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19th Annual International Biocuration Conference

19th Annual International Biocuration Conference

20 to 24 April 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa

Guest Speakers Conference Schedule

Biocuration

Plenary Schedule

Find an abridged conference schedule below. A detailed conference schedule will be uploaded in the near future.

Day 1
Wednesday Apr 22
Day 2
Thursday Apr 23
Day 3
Friday Apr 24
Day 1
Wednesday Apr 22
Day 2
Thursday Apr 23
Day 3
Friday Apr 24

09:00 - 09:45

Opening Ceremony
Plenary 1

Welcome from Hosts & ISB: Lyndon Zass, Victoria Nembaware (5 min)
High School Student Engagement Showcase (5mins)
High School Student Engagement Showcase (5mins)
Dean Faculty of Health Sciences Dean Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences (10 min)
ISB Representative - Victoria Nugnes, Peter Uetz (10 min)
Tribute Amos Bairoch - Frederick - Frederick (10 min)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Opening Ceremony
Plenary 1

Welcome from Hosts & ISB: Lyndon Zass, Victoria Nembaware (5 min)
High School Student Engagement Showcase (5mins)
High School Student Engagement Showcase (5mins)
Dean Faculty of Health Sciences Dean Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences (10 min)
ISB Representative - Victoria Nugnes, Peter Uetz (10 min)
Tribute Amos Bairoch - Frederick - Frederick (10 min)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:00 - 09:45

09:45 - 10:30

Keynote 1: Networks and Networking

Prof. Ruth Lovering (University College London, UK) — 2026 Exceptional Contribution to Biocuration Award
Chair: Dr Peter Uetz

Venue: Atlantic 1

Keynote 1: Networks and Networking

Prof. Ruth Lovering (University College London, UK) — 2026 Exceptional Contribution to Biocuration Award
Chair: Dr Peter Uetz

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:45 - 10:30

10:30 - 11:30

Tea Break & Poster Session

Venue: Atlantic 2

Tea Break & Poster Session

Venue: Atlantic 2

Time: 10:30 - 11:30

11:30 - 13:30

Session 1: Methods and Techniques for Biocuration

Co-Chairs: Prof Nicola Mulder, Mr Stephen Adeyemo
Rapporteur: Tshinakaho Malesa, Rym el Fessi

Venue: Atlantic 1

Session 1: Methods and Techniques for Biocuration

Co-Chairs: Prof Nicola Mulder, Mr Stephen Adeyemo
Rapporteur: Tshinakaho Malesa, Rym el Fessi

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 11:30 - 13:30

11:30 - 11:50

The AI-Augmented Curator: Ambition, Risk and the Future of Biological Databases

Dr Alex Bateman (European Bioinformatics Institute, UK)

Venue: Atlantic 1

The AI-Augmented Curator: Ambition, Risk and the Future of Biological Databases

Dr Alex Bateman (European Bioinformatics Institute, UK)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 11:30 - 11:50

11:50 - 12:00

The eLwazi (DSI) Platform: AI-Assisted Data Harmonization and Metadata Curation for Multi-Site Health Research in Africa

Mr Mugume Twinamatsiko Atwine (African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics, Uganda)

Venue: Atlantic 1

The eLwazi (DSI) Platform: AI-Assisted Data Harmonization and Metadata Curation for Multi-Site Health Research in Africa

Mr Mugume Twinamatsiko Atwine (African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics, Uganda)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 11:50 - 12:00

12:00 - 12:10

Classifying African and Non-African Genetic Studies in PubMed is NLP Techniques

Dr Anisah Ghoorah (University of Mauritius, Mauritius)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Classifying African and Non-African Genetic Studies in PubMed is NLP Techniques

Dr Anisah Ghoorah (University of Mauritius, Mauritius)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 12:00 - 12:10

12:10 - 12:20

Refining Bioassay Metadata in ChEMBL: Standardized Curation Templates, NLP Pipelines, and Enhanced Assay Classification

Dr Barbara Zdrazil (European Bioinformatics Institute, UK)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Refining Bioassay Metadata in ChEMBL: Standardized Curation Templates, NLP Pipelines, and Enhanced Assay Classification

Dr Barbara Zdrazil (European Bioinformatics Institute, UK)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 12:10 - 12:20

