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 – 4:00pmTrainee Presentations
4:00pm – 5:00pmTorBUG Social, CCBR White room (limited capacity)

2025-2026 Season

Next Talk: February 25, 2026

Join via Zoom

3:00-3:05pm – Introduction

3:05 – 4:05pm – Trainee Presentations:

  1. Haoning Qu, Moses Lab, Department of Cell & Systems Biology, Can AlphaFold3 identify the preferred DNA binding sequences for transcription factors?
  2. Jacob Fine, Blencowe Lab, Department of Molecular Genetics – Deciphering the human codon usage code.
  3. Ryan Chieu, Parkinson/Gray-Owen Labs, Department of Molecular Genetics – Functional impact of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in the vaginal microbiome.

4:00-5:00pm – Social in-person in CCBR, White Room.

Upcoming Events 2025-2026

  • September 24, 2025 – Dr. Mor Nitzan, Associate Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • October 29, 2025 – Career Fireside Chat – Michelle Brazas & Jacob Fine
  • November 26, 2025 – Trainee Speaker Rounds
  • January 28, 2026 – Trainee Speaker Rounds
  • February 25, 2026 – Trainee Speaker Rounds
  • March 25, 2026 – Trainee Speaker Rounds

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