The Center for Medical Research (ZMF) of the Medical University of Graz and the Austrian Bioinformatics Platform welcome you to Graz to participate in the 2024 Austrian Bioinformatics Workshop on July 3, 2024. The workshop will take place just the day before the 20 years anniversary events of the ZMF on July 4-5.

The workshop will offer a number of keynote speakers, insightful talks selected from abstract submissions, workgroup discussions and social activity. We will also focus on national research infrastructure and facilities for life science data, including the new ELIXIR node Austria. The number of participants will be limited to about 150.

Venue

The workshop will take place at the Medical University Graz, Neue Stiftingstraße 6, 8010 Graz, Austria.

Program

Wednesday Jul 3, 2024
8:30-9:15Registration and Coffee
9:15-9:30Opening and Welcome
9:30-11:00

Research highlights from computational life sciences (e.g. from bioinformatics, computational biology, structural biology, algorithms, machine learning, artificial intelligence, workflow development, ...)*

 

11:00-11:30Coffee break
11:30-13:00Research highlights from computational life sciences (e.g. from bioinformatics, computational biology, structural biology, algorithms, machine learning, artificial intelligence, workflow development, ...)*
13:00-14:00Lunch and Poster presentation
14:00-15:30Research data management*
15:30-16:00Coffee break
16:00-17:30Bioinformatics infrastructure and facilities*
18:30-Dinner
* Interactive session (short presentations, group work and discussions)

Registration

Please register through the ZMF 20 years anniversary registration form, which also allows you to register for this workshop.

Abstract submission

Abstract submission for talks and posters opens on March 1 and closes on May 31 for authenticated users. Before submission, please login or register.

Accommodation

Please arrange your accommodation by yourself. We recommend our Partner Hotels Florian Weitzer and Schlossberg Hotel. When making your reservation, please inform the hotel that you are a guest of an event at Med Uni Graz in order to receive our special conditions. For further questions, please contact zmf-sekretariat@medunigraz.at.

Meals and Dinner

All meals and the workshop Dinner are included and free of charge for the participants of the workshop.

Registration fee and sponsoring

The registration is free for all participants. Industry sponsors are, however, very welcome.