🚀 Registration for BioC2026 is open!
BioC2026 will bring together researchers, developers, and members of the Bioconductor community to share the latest advances in Bioconductor and in emerging technologies shaping computational biology.
📅 August 10–12, 2026
đź“Ť Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington
Register here: https://ti.to/nf-projects/bioc2026
🔔 The Bioconductor Developers’ Forum is back!
This monthly forum is for developers & users to discuss infrastructure, future tools, and community-driven changes.
đź—“ When: Last Thursday of every month
⏰ Time: 4pm GMT (8am PST / 6pm CEST)
First session: Feb 26, 2026, on Native GPU compute access in R: Metal, OpenCL, CUDA & heterogeneous hardware frameworks by Nicholas Cooley
Learn more here: https://bioconductor.org/developers/developers-forum/
đź“Ł The Call for Abstracts for BioC2026 is open!
We’re inviting submissions for workshops, posters, package demos, and short talks at BioC2026.
⏰ Deadline: 13 March 2026
📍 BioC2026 takes place 10–12 August 2026 in Seattle, WA
👉 Submit your abstract here: https://openreview.net/group?id=bioconductor.org/BioC/2026/Conference#tab-recent-activity
⚠️ Note: The OpenReview submission system requires all submitters to create an account at least two weeks before the abstract deadline. Please register early to avoid issues.
đź”— More info: https://bioc2026.bioconductor.org/
📢 Deadline Extended: EuroBioC2026 Call for Abstracts
Great news! The submission deadline for EuroBioC2026 has been extended to February 13, 2026, to allow more time for submissions.
We welcome submissions for:
đź’ˇ Short talks (10 minutes + Q&A)
đź’ˇ Posters (A0 portrait)
đź’ˇ Workshops (1.5-hour hands-on sessions)
👉 Submit your abstract here: https://openreview.net/group?id=bioconductor.org/EuroBioC/2026/Conference#tab-recent-activity
🎨 Reminder: Only a few days left to submit your sticker design! 🎨
The EuroBioC2026 sticker design contest is still open, but the deadline is fast approaching. This is your chance to design the official sticker for the European Bioconductor Conference, happening in June 2026 in Turku, Finland.
đź—“ Deadline: January 31st, 2026
👉 Submit your design here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6RZlyUspUBZAYKzjX_ctHg3HO-3I1D2y5YTGOTwj8-z6R_Q/viewform
đź”— Learn more: https://eurobioc2026.bioconductor.org/
In a new effort to keep up the quality of the #rStats packages @bioconductor
will periodically "confirm valid maintainer emails and
remind maintainers of Bioconductor policies and expectations":
With links to
1. Code of Conduct: https://bioconductor.org/about/code-of-conduct/
2. Maintainer Expectations: https://contributions.bioconductor.org/bioconductor-package-submissions.html#author
3. Deprecation Practices: https://contributions.bioconductor.org/package-end-of-life-policy.html
And a link to validate that the maintainer accepts it so they can keep track of it.
I haven't found any public announcement of it to link
This is a great summary of the experience of @bioconductor being a member of @thecarpentries: https://blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2025-02-28-carpentries-update/ by @_mdoyle_
It is a very nice example of how other communities can partner with The Carpentries and grow together. Congratulations!!
⏰ Reminder: Pre-conference Workshop Proposals for EuroBioC2026
EuroBioC2026 will host on-site pre-conference workshops on June 1–2, 2026, in Turku, Finland, ahead of the main conference.
If you’re interested in hosting a workshop, please submit your interest here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYOBMs0JsmoZY21mCSnWSBObm-OX7NtZi6NEjY9zNdhsqL5w/viewform
đź—“ Deadline: 30 January 2026
Selections will be based on relevance and alignment with the workshop and conference themes.
🎨 The BioC2026 Sticker Design Contest is live!
