation to uncover mechanistic insights in the COVID-19 infection
PerMedCoE Building Blocks, by Henrik Nortamo
PerMedCoE Building Blocks & Workflows design, by Javier Conejero
PhysiCell-MPI / PhysiCell-X, by Gaurav Saxena
Multiscale modeling with PhysiBoSS, by Vincent Noël
COBREXA.jl: Metabolic Modeling on HPC, by Miroslav Kratochvil
CellNOpt / CARNIVAL, by Bartosz Bartmanski
The PerMedCoE Competency Framework, by Marta Lloret-Llinares
PerMedCoE Training Activities, by Daniel Thomas López

EMBL-EBI Demo Presentations:
Track Content:
Bioinformatics training: Curated course collections and new training materials
New EMBL-EBI training website and upgraded online tutorials

 
 

Don't Forget to Visit Our Exhibitors!

 
 
Career Center and Jobs Board
Looking for that perfect candidate? Looking for a job? Look no further than the Conference Jobs Board located at:
https://www.iscb.org/cms_addon/conferences/ismbeccb2021/jobpost/jobs/jobs.php
 
 

Cheat-Sheet Section/Platform Tips:
From time to time we may experience technical issues. When in doubt, give the system a quick refresh!

Updating the Time zone
The ISMB/ECCB 2021 virtual platform is enabled with time zone localization to enhance usability. In order to set the platform to your local time zone, click on "Full schedule" and then click on the dark grey "My Time Zone" box to ensure it is activated. Once clicked, the box will darken in color and your schedule will automatically be viewed in your local time zone.

Struggling with UTC conversion - UK +1 CEST +2 EDT -4, CDT -5, MDT -6, PDT -7, AEST +10, Tokyo +9, Beijing +8

Roundtables
Don't forget you can video-chat & network with up to 15 people at the Café Connect “Roundtables” (https://ismbeccb2021.showcare.io/roundtables/).

*Roundtables are pre set up for each COSI (including BOSC), and you can also create your own roundtable!
 
Navigating the Platform
The ISMB/ECCB 2021 virtual platform is divided up into several areas:

• Sessions
• Full Schedule
• Research Exchange Forum which includes Exhibitors, Posters and Birds of a Feather sessions.
• Café Connect
• Your Personal Profile

You can always return to the main page by using Home Lobby button in the upper left or at the top of your screen. The left menu can be collapsed or expanded simply by clicking on the 3 bars on the top left corner. We recommend you take advantage of the in-platform tutorial at the bottom left called ‘Get Started’. This will walk you through not only your profile updates but other aspects of the platform as well.

 

Miss a talk? Watch it On-Demand!
• Go to Full Schedule in the left-hand menu
• Use the back arrow to see a previous day’s sessions
• Select a session and the session box will pop up
• Click on the title you wish to view
• This will take you to the on-demand recordings
• The virtual platform and content will be available to attendees following the conference until November 30, 2021.

 
Anyone else sneaking in some Olympics viewing between the #ISMB/ECCB21 sessions? Share your best scientific session/Olympic viewing set up from this week and don't forget to tag the Conference!
 
 
Cast Your Ballot!
Members!! Make your voice heard - Cast your ballot today!
 
ISCB Election - Polls are Open
 
 

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

 



Harvard Medical School Department of Biomedical Informatics

 
 

ISMB/ECCB 2021
Day 5 - Conference Highlights & Things to Know!

ISMB/ECCB 2021

 

