The Talks sessions will be held in the Auditorium and built from the abstracts received, except for two Invited talks by local researchers.
| Day | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday October 21, 2025 | 20:00 - 23:00 | Welcome dinner (included in the registration) |
| Wednesday October 22, 2025 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Welcome remarks |
| 10:15 - 11:15 | Keynote Talk: Manuel Irimia, CRG | |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Talks: Session 1 | |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Coffee break | |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Talks: Session 2 | |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Lunch, networking (self-organized) | |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | Talks: Session 3 | |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Workshop: Behavioural monitoring (experimental focus) | |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Workshop: Pangenomes (bioinformatic focus) | |
| Thursday October 23, 2025 | 10:00 - 11:00 | Keynote Talk: Mafalda Dias and Jonathan Frazer, CRG |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Talks: Session 4 | |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Coffee break | |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Talks: Session 5 | |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Lunch, networking (self-organized) | |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | Talks: Session 6 | |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Workshop: AI (methods & applications) | |
| Friday October 24, 2025 | 10:00 - 10:30 | Conference business meeting |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Talks: Sessions 7 | |
| 12:00 - 14:00 | Talks: Sessions 8 | |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Lunch, networking (self-organized) | |
| 16:00 - 20:00 | Workshop: Unconference (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference) | |
| 20:00 - 24:00 | TBC: pizzas near CRG (provided) |
Keynote Speakers
Manuel Irimia, Group Leader
Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain
Title: Proteome specialization by cell type specific microexons in health, disease and evolution
Mafalda Dias & Jonathan Frazer, Group Leaders
Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain
Title: Extending variant effect prediction to non-human species with Deep Learning
Planned Sessions
Research and Result-Focused:
- Chemical Addiction: The genetic basis
- Preclinical Cancer Models: Development and testing
- Metabolic Diseases: Effects of genetic and environmental interactions on energy metabolism
- Brain and Behavior: Novel insights into the molecular and genetic basis of neurological disorders and diseases
- Holistic Approaches to Complex Traits: Whole-body communication via hormones, microbiome, and other signaling pathways
- Aging: Predictive biomarkers and molecular diagnostics
Method and Approach-Focused:
- Rat Genomes: Generation and expansion of genetic diversity into rat studies
- Database Resources: Integrating genomes and phenomes across populations
- Statistical Methods: New and refined approaches to biomarker discovery, target selection, and network models
- Bioinformatics Software: Recent developments in tools for studying the genetic and molecular basis of complex traits
- Multi-Omics: Understanding complex traits via combined gene expression and metabolite networks
Additionally, we are currently planning five workshops, each of about two hours.
Planned Workshops
- Next-Generation Behavioral Monitoring: Equipment & Analysis (experimental focus)
- Pangenome Analysis (bioinformatic focus)
- AI-Accelerated Approaches for Understanding Complex Traits (experimental & bioinformatic focus)
- Career Workshop (targeted towards PhD students and postdocs)
- Unconference (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference)
The workshops will follow the most closely-related lecture session, except for the Career Workshop which will be held separately and is oriented towards early-career scientists.