Dear UBC,
We are pleased to reflect on the success of our 10th Annual UBC Symposium, which took place last month. The event was kicked off by the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Isabel Arends. Together with engaging presentations, great discussions, and valuable opportunities to connect, the event certainly highlighted the strength of our community. Thank you to all who participated and made it a memorable day.
We are also happy to share that the revamp of the UBC website is now successfully completed. Your input has helped us shape a more accessible and functional website, so thank you for your support.
Looking ahead, we are excited to welcome you to our next in-person UBC seminar on November 23. This edition features Duong Vu, who will focus on using computations techniques for improving fungal identification. We hope to see you there for what promises to be an engaging and informative session.
Warm regards,
Ronnie de Jonge
On behalf of the UBC Daily Board
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Meet UBC Principal Investigator Duong Vu
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| In our latest UBC interview, we spotlight Principal Investigator Duong Vu from the Westerdijk Institute. Duong shares how bioinformatics is transforming fungal research, enabling the identification of millions of unknown fungal species and uncovering their roles in ecosystems, medicine, and industry. Learn about her innovative tools, DNABarcoder and MycoAI, and her vision for collaboration and advancing fungal studies within the UBC community. |
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The UBC website has recently got a make over, offering a fresh, user-friendly design. It's now easier to navigate, featuring key information for members on news, events, education, and the UBC network. Whether you're a member or a visitor, the site is a valuable resource for staying connected and informed.
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Review of 10th UBC Annual Symposium
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| Our 10th UBC Annual Symposium, held on October 7 at the Princess Máxima Center, marked a decade of innovation in bioinformatics. With over 200 participants, the event featured inspiring keynotes, dynamic pitch talks, and engaging poster sessions. The symposium showcased the vibrant collaborations within Utrecht’s bioinformatics community. Read more about this memorable edition in our review. |
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HADDOCK server hits 50,000 users globally
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| The BioExcel HADDOCK server has achieved a significant milestone, surpassing 50,000 users across nearly 150 countries. This integrative modeling tool, available since 2008, enables researchers to generate high-quality models of macromolecular complexes. |
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Recent publications by UBC members |
Description of Asgardarchaeum abyssi gen. nov. spec. nov., a novel species within the class Asgardarchaeia and phylum Asgardarchaeota in accordance with the SeqCode
Systematic and Applied Microbiology, Volume 74, Issue 4, July 2024
Daniel Tamarit’s group
Development of a formula for scoring competence of bovine embryos to sustain pregnancy
Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, Volume 39, September 2024
Belen Rabaglino’s group
Towards the accurate modelling of antibody−antigen complexes from sequence using machine learning and information-driven docking
Bioinformatics, Volume 40, Issue 10, October 2024
Alexandre Bonvin’s group
Modeling Protein–Glycan Interactions with HADDOCK
Nature, Volume 64, Issue 19, October 2024
Alexandre Bonvin’s group
High-quality peptide evidence for annotating non-canonical open reading frames as human proteins
Preprint, 24 September 2024
Sebastiaan van Heesch’s group
Complex structural variation is prevalent and highly pathogenic in pediatric solid tumors
Cell Genomics, Volume 4, Issue 11, 13 November 2024
Patrick Kemmeren’s group
Pangenome graph analysis reveals extensive effector copy-number variation in spinach downy mildew
PLOS Genetics, 25 October 2024
Guido Van den Ackerveken, Ronnie de Jonge, Michael F. Seidl
The complex landscape of luminal breast cancer
Endocrine-Related Cancer, 1 October 2024
Stefan Prekovic’s group |
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UBC Seminar: Improving fungal identification from environmental and clinical samples |
Join us in person for a new UBC Seminar on Monday 25 November, at 16:00 in the Minnaert building, Room 0.14. Duong Vu from the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute will present on cutting-edge computational and AI methods for improving fungal identification from environmental and clinical samples. No registration is required, and refreshments will be served afterward. Don’t miss this in-person event! More details at ubc.uu.nl.
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