Thursday, July 29: Highlights & Reminders

10:30 UTC: Exhibitor Demos:
EMBL-EBI: Using the EMBL-EBI Competency Hub to support you career development
PerMedCoE: Competency Hub and upcoming training
GOBLET: the Global Organisation for Bioinformatics Learning, Education and Training
11:00 UTC: COSI Tracks: MLCSB, CAMDA, Function, VarI, BOSC, SysMod, Microbiome, iRNA
11:00 UTC: General Computational Biology Track
12:40 UTC: Final Project Presentations: Collaborative Tools for Protein Analysis Hackathon 2021
15:00 UTC: Tech Track: Accelerating Multi-stage Bioinformatic Pipelines with Big Memory, Jingchao Sun, MemVerge
15:20 UTC: Research Exchange Forum for Birds of a Feather (BoFs)
15:20 UTC: Poster Session E: BIOINFO-CORE, BOSC, CAMDA, COVID-19, EvolCompGen, Function, iRNA, MICROBIOME, MLCSB, RegSys, Special Session 05, SysMod, Text Mining, VarI, General Comp Bio
16:20 UTC ISCB Innovator Award Keynote: Ben Raphael
17:20 UTC:
Daily Closing Comments
 
Start your morning off right and head over to the Expo Showcase for the Exhibitor Demos at 10:30 UTC.  Grab some coffee and get ready to learn & discover.
 

Don't Forget to Visit Our Exhibitors!

 
ISCB Election - Polls are Open
 
 
Career Center and Jobs Board
Looking for that perfect candidate? Looking for a job? Look no further than the Conference Jobs Board located at:
https://www.iscb.org/cms_addon/conferences/ismbeccb2021/jobpost/jobs/jobs.php
 
 

Platform Tips:


Updating the Time zone
The ISMB/ECCB 2021 virtual platform is enabled with time zone localization to enhance usability. In order to set the platform to your local time zone, click on "Full schedule" and then click on the dark grey "My Time Zone" box to ensure it is activated. Once clicked, the box will darken in color and your schedule will automatically be viewed in your local time zone.

Struggling with UTC conversion - UK +1 CEST +2 EDT -4, CDT -5, MDT -6, PDT -7, AEST +10, Tokyo +9, Beijing +8

Roundtables
Don't forget you can video-chat & network with up to 15 people at the Café Connect “Roundtables” (https://ismbeccb2021.showcare.io/roundtables/).

*Roundtables are pre set up for each COSI (including BOSC), and you can also create your own roundtable!
 
Navigating the Platform
The ISMB/ECCB 2021 virtual platform is divided up into several areas:

• Sessions
• Full Schedule
• Research Exchange Forum which includes Exhibitors, Posters and Birds of a Feather sessions.
• Café Connect
• Your Personal Profile

You can always return to the main page by using Home Lobby button in the upper left or at the top of your screen. The left menu can be collapsed or expanded simply by clicking on the 3 bars on the top left corner. We recommend you take advantage of the in-platform tutorial at the bottom left called ‘Get Started’. This will walk you through not only your profile updates but other aspects of the platform as well.


Miss a talk?
• Go to Full Schedule in the left-hand menu
• Use the back arrow to see a previous day’s sessions
• Select a session and the session box will pop up
• Click on the title you wish to view
• This will take you to the on-demand recordings
• The virtual platform and content will be available to attendees following the conference until November 30, 2021.


When in doubt, give the system a quick refresh!

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

 



Harvard Medical School Department of Biomedical Informatics

 
 

ISMB/ECCB 2021
Day 4 - Conference Highlights & Things to Know!

ISMB/ECCB 2021

 
Wednesday, July 28: Highlights & Reminders
 
11:00 UTC: COSI Tracks: MLCSB, CAMDA, Function, EvolCompGen,
RegSys, Microbiome, TextMining, iRNA
11:00 UTC: Special Session Emerging gain-of-function mutations and their characterization by multi-omics network biology
11:00 UTC: NIH/ODSS Special Track
15:20 UTC: Research Exchange Forum for Birds of a Feather (BoFs)
15:20 UTC: Poster Session D: CAMDA, Education, EvolCompGen, Function, iRNA, MICROBIOME, MLCSB, RegSys, Text Mining
15:20 UTC: Exhibitor Demos:
PerMedCoE: Core applications PhysiCell-MPI, PhysiBoSS COBREXA and CellNOpt/CARNIVAL
15:20 UTC:
Exhibitor Demos:
PerMedCoE: Core applications PhysiCell-MPI, PhysiBoSS COBREXA and CellNOpt/CARNIVAL
EMBL-EBI: New training website and upgraded online tutorials
GOBLET: the Global Organisation for Bioinformatics Learning, Education and Training
EMBL-EBI: Curated course collections and new training materials collections
de.NBI: Introduction to de.NBI / ELIXIR-DE and the de.NBI cloud
16:20 UTC ISCB Distinguished Keynote: Kate Jones
 

Don't Forget to Visit Our Exhibitors!

