2020
Hufsky, Franziska; Beerenwinkel, Niko; Meyer, Irmtraud M.; Roux, Simon; Cook, Georgia May; Kinsella, Cormac M.; Lamkiewicz, Kevin; Marquet, Mike; Nieuwenhuijse, David F.; Olendraite, Ingrida; Paraskevopoulou, Sofia; Young, Francesca; Dijkman, Ronald; Ibrahim, Bashar; Kelly, Jenna; Mercier, Philippe Le; Marz, Manja; Ramette, Alban; Thiel, Volker
The International Virus Bioinformatics Meeting 2020 Journal Article
In: Viruses, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. 1398, 2020.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: classification, conference report, evolution, metagenomics, software, viruses
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title = {The International Virus Bioinformatics Meeting 2020},
author = {Franziska Hufsky and Niko Beerenwinkel and Irmtraud M. Meyer and Simon Roux and Georgia May Cook and Cormac M. Kinsella and Kevin Lamkiewicz and Mike Marquet and David F. Nieuwenhuijse and Ingrida Olendraite and Sofia Paraskevopoulou and Francesca Young and Ronald Dijkman and Bashar Ibrahim and Jenna Kelly and Philippe Le Mercier and Manja Marz and Alban Ramette and Volker Thiel},
doi = {10.3390/v12121398},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-12-06},
urldate = {2020-01-01},
journal = {Viruses},
volume = {12},
number = {12},
pages = {1398},
publisher = {MDPI AG},
abstract = {The International Virus Bioinformatics Meeting 2020 was originally planned to take place in Bern, Switzerland, in March 2020. However, the COVID-19 pandemic put a spoke in the wheel of almost all conferences to be held in 2020. After moving the conference to 8–9 October 2020, we got hit by the second wave and finally decided at short notice to go fully online. On the other hand, the pandemic has made us even more aware of the importance of accelerating research in viral bioinformatics. Advances in bioinformatics have led to improved approaches to investigate viral infections and outbreaks. The International Virus Bioinformatics Meeting 2020 has attracted approximately 120 experts in virology and bioinformatics from all over the world to join the two-day virtual meeting. Despite concerns being raised that virtual meetings lack possibilities for face-to-face discussion, the participants from this small community created a highly interactive scientific environment, engaging in lively and inspiring discussions and suggesting new research directions and questions. The meeting featured five invited and twelve contributed talks, on the four main topics: (1) proteome and RNAome of RNA viruses, (2) viral metagenomics and ecology, (3) virus evolution and classification and (4) viral infections and immunology. Further, the meeting featured 20 oral poster presentations, all of which focused on specific areas of virus bioinformatics. This report summarizes the main research findings and highlights presented at the meeting.},
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The International Virus Bioinformatics Meeting 2020 was originally planned to take place in Bern, Switzerland, in March 2020. However, the COVID-19 pandemic put a spoke in the wheel of almost all conferences to be held in 2020. After moving the conference to 8–9 October 2020, we got hit by the second wave and finally decided at short notice to go fully online. On the other hand, the pandemic has made us even more aware of the importance of accelerating research in viral bioinformatics. Advances in bioinformatics have led to improved approaches to investigate viral infections and outbreaks. The International Virus Bioinformatics Meeting 2020 has attracted approximately 120 experts in virology and bioinformatics from all over the world to join the two-day virtual meeting. Despite concerns being raised that virtual meetings lack possibilities for face-to-face discussion, the participants from this small community created a highly interactive scientific environment, engaging in lively and inspiring discussions and suggesting new research directions and questions. The meeting featured five invited and twelve contributed talks, on the four main topics: (1) proteome and RNAome of RNA viruses, (2) viral metagenomics and ecology, (3) virus evolution and classification and (4) viral infections and immunology. Further, the meeting featured 20 oral poster presentations, all of which focused on specific areas of virus bioinformatics. This report summarizes the main research findings and highlights presented at the meeting.
