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The 11th Big Data Forum for Life and Health Sciences ( 2026/10/13 - 2026/10/15)

Biological research has entered the era of big data, including a wide variety of omics data and covering a broad range of health data. Such big data is generated at ever-growing rates and distributed throughout the world with heterogeneous standards and diverse limited access capabilities. However, the promise to translate these big data into big knowledge can be realized only if they are publicly shared. Thus, providing open access to omics & health big data is essential for expedited translation of big data into big knowledge and is becoming increasingly vital in advancing scientific research and promoting human healthcare and precise medical treatment.
It is our great pleasure to announce that the 11th Big Data Forum for Life and Health Sciences will be held on October 13-15, 2026. A few renowned biomedical data scientists have agreed to give speeches. Likely, you are also cordially invited to share your work and participate in this exciting event.

Venue: Conference Hall, China National Center for Bioinformation, No.1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

Free registration with limited seats by August 31, 2026 for international attendants. Travel and accommodation expenses are to be borne by the individual.

Contact: conference@cncb.ac.cn

参会报名Registration: https://docs.qq.com/form/page/DWFZ2VkVvc3dhWUZ5

Previous Conferences

Invited Speakers

Sherzod Abdullaev
Prof.
Petrovsky National Research Center of Surgery
Russia
Danni Ai
Prof.
Beijing Institute of Technology
China
Alex Bateman
Professor
Head of Protein Sequence Resources
EMBL-EBI
United Kingdom
Guy Cochrane
Dr.
Scientific Head
Global Biodata Coalition
UK
Di Dong
Prof.
Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Pengfei Fan
Prof.
School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University
China
Hai Fang
Prof.
Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University of Medicine
China
Anna Gladkikh
Professor
Saint-Petersburg Pasteur Institute
Russia
Mar Gonzalez-Porta
Professor
European Nucleotide Archive Team Leader
EMBL-EBI
UK
Ziyi He
Ph.D candidate
National Institute of Genetics
Japan
Gengjie Jia
Prof.
Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
China
Taratorn Kemthong
Mr.
National Primate Research Center of Thailand-Chulalongkorn University (NPRCT-CU) and Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University
Thailand
Sofia Kossida
Professor
University of Montpellier
France
Xueyan Li
Associate Prof.
Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Jing Li
Prof.
Changhai Hospital, Shanghai
China
Shujin Luo
Prof.
School of Life Sciences, Peking University
China
Otília Menyhárt
Dr.
HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences
Hungary
Yasukazu Nakamura
Professor
National Institute of Genetics
Japan
Sunchai Payungporn
Prof.
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Thailand
Dmitrii Polev
Prof.
Head of Laboratory of Metagenomics Research
Saint-Petersburg Pasteur Institute
Russia
Meng Qu
Associate Prof.
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos
Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC)
Head of the Bioinformatics Laboratory
National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC)
Brazil
Vorthon Sawaswong
Dr.
Faculty of Science, Mahidol University
Thailand
Leming Shi
Professor
Fudan University and International Human Phenome Institutes
China
Shuhui Song
Professor

China National Center for Bioinformation
China
Yidi Sun
Prof.
Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
András Szilágyi
Dr.
HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences
Hungary
Bixia Tang

CNCB
China
Ágnes Tantos
Dr.
HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences
Hungary
Judit Tóth
Dr.
HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences
Hungary
Beata G. Vertessy
Corr. Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Member of Academia Europaea
Scientific Advisor, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences
HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences
Hungary
Wen Wang
Prof.
School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University
China
Xiaowo Wang
Prof.
Department of Automation, Tsinghua University
China
Yong Wang
Prof.
Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
China
Jinzhuo Wang
Professor
Peking Univeristy
China
Jie Wang
Prof.
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center
China
Saradee Warit
Dr.
National Center for Genetic Engeneering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), NSTDA
Thailand
Xudong Xing
Prof.
China National Center for Bioinformation
China
Xushen Xiong
Professor
Zhejiang University Medical Center
China
Feng Xu
Prof.
Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong First Medical University
China
Ruidong Xue
Prof.
Peking University - Yunnan Baiyao International Research Center
China
Li Yang
Prof.
Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University
China
Zexian Zeng
Prof.
Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University
China
Shihua Zhang
Prof.
Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
China
Shizhuan Zhang
Prof.
ANSO
China
Qiangfeng Zhang
Associate Prof.
School of Life Science, Tsinghua University
China
Xuming Zhou
Prof.
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Yongchun Zuo
Prof.
Inner Mongolia University
China

Agenda

10/13 星期二 09:00 ~ 12:00
Session 1: Data integration and curation, chaired by Zheng Wang and Lina Ma
09:00 - 09:10
Opening Remarks

09:10 - 09:30 TBD
Guy Cochrane, Global Biodata Coalition

09:30 - 09:50 TBD
Shizhuan Zhang, ANSO

09:50 - 10:10
ENA: Evolving a Global Archive for the Next Era of Life Science Data

