The 23rd Israeli Bioinformatics Symposium (IBS 2025)
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
at Reichman University campus, Herzliya
jointly organized with Tel-Hai College
Symposium summary
We had a great turnout of ~350 participants who enjoyed a short but packed day with exciting scientific presentations and interactions, including:
- A kenoye talk by Prof. Christoph Lippert from HPI Pottsdam on the topic of Deep learning for statistical inference in imaging genetics
- The first Benny Chor memorial lecture by Prof. Zohar Yakhini from Reichman University and the Technion on the topic of Synthetic DNA – from measurement to cryptographic signatures
- Nine research talks
- 95 poster presentations
We also gave out the following prizes
- ISBCB Lifetime contribution award to Prof. Ron Unger from BAr-Ilan University for pioneering bioifnroamtics research and education in Israel
- Two poster awards curtosy of The Edmond J. Safra Center for Bioinformatics at Tel Aviv University, and in memory of Gal Eizenkot Z”L:
- Roni Cohen-Fultheim and Itamar Twersy from Bar-Ilan University on their poster: A Novel Cytoplasmic Index for Targeting Immune-Related A-to-I RNA Editing in Inverted Alu Clusters
- Maya Metzger from Tel Aviv University on her poster: BLINCHESS – A Novel League-Based Approach for Studying Differential Abundance in Microbiome Data
Photos
Complete photo gallery can be found here
Organizing committee
- Ilan Gronau, Efi Arazi School of Computer Science, Reichman University
- Milana Frenkel-Morgenstern, Scojen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Dina Recanati School of Medicine, Reichman University
- Itai Sharon, Computer Science Dept., Tel-Hai College
- Sariel Hubner, Biotechnology Dept. Tel-Hai College
For questions, please contact Ilan Gronau at ilan.gronau@runi.ac.il
Sponsors
We acknowledge the generous support of these organizations:
- Edmond J. Safra Center for Bioinformatics at Tel Aviv University
- Reichman University Innovation Center
- Tel-Hai College
- Scojen Institute of Synthetic Biology
- Rhenium Bio Science
- Danyel Biotech
- Syntezza Bioscience
Arrival instructions
We highly recommend arriving by public transportation. Herzliya train station has frequent train service from the South and the North. From the station, it’s a 10 minute bus ride to Reichman University campus. There are buses every 10 minutes or so – lines 19, 34, 39.
If you’re coming from Tel Aviv, then line 347 has a stop right by campus.
If you prefer to arrive by car, we recommend that you carpool with colleagues. Type “Reichman University Student Parking (East)” in Waze, or use the Google Maps pin below. The free student parking lot gets filled quickly in the morning, so plan on arriving around 8:30. If the parking lot is full, then there is another gravel parking lot on the west side of campus, which is also free, and you can also park on the street (white-blue paid parking).
The symposium will take place in the Daniel Jusidman Conference Center at Reichman University campus in Herzliya.
Registration (closed)
April 10 update: Registration has been reopened now. There is a limited number of tickets available, and only for paid registration.
Late registration April 1st – April 20th:
- General participants (faculty members / industry): 280 NIS
- Graduate students and postdocs: 140 NIS
Undergraduate students: Free
Poster submission deadline passed on April 9th!
Poster size: 70cm x 100cm (portrait layout)
Prizes will be given to best student posters!!