 
ISCB Election - Polls are Open
 
Career Center and Jobs Board
Looking for that perfect candidate? Looking for a job? Look no further than the Conference Jobs Board located at:
https://www.iscb.org/cms_addon/conferences/ismbeccb2021/jobpost/jobs/jobs.php
 
 

Platform Tips:


Updating the Time zone
The ISMB/ECCB 2021 virtual platform is enabled with time zone localization to enhance usability. In order to set the platform to your local time zone, click on "Full schedule" and then click on the dark grey "My Time Zone" box to ensure it is activated. Once clicked, the box will darken in color and your schedule will automatically be viewed in your local time zone.

Struggling with UTC conversion - UK +1 CEST +2 EDT -4, CDT -5, MDT -6, PDT -7, AEST +10, Tokyo +9, Beijing +8

Roundtables
Don't forget you can video-chat & network with up to 15 people at the Café Connect “Roundtables” (https://ismbeccb2021.showcare.io/roundtables/).

*Roundtables are pre set up for each COSI (including BOSC), and you can also create your own roundtable!
 
Navigating the Platform
The ISMB/ECCB 2021 virtual platform is divided up into several areas:

• Sessions
• Full Schedule
• Research Exchange Forum which includes Exhibitors, Posters and Birds of a Feather sessions.
• Café Connect
• Your Personal Profile

You can always return to the main page by using Home Lobby button in the upper left or at the top of your screen. The left menu can be collapsed or expanded simply by clicking on the 3 bars on the top left corner. We recommend you take advantage of the in-platform tutorial at the bottom left called ‘Get Started’. This will walk you through not only your profile updates but other aspects of the platform as well.


Miss a talk?
• Go to Full Schedule in the left-hand menu
• Use the back arrow to see a previous day’s sessions
• Select a session and the session box will pop up
• Click on the title you wish to view
• This will take you to the on-demand recording


When in doubt, give the system a quick refresh!

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

 



Harvard Medical School Department of Biomedical Informatics

 
 

ISMB/ECCB 2021
Day 2 - Conference Highlights & Things to Know

ISMB/ECCB 2021

 

Tuesday, July 27: Highlights & Reminders

11:00 UTC: COSI Tracks: HitSeq, 3Dsig, CompMS, EvolCompGen, Education, RegSys, BioVis, NetBio
11:00 UTC: Special Session New developments in AI for Integrating imaging and genomic data
11:00 UTC: NIH/ODSS Special Track
14:20 UTC: ISCB Public Affairs and Policy Session: Science Communication and Science Journalism
15:20 UTC: Research Exchange Forum for Birds of a Feather (BoFs)
15:20 UTC: Poster Session C: 3Dsig, BioVis, CompMS, Education, EvolCompGen, HitSeq, NetBio, RegSys, TransMed
15:20 UTC:
Exhibitor Demos: Exhibitor Demos: PerMedCoE, EMBL-EBI, GOBLET,
EMBL-EBI, de.NBI
16:20 UTC ISCB Distinguished Keynote: Eduardo Rocha
17:20 UTC:
Daily Closing Comments
 
ISCB Election - Polls are Open
 
Career Center and Jobs Board
Looking for that perfect candidate? Looking for a job? Look no further than the Conference Jobs Board located at:
https://www.iscb.org/cms_addon/conferences/ismbeccb2021/jobpost/jobs/jobs.php
 

Platform Tips

 

Updating the Time zone
The ISMB/ECCB 2021 virtual platform is enabled with time zone localization to enhance usability. In order to set the platform to your local time zone, click on "Full schedule" and then click on the dark grey "My Time Zone" box to ensure it is activated. Once clicked, the box will darken in color and your schedule will automatically be viewed in your local time zone.