Mar Gonzalez-Porta, EMBL-EBI

10:10 - 10:30
Genomic Information Infrastructure for Healthy Longevity in Dogs and Cats

Yasukazu Nakamura, National Institute of Genetics

10:30 - 10:50
Group Photo & Tea Break

10:50 - 11:10
Panning for Q: Target Enrichment of Coxiella Genomes from Complex Metagenomic Backgrounds

Dmitrii Polev, Saint-Petersburg Pasteur Institute

11:10 - 11:30
Genetic target discovery for ageing-related diseases: a computational medicine approach

Hai Fang, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University of Medicine

11:30 - 11:50
Decoding Disease Heterogeneity and Multimorbidity for Precision Nutrition

Gengjie Jia, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

11:50 - 12:10
CNCB Biodata Resources

Shuhui Song, China National Center for Bioinformation

10/13 星期二 13:30 ~ 17:30
Session 2: AI algorithms and models, chaired by Shengquan Chen and Yajing Hao
13:30 - 14:10
Keynote talk: Designing Gene Regulatory Programs with AI

Xiaowo Wang, Department of Automation, Tsinghua University

14:10 - 14:30
AI cohort discovery for aging and healthcare

Jinzhuo Wang, Peking Univeristy

14:30 - 14:40
Intelligent Literature Curation and Multi-Source Q&A Agents

Bixia Tang, CNCB

14:40 - 14:50
From Codon Usage to Data-Centric Biological AI: Exploring Applications of Large-Scale Sequence Resources from DDBJ

Ziyi He, National Institute of Genetics

14:50 - 15:10
Towards a Novel Diagnostic Tool: MicroRNA and Microbiota Profiling for Tuberculosis Staging in Cynomolgus Macaques and Animal Health Assessment

Sunchai Payungporn, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

15:10 - 15:30 Tea Break
15:30 - 15:50 TBD
Qiangfeng Zhang, School of Life Science, Tsinghua University

15:50 - 16:10
Deep-learning-enhanced Polyadenylation Analyses of 3′-tag scRNA-seq Data

Li Yang, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University

16:10 - 16:30
AI-Driven Multi-Omics Data Integration: From Primate Cell Atlases to Precision Intervention

Yidi Sun, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences

10/14 星期三 09:00 ~ 12:00
Session 3: Biodiversity and health genomics, chaired by Xuemei Lu and Tianyi Xu
09:00 - 09:40
Keynote talk: Genetic novelties in animal trait evolution and their implications in biomedical research

Wen Wang, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University

09:40 - 10:00 TBD
Shujin Luo, School of Life Sciences, Peking University

10:00 - 10:10
Whole-genome and methylome characterization of the long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis): a comprehensive biomedical resource toward a model for genetic and epigenetic research

Vorthon Sawaswong, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University

10:10 - 10:30 TBD
Xuming Zhou, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

10:30 - 10:50 Tea Break
10:50 - 11:10
Building conservation research capacity to protect biodiversity

Pengfei Fan, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University

11:10 - 11:30
Coral-symbiotic lifestyles drive the adaptive evolution of coral reef macrofauna

Meng Qu, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

11:40 - 12:00
The Butterfly as a Model System: From Genomes to the Genetic Basis of Adaptive Evolution

Xueyan Li, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

10/14 星期三 13:30 ~ 17:30
Session 4: China-Hungary Symposium, chaired by Beata G. Vertessy and Shuhui Song
13:30 - 13:50
Disease-related Mutations in the RNA Binding Region of the Histone Methyltransferase KMT2D

Ágnes Tantos, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences

13:50 - 14:10
Ensuring Data Reproducibility for the AI-Omics Era with Reference Materials as a Common Ruler [Abstract]

For 30 years, the omics field has reported raw instrument responses—fluorescent intensities, fragment counts, peak areas—as surrogates of concentration. This flawed practice of measuring without a ruler results in models that cannot distinguish subtle, true biological signals from large batch effects, laboratory drift, or platform differences—causing them to fail catastrophically across studies. We propose a practical fix at the data generation stage: co‑profile a common reference material with study samples in every batch and report measurements as sample‑to‑reference ratios (SRRs) of instrument responses on a feature-by-feature basis (www.nature.com/collections/ibadeahigd; Shi L et al., Nature Biotechnology 2026). The SRR approach facilitates AI-driven biomedical discovery and patient care by transforming irreproducible omics instrument responses into inherently comparable, AI‑ready data.

