2025 Bioinformatics Symposium
Title: 2025 GW Bioinformatics Symposium
When: April 29th 2025, 9am to 5pm
Venue: Talks: SEH B1220. Refreshments, lunch, and posters: Green wall area (SEH B1167)
Join us for a full-day, all-hands GW Bioinformatics Symposium featuring posters, talks, and roundtable discussions. Open to GW students, staff, and faculty!
Event Registration: Space is limited. Please register for the event through this form.
Abstract submission: Please submit your abstract by March 31st. 2025 through REDCap
Abstract/Overview
The GW Bioinformatics Symposium on April 29, 2025, a full-day event is designed to bring together faculty, staff, and student bioinformatics researchers and also researchers who use bioinformatics in their labs, from across GW to foster networking, collaboration, and knowledge exchange. The symposium will feature talks from GW labs that focus on bioinformatics and related research, poster presentations, roundtable discussions, and sessions on resources, funding and career opportunities in bioinformatics. Topics will span bioinformatics, computational methods, IT/security, and training, highlighting the breadth of bioinformatics in various GW schools and centers. This event offers a unique opportunity for attendees to engage in meaningful discussions, explore potential collaborations, and stay informed about the latest advancements in the field. The symposium is a great way to connect with the GW bioinformatics community.
Poster
Participants are invited to submit a brief poster abstract by March 31st at 11:59 PM (ET). We encourage submissions from bioinformatics labs and also other labs that do not primarily focus on bioinformatics but have research relevant to bioinformatics topics. A select few will be chosen for lightning talks. Due to the limited number of poster boards, priority will be given to ensure each lab/group has at least one designated board. If the number of submitted poster abstracts exceeds the available poster boards, additional posters may be printed as flyers with QR codes, enabling attendees to scan, view, or download them electronically.
Size: Poster sizes can be up to 42 (width) x 36 (height) inches.
Poster Abstract Submission Portal: Click here.
Poster Printing Instructions
Download the poster template from GW Research Day Resources: Poster Design & Layout.
After you create the PPT for your poster, request free poster printing from Gelman Library using this form.
Submit your printing request by April 15th.
Schedule
| Time | Duration | Topic | Presenter(s) |
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| Morning Session
Topics: Registration, introduction, and health-related topics | |||
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM | 30 min | Registration & coffee
Lead: Raechelle McCants, Sunisha Harish
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| 9 - 11:00 AM | 120 min | Talks
Session chairs: Anelia Horvath, Raja Mazumder |
Anelia Horvath (Biochemistry)
Ljubica Caldovic (Children’s) Dae Young Kim (Children’s; Muhammad Rahman lab) Seth Berger (Children’s) Raja Mazumder (Biochemistry) Yi-Wen Chen (Children’s) Marc Garbey (Neurology) Additional presenters TBD |
| 11 - 11:15 AM | 15 min | Refreshment Break. | |
| 11:15 - 12:30 PM | 75 min | Talks
Session chairs: Ali Rahnavard, Ljubica Caldovic |
Jo Lynne Rokita (Children’s)
Erika Hubbard (Crandall lab; Milken) Ali Rahnavard (Milken) Hiroki Morizono (Children’s) Additional presenters TBD |
| 12:30 - 2 PM | 90 min | Lunch and poster session
Lead: Raechelle McCants, Sunisha Harish |
Poster Judging Committee:
Ali Rahnavard Hiroki Morizono Yi-Wen Chen Jimmy Saw |
| Afternoon Session
Topics: Breadth of bioinformatics in biological research; IT/security; Training | |||
| 2:00 - 3:30 PM | 120 min | Talks
Session Chairs: Howie Huang, Jimmy Saw, Chen Zeng |
Howie Huang (Engineering)
Nan Wu (ECE, Engineering) Aya Zirikly (Computer Science, GW/JHU) Chen Zeng (Physics) Weiqun Peng (Physics) Xiangyun Qiu (Physics) Jimmy Saw (Biology) Guillermo Orti (Biology) Leon Grayfer (Biology) If needed some speakers might be moved to the morning session |
| 3: 30 - 4:30 PM | 60 min | Session Chairs: Hiroki, Anelia
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Clark Gaylord (Director, Research Technology Services)
Brian Choi (MFA) Anelia Horvath (MGPC core/Bioinformatics support) Jack Villani (GW Genomics Core) Ali Rahnavard (CBI Analytics) Adam Ciarleglio (Biostatistics and Epidemiology Consulting Service - BECS) Additional presenters TBD |
| 4:30 - 6:00 PM | Networking event, poster prizes, and happy hour | Keith Crandall | |
Presentation/Discussion Sessions
There will be a Q&A session at the end of the workshop.
Scientific Organizing Committee
Raja Mazumder, Anelia Horvath, Hiroki Morizono, Ljubica Caldovic, Keith Crandall, Jorge Sepulveda, Howie Huang, Chen Zeng, Jimmy Saw, Clark Gaylord.
Logistics Organizing Committee
Raja Mazumder, Anelia Horvath, Raechelle McCants, Sunisha Harish. Student volunteers: Jane, Sofia, Allison, Chloe, Trupri and Lincoln.
Acknowledgments
Sponsors: Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (coffee, refreshments, lunch, poster prizes), IBS (poster boards), Milken Institute School of Public Health (happy hour, poster prizes).
Contact
For questions about registration, abstract submission or general inquiries, please contact:
Raja Mazumder: mazumder@gwu.edu