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The 19th International Biocuration Conference is coming to Cape Town, South Africa, on April 20–24, 2026 — the first ever held in Africa! Join us to celebrate global and African contributions to biocuration. #Biocuration2026
🎤 Keynote Speaker Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
We welcome Prof Saurabh Raghuvanshi, Director of the Indian Biological Data Centre, advancing plant genomics, bioinformatics & data infrastructure across India.
Join us at #IBC2026.
#Bioinformatics #Genomics
🎤 Invited Speaker Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
Meet Dr Nivedita Yadav, Data Curator at the Indian Biological Data Centre. Her work focuses on genomics, phenomics, metadata harmonization and FAIR data practices.
Join us at #IBC2026.
#Biocuration #FAIRdata #Bioinformatics
🎤 Invited Speaker Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
We’re excited to welcome Dr Mónica Muñoz Torres (University of Colorado Anschutz). Her work focuses on building the socio-technical foundations for trustworthy AI in biomedical science, spanning genomics, biocuration, and data harmonisation.
🎤 Keynote Speaker Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
We welcome Dr @Melek Chaouch (Institut Pasteur of Tunisia & African Genomics Data Hub 🇹🇳), advancing genomics, bioinformatics, and data standardisation to strengthen African genomic research.
Join us at #IBC2026.
#Bioinformatics #Genomics #Africa
🎤 Keynote Speaker Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
We welcome Dr Tshiamo Motshegwa, Director of the African Open Science Platform, advancing open science, data governance & infrastructure across Africa.
Join us at #IBC2026.
#OpenScience #Africa
🎤 Invited Speaker Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
We’re delighted to welcome Dr Kobus Herbst (Africa Health Research Institute) as an Invited Speaker at #IBC2026. A leader in public health and population research, his work strengthens global health research systems.
🎤 Invited Speaker Spotlight #Biocuration2026
We’re excited to welcome Dr Alex Bateman (EMBL-EBI) as an Invited Speaker at #Biocuration2026! A global leader in bioinformatics, he shaped key resources like UniProt, Pfam, InterPro & RNAcentral.
#IBC2026 #Biocuration
🎤 Keynote Speaker Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
Meet Prof. Ruth Lovering (University College London), a leader in biocuration for over 25 years and contributor to HGNC, Gene Ontology & IMEx.
We are honoured to welcome her as a Keynote Speaker at #IBC2026.
#Biocuration #Bioinformatics
🎤 Keynote Speaker Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
Meet Prof. Alan Christoffels (SANBI 🇿🇦), a leading African voice in bioinformatics, genomics & public health. We’re honored to welcome him as a keynote speaker at #IBC2026. 🌍🧬
🔬 #Biocuration2026 Spotlight
Dr Victoria Nembaware (UCT 🇿🇦) is advancing genomics, bioinformatics & data science training across Africa bridging research, education and real-world impact.
#IBC2026 #Genomics #CapacityBuilding
🔬 #Biocuration2026 Spotlight
Dr Victoria Nembaware (UCT 🇿🇦) is advancing genomics, bioinformatics & data science training across Africa bridging research, education and real-world impact.
#IBC2026 #Genomics #CapacityBuilding
Scientific Committee Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
Meet Dr Verena Ras (University of Cape Town 🇿🇦), bioinformatics & genomics expert advancing training and capacity building across Africa. Honoured to have her on board!
#IBC2026 #ScientificCommittee #Bioinformatics #Genomics
🔬 We are pleased to highlight Dr Thomas Keane, Team Leader of the European Genome-phenome Archive and European Variation Archive at EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute, and member of the GA4GH Steering Committee.
We are pleased to have him on the #Biocuration2026 Scientific Committee.
Honored to welcome Dr. Raja Mazumder (GWU 🇺🇸), leader in bioinformatics & data-driven science, to the #Biocuration2026 Scientific Committee.
#IBC2026 #Bioinformatics #Genomics #Biocuration
Scientific Committee Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
Meet Prof. Paul Thomas (University of Southern California 🇺🇸), computational biologist & genomics expert bridging genome analysis, gene function & bioinformatics. Honoured to have him on board!
