Bioinformatics in the UK Track at ISMB / ECCB 2025

21 July 2025
11:20 am
– 7:30 pm
ACC Liverpool
King's Dock, Port of Liverpool, Kings Dock St
Liverpool
UK
L3 4FP
Abstracts deadline: 17 April 2025

Join us for a special one-day UK track at ISMB / ECCB 2025, showcasing the best of British bioinformatics research, innovation, and talent. This track is part of the 33rd Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology and the 24th European Conference on Computational Biology (ISMB/ECCB 2025), the world’s largest bioinformatics and computational biology conference.

Focus areas

  1. Biodiversity & Agritech
  2. Health
  3. AI in bioinformatics

Programme features

  • Invited keynotes from academia
  • Including industry panel
  • UK focus: offering a central space for national initiatives
  • Evening poster reception for socialising and networking

Track chairs

Prof
Carole Goble
The University of Manchester
Dame
Janet Thornton
EMBL-EBI

Important information

  • This track is open to all conference delegates
  • Only UK-based researchers can apply for a poster and/or talk
  • The evening poster reception provides an excellent opportunity for socialising and networking

Why participate?

  • Showcase your work to a global audience
  • Engage with the UK bioinformatics community
  • Network with peers and industry professionals
  • Opportunity for UK researchers to have a central voice at this major event

For more information about the conference, please visit the ISMB/ECCB 2025 site.

We invite abstracts for talks and posters from UK-based professionals:

  • Academic or Industry settings
  • Diverse research career paths (Faculty, Fellows, Postdocs, Postgraduates)
  • Diverse technical professional paths (Data Stewards, Data Scientists, Research Software Engineers)
  • Researchers and RTPs involved in data management and data infrastructure
  • Bioinformaticians involved in interpreting the data and making an impact on health and biodiversity

The track will focus on Biodiversity and Agritechnology and Health, and we encourage contributions on methods (including AI), standards and applications.

Selection criteria

  • Primary criteria: scientific and technical excellence
  • Representation of breadth and diversity of the UK bioinformatics community
  • Geography, scientific domain, career stage and EDI principles

*Only those based in the UK can apply for a poster and/or talk.

How to submit

Please visit the official ISMB/ECCB 2025 website for submission guidelines and deadlines. Select “Bioinformatics in the UK” track when submitting your abstract.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to be part of the UK’s track at ISMB/ECCB 2025!

Call for abstracts at ISMB/ECCB

Confirmed keynote speakers

Prof
Emily Jefferson
Chief Technology Officer, HDR UK
Prof
Angela Wood
Professor of Health Data Science, University of Cambridge and Associate Director of the BHF Data Science Centre
Dr
Paul Kersey
Deputy Director of Science – Research, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ELIXIR-UK
HDR UK
AIBIO-UK
BioFAIR
Astex Pharmaceuticals