12:20 - 12:30

TrANCES-PRS Dock: A Curated and Containerized Resource of Multi-Ancestry Polygenic Risk Scoring Tools for Reproducible Benchmarking

Ms Blessing Oselu (Covenant University, Nigeria)

Venue: Atlantic 1

TrANCES-PRS Dock: A Curated and Containerized Resource of Multi-Ancestry Polygenic Risk Scoring Tools for Reproducible Benchmarking

Ms Blessing Oselu (Covenant University, Nigeria)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 12:20 - 12:30

12:30 - 12:50

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 12:30 - 12:50

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

Venue: Au Bleu

Lunch

Venue: Au Bleu

Time: 13:00 - 14:00

14:00 - 15:00

Session 2: Methods and Techniques for Biocuration

Co-Chairs: Prof Lynn Schriml, Mr Kolawole Temitope
Rapporteur: Sindi Lukhele, Nouha Miled

Venue: Atlantic 1

Session 2: Methods and Techniques for Biocuration

Co-Chairs: Prof Lynn Schriml, Mr Kolawole Temitope
Rapporteur: Sindi Lukhele, Nouha Miled

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:00 - 15:00

14:00 - 14:10

Identification of curatable papers through an AI pipeline in COSMIC

Dr Rachel Lyne (Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Identification of curatable papers through an AI pipeline in COSMIC

Dr Rachel Lyne (Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:00 - 14:10

14:10 - 14:20

Building an African Pangenome Reference Graph

Prof Yasmina Fakim (Mauritius)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Building an African Pangenome Reference Graph

Prof Yasmina Fakim (Mauritius)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:10 - 14:20

14:20 - 14:30

Knowing is not enough; we must apply: the case for rigorous microRNA annotation standards

Prof Bastian Fromm (The Arctic University Museum of Norway, Norway)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Knowing is not enough; we must apply: the case for rigorous microRNA annotation standards

Prof Bastian Fromm (The Arctic University Museum of Norway, Norway)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:20 - 14:30

14:30 - 14:40

Synthetic Data Augmentation for African Genomic Research: A Transversal Approach for Enhancing Beta-Globin Gene Diversity in Precision Medicine

Mr Kwetchi Takam Ezekiel (University of Geneva, Switzerland)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Synthetic Data Augmentation for African Genomic Research: A Transversal Approach for Enhancing Beta-Globin Gene Diversity in Precision Medicine

Mr Kwetchi Takam Ezekiel (University of Geneva, Switzerland)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:30 - 14:40

14:40 - 15:00

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:40 - 15:00

15:00 - 16:00

Tea Break & Poster Session

Venue: Atlantic 2

Tea Break & Poster Session

Venue: Atlantic 2

Time: 15:00 - 16:00

16:00 - 17:30

Session 3: Global Diversity in Biocuration

Co-Chairs: Ms Munadia Ansarie, Dr Charlize Rix
Rapporteur: Verena Ras, Marwa Khedhiri

Venue: Atlantic 1

Session 3: Global Diversity in Biocuration

Co-Chairs: Ms Munadia Ansarie, Dr Charlize Rix
Rapporteur: Verena Ras, Marwa Khedhiri

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 16:00 - 17:30

16:00 - 16:20

The African Population Ontology (AfPO): Building a Framework for representing African Populations

Dr Melek Chaouch (Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunisia) 

Venue: Atlantic 1

The African Population Ontology (AfPO): Building a Framework for representing African Populations

Dr Melek Chaouch (Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunisia) 

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 16:00 - 16:20

16:20 - 16:30

Lessons Learned from Developing Contextual Metadata Standards for African Health Data: Insights from Neonatal Sepsis and Cholera

Dr Dominique Anderson (South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Lessons Learned from Developing Contextual Metadata Standards for African Health Data: Insights from Neonatal Sepsis and Cholera

Dr Dominique Anderson (South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 16:20 - 16:30

16:30 - 16:40

Developing Clinical Phenotype Data Collection Standards for Research in Africa

Mrs Katherine Johnston (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Developing Clinical Phenotype Data Collection Standards for Research in Africa

Mrs Katherine Johnston (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 16:30 - 16:40

16:40 - 16:50

Standardizing Contextual Data Specification for Malaria Molecular Surveillance: An African Perspective

