TorBUG meets on the last Wednesday of every month from September through April. Research presentations from bioinformatics leaders, students and industry representatives.

Meetings for 2025-2026 will be held in-person at CCBR Black Room (limited capacity), and virtually via Zoom at 3:00 pm and are FREE and OPEN to all.

Join via Zoom
3:00pm – 3:05pmIntroduction
3:05pm – 3:20pmTrainee Presentation
3:20pm – 4:00pmGuest Speaker Presentation
4:00pm – 5:00pmTorBUG Social, CCBR White room (limited capacity)

2025-2026 Season

Next Talk: September 24, 2025

Join via Zoom

3:00-4:00 – Main Event in-person at CCBR, Black room (limited capacity) and on Zoom
Trainee Speaker: Jennifer Jiang, Gillis Lab, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Title: Two X Chromosomes, One Disease: Uncovering hidden dysregulation with haplotype-resolved single-cell transcriptomics

Guest Speaker: Dr. Mor Nitzan, Associate Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Title: Decoding layers of spatial and temporal organization in multicellular systems with topological priors

4:00-5:00 – In-person social in White Room (limited capacity).

Upcoming Events 2025-2026

  • September 24, 2025 – Dr. Mor Nitzan, Associate Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • October 29, 2025 – Career Fireside Chat.
  • November 26, 2025 – Student Speaker Event.
  • Spring events to be announced soon.

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