2024 Schedule

November 11th, 2024

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10:00 - 10:50

Registration

10:50-11:30

Welcoming Introductions
Chair:
Maria A. Blasco

Maria A. Blasco
Director of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre
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Head of the Telomeres and Telomerase Group
Raul Rabadan
Program for Mathematical Genomics
Department of Systems Biology
Columbia University Medical Center
Emer Smyth
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Alfonso Valencia
Computational Biology Life Sciences Group
Barcelona Supercomputing Centre

11:30-13:10

1st Session Cancer Research
Chair: Raul Rabadan

Mohammed AlQuraishi
Program for Mathematical Genomics Department of Systems Biology Columbia University Medical Center
Fátima Al-Shahrour
Bioinformatics Unit
Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)
Anum Glasgow
Department of Biochemistry/ Mol Biophysics
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Oscar Llorca
Macromolecular Complexes in DNA Damage Response Group Leader Spanish National Cancer Research Centre(CNIO)

13:10-14:40

Lunch Break
Provided by CNIO

14:40-16:20

2nd Session:
Cancer Research
Chair:
Maria Blasco

Raul Rabadan
Program for Mathematical Genomics
Department of Systems Biology
Columbia University Medical Center
Michal Levo
Program for Mathematical Genomics
Dept Biochemistry/Mol Biophysics
Columbia University Medical Center
Nuria Malats
Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Group
Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)
Tal Korem
Program for Mathematical Genomics
Department of Systems Biology
Columbia University Medical Center

16:20-16:45

Break

16:45-18:00

3rd Session: AI 
Chair: Alfonso Valencia

Marcos Diaz-Gay
Cellular and Molecular Medicine DepartmentUniversity of California San Diego
David Torrents
Life Sciences - Computational Genomics Barcelona Supercomputing Centre
Antonio Rausell
Clinical Bioinformatics Research Lab
Imagine Institute Paris

18:00-18:45

Networking
Open Discussion
All Attendees Welcome

November 12th, 2024

09:55 - 10:25


2nd Day Welcome
Special Session
Chair: Raul Rabadan

Raul Rabadan
Program for Mathematical Genomics
Department of Systems Biology
Columbia University Medical Center

10:25-11:40

4th Session: AI
Chair: Emer Smyth

Macha Nikolski
Bordeaux Bioinformatics Center (CBiB)
Universite Bordeaux
Solip Park
Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)
Daniel González-Peña
Bioinformatics & Machine Learning University of Vigo

11:40-12:00

Break

12:05-13:20

5th Session: 
AI & Molecules
Chair: Oscar Llorca

Yufeng Sheng
Program for Mathematical Genomics
Department of Systems Biology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Joaquin Dopazo
Computational Systems Medicine Group Fundación Progreso y Salud
Daniel Rico
Computational Epigenomics and Cell Identity
CABIMER Sevilla

13:20-14:50

Lunch Break
Provided by CNIO

14:50-16:05

6th Session: AI & Molecules
Chair: Fatima Al-Shahrour

Beatriz Ocaña-Tienda
Mathematical Oncology
University of Castilla-La
Mancha University
Alberto Ciccia
Department of Genetics & Development
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Despina Kontos
Department of Radiology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

16:05-16:30

Break

16:30-17:45

7th Session: Cancer Research

Chair: Alberto Ciccia

Geoff Macintyre
Computational Oncology
Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)
Jaewon Min
Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Vera Pancaldi
Life Sciences - Computational Biology LifeSciences Group
Barcelona Supercomputing Centre

17:45

Closing Remarks from
Symposium Chairs

Maria A. Blasco
Director of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre

Head of the Telomeres and Telomerase Group
Raul Rabadan
Program for Mathematical Genomics
Department of Systems Biology
Columbia University Medical Center
Emer Smyth
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Alfonso Valencia
Computational Biology Life Sciences Group
Barcelona Supercomputing Centre