This 16th Genome Informatics conference will focus on large-scale approaches to understanding the structure and biology of genomes. Biology is an experimental science that is experiencing an explosion of new data. This requires biologists to increase the scale and sophistication of the information technology used for their research.

The conference scope encompasses a wide range of methods for the analysis of these data, including a focus on technologies such as variant-calling, transcriptomic analysis, and variant interpretation, applied to very large genomic data sets. This meeting alternates between Hinxton, UK and Cold Spring Harbor, New York.

The conference will start at approximately 13.00 on Monday, 19 September and close at approximately 13.00 on Thursday, 22 September 2016.

Scientific sessions

• Personal and medical genomics
• Transcriptomics, alternative splicing and gene predictions
• Epigenomics and non-coding genome
• Data curation and visualization
• Comparative, evolutionary and metagenomics
• Variant discovery and genome assembly
  

Registration Fees:

The registration fee includes entrance to the lectures and poster sessions, an abstract book, meals (lunch and dinner) and refreshments during the conference. Breakfast will be provided for delegates who have booked accommodation.

Registration deadline: Closed

Accommodation
Accommodation is provided for the nights of 19, 20 and 21September 2016. Please note: there is limited onsite accommodation and this will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Therefore, early registration is recommended.

If you wish to book onsite accommodation either side of the conference dates, please contact the Conference Centre directly.

We welcome abstracts from all areas relevant to the main themes of the meeting, for both oral and poster presentations. Several oral presentations will be chosen from the abstracts submitted.

Poster boards onsite will accommodate 118 cm high by 84 cm wide (A0- portrait) of printed material. Accepted abstracts will appear in the conference programme book and poster boards will be allocated at the conference.

Abstract deadline: Closed
Abstract guidelines can be viewed here.

A limited number of registration bursaries are available for PhD students to attend this conference (up to 50% of the registration fee) from Wellcome Genome Campus Scientific Conferences.

The following documents will need to be provided:

•     Abstract
•     CV
•     Covering letter
•     Letter from supervisor

To apply, please contact the conference organiser.

Bursary deadline: Closed

We thank the following organisations for their support:

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities for this conference, please contact the organiser.