Uncovering the state-of-the-art in high-throughput genomic sequencing algorithms and applications is the agenda of the fifth annual HiTSeq workshop this summer. And New York Genome Center SVP of Informatics Dirk Evers is among the meeting organizers who are seeking ideas from fellow bioinformatics innovators. Papers presented at the meeting will also be published in a special edition of the peer-reviewed journal Bioinformatics.
HiTSeq is a two-day workshop devoted to the latest advances in computational techniques for the analysis of high-throughput sequencing data. Started in 2008 by Francisco De La Vega as a one-day, 50-person gathering, the event has grown over the years alongside the industry. Last year, he says, 200 meeting-goers—more than two-thirds from academia—showed up to hear in-depth presentations about new algorithms, analysis methods, and apps in the many areas of biology that are being transformed by high-throughput sequencing.De La Vega, who is VP of Genome Science for Real Time Genomics, Inc., calls it a “very healthy sized satellite of a meeting that gets 1,000 attendees.” He’s referring to Intelligent Systems in Molecular Biology, the leading annual global conference for bioinformatics professionals that takes place in Berlin July 19-23. HiTSeq 2013 is July 19-20.
“The meeting shows the current state-of-the-art for applications and analysis in high-throughput sequencing,” Evers says. “In the first years of HiTSeq there were no talks using the new technologies at ISMB. So I think it is fair to say that this workshop is more bleeding-edge and technology focused, with a highlight on new applications and technologies.”
De La Vega says the event this year will feature topical sessions on human microbiome analysis and cancer genomics. “We’ve tried to start moving to vertical applications,” he says. “With cancer, there is a lot of complexity and structural variation. And the microbiome is a big topic this year—linking diversity with disease and figuring out which came first.”
George Weinstock of the Genome Institute at Washington University, a pioneer in the field of microbiomics, will make a keynote presentation. Genome technology leaders John McPherson of Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and Richard Durbin of Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute will also present keynotes.
The deadline for submitting papers to HiTSeq and for publication in Bioinformatics is March 17. See submission guidelines at HiTSeq.org
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