This is the first joint webinar between ELIXIR, the Argentinean Association of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (A2B2C), the Iberoamerican Society of Bioinformatics (SOIBIO), the Mexican Network of Bioinformatics (BioNetMX) and the European Conference for Computational Biology (ECCB). The aim is to provide an overview of ELIXIR data management, training activities, as well as opportunities for engagement for Latin American scientists. The webinar is openly accessible and we encourage anyone interested in the programme to join!
Recordings
Part one
Part two
Programme
| Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
| 14:00 - 14:05 | Welcome and Introduction José María Carazo, Spanish National Center for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC), INB/ELIXIR Spain and Andrew Smith, ELIXIR Head of External Relations |
| 14:05 - 14:20 |
ELIXIR Europe: overview and opportunities |
| 14:20 - 14:35 |
Development and evolution of Bioinformatics Societies in Latin America:
Javier De Las Rivas, Cancer Research Center (CiC-IBMCC), (Cancer Research Center IBMCC, from CSIC & University of Salamanca, President of SOIBIO and Member of INB/ELIXIR-Spain) |
| 14:35 - 14:45 | Associação Brasileira de Bioinformática e Biologia Computacional (AB3C) Marcelo Brandão, University Estadual de Campinas, Brazil |
| 14:45 - 14:55 | Creating paths for the development and application of bioinformatics in Mexico Shirley Alquicira-Hernández, Center for Genomic Sciences, Mexico |
| 14:55 - 15:05 | Bioinformatics in Argentina: The first 10+3 years of A2B2C Nicolás Palopoli, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina |
| 15:05 - 15:30 | Break |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Frederik Coppens, ELIXIR Belgium Research data management (RDM) in ELIXIR and insight into the RDM Toolkit |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | ELIXIR Training activities and opportunities for engagement Katharina Heil, ELIXIR Communities Coordinator, Jessica Lindvall, ELIXIR Training Platform ExCo and Fotis Psomopoulos, ELIXIR Training Platform ExCo |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Open Discussion |
| 16:30 | Close |