Bioinformatics Across Genomes and Continents

A symposium honoring Prof. Erik Bongcam-Rudloff

meeting
bioinformatics
Author

Amrei

Published

April 7, 2026


Date

May 15th, 2026

Registration

Registration is closed, but you are welcome to just swing by, or contact me at amrei.binzer.panchal@slu.se for more information.


This symposium celebrates the career and impact of Prof. Erik Bongcam-Rudloff, whose work has contributed to the development of bioinformatics at SLU and fostered international collaborations across continents.

The program will bring together colleagues, collaborators, and researchers to reflect on advances in bioinformatics and its global community.


Event details

When: May 15th, 12:00 – 17:00
Where: Loftets Hörsal, Duhrevägen 8, Ultuna, Uppsala


Program

Time Speaker Title
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Álvaro Martínez Barrio, Thermo Fisher Scientific PSX Three Bioinformatic Generations in 30min
13:30 Ola Spjuth, Uppsala University Science is a team sport
14:00 Andreas Gisel, IITA Nigeria Epigenetics in Cassava
14:30 Tomas Klingström, Gigacow, SLU SLU Gigacow – Building an informatics platform to accelerate dairy cattle research
15:00 Fika
15:30 Panel discussion: Collaborations in Science
16:00 Erik Bongcam-Rudloff, SLU Why Research? How Did It Go? Was It Worth It? — Reflections on a Life in Science

Evening

Time Activity
18:00 Dinner at Loftets Bankettsal