Dr Eddie Lulamba (South African National Bioinformatics Institute, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Standardizing Contextual Data Specification for Malaria Molecular Surveillance: An African Perspective

Dr Eddie Lulamba (South African National Bioinformatics Institute, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 16:40 - 16:50

16:50 - 17:10

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 16:50 - 17:10

19:00

Welcome Cocktail

Venue: Atlantic 1

Welcome Cocktail

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 19:00

09:00 - 10:10

Session 4: Capacity Building & Infrastructure Development in Biocuration & Emerging Regions

Co-Chairs: Dr Fouzia Radouani, Ms Blessing Oselu
Rapporteur: Sindi Lukhele, Nouha Miled

Venue: Atlantic 1

Session 4: Capacity Building & Infrastructure Development in Biocuration & Emerging Regions

Co-Chairs: Dr Fouzia Radouani, Ms Blessing Oselu
Rapporteur: Sindi Lukhele, Nouha Miled

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:00 - 10:10

09:00 - 09:20

Harnessing Africa’s Population Cohorts: The APCC Contribution to Capacity Building, Training, and Infrastructure Development

Dr Kobus Herbst (Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Harnessing Africa’s Population Cohorts: The APCC Contribution to Capacity Building, Training, and Infrastructure Development

Dr Kobus Herbst (Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:00 - 09:20

09:20 - 09:30

From local to global: benefit and risk of using cloud resources

Prof Masanori Arita (National Institute of Genetics, Japan)

Venue: Atlantic 1

From local to global: benefit and risk of using cloud resources

Prof Masanori Arita (National Institute of Genetics, Japan)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:20 - 09:30

09:30 - 09:40

Enhancing Immunological Data Quality and Interoperability: The Biocuration Strategy of NFDI4Immuno

Dr Sebastian Böhm (Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Germany)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Enhancing Immunological Data Quality and Interoperability: The Biocuration Strategy of NFDI4Immuno

Dr Sebastian Böhm (Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Germany)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:30 - 09:40

09:40 - 09:50

The African Bioinformatics Institute: A Pan-African Initiative for Bioinformatics Innovation

Prof Nicola Mulder (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

The African Bioinformatics Institute: A Pan-African Initiative for Bioinformatics Innovation

Prof Nicola Mulder (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:40 - 09:50

09:50 - 10:10

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:50 - 10:10

10:10 - 11:00

Tea Break & Poster Session

Venue: Atlantic 2

Tea Break & Poster Session

Venue: Atlantic 2

Time: 10:10 - 11:00

11:00 - 12:00

Session 5: Career Landscape in Biocuration – Challenges & Opportunities (Panel)

Co-Chairs: TBA

Panelists:

  1. Dr Nicola Mulder (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
  2. Dr Peter Uetz (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)
  3. Dr Marina DiStefano (The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA)
  4. Mr Gabriel Agulhas (Western Cape Education Department, South Africa)
  5. Dr Mónica Muñoz Torres (University of Colorado Anschutz, USA)

Rapporteur: Tony Li, Tendayi Mutangadari

Venue: Atlantic 1

Session 5: Career Landscape in Biocuration – Challenges & Opportunities (Panel)

Co-Chairs: TBA

Panelists:

  1. Dr Nicola Mulder (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
  2. Dr Peter Uetz (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)
  3. Dr Marina DiStefano (The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA)
  4. Mr Gabriel Agulhas (Western Cape Education Department, South Africa)
  5. Dr Mónica Muñoz Torres (University of Colorado Anschutz, USA)

Rapporteur: Tony Li, Tendayi Mutangadari

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 11:00 - 12:00

12:00 - 12:45

Keynote 2: Data curation across Africa’s infectious disease landscape

Prof Alan Christoffels (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
Chair: Dr Fouzia Radouani

Venue: Atlantic 1

Keynote 2: Data curation across Africa’s infectious disease landscape

Prof Alan Christoffels (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
Chair: Dr Fouzia Radouani

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 12:00 - 12:45

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

Venue: Au Bleu

Lunch

Venue: Au Bleu

Time: 13:00 - 14:00

14:00 - 15:30

Session 6: Databases, Knowledgebases and Knowledge Graphs

Co-Chairs: Dr Peter Uetz, Mr Martin Ng'ang'a Muigano
Rapporteur: Chandre Oosterwyk-Liu, Tanian Natus-Isaacs