Leming Shi, Fudan University and International Human Phenome Institutes

14:10 - 14:30
Transcription Reprogramming Maintains Persistent Antibiotic Tolerance in Mycobacterium smegmatis Without Detectable Resistance Mutations

Judit Tóth, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences

14:10 - 14:30
Optimizing Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Cynomolgus Macaques for Breeding Colony

Shihua Zhang, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

14:30 - 14:50
Optimizing Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Cynomolgus Macaques for Breeding Colony

Saradee Warit, National Center for Genetic Engeneering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), NSTDA

14:30 - 14:50
Optimizing Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Cynomolgus Macaques for Breeding Colony

Taratorn Kemthong, National Primate Research Center of Thailand-Chulalongkorn University (NPRCT-CU) and Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University

14:50 - 15:10 Tea Break
15:10 - 15:30
Web-Based Platforms for Translational Cancer Data Interpretation and Statistical Decision Support

Otília Menyhárt, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences

15:30 - 15:50

Yongchun Zuo, Inner Mongolia University

15:50 - 16:10
Multi-omics and systems biology analyses reveal molecular pathways of recurrent pregnancy loss

András Szilágyi, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences

16:10 - 16:30
Tumor Etiology, Tumor Heterogeneity and Implications for Treatment

Jing Li, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai

10/15 星期四 09:00 ~ 12:00
Session 5: Population and precision medicine, chaired by Hong Li and Chenxi Tian
09:00 - 09:40 TBD
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos, National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC)

09:40 - 10:00
Research on Image-Text Fusion-Based Intelligent Assisted Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumors

Di Dong, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences

10:00 - 10:10 TBD
10:00 - 10:20
The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Evolution on the COVID-19 Epidemic Process in the North-Western Region of Russia

Anna Gladkikh, Saint-Petersburg Pasteur Institute

10:20 - 10:30 TBD
Sherzod Abdullaev, Petrovsky National Research Center of Surgery

10:30 - 10:50
Co-option of Tumor and Immune Microenvironment at Spatial and Single Cell Resolution

Ruidong Xue, Peking University - Yunnan Baiyao International Research Center

10:50 - 11:10 Tea Break
11:10 - 11:30
Integrative Multi-omics Reveals Dynamic Regulation of Liver Regeneration and Fibrosis

Jie Wang, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center [Speaker introduction]

王杰，中山大学中山眼科中心研究员、国家优秀青年科学基金获得者。王杰博士长期聚焦组织再生的调控机制研究，构建了融合多组学检测、生物信息学分析与实验验证的交叉研究体系。团队开发了调控网络重构、跨物种组学比较等系列算法，确定了同时调控肝脏再生与纤维化的关键分子，揭示了视网膜退化与再生修复的核心调控网络，并初步实现了哺乳动物的部分视网膜再生。代表性论文发表在Science、Nature Communications（2018、2024）、Hepatology（2016、2025）、Clinical Cancer Research、Briefings in Bioinformatics等杂志，其中2篇为ESI高被引论文。

11:40 - 12:00
From Longitudinal Health Data to Risk Stratification: A LLM Empowered Multimodal Clinical Framework for Hepatic Steatosis

Feng Xu, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong First Medical University [Speaker introduction]

徐峰，获国家级人才项目资助, 山东第一医科大学附属省立医院，教授，医学信息与人工智能学院副院长，泰山学者青年专家。 研究成果：European Respiratory Journal（IF:33.3），Lancet Respiratory Medicine(IF:102.6)，Nature Communication(IF:17.7)等国际权威期刊发表SCI论文31篇，累计一作/通讯作者影响因子172.6。 研究方向：人工智能在生物医疗领域应用、复杂疾病病理数据分析、计算生物学、医疗大数据分析 获奖情况：山东省优秀青年学者（海外）、山东第一医科大学拔尖A类人才、山东省立医院优秀青年导师、UBC优秀青年学者奖(加拿大)、新加坡国立大学数学津贴(新加坡)、龙荣轼教授及朱淑濂女士奖学金(中国香港)等。

10/15 星期四 13:30 ~ 17:30
Session 6: Single-cell and cancer omics, chaired by Shuai Jiang and Xudong Xing
13:30 - 14:10
Keynote talk: TBD [Abstract]

TBD

Alex Bateman, EMBL-EBI

14:10 - 14:30
IMGT: Past Achievements, Present Work, and Future Perspectives in Immunogenetics

Sofia Kossida, University of Montpellier

14:30 - 14:50 TBD
Zexian Zeng, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University

14:50 - 15:10 Tea Break
15:10 - 15:30 TBD
Xushen Xiong, Zhejiang University Medical Center

15:30 - 15:40 TBD
15:30 - 15:50 TBD
Xudong Xing, China National Center for Bioinformation

15:40 - 16:00 TBD
16:00 - 16:50 TBD
Yong Wang, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

16:00 - 16:10 TBD
16:10 - 16:30 TBD
16:10 - 16:30
Multimodal Image-guided Surgery Navigation

Danni Ai, Beijing Institute of Technology

16:30 - 16:40
Concluding remarks