International Biocuration Conference 2026
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The 19th International Biocuration Conference is coming to Cape Town, South Africa, on April 20–24, 2026 — the first ever held in Africa! Join us to celebrate global and African contributions to biocuration. #Biocuration2026
🎙️ Voices from #Biocuration2026 Dr. Fouzia Radouani (Institut Pasteur du Maroc 🇲🇦), lead of the Data Curation WG in the Afrigen-D Project, shares her insights on bioinformatics, AI, and women in science. 🎥 Full interview below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cQJ...
Dr. Fouzia Radouani From Institut Pasteur du Maroc in #morocco #bioinformatics
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🎙️ Voices from #Biocuration2026 Tony Li spoke with Martin Nganga Muigano (JKUAT, Kenya), who shared his perspective on AMR research, bioinformatics training, and the role of AI in accelerating scientific discovery across Africa. 🎥 Watch the full interview! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAQl...
Martin Nganga Muigano from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, #kenya
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🎙️ Voices from #Biocuration2026 Tony Li interviews Kolawole Temitope (@ Redeemer’s University, Nigeria) on bioinformatics in Africa, capacity building, AI, training, and the future of genomics research across the continent. 📺 Watch the full interview below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIi5...
Mr Kolawole Temitope from Redeemer's University of #nigeria #bioinformatics
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🧵 Session 11: *Future of Biocuration and Expansion of Communities of Practice* #Biocuration2026 Panelists: Kwetchi Takam Ezekiel | Temitope Kolawole | Dominique Anderson | Tsaone Tamuhla 👇 Key discussions
🧵 Session 10: Environmental, Biodiversity and Climate Resilience #Biocuration2026 Chair: Verena Ras Rapporteurs: Chandre Oosterwyk-Liu, Tanian Natus-Isaacs 🎙️ Speakers: Saurabh Raghuvanshi | Peter Uetz 👇 Highlights
🧵 Session 9: *Ethics, Data & Governance* #Biocuration2026 | Cape Town Co-Chairs: Victoria Nembaware, Marwa Khedhiri Rapporteurs: Tshinikaho Malesa, Rym El Fessi 🎙️ Speakers: Nicki Tiffin | Ulrike Wittig | Guy Cochrane 👇 Highlights
🧵 Keynote 3: The African Open Science Platform (AOSP) – Implementing African Open Science Vision #Biocuration2026 Dr Tshiamo Motshegwa highlighted AOSP’s role in advancing open science, FAIR data practices, AI, cyberinfrastructure, and collaborative research ecosystems across Africa. 👇
🧵 Session 8: Data Standards and Ontologies #Biocuration2026 | Cape Town Co-Chairs: Melek Chaouch, Henry Njoku Rapporteurs: Sindi Lukhele, Nouha Miled 🎙️ Speakers: Mónica Muñoz Torres | Wei Kheng Teh | Victoria Nugnes | Damiano Piovesan 👇 Highlights
🧵 Session 7: *Databases, Knowledgebases and Knowledge Graphs (cont’d)* #Biocuration2026 | Cape Town Chair: Victoria Nugnes Rapporteurs: Verena Ras, Marwa Khedhiri 👇 Highlights
🧵 Session 6: *Databases, Knowledgebases and Knowledge Graphs* #Biocuration2026 | Cape Town Co-Chairs: Peter Uetz, Martin Ng'ang'a Muigano Rapporteurs: Chandre Oosterwyk-Liu, Tanian Natus-Isaacs 👇 Highlights
🎤 Session 4: Capacity Building & Infrastructure Development in Biocuration & Emerging Regions #Biocuration2026 | Cape Town Co-chairs: Fouzia Radouani, Blessing Oselu Rapporteurs: Sindi Lukhele, Nouha Miled 👇 Highlights
🔬 Session 5: Career Landscape in Biocuration – Challenges & Opportunities #Biocuration2026 Co-Chair: Dr Patricia Carvajal Panelists: Nicola Mulder | Peter Uetz | Marina DiStefano | Gabriel Agulhas | Mónica Muñoz Torres 👇 Key takeaways
From data to public health impact. Prof Alan Christoffels (University of the Western Cape) keynote at #Biocuration2026 was a strong reminder: biocuration is central to fighting infectious diseases in Africa. This is where data meets reality. Chaired by Dr Fouzia Radouani (IPM).