Venue: Atlantic 1

Session 6: Databases, Knowledgebases and Knowledge Graphs

Co-Chairs: Dr Peter Uetz, Mr Martin Ng'ang'a Muigano
Rapporteur: Chandre Oosterwyk-Liu, Tanian Natus-Isaacs

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:00 - 15:30

14:00 - 14:20

BioVerse: Indigenous Indian Bio-resources as a Platform for Global Synergy

Dr Nivedita Yadav (Indian Biological Data Centre, India)

Venue: Atlantic 1

BioVerse: Indigenous Indian Bio-resources as a Platform for Global Synergy

Dr Nivedita Yadav (Indian Biological Data Centre, India)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:00 - 14:20

14:20 - 14:30

Semantic analysis of the GlyCosmos Glycoscience Portal integrating glycoscience knowledge

Prof Kiyoko Aoki-Kinoshita (Soka University, Japan)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Semantic analysis of the GlyCosmos Glycoscience Portal integrating glycoscience knowledge

Prof Kiyoko Aoki-Kinoshita (Soka University, Japan)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:20 - 14:30

14:30 - 14:40

The African Genomics Medicine Portal (AGMP): A Web Portal dedicated to African-ancestry genomics information

Dr Marwa Khedhiri (Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunisia)

Venue: Atlantic 1

The African Genomics Medicine Portal (AGMP): A Web Portal dedicated to African-ancestry genomics information

Dr Marwa Khedhiri (Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunisia)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:30 - 14:40

14:40 - 14:50

Exploring disease drivers in the Human Disease Ontology Knowledgebase

Prof Lynn Schriml (University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Exploring disease drivers in the Human Disease Ontology Knowledgebase

Prof Lynn Schriml (University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:40 - 14:50

14:50 - 15:10

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:50 - 15:10

15:10 - 15:30

Inqaba Biotechnical Industries (Pty) Ltd

Ms Shakeela Lucas (Inqaba Biotechnical Industries (Pty) Ltd, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Inqaba Biotechnical Industries (Pty) Ltd

Ms Shakeela Lucas (Inqaba Biotechnical Industries (Pty) Ltd, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 15:10 - 15:30

15:30 - 16:30

Tea Break & Poster Session

Venue: Atlantic 2

Tea Break & Poster Session

Venue: Atlantic 2

Time: 15:30 - 16:30

16:30 - 18:00

Session 7: Databases, Knowledgebases and Knowledge Graphs (cont’d)

Co-Chairs: Dr Victoria Nugnes, Mr Umesh Bhati
Rapporteur: Verena Ras, Marwa Khedhiri

Venue: Atlantic 1

Session 7: Databases, Knowledgebases and Knowledge Graphs (cont’d)

Co-Chairs: Dr Victoria Nugnes, Mr Umesh Bhati
Rapporteur: Verena Ras, Marwa Khedhiri

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 16:30 - 18:00

16:30 - 16:40

AGVD curation: Quality control and annotation of African Genomic Variation Datasets

Mr Ayton Meintjes (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

AGVD curation: Quality control and annotation of African Genomic Variation Datasets

Mr Ayton Meintjes (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 16:30 - 16:40

16:40 - 16:50

Plant Reactome Knowledgebase: 2026 Updates and Future Direction

Dr Sushma Naithani (Oregon State University, USA)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Plant Reactome Knowledgebase: 2026 Updates and Future Direction

Dr Sushma Naithani (Oregon State University, USA)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 16:40 - 16:50

16:50 - 17:00

SABIO-RK at 20 Years: A Modernized Resource for Curated Biochemical Reaction Kinetic

Dr Maja Rey (Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Germany)

Venue: Atlantic

SABIO-RK at 20 Years: A Modernized Resource for Curated Biochemical Reaction Kinetic

Dr Maja Rey (Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Germany)

Venue: Atlantic

Time: 16:50 - 17:00

17:00 - 17:10

Development of the TogoMCP Server to Facilitate Access to RDF Portal

Dr Yasunori Yamamoto (Research Organization of Information and Systems, Japan)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Development of the TogoMCP Server to Facilitate Access to RDF Portal

Dr Yasunori Yamamoto (Research Organization of Information and Systems, Japan)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 17:00 - 17:10