Struggling with UTC conversion - UK +1 CEST +2 EDT -4, CDT -5, MDT -6, PDT -7, AEST +10, Tokyo +9, Beijing +8

Roundtables
Don't forget you can video-chat & network with up to 15 people at the Café Connect “Roundtables” (https://ismbeccb2021.showcare.io/roundtables/).
*Roundtables are pre set up for each COSI (including BOSC), and you can also create your own roundtable!
 
Navigating the Platform
The ISMB/ECCB 2021 virtual platform is divided up into several areas:

• Sessions
• Full Schedule
• Research Exchange Forum which includes Exhibitors, Posters and Birds of a Feather sessions.
• Café Connect
• Your Personal Profile

You can always return to the main page by using Home Lobby button in the upper left or at the top of your screen. The left menu can be collapsed or expanded simply by clicking on the 3 bars on the top left corner. We recommend you take advantage of the in-platform tutorial at the bottom left called ‘Get Started’. This will walk you through not only your profile updates but other aspects of the platform as well.
 
Miss a talk?
• Go to Full Schedule in the left-hand menu
• Use the back arrow to see a previous day’s sessions
• Select a session and the session box will pop up
• Click on the title you wish to view
• This will take you to the on-demand recording

 
When in doubt, give the system a quick refresh!
 
 

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

 



Harvard Medical School Department of Biomedical Informatics

 
 

ISMB/ECCB 2021
Day 2 - Conference Highlights & Things to Know

ISMB/ECCB 2021

 
ISCB Election - Polls are Open
 

Monday, July 26: Highlights & Reminders

10:00 UTC: ISCB Town Hall Meeting (LIVE)
11:00 UTC: COSI Tracks: HitSeq, 3Dsig, CompMS, EvolCompGen,
Education, RegSys, BioVis, TransMed, Bio-Ont, NetBio
15:20 UTC: Research Exchange Forum includes Posters and Exhibitors / BoFs
15:20 UTC:
Exhibitor Demos: PerMedCoE, EMBL-EBI, GOBLET, EMBL-EBI, de.NBI
16:20 UTC ISCB Overton Prize Keynote: Barbara Engelhardt
17:20 UTC:
Daily Closing Comments
 

Platform Tips

To access the virtual conference platform, you must log-in from the email sent to you with the subject line: Welcome to ISMB/ECCB 2021 – July 25-30. This email arrived directly from the conference platform provider Showcare (**This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.**) and will have instructions on how to log-in. Please ensure you check your Junk/Spam folder. If you cannot find this email, please email **This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.**.

Navigating the Platform

The ISMB/ECCB 2021 virtual platform is divided up into several areas:

• Sessions
• Full Schedule
• Research Exchange Forum which includes Exhibitors, Posters and Birds of a Feather sessions.
• Café Connect
• Your Personal Profile

You can always return to the main page by using Home Lobby button in the upper left or at the top of your screen. The left menu can be collapsed or expanded simply by clicking on the 3 bars on the top left corner. We recommend you take advantage of the in-platform tutorial at the bottom left called ‘Get Started’. This will walk you through not only your profile updates but other aspects of the platform as well.


Miss a talk?
• Go to Full Schedule in the left-hand menu
• Use the back arrow to see a previous day’s sessions
• Select a session and the session box will pop up
• Click on the title you wish to view
• This will take you to the on-demand recording


When in doubt, give the system a quick refresh!
 

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

 



Harvard Medical School Department of Biomedical Informatics

 
 

ISMB/ECCB 2021
Welcome!

ISMB/ECCB 2021

 
ISCB Election - Polls are Open
 

Welcome to ISMB/ECCB 2021!

 

Let your curiosity take over, discover the latest research in the field and get ready to connect, collaborate, and engage! Registration is still open if you would like to join us for six science and networking filled days - https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2021-registration.

