19th Annual International Biocuration Conference
19th Annual International Biocuration Conference
20 to 24 April 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa
Workshop Schedule
08:00 - 10:30
From Sequencer to Knowledgebase: Curating DNA-Seq Variants for FAIR Genomics
Organiser: Dr Nesrine Kerkeni
Venue: Atlantic I
From Sequencer to Knowledgebase: Curating DNA-Seq Variants for FAIR Genomics
Organiser: Dr Nesrine Kerkeni
Venue: Atlantic I
Time: 08:00 - 10:30
08:00 - 16:00
Pathways towards biocuration: an African perspective for supporting biocuration within LMICs
Organiser: Dr ThankGod Ebenezer
Venue: Atlantic II
Pathways towards biocuration: an African perspective for supporting biocuration within LMICs
Organiser: Dr ThankGod Ebenezer
Venue: Atlantic II
Time: 08:00 - 16:00
11:00 - 13:00
Spatial Transcriptomics for the Data-Minded: Blueprints for Developing Metadata Standards for Adoption by a Community
Organiser: Mr Wei Kheng Teh
Venue: Atlantic I
Spatial Transcriptomics for the Data-Minded: Blueprints for Developing Metadata Standards for Adoption by a Community
Organiser: Mr Wei Kheng Teh
Venue: Atlantic I
Time: 11:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 18:00
Genotype Imputation and Data Analysis for African Populations: A Hands-on Tutorial Using AfriGen-D's Curated African Genomic Resources
Organiser: Mr Mamana Mbiyavanga
Venue: Atlantic I
Genotype Imputation and Data Analysis for African Populations: A Hands-on Tutorial Using AfriGen-D's Curated African Genomic Resources
Organiser: Mr Mamana Mbiyavanga
Venue: Atlantic I
Time: 14:00 - 18:00
16:00 - 18:00
Community-Driven Biocuration for Microbiome Research: A Workshop on the BugSigDB Semantic
Organiser: Dr Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic, Ms Chioma Oselu
Venue: Atlantic II
Community-Driven Biocuration for Microbiome Research: A Workshop on the BugSigDB Semantic
Organiser: Dr Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic, Ms Chioma Oselu
Venue: Atlantic II
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
08:00 - 10:30
Pharmacogenomics in Africa: Ethics, Consent, Data Governance, and Equity
Organiser: Prof Collet Dandara, Ms Nosipho Mabizela
Venue: Atlantic I
Pharmacogenomics in Africa: Ethics, Consent, Data Governance, and Equity
Organiser: Prof Collet Dandara, Ms Nosipho Mabizela
Venue: Atlantic I
Time: 08:00 - 10:30
08:00 - 10:30
Sharing, Searching, and Analyzing Biomedical Data using the Open-source Gen3 Platform for Building Data Commons, Meshes, and Hubs
Organiser: Dr Christopher Meyer
Venue: Atlantic II
Sharing, Searching, and Analyzing Biomedical Data using the Open-source Gen3 Platform for Building Data Commons, Meshes, and Hubs
Organiser: Dr Christopher Meyer
Venue: Atlantic II
Time: 08:00 - 10:30
11:00 - 13:00
FAIR-enabling standards, repositories and policies - How FAIRsharing helps You
Organiser: Dr Allyson Lister
Venue: Atlantic I
FAIR-enabling standards, repositories and policies - How FAIRsharing helps You
Organiser: Dr Allyson Lister
Venue: Atlantic I
Time: 11:00 - 13:00
16:30 - 18:00
Overview of curation and resources to facilitate genetic analysis for rare disease
Organiser: Marina DiStefano, PhD FACMG
Venue: Atlantic I
Overview of curation and resources to facilitate genetic analysis for rare disease
Organiser: Marina DiStefano, PhD FACMG
Venue: Atlantic I
Time: 16:30 - 18:00