17:10 - 17:30

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 17:10 - 17:30

19:00

Conference Dinner

Venue: Gold’s Restaurant

Conference Dinner

Venue: Gold’s Restaurant

Time: 19:00

09:00 - 10:10

Session 8: Data Standards and Ontologies

Co-Chairs: Dr Melek Chaouch, Mr Henry Njoku
Rapporteur: Sindi Lukhele, Nouha Miled

Venue: Atlantic 1

Session 8: Data Standards and Ontologies

Co-Chairs: Dr Melek Chaouch, Mr Henry Njoku
Rapporteur: Sindi Lukhele, Nouha Miled

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:00 - 10:10

09:00 - 09:20

Bridging the Gap: Foundational Criteria and Standards for AI-Ready Biomedical Data

Dr Mónica Muñoz Torres (University of Colorado Anschutz, USA) 

Venue: Atlantic 1

Bridging the Gap: Foundational Criteria and Standards for AI-Ready Biomedical Data

Dr Mónica Muñoz Torres (University of Colorado Anschutz, USA) 

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:00 - 09:20

09:20 - 09:30

Spatial Transcriptomics: adopting a unified metadata standard and submission platform

Mx Wei Kheng Teh (EMBL-EBI, UK)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Spatial Transcriptomics: adopting a unified metadata standard and submission platform

Mx Wei Kheng Teh (EMBL-EBI, UK)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:20 - 09:30

09:30 - 09:40

Ordering the Disorder: IDPO Structures the knowledge on Intrinsically Disordered Proteins

Dr M. Victoria Nugnes (University of Padova, Italy)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Ordering the Disorder: IDPO Structures the knowledge on Intrinsically Disordered Proteins

Dr M. Victoria Nugnes (University of Padova, Italy)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:30 - 09:40

09:40 - 09:50

Prediction of intrinsic disorder function in the Critical Assessment of Protein Function Annotation

Prof Damiano Piovesan (University of Padova, Italy)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Prediction of intrinsic disorder function in the Critical Assessment of Protein Function Annotation

Prof Damiano Piovesan (University of Padova, Italy)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:40 - 09:50

09:50 - 10:10

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 09:50 - 10:10

10:10 - 11:00

Tea Break & Poster Session

Venue: Atlantic 2

Tea Break & Poster Session

Venue: Atlantic 2

Time: 10:10 - 11:00

11:00 - 11:45

Plenary 3: The African Open Science Platform (AOSP) – Implementing African Open Science Vision

Dr Tshiamo Motshegwa (African Open Science Platform, Botswana)
Chair: Dr Victoria Nembaware

Venue: Atlantic 1

Plenary 3: The African Open Science Platform (AOSP) – Implementing African Open Science Vision

Dr Tshiamo Motshegwa (African Open Science Platform, Botswana)
Chair: Dr Victoria Nembaware

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 11:00 - 11:45

11:50 - 13:00

Session 9: Ethics, Data & Governance

Co-Chairs: Dr Victoria Nembaware, Dr Marwa Khedhiri
Rapporteur: Tshinikaho Malesa, Rym el Fessi

Venue: Atlantic 1

Session 9: Ethics, Data & Governance

Co-Chairs: Dr Victoria Nembaware, Dr Marwa Khedhiri
Rapporteur: Tshinikaho Malesa, Rym el Fessi

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 11:50 - 13:00

11:50 - 12:00

From Principles to Practice: ADBEx Tools for Equitable Data and Biospecimen Sharing

Prof Nicki Tiffin (South African National Bioinformatics Institute, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

From Principles to Practice: ADBEx Tools for Equitable Data and Biospecimen Sharing

Prof Nicki Tiffin (South African National Bioinformatics Institute, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 11:50 - 12:00

12:00 - 12:10

Enabling Reproducible and Shareable Research with FAIRDOM-SEEK and FAIRDOMHub

Dr Ulrike Wittig (Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Germany)

Venue: Atlantic

Enabling Reproducible and Shareable Research with FAIRDOM-SEEK and FAIRDOMHub

Dr Ulrike Wittig (Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Germany)

Venue: Atlantic

Time: 12:00 - 12:10

12:10 - 12:20

Biodata infrastructure: towards global contribution and global benefit

Dr Guy Cochrane (EMBL-EBI, United Kingdom)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Biodata infrastructure: towards global contribution and global benefit