To access the virtual conference platform, you must log-in from the email sent to you with the subject line: Welcome to ISMB/ECCB 2021 – July 25-30. This email arrived directly from the conference platform provider Showcare (**This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.**) and will have instructions on how to log-in. Please ensure you check your Junk/Spam folder. If you cannot find this email, please email **This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.**

Navigating the Platform

The ISMB/ECCB 2021 virtual platform is divided up into several areas:

  • Sessions
  • Full Schedule
  • Research Exchange Forum which includes Exhibitors, Posters and Birds of a Feather sessions.
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Sunday, July 25: Highlights & Reminders

11:00 UTC: COSI Tracks: HitSeq3DsigTransMedBio-Ont
11:00 UTC: Special Session: Computational Biology going Green
11:00 UTC: Special Session: Representation learning in biology
11:00 UTC: WEB2021: Making training materials FAIR - experiences, challenges, solutions
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Research Exchange Forum includes Posters and Exhibitors / BoFs
16:20 UTC ISMB/ECCB Distinguished Keynote: Rodrigo A. Gutierrez
17:20 UTC:
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ISCB Leadership Election: Polls are Open!

 

ISCB members have the privilege to nominate and elect members of the ISCB community to hold leadership positions. The 2021 open officer positions are Vice President and Treasurer. The 2021 ballot also contains the leadership election of the ISCB Student Council. The polls are now open for you to cast your vote for members who have accepted nominations for these leadership positions. It is your voice as a member of this prestigious organization to elect these leadership positions. You are encouraged to take a moment to cast your vote.

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*ISCB members in good standing receive one vote for each open position. To access the ballot, log into My ISCB and click on the link provided in this email or the ISCB Election link in the left-hand menu.

 

 

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Register to Attend ISMB/ECCB 2021!
Registration deadline: July 30, 2021
 

Explore the Scientific Program - Don't miss this chance to join your colleagues for this premier virtual event - the scientific content is poised to enlighten all!

Click on the track areas to learn more about the science coming to a virtual platform near you!

3D-SIG COSI BIOINFO-CORE COSI Bio-Ontologies COSI
BioVis COSI Birds of a Feather BOSC COSI
CAMDA COSI CompMS COSI COVID-19 Special Track
Education COSI EvolCompGen COSI Function COSI
General Computational Biology HiTSeq COSI iRNA COSI
MLCSB COSI Keynotes Microbiome COSI
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Technology Track Special Sessions SysMod COSI
Tutorials Text Mining COSI TransMed COSI
  VarI COSI WEB 2021
 
 
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Tutorials are held as separate virtual events - details on the tutorial program are available at: www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2021-program/tutorials

Note: You must be registered for the ISMB/ECCB 2021 conference to attend a Tutorial.

 
 

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 ISCBacademy Webinar Series
 
Register today for the next ISCBacademy Webinar!
 
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June 28 at 11:00AM EDT -  Early Publication Access and EMBL-EBI Bio-molecular Data Tackle COVID-19 by Matt Pearce, EBI, and Michael Parkin, EBI.  Hosted by ISCB

The COVID-19 Data Portal (CDP) and Europe PMC’s full-text collection of COVID-19 preprints represent two efforts by EMBL-EBI to make data available to promote coronavirus research.

The COVID-19 Data Portal (CDP) was launched in April 2020 to provide access to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 biomolecular data in an accessible manner. The data portal is part of the European COVID-19 Data Platform, which is provided by EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), ELIXIR, partners from the ReCoDID and VEO projects and the European Open Science Cloud. There are national portals that complement the covid19dataportal.org and represent a broad international collaboration.

In recognition of many researchers publishing their COVID-19 results rapidly via preprints during the pandemic, Europe PMC (https://europepmc.org/), an EMBL-EBI database for life science literature, launched a project in July 2020 to make the full text of COVID-19 preprints available for reading and reuse via a standard XML format. Preprints are linked to journal-published articles, open peer review materials, as well as underlying data in community databases, including PDBe, ENA, and many more. The full text corpus of COVID-19 preprints with an open access license or similar is made available for download via a public API and FTP site, enabling deeper analysis.

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