2019
Hufsky, Franziska; Ibrahim, Bashar; Modha, Sejal; Clokie, Martha R. J.; Deinhardt-Emmer, Stefanie; Dutilh, Bas E.; Lycett, Samantha; Simmonds, Peter; Thiel, Volker; Abroi, Aare; Adriaenssens, Evelien M.; Escalera-Zamudio, Marina; Kelly, Jenna Nicole; Lamkiewicz, Kevin; Lu, Lu; Susat, Julian; Sicheritz, Thomas; Robertson, David L.; Marz, Manja
The Third Annual Meeting of the European Virus Bioinformatics Center Journal Article
In: Viruses, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 420, 2019.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: classification, conference report, evolution, metagenomics, software, virus host interaction, viruses
@article{Hufsky:19,
title = {The Third Annual Meeting of the European Virus Bioinformatics Center},
author = {Franziska Hufsky and Bashar Ibrahim and Sejal Modha and Martha R. J. Clokie and Stefanie Deinhardt-Emmer and Bas E. Dutilh and Samantha Lycett and Peter Simmonds and Volker Thiel and Aare Abroi and Evelien M. Adriaenssens and Marina Escalera-Zamudio and Jenna Nicole Kelly and Kevin Lamkiewicz and Lu Lu and Julian Susat and Thomas Sicheritz and David L. Robertson and Manja Marz},
doi = {10.3390/v11050420},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-05-05},
urldate = {2019-05-05},
journal = {Viruses},
volume = {11},
number = {5},
pages = {420},
publisher = {MDPI AG},
abstract = {The Third Annual Meeting of the European Virus Bioinformatics Center (EVBC) took place in Glasgow, United Kingdom, 28–29 March 2019. Virus bioinformatics has become central to virology research, and advances in bioinformatics have led to improved approaches to investigate viral infections and outbreaks, being successfully used to detect, control, and treat infections of humans and animals. This active field of research has attracted approximately 110 experts in virology and bioinformatics/computational biology from Europe and other parts of the world to attend the two-day meeting in Glasgow to increase scientific exchange between laboratory- and computer-based researchers. The meeting was held at the McIntyre Building of the University of Glasgow; a perfect location, as it was originally built to be a place for “rubbing your brains with those of other people”, as Rector Stanley Baldwin described it. The goal of the meeting was to provide a meaningful and interactive scientific environment to promote discussion and collaboration and to inspire and suggest new research directions and questions. The meeting featured eight invited and twelve contributed talks, on the four main topics: (1) systems virology, (2) virus-host interactions and the virome, (3) virus classification and evolution and (4) epidemiology, surveillance and evolution. Further, the meeting featured 34 oral poster presentations, all of which focused on specific areas of virus bioinformatics. This report summarizes the main research findings and highlights presented at the meeting. },
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The Third Annual Meeting of the European Virus Bioinformatics Center (EVBC) took place in Glasgow, United Kingdom, 28–29 March 2019. Virus bioinformatics has become central to virology research, and advances in bioinformatics have led to improved approaches to investigate viral infections and outbreaks, being successfully used to detect, control, and treat infections of humans and animals. This active field of research has attracted approximately 110 experts in virology and bioinformatics/computational biology from Europe and other parts of the world to attend the two-day meeting in Glasgow to increase scientific exchange between laboratory- and computer-based researchers. The meeting was held at the McIntyre Building of the University of Glasgow; a perfect location, as it was originally built to be a place for “rubbing your brains with those of other people”, as Rector Stanley Baldwin described it. The goal of the meeting was to provide a meaningful and interactive scientific environment to promote discussion and collaboration and to inspire and suggest new research directions and questions. The meeting featured eight invited and twelve contributed talks, on the four main topics: (1) systems virology, (2) virus-host interactions and the virome, (3) virus classification and evolution and (4) epidemiology, surveillance and evolution. Further, the meeting featured 34 oral poster presentations, all of which focused on specific areas of virus bioinformatics. This report summarizes the main research findings and highlights presented at the meeting.
2018
Ibrahim, Bashar; Arkhipova, Ksenia; Andeweg, Arno C.; Posada-Céspedes, Susana; Enault, François; Gruber, Arthur; Koonin, Eugene V.; Kupczok, Anne; Lemey, Philippe; McHardy, Alice C.; McMahon, Dino P.; Pickett, Brett E.; Robertson, David L.; Scheuermann, Richard H.; Zhernakova, Alexandra; Zwart, Mark P.; Schönhuth, Alexander; Dutilh, Bas E.; Marz, Manja
Bioinformatics Meets Virology: The European Virus Bioinformatics Center's Second Annual Meeting Journal Article
In: Viruses, vol. 10, 2018.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: conference report, evolution, software, viruses
@article{Ibrahim:18,
title = {Bioinformatics Meets Virology: The European Virus Bioinformatics Center's Second Annual Meeting},
author = {Bashar Ibrahim and Ksenia Arkhipova and Arno C. Andeweg and Susana Posada-Céspedes and François Enault and Arthur Gruber and Eugene V. Koonin and Anne Kupczok and Philippe Lemey and Alice C. McHardy and Dino P. McMahon and Brett E. Pickett and David L. Robertson and Richard H. Scheuermann and Alexandra Zhernakova and Mark P. Zwart and Alexander Schönhuth and Bas E. Dutilh and Manja Marz},
doi = {10.3390/v10050256},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-05-14},
urldate = {2018-05-14},
journal = {Viruses},
volume = {10},
abstract = {The Second Annual Meeting of the European Virus Bioinformatics Center (EVBC), held in Utrecht, Netherlands, focused on computational approaches in virology, with topics including (but not limited to) virus discovery, diagnostics, (meta-)genomics, modeling, epidemiology, molecular structure, evolution, and viral ecology. The goals of the Second Annual Meeting were threefold: (i) to bring together virologists and bioinformaticians from across the academic, industrial, professional, and training sectors to share best practice; (ii) to provide a meaningful and interactive scientific environment to promote discussion and collaboration between students, postdoctoral fellows, and both new and established investigators; (iii) to inspire and suggest new research directions and questions. Approximately 120 researchers from around the world attended the Second Annual Meeting of the EVBC this year, including 15 renowned international speakers. This report presents an overview of new developments and novel research findings that emerged during the meeting.},
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The Second Annual Meeting of the European Virus Bioinformatics Center (EVBC), held in Utrecht, Netherlands, focused on computational approaches in virology, with topics including (but not limited to) virus discovery, diagnostics, (meta-)genomics, modeling, epidemiology, molecular structure, evolution, and viral ecology. The goals of the Second Annual Meeting were threefold: (i) to bring together virologists and bioinformaticians from across the academic, industrial, professional, and training sectors to share best practice; (ii) to provide a meaningful and interactive scientific environment to promote discussion and collaboration between students, postdoctoral fellows, and both new and established investigators; (iii) to inspire and suggest new research directions and questions. Approximately 120 researchers from around the world attended the Second Annual Meeting of the EVBC this year, including 15 renowned international speakers. This report presents an overview of new developments and novel research findings that emerged during the meeting.