We’re inviting creative minds to design the official hex sticker for BioC2026, taking place in Seattle, WA. This conference brings together the global Bioconductor community to explore open-source software for bioinformatics & computational biology — and your design could be part of it!
👉 Enter by creating a Seattle-inspired hex sticker and submit it by Feb 20, 2026 here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_1PdKpXEjw4Ky14T43N-3eQQ783oFkDiaR0_Vu_rJJZG8Hg/viewform
🏆 Win free BioC2026 registration
⏰ Last Reminder: EuroBioC2026 Call for Abstracts
The deadline is fast approaching! Submissions are still open for short talks, posters, and workshops at EuroBioC2026.
đź—“ Submission deadline: 30 January 2026
👉 Submit your abstract: https://openreview.net/group?id=bioconductor.org/EuroBioC/2026/Conference#tab-recent-activity
Master #microbiome analysis with R/
@bioconductor ! Join our live online course Feb 2–6, with Prof.
@antagomir
&
Dr. Tuomas Borman - University of Turku, Finland
Dive into data import, diversity metrics, differential abundance, and multi-omics integration.
https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/microbiomebioconductor/
⏰ Reminder: EuroBioC2026 Call for Abstracts
Submissions are open for short talks, posters, and workshops. We encourage you to share your work at EuroBioC2026.
đź—“ Deadline: 30 January 2026
👉 Submit your abstract: https://openreview.net/group?id=bioconductor.org/EuroBioC/2026/Conference
⚠️ Important note: The OpenReview system requires submitters to create an account at least two weeks before the deadline. Please register early to avoid last-minute issues.
For questions, contact eurobioc@bioconductor.org
đź“Ł Opportunity for Pre-conference Workshops - EuroBioC2026
EuroBioC2026 will host on-site pre-conference workshops on 1–2 June 2026 in Turku, Finland, ahead of the main conference.
If you’re interested in hosting a workshop, please submit your interest here:
https://forms.gle/uexc7haegaKityHN8
đź—“ Deadline: 30 January 2026
đź“Ś Decisions announced: February 2026
Selections will be based on relevance and alignment with the workshop and conference themes.
Bioconductor participated in the Outreachy Internship Program for the June–August 2025 cohort. As part of this program, interns Victoria Poromon and Anne-Marie Sharp worked on a range of projects within the Bioconductor community and now share their experiences contributing to BugSigDB and Bioconductor more broadly.
Their stories serve as a powerful reminder that open source is not just about code, but also about the people behind it.
đź“– Read their full journeys here:
https://blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2025-12-12-outreachy-june25/
#BiocInBenin brought together researchers, students, and instructors from across Africa and beyond for a week of hands-on learning in R and Bioconductor and Bulk-RNaseq analysis workflow at GBioS, University of Abomey-Calavi.
We are grateful to every participant, instructor, and organizer who made the course a learning and networking experience.
📄 Here’s a recap of what we accomplished: https://blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2025-12-11-benin-course/
⏰ Only a few hours left to register!
Don’t miss today’s Bioconductor Seminar Series session:
“Deep-learning-based Gene Perturbation Effect Prediction Does Not Yet Outperform Simple Linear Baselines.”
🗓️ Today, December 2, 2025
đź•’ 9PM CET / 3PM EST / 12PM PST
Format: 30 min insights, 15 min guided discussion, 15 min open Q&A.
👉 Register here: https://dfci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0nAabJt1Qeyd8QsJjvEzOQ#/registration
See you there!
🚀 EuroBioC2026 – Call for Abstracts is Now Open!
We invite submissions for short talks, posters, and workshops for EuroBioC2026.
🗓️ Important Dates
• 30 January 2026: Call closes
👉 Submit your abstract here: https://openreview.net/group?id=bioconductor.org/EuroBioC/2026/Conference
⚠️ Note: The OpenReview submission system requires all submitters to create an account at least two weeks before the abstract deadline. Please register early to avoid issues
For any questions, contact eurobioc@bioconductor.org