📣 Meet Nicholas Cooley, Bioconductor’s new Developer Engagement Lead.
In his latest blog post, Nick reflects on stepping into this role and what he hopes to achieve for the Bioconductor community.
His focus is on strengthening developer support, improving onboarding, especially for early-career researchers, and creating better recognition for the many contributors who sustain the project.
Find out more here: https://blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2026-04-09-developer-engagement/
📣 Call for Late-Breaking Poster Abstracts – EuroBioC2026
If you missed the earlier poster submission deadline, you can now submit your work as a late-breaking poster for EuroBioC2026.
📝 Submit by: Thursday, April 30, 2026
🔗Submit here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBkwTH84uIzaMk5Zy5kxdQnSkoDbaUGdmcbFD007hpL8i-cg/viewform
Decisions will be shared within a week of the deadline. If you need an earlier notification (e.g., for funding or visa applications), feel free to reach out at eurobioc@bioconductor.org.
🚨 R-consortium ISC top-level project R-universe is working with Bioconductor to help gradually modernize parts of its infrastructure, while accommodating the project’s scale, governance, and established processes that have made Bioconductor a trusted resource for over 20 years.
This collaboration brings:
- Continuous cross-platform builds
- Modern infrastructure
- Improved package visibility & diagnostics
- Reduced maintenance burden for the community
🔗 Learn more: https://blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2026-04-08-r-universe-collaboration/
Bioconductor Africa is excited to kick off its Advanced Training Series with an introductory session on Bioconductor!
In this session, we will explore:
- The foundations of the Bioconductor project
- How it supports biological data analysis
- Opportunities to get involved in the global community
📅 April 15, 2026
⏰ 4 PM EAT | 3 PM CAT | 2 PM WAT
👤 Speaker: Kevin Rue-Albrecht
🔗 Register to attend: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4iy904brRviPrFSBxIukdg#/registration
Coming up next: Microbiome data analysis (May 2026)
🎉 Announcing the BioC2026 Sticker Design Winner: Kavya Vaddadi 🎉
Kavya's design celebrates Seattle as the host city of BioC 2026, featuring well-known
landmarks such as the Space Needle, the Seattle Great Wheel, Mount Rainier, and the surrounding evergreen forests. Puget Sound and a Washington State ferry reflect Seattle’s maritime landscape and the culture of connection across the region.
👉 Register for BioC2026 here: https://ti.to/nf-projects/bioc2026
🎉 Announcing the EuroBioC2026 Sticker Design Winner!
🏆 Winner: Rafael Romero Becerra, PhD
🎨 Rafael’s design captures Turku with the cathedral silhouette over the Aura River, Turku Castle in the background, and a playful nod to the iconic Posankka at the river’s edge. A Finnish–Scandinavian folk-art border ties it together, offering a warm regional welcome to the Bioconductor community.
👉 Register for EuroBioC2026 here: https://bit.ly/eurobioc2026-register
🧬 Bioconductor, in collaboration with Physalia Courses, is offering an upcoming online course on Epigenomics Data Analysis.
📅 13-17 April 2026
The course covers key concepts and practical workflows in regulatory epigenomics, including analysis of RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, MNase-seq, and Hi-C data. Participants will work through the full pipeline, from raw sequencing data to downstream analyses, using R/Bioconductor and command-line tools.
👉 Learn more & register: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course59b/
📢 Bioconductor and Physalia Courses are offering 2 free seats per course to participants based in low- or middle-income countries to expand access to high-quality training in bioinformatics and computational biology.
If you're from an LMIC and would like to join any of the courses listed below, apply here👉 https://bit.ly/3Pyyzjj
(You may apply for more than one course by submitting a separate application for each course topic)
Join the next Bioconductor Developer Forum
🗓 Thursday, March 26, 2026
🕓 4:00 PM GMT
The Developer Forum is a space for the community to come together and discuss technical, scientific, and infrastructure topics related to Bioconductor. Sessions usually include short presentations followed by open discussion.
This upcoming session will feature Michael Lawrence speaking on S7 Classes.
🔗 Scan the QR code below or follow this link for Zoom details: https://community-bioc.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/507552-developers-forum/topic/March.20Developer.20Forum/with/578891370
📣 Final call! BioC2026 abstract submissions are closing soon.
Don't miss your chance to share your work and be part of the Bioconductor community at BioC2026. Submissions are welcome for workshops, posters, package demos, and short talks highlighting tools, research, and workflows in open-source bioinformatics.
⏰ Deadline: 20 March 2026
📍 BioC2026: 10–12 August 2026 | Seattle, WA, USA
👉 Submit your abstract now:https://openreview.net/group?id=bioconductor.org/BioC/2026/Conference#tab-recent-activity
📣 Call to Host EuroBioC2027
Interested in bringing the European Bioconductor Conference to your region? Applications are now open to host EuroBioC2027 or to join the planning committee to gain experience for future editions.
