On Thursday, August 8, 2024, the inaugural BIO2 Symposium will be held at the University of Guelph.
This free symposium will bring together students, faculty, staff and representatives from partner organizations for a day of presentations, posters and networking in the areas of bioinformatics and biotechnology. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. View the full agenda.
Registration for the BIO2 Symposium closed on July 24.
We are pleased to be joined by Dr. Mathieu Lavallée-Adam and Dr. Asena Goren as our keynote speakers:
Dr. Mathieu Lavallée-Adam
Dr. Mathieu Lavallée-Adam is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology and is affiliated to the Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology. He obtained a B.Sc. in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Bioinformatics option, from McGill University. He then performed his postdoctoral research at The Scripps Research Institute. His research focuses on the development of statistical and machine learning algorithms for the analysis of mass spectrometry-based proteomics data and protein-protein interaction networks. He also designs computational methods mining proteomics datasets for biological information through their integration with genomics data. Dr. Lavallée-Adam is a recipient of the John Charles Polanyi Prize in Chemistry, rewarding the impact of his bioinformatics algorithms on the mass spectrometry community. One of his publications was also recognized as the 2018 Highlight of the Year by an early career researcher at the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) World Congress. He was named Early Career Researcher of the Year by the Ottawa Institute for Systems Biology in 2021, and he received the New Investigator Award from the Canadian National Proteomics Network in 2023. He is also Co-Chair of the HUPO Early Career Researcher Initiative, in which he develops training activities, advocates for junior investigators in proteomics and organizes events highlighting their research on the international stage. As VP Operations of the Canadian National Proteomics Network, Dr. Lavallée-Adam also leads and mentors the Operations Management Team, which builds a set of online activities to bring Canadian proteomics researchers together all year round.
Dr. Asena Goren
Dr. Asena Goren studied Plant Science at the University of Guelph and graduated from the Bioinformatics Master’s program in 2017. During her Master’s degree, she developed a computational model for understanding how the interplay of enzyme activities can create the complex structure of an amylopectin molecule. Her education at the intersection of biological and computational sciences enabled her to undertake research in a broad diversity of biological systems, including endangered species conservation, plant metabolism and mycology. Her doctoral research involved exploring the spread of tick-borne disease into high latitude ecosystems using mathematical models and Bayesian statistics. Asena continues to conduct interdisciplinary research that uses computational model development to guide empirical investigations in the field and laboratory.
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Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this inaugural event.
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For sponsorship inquiries or questions about the symposium, please email berzitis@uoguelph.ca.