Upcoming Events

March 26, 2025 In-person + Zoom

Trainee Speaker: Dr. Gergely Pap, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN

Talk Title: Transcription factor binding site detection with a non-parametric nearest neighbors approach

Guest Speaker: Dr. Shu Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto.

Talk Title: Inferring biochemical reaction network properties and dynamics from single-cell high-dimensional data

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Guest Speaker Suggestions

We are always looking for new presenters.

If you would like to suggest someone, please let us know info@torbug.org.

Trainee Speaker Opportunities

TorBUG provides opportunities for local trainee speakers to present on their work. Submit an abstract of your work for consideration. Submissions can be made to info@torbug.org.

Proposals for 2024-2025 season being accepted at info@torbug.org

Several Bioinformatics User Groups (BUGs) operate across Canada to bring together trainees, researchers and other professionals with a shared interest in the field of bioinformatics, computational biology and data science.

TorBUG (Toronto Bioinformatics Users Group) meets on the last Wednesday of every month from September through April, except holidays. Research presentations by bioinformatics leaders, students and industry representatives are followed by networking over pizza and refreshments (limited capacity).

Meetings for 2024-2025 will be hybrid. In-person at Donnelly Centre CCBR, University of Toronto, 160 College St, Black room (limited capacity) and via Zoom, and are FREE and OPEN to all.

In-Person & Virtual Meeting Format

Join via Zoom


2024-2025 Season

  • September 25, 2024 – Max Shafer, Assistant Professor, Department of Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Toronto
  • October 30, 2024 – Tallulah Andrews, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario
  • November 27, 2024 – Benjamin Haibe-Kains, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto, Senior Scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PM), University Health Network
  • January 29, 2025 – Maria Chikina, Assistant Professor, Department of Computational and Systems Biology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • February 26, 2025 – Olivia Wilkins, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba
  • March 26, 2025 – Shu Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
  • April 30, 2025 – Shraddha Pai, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto

As a service to the community, other bioinformatics events are posted to the calendar.

For bioinformatics events in Vancouver and Montreal, visit our sister groups, VanBUG and MonBUG.

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