🎤 Session 3 – Global Diversity in Biocuration #IBC2026 Cape Town AfPO, contextual metadata & clinical phenotype standards for African health data #Biocuration #Genomics #DataStandards #Africa
🎤 Session 2 – Biocuration #IBC2026 Cape Town AI, pangenome & data standards #Biocuration #Bioinformatics #Genomics
🌐 Keynote 1 at #Biocuration2026 Prof. Ruth Lovering — recipient of the 2026 Exceptional Contribution to Biocuration Award. A keynote on networks, connections, and the power of collaboration in science. Chaired by Peter Uetz.
🎤 Session 1 – Methods & Techniques for Biocuration #IBC2026 Cape Town Data quality, standardization & AI #Biocuration #Bioinformatics #Genomics
Not just an opening. A room full of energy at #Biocuration2026 — from inspiring student voices to leading experts, and a powerful tribute to Amos Bairoch. A meaningful start to the week.
🚀 Day 2 – IBC 2026 Workshop led by Prof. Collet Dandara (UCT) on Pharmacogenomics in Africa (ethics, consent, data governance & equity). Co-organised with Ms Nosipho Mabizela (UCT). Focus on FAIR & inclusive data + AI challenges. 📍 Apr 21
🚀 Day 2 Workshop – Biocuration2026 Workshop led by Dr. Christopher Meyer (U. of Chicago) on the Gen3 platform for biomedical data commons, meshes & hubs.Demo by Edward Malinowski on deployment (Helm, Kubernetes, cloud). Moderated by Rym El Fessi & Marwa Khedhiri (IPT)
🧬 #Biocuration2026 afternoon workshop! Hands-on session on African genomics with AfriGen-D, organised by Mr Mamana Mbiyavanga (University of Cape Town). Featuring a demo of the African Genomic Medicine Portal (AGMP) by Dr Kais Ghedira & Dr Oussema Khamessi. data analysis & genomic resources 🌍
🧬 Second workshop at #Biocuration2026! Organised by Mr Wei Kheng Teh (EMBL-EBI), this session focused on spatial transcriptomics, data standards & FAIR principles. Facilitated by Dr Rym Elfessi (IPT) & Tshinakaho Malesa (eLwazi Open Data Science Platform, South Africa).
🎤 First workshop at #Biocuration2026! Great discussions on biocuration in Africa and global collaboration 🌍 Featuring: ThankGodEbenezer PatriciaCarvajal FouziaRadhouani (IPM) MarwaKhedhiri (IPT) #Biocuration #EMBLEBI #DataCuration
Sponsor Spotlight 🌍 Roche is a global leader in biotech, advancing personalised healthcare and life-saving innovations. africa.roche.com Proud to have them supporting #Biocuration2026
Sponsor Spotlight 🧬 inqaba biotec™ is advancing genomics in Africa through cutting-edge sequencing technologies. inqababiotec.co.za Proud to have them supporting #Biocuration2026 🌍
Sponsor Spotlight 🧬 The Company of Biologists supports science through publishing, funding, and empowering researchers worldwide. @biologists.bsky.social Proud to have them supporting #Biocuration2026 🌍 www.biologists.com
⏳ 1 day to go! The #Biocuration2026 Conference brings together a global community to share, collaborate, and advance biocuration in life sciences. See you soon 🌍
⏳ 2 days to go! The #Biocuration2026 Conference brings together a global community to share, collaborate, and advance biocuration in life sciences. See you soon 🌍
⏳ 2 days to go! The #Biocuration2026 Conference brings together a global community to share, collaborate, and advance biocuration in life sciences. See you soon 🌍