🗓 Application deadline: 20 April 2026
📍 Event timing: September / early October 2027 (flexible)
👉 Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpwfbLq9inCJgmLbmdstqL96--0biCZGrnOi5QVmveSH1mHw/viewform
📩 Questions? Email eurobioc@bioconductor.org
Join the next Bioconductor Developer Forum
🗓 Thursday, March 26, 2026
🕓 4:00 PM GMT
The Developer Forum is a space for the community to come together and discuss technical, scientific, and infrastructure topics related to Bioconductor. Sessions usually include short presentations followed by open discussion.
This upcoming session will feature Michael Lawrence speaking on S7 Classes.
🔗 Scan the QR code below or follow this link for Zoom details: https://community-bioc.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/507552-developers-forum/topic/March.20Developer.20Forum/with/578891370
📣 The BioC2026 Call for Abstracts deadline has been extended.
Good news! There’s still time to submit your work and be part of BioC2026. We welcome submissions for workshops, posters, package demos, and short talks that showcase tools, research, and workflows advancing open-source bioinformatics.
⏰ New submission deadline: 20 March 2026
📍 BioC2026: 10-12 August 2026 | Seattle, WA, USA
👉 Submit your abstract here: https://openreview.net/group?id=bioconductor.org/BioC/2026/Conference#tab-recent-activity
🎉 We’re delighted to share that Jeff Leek will be joining BioC2026 as a keynote speaker!
Jeff Leek is the Vice President, Chief Data Officer, and Chair of Biostatistics at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. His work focuses on developing tools that help researchers interpret large-scale genomic and biomedical data.
📍 Join us in Seattle, 10–12 August 2026
🚨Have work to share? Abstract submissions are open!
Submit here: https://openreview.net/group?id=bioconductor.org/BioC/2026/Conference#tab-recent-activity
More about BioC2026: bioc2026.bioconductor.org
🎉 We’re delighted to share that Michael Lawrence will be joining BioC2026 as a keynote speaker!
Michael is a Scientific Leader, R Core member, and tool builder focused on scalable, user-friendly genomic data analysis. As Principal Bioinformatics Research Engineer at Freenome, he develops infrastructure that connects biology, software, and research communities
📍 Join us in Seattle, 10–12 Aug 2026
🚨Have work to share? Abstract submissions are open!
Submit here: https://openreview.net/group?id=bioconductor.org/BioC/2026/Conference#tab-recent-activity
🎉 We’re delighted to share that Ting Ye will be joining BioC2026 as a keynote speaker!
Ting Ye is an Assistant Professor in Biostatistics whose research advances human health through data-driven discovery and quantitative medical research.
📍 Join us in Seattle, 10–12 August 2026
🚨Have work to share? Abstract submissions are open!
Submit here: https://openreview.net/group?id=bioconductor.org/BioC/2026/Conference#tab-recent-activity
Learn more about BioC2026: bioc2026.bioconductor.org
📣 Reminder: BioC2026 Call for Abstracts is Closing Soon!
Just a quick reminder that the Call for Abstracts for BioC2026 is currently open. We welcome submissions for workshops, posters, package demos, and short talks.
⏰ Submission deadline: 13 March 2026
📍 BioC2026: 10–12 August 2026 | Seattle, WA
👉 Submit your abstract:
https://openreview.net/group?id=bioconductor.org/BioC/2026/Conference#tab-recent-activity
⚠️ Important: OpenReview requires all submitters to create an account at least two weeks before the abstract deadline. Please register early.
📢 CSAMA 2026: Biological Data Science Summer School registrations are open for its 22nd edition.
The one-week intensive programme will teach advanced analysis of modern molecular data, including single-cell and spatial omics, through lectures and hands-on training. Participants will use R/Bioconductor to analyse real datasets and gain practical skills for designing and interpreting omics studies
📍 Bressanone-Brixen, Italy
🗓 24–29 May 2026
🔗 Learn more and register: https://csama2026.bioconductor.eu/
Ahead of #EuroBioC2026, Bioconductor, together with the University of Turku, CompLifeSci, and the Finnish Society for Bioinformatics, will host a Carpentries-style workshop on Microbiome Analysis with Bioconductor.
📅 1–2 June 2026
Participants will learn to:
🔹 Import, process & analyze microbiome datasets
🔹 Explore diversity patterns
🔹 Perform differential abundance analyses
👩🏫 Instructors: Leo Lahti, Himel Mallick & Tuomas Borman
🔗 Learn more and register:
https://bit.ly/4aNS6Vd
📣 Join our Bioconductor-focused hackathon in Turku on June 1-2, before EuroBioC2026.
Proposed projects include: an R package for CUDA API bindings, tools for building lightweight containers from Bioconductor package dependency graphs, and converting R scripts into portable command-line executables.
Participation is open to all, regardless of career stage or technical background.
👉 Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQPwHgF7fJwfwkXxKPZeB5W_MjTMQpjLbRZj1ix-bA4vLYOg/viewform