Dr Guy Cochrane (EMBL-EBI, United Kingdom)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 12:10 - 12:20

12:20 - 12:30

From FAIR to Just, Sovereign and Inclusive Stewardship of African Health Research Data

Dr Nchangwi Munung (University of Cape Town, South Africa, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

From FAIR to Just, Sovereign and Inclusive Stewardship of African Health Research Data

Dr Nchangwi Munung (University of Cape Town, South Africa, South Africa)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 12:20 - 12:30

12:30 - 12:50

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 12:30 - 12:50

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

Venue: Au Bleu

Lunch

Venue: Au Bleu

Time: 13:00 - 14:00

14:00 - 15:00

Session 10: Environmental, Biodiversity and Climate Resilience

Co-Chairs: Dr Verena Ras, Dr Fouzia Radouani
Rapporteur: Chandre Oosterwyk-Liu, Tanian Natus-Isaacs

Venue: Atlantic 1

Session 10: Environmental, Biodiversity and Climate Resilience

Co-Chairs: Dr Verena Ras, Dr Fouzia Radouani
Rapporteur: Chandre Oosterwyk-Liu, Tanian Natus-Isaacs

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:00 - 15:00

14:00 - 14:20

Curating the tiny regulators with big issues

Prof Saurabh Raghuvanshi (University of Delhi, India)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Curating the tiny regulators with big issues

Prof Saurabh Raghuvanshi (University of Delhi, India)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:00 - 14:20

14:20 - 14:30

Curating species descriptions for 12,000 species of reptiles

Dr Peter Uetz (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Curating species descriptions for 12,000 species of reptiles

Dr Peter Uetz (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:20 - 14:30

14:30 - 14:40

Linking Environmental Policy, Community Well-being, and Biocuration of Ecosystem Data

Dr Mir Mehrdad Mirsanjari (Malayer University, Iran)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Linking Environmental Policy, Community Well-being, and Biocuration of Ecosystem Data

Dr Mir Mehrdad Mirsanjari (Malayer University, Iran)

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:30 - 14:40

14:40 - 15:00

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Panel Discussion

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 14:40 - 15:00

15:00 - 15:30

Tea Break & Poster Session

Venue: Atlantic 2

Tea Break & Poster Session

Venue: Atlantic 2

Time: 15:00 - 15:30

15:30 - 16:30

Session 11: Future of Biocuration and Expansion of Communities of Practice (Panel)

Co-Chairs: Dr Rolanda Julius (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Panelists:

  1. Mr Kwetchi Takam Ezekiel (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
  2. Mr Temitope Kolawole (Redeemer's University, Nigeria)
  3. Dr Dominique Anderson (South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
  4. Dr Alex Bateman (European Bioinformatics Institute, UK)
  5. Dr Tsaone Tamuhla (South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa)

Rapporteur: Tony Li, Tendayi Mutangadari

Venue: Atlantic 1

Session 11: Future of Biocuration and Expansion of Communities of Practice (Panel)

Co-Chairs: Dr Rolanda Julius (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Panelists:

  1. Mr Kwetchi Takam Ezekiel (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
  2. Mr Temitope Kolawole (Redeemer's University, Nigeria)
  3. Dr Dominique Anderson (South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
  4. Dr Alex Bateman (European Bioinformatics Institute, UK)
  5. Dr Tsaone Tamuhla (South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa)

Rapporteur: Tony Li, Tendayi Mutangadari

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 15:30 - 16:30

16:30 - 17:00

Closing Ceremony

Announcement of 2027 Conference Venue, Prof Masanori Arita, Victoria Nugnes, Peter Uetz (10 min)
Fellowship Prize Giving (10 min), Sindi Lukhele
Closing Remarks (10 min), Lyndon Zass, Victoria Nembaware

Venue: Atlantic 1

Closing Ceremony

Announcement of 2027 Conference Venue, Prof Masanori Arita, Victoria Nugnes, Peter Uetz (10 min)
Fellowship Prize Giving (10 min), Sindi Lukhele
Closing Remarks (10 min), Lyndon Zass, Victoria Nembaware

Venue: Atlantic 1

Time: 16:30 - 17:00