📢National Commercialization Announcement👇
Government of Canada, Genome Canada and regional centres unveil $20M commercialization supports to drive innovation and enhance Canada's bioeconomy.
Together, Canada is leading the way in advancing research.
More here: genomeprairie.ca/gapp_2026_an...
Registration now open for SynBio 8.0, June 15-17 at the University of Waterloo. www.synbiocanada.org/synbio8
Join us at Canada’s premier synthetic biology conference, bringing the community together to showcase advances from across the country and across the full breadth of the field! #synbio8 🍁🧬
Join us this week for another #BioNetSpeakerSeries 👇
@rnaprof.bsky.social @ualberta.bsky.social
📣 T-CAIREM is offering a #data science course where participants will learn how to visualize and manipulate time-series and image data!
🗓️ Jan. 26, 2026 - Apr. 6, 2026
📝 Register by Jan. 19, 2026.
👉 https://ow.ly/Ll1g50XA8aB
#MedEd #AIinMedicine #TCAIREM #DataScience
The Computing Science Dept. at the University of Alberta has multiple faculty job openings. Please share this broadly. We have a great environment!
- CS Theory: tinyurl.com/zrh9mk69
- Network/Cyber Security: tinyurl.com/renxazzy
- Robotics/CV/Graphics: tinyurl.com/ypcsfbff
The Canada Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative will support the recruitment of top researchers over the next 12 years, with $400mn earmarked for research infrastructure on.ft.com/3Kn9RAn
Interested in using single cell technologies to unravel the molecular origins and evolution of ovarian cancer?
We are looking for a graduate student! More details here 👇
Genome Canada’s new white paper explores how the convergence of genomics and artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping innovation across sectors—from health and agriculture to energy and the environment. bit.ly/46nPv0H
📢 Join Drs. Ma’n Zawati & James Tsui for a dynamic workshop on the ethics & impact of AI in scientific research.
📍 Attend in Montreal, UBC, or UofT, or join via Zoom!
🗓️ Free & in person with snacks🍪
🔗 Register: https://t.co/zyPptnPTP6
#AI #Genomics #CEEHRC #ScienceEthics
DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Early-bird registration, abstract submission for talk consideration, and travel award application deadline has been extended to FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19!
Abstracts submitted after Sep 19 will be included in poster sessions.
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!
We are less than 3 months until the 11th Canadian Conference on Epigenetics taking place in Banff, Alberta on Nov 12-15, 2025!
The deadline is FRI, SEPT 12 for abstract submissions if you want to be considered for a talk.
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📣Funding announcement:
Genome Prairie, supported by @GenomeCanada is proud to announce the launch of the Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP).
$90M investment over 4 years to help bring Canada's genomics innovations to market. Details here:
genomeprairie.ca/gapp_2025_in...
📢 #Bioinformatics training alert!!!
Introduction to R
📍 Saskatoon, SK
📅 October 6th-7th
Early 🐦⬛ registration until August 06
bioinformatics.ca/workshops-al...
Reminder that TREnD2025 abstract submission deadline for ORAL PRESENTATIONS is TODAY, June 6th! Please register and submit your abstracts through the event page: event.fourwaves.com/trend25/pages
What if your doctor could really see you? Not just the physical you, but the genetic you? 💡
➡️ 100,000 genomes sequenced in the next four years to drive precision health and Canada’s leadership in health innovation. bit.ly/4mb5Dty
A sincere thank you to all participants for contributing to an engaging and inspiring #BioNet2025. We look forward to seeing you again next year at #BioNet2026 #bioinformatics #omics @zovoilislab.bsky.social
PROMISE Co-Pl @brittdrog.bsky.social is presenting at BioNet 2025:"Leveraging large-scale datasets and single cell omics data to develop a polygenic score for cisplatin-induced ototoxicity." #BioNet2025#CCMB#CHRIM
“80% of data analysis is cleaning and prep.”
Let’s make that 80% easier.
R for Data Wrangling is a 3-day, in-person workshop that helps intermediate R users reshape, clean, and prepare messy data for meaningful analysis.
If you’ve got the R basics, this is your next move.
👉 bit.ly/R4DW-May-2025
I had the opportunity to be a plenary speaker at #BioNET2025 on the topic of ethical and inclusive AI. It is a challenging topic but the audience was asking great questions and provided some great insights in return.
Keynote presenter Dr. Ali Bashashati @science.ubc.ca on AI in bioinformatics #BioNet2025
#BioNet2025 is underway — another day of engaging discussions, insightful presentations, and meaningful connections. @brittdrog.bsky.social
We would like to thank our Gold Sponsor Illumina for their generous support.
Don't miss "Advancements in Illumina Informatics" #BioNet2025
Plenary speaker Dr. Michelle Brazas on training in #Bioinformatics in 🇨🇦
#BioNet2025
We’re kicking off Day 2 with gratitude! Huge thanks to our sponsors Genome Alberta, Illumina, @nanoporetech.com and the Global Institute for Food Security for making #BioNet2025 possible.
Opening Plenary by Carina Butterworth @carinabutterworth.bsky.social on AI, ethics and inclusivity #BioNet2025
Day 1 of #BioNet2025 — check out some highlights! 📸
@zovoilislab.bsky.social @jameswasmuth.bsky.social @galenwright.bsky.social
🌍 For the first time ever, #Glyco27 comes to Alberta—and returns to Canada after 30+ years!
📍 Edmonton | May 25-30, 2025
A global hub for research, biotech, and collaboration. Join us!
🔗 glyco27.org/en/begin
#Canada #Glycobiology #ExploreEdmonton #YEG #Glycotime @edmontonglobal.bsky.social