#IBC2026 #ScientificCommittee #Bioinformatics #Genomics
🔬 Scientific Committee Spotlight | #Biocuration2026
Meet Dr Ovokeraye Oduaran, biomedical scientist and Chair of the H3Africa Microbiome Task Force. Expert in human genetics, microbiome research & bioinformatics.
Proud to have her on the #Biocuration2026 Scientific Committee.
#IBC2026 #Biocuration
Scientific Committee Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
Meet Prof Nicola Mulder (University of Cape Town 🇿🇦), leader in computational biology & bioinformatics, former head of H3ABioNet, and current Interim Director of the African Bioinformatics Institute.
Honoured to have her shaping #IBC2026
Scientific Committee Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
Meet Dr Mélanie Courtot (Ontario Institute for Cancer Research 🇨🇦), genome informatics & biocuration expert bridging research, data & bioinformatics.
Honoured to have her on board!
#IBC2026 #ScientificCommittee #Bioinformatics #Genomics
🔬 Scientific Committee Spotlight | #Biocuration2026
Meet Prof. Lynn Schriml (University of Maryland School of Medicine), PI of the Human Disease Ontology and a long-standing leader in biocuration, data science and knowledge engineering.
#IBC2026 #ScientificCommittee #Biocuration #DataCuration
Scientific Committee Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
Meet Mr Lyndon Zass (University of Cape Town 🇿🇦), geneticist & data specialist bridging human genetics, public health & bioinformatics.
Honoured to have him on board!
#IBC2026 #ScientificCommittee #Bioinformatics #Genomics
Scientific Committee Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
Meet Dr Frederique Lisacek (SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics 🇨🇭), Head of the Proteome Informatics Group, working at the intersection of AI, proteomics & glycoscience.
Honoured to have her on board!
#IBC2026 #ScientificCommittee #Bioinformatics
🔍 Scientific Committee Spotlight – #Biocuration2026
Meet Dr Fouzia Radouani (Institut Pasteur du Maroc 🇲🇦), PhD in Immunology, Research Director & Head of Microbiology.
Honoured to have her contribute to shaping #Biocuration2026.
#IBC2026 #ScientificCommittee #DataCuration
🌍 Announcing the Scientific Committee for #Biocuration2026 (20–24 Apr 2026, Cape Town)!
An outstanding international team helping shape the scientific programme for the 19th Annual International Biocuration Conference.
#IBC2026 #Biocuration
🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town
Overview of Curation and Resources to Facilitate Genetic Analysis for Rare Disease
📅 Apr 20–24, 2026
👩🔬 Dr Marina DiStefano
⚠️ Conference registration required
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🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town
Building Data Portals with Overture
📅 Apr 21, 2026 | 👨🔬 Mr Mitchell Shiell
⚠️ Conference registration required
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🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town
How do we motivate scientists to share FAIR data?
📅 Apr 21, 2026 | 14:00–16:00
👩🔬 Dr Maja Rey (HITS gGmbH)
🎯 Incentives, case studies & interactive discussion
⏰ Deadline: 13 Mar 2026 | Conf. reg. required
📝 www.bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/worksho...
🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town
Structuring scientific knowledge with ontologies
📅 Apr 21, 2026| 👩🔬 Dr Elliot Sollis
⚠️ Conference registration required
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🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town
FAIR-enabling standards, repositories & policies
📅 Apr 21, 2026 | 👩🔬 Dr Allyson Lister
⚠️ Conference registration required
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🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town
Build & use data commons, meshes & hubs with the open-source Gen3 platform.
📅 Apr 21, 2026 | 8:00–10:30
👨🔬 Dr Christopher Meyer (Univ. of Chicago)
⏰ Deadline: 13 Mar 2026 | Conf. reg. required
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🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town
DNA-Seq variant curation for FAIR genomics
📅 Apr 20, 2026 | 👩🔬 Dr Nesrine Kerkeni
🎓 Univ. of Tunis El Manar – Faculty of Medicine of Tunis
⚠️ Conf. registration required | ⏰ Deadline: 13 Mar 2026
📝 Register: www.bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/worksho...