NorthernBUG 17
- Date: 18 September 2026
- Location: University of Liverpool
- Hosts: Eva Caamano Gutierrez, Matthew Gemmell, Emily Johnson, & Jamie Soul
General
The organising committee for northernBUG17 is, in alphabetical order: Eva Caamano Gutierrez, Matthew Gemmell, Emily Johnson, Jamie Soul. Emails should be directed to Jamie at jamie.soul@liverpool.ac.uk
The meeting will take place on the 18th September 2026 at the Life Sciences Building of The University of Liverpool. The room for the meeting will be Seminar room 2 (LIFS-SR2).
- Campus map
- Life Sciences Building is building 215
- Entry signified by the down pointing red arrow in F9
- Travel, car parking, and other visiting UoL information
What to expect
NorthernBUG meetings are open to anyone interested in bioinformatics or its application in life science research. Meetings are free, and the host institution covers costs. Lunch is provided!
Registration
Please register to attend and/or present a talk/poster using the following link: Register.
Deadline for poster/talk abstract submission midnight (BST) 3rd September 2026
Deadline for registration: midnight (BST) 11th September 2026
Agenda
| Time | Speaker | Title | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00-10:30 | Registration opens and Tea/coffee | Registration all day | |
| 10:30-11:30 | Liverpool CBF | LLMs in bioinformatics | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Panel led discussion | ||
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch break with posters | ||
| 12:00-14:35 | Talks (TBD) | ||
| 14:35-14:45 | Poster Teaser Talks (1 min each) | ||
| 14:45-15:30 | Coffee + poster session break | ||
| 15:30-16:30 | Talks | ||
| 16:30-17:00 | Prizes, closing discussion + networking | ||
| 17:00- | Pub | Augustus John |
Social networking after the meeting will take place at The Augustus John conveniently located on the main University of Liverpool campus.
Location:
University of Liverpool