9th International Symposium on Bioinformatics (InSyB2025)
Event Dates: 25-26 November 2025.
Venue: University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST), Qatar.
Theme: Ecosystem-Driven Bioinformatics for Transforming Healthcare
Day 1, Tuesday, 25 November 2025
| Date | Time | Activity Description | Presenter Name and Affiliation / Location |
| 25/11/2025 | 8:00-9:00 | Registration | Building 1 Lobby |
| 9:00-9:05 | Welcome Speech | Dr. Zakaria Maamar, Dean, College of Computing and IT, UDST Theatre (1.1.04) | |
| 9:05-9:15 | Welcome by Partners | Representative from Partners | |
| 9:15-10:05 | Knowledge-based diagnosis of genetic disease
Overall Objective(s): Understand how knowledge-based computational approaches support the diagnosis and interpretation of genetic diseases. | Dr. Robert Hoehndorf King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Theatre (1.1.04) Session Chair: Dr. Katherine Bradley, UDST | |
| 10:05-10:35 | Group Photo | Coffee Break | Building 1 Lobby | |
| 10:35-11:25 | Expert Panel: Ecosystem-Driven Bioinformatics for Transforming Healthcare
Overall Objective(s): Understand how bioinformatics ecosystems spanning data, infrastructure, and collaboration contribute to advances in precision healthcare. | Panelists: Dr. Robert Hoehndorf, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Dr. Aziz Khan, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). Dr. Marios Kambouris, Sidra Medicine. Dr. Dinesh Velayutham, Qatar Precision Health Institute (QPHI). Moderator: Dr. Ramzan Ali, UDST Theatre (1.1.04) | |
| 11:25-12:15 | Genomic Diagnostics at the Era of Personalized Precision Medicine
Overall Objective(s): Understand how genomic tools and analytical approaches enable individualized and accurate diagnostic decision-making. | Dr. Marios Kambouris Sidra Medicine, Qatar Theatre (1.1.04) Session Chair: Dr. Asma El-Magboub, UDST | |
| 12:15-13:25 | Lunch | Prayer | Building 1 and Atrium 1 | |
| 13:25-14:15 | Building a Population-Specific Genomic Ecosystem for Precision Healthcare Overall Objective(s): Understand how population-specific genomic resources and workflows enhance the accuracy and equity of precision healthcare. | Dr. Dinesh Velayutham Qatar Precision Health Institute (QPHI) Theatre (1.1.04) Session Chair: Dr. Mohammad Asif Khan, UDST | |
| 14:15-15:05 | Bioinformatics Approaches for Exploring Coronavirus Diversity and Designing Therapeutic Antibodies
Overall Objective(s): Understand how bioinformatics tools reveal coronavirus diversity and support the design of therapeutic antibodies. | Dr. Hebah Al Khatib Qatar University Theatre (1.1.04) Session Chair: Dr. Katherine Bradley, UDST | |
| 15:05-15:35 | Coffee Break | Building 1 and Atrium 1 | |
| 15:35-15:55 | Drug repurposing in Transforming Healthcare: A case study of Novel Drug Targets in Plasmodium falciparum
Overall Objective(s): Understand how computational drug-repurposing approaches identify and prioritize novel therapeutic targets in Plasmodium falciparum. | Dr. Harpreet Singh Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, India Theatre (1.1.04) Session Chair: Dr. Asma El-Magboub, UDST | |
| 15:55-16:45 | Computational genomics at scale: Open-source frameworks for cancer omics and gene regulation
Overall Objective(s): Understand how scalable, open-source computational frameworks enable cancer omics analysis and gene-regulation studies. | Dr. Aziz Khan Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), United Arab Emirates Theatre (1.1.04) Session Chair: Dr. Ramzan Ali, UDST | |
| 16:45-17:00 | Bioinformatics @ UDST Overview | Conference Survey | Closing Remarks for Day 1 | Dr. Mohammad Asif Khan, Associate Dean, College of Computing and IT, UDST Theatre (1.1.04) |
Day 2, Wednesday, 26 November 2025
| Date | Time | Activity Description | Presenter Name and Affiliation / Location |
| 26/11/2025 | 7:00-8:00 | Registration | 10.1.18 (Common area) |
| 8:00-10:00 | Workshop Session Part A Workshop 1: Structural Bioinformatics: An Introductory Molecular Dynamics Workshop for Exploring Biomolecule Motion Overall Objective(s): Use basic molecular dynamics tools to run a simple simulation to explain the behavior of lysozyme active site residues and explore fundamental biomolecular motions
Workshop 2: Protein Modelling-Basics to AI- Predictions Overall Objective(s): Apply foundational protein-modelling tools to generate and visualize simple structural predictions.
Workshop 3: Becoming an Open and Reproducible Scientist Overall Objective(s): Apply core principles of research transparency and reproducibility through organising and sharing workflows or datasets.
Workshop 4: Coding for Biology: Harnessing the Power of AI Overall Objective(s): Apply basic coding techniques to process biological data and interact with AI-assisted analytical tools. | Room: 10.1.18
Room: 10.1.16
Room: 10.1.27
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| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break | 10.1.18 (Common area) | |
| 10:30-12:30 | Workshop Session Part B Return to the Same Workshop as Part A | Same Venue as Part A. | |
| 12:30-12:45 | Conference Closing Remarks | Dr. Mohammad Asif Khan, Associate Dean, College of Computing and IT, UDST |
CPD Accreditation
Activity Number: API-01-P220 Target Audience: Physician, Dentist, Allied Health Practitioners, Nurse, Pharmacist, Professionals and Researchers who are interested in Bioinformatics This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Category 1) as defined by the Ministry of Public Health's Department of Healthcare Professions - Accreditation Section and is approved for a maximum of 9 hours. Members of the Scientific Planning Committee have no conflict of interest to declare The Scientific Planning Committee (SPC) has reviewed all disclosed financial relationships of speakers, moderators, facilitators in advance of this CPD activity and has implemented procedures to manage any potential or real conflicts of interests. |