2025 Bioinformatics Symposium

Title: 2025 GW Bioinformatics Symposium

When: April 29th 9am to 5pm

Venue: Talks: SEH B1220. Refreshments 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!

Overview: The GW Bioinformatics Symposium on April 29, 2025, a full-day event is designed to bring together bioinformatics researchers, researchers who use bioinformatics in their labs, faculty, staff, and students from across GW to foster networking, collaboration, and knowledge exchange. The symposium will feature talks from leading experts, poster presentations, roundtable discussions, and sessions on 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.

Event Registration: Space is limited. Please register for the event through Greenvelope

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 bioinformatics researchers, faculty, staff, and students from across GW to foster networking, collaboration, and knowledge exchange. The symposium will feature talks from leading experts, poster presentations, roundtable discussions, and sessions on 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 encouraged to submit a short (10-line) poster abstract by March 31st, 11:59 PM (EDT). Few of them will be selected for lightning talks.

Size: Poster sizes can be up to 42 (width) x 30 (height) inches (107 x 76 cm).

Submission Portal: Click here (TBD).

Schedule

Time	Duration	Topic	Presenter(s)
8:30 - 12:00 PM	210 min	Morning Session Topic: Introduction and Health Care
8:30 - 9:00 AM	30 min	Registration & coffee Registration Coffee Poster Setup
9 - 10:45 AM	75 min	Talks	*Anelia Horvath (Biochemistry) *Raja Mazumder (Biochemistry) *Hiroki Morizono (Children’s)
10:45 - 11 AM	15 min	Refreshment Break.
11:00 - 12:30 PM	90 min	Talks	*Erika Hubbard (Crandall lab DBB Health Data Science PhD student) (Milken) *Stuart Nelson (Qing Zeng Lab)
12:30 - 2 PM	90 min	Lunch, coffee and poster session including judging	Judge Committee: Ali Rahnavard Hiroki Morizono Yi-Wen Chen Jimmy Saw
2 - 4:30 PM	150 min	Afternoon Session Topic: Breadth of bioinformatics in biological research; IT/security; Training
2:00 - 3:30 PM	120 min	Talks	Howie Huang (Engineering) Rahul Simha (Computer Science) David Broniatowski (Engineering) Weiqun Peng (Physics) Xiangyun Qiu (Physics) Guillermo Orti (Biology) Jimmy Saw (Biology)
3: 30 - 4:30 PM	60 min	Talks on IT, omics support, and related topics Round table discussion Careers in Bioinformatics Funding oppurtunities Lightning Poster talks & awards	Clark Gaylord (Director, Research Technology Services) Anelia (MGPC core/Bioinformatics support) Jack Villani (GW Genomics Core) Ali Rahnavard (CBI Analytics) Adam Ciarleglio (Biostatistics and Epidemiology Consulting Service - BECS) Ljubica Caldovic Shawneequa Callier
4:30 PM		Happy hour (TBD)	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. Student volunteers: Jane, Sofia, Allison, Chloe, Trupri and Lincoln.

Acknowledgments

Sponsors: Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine

Contact

For questions about registration or general inquiries, please contact:

Raja Mazumder: mazumder@gwu.edu