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Plant Reactome Release Summary - Version 24 - April 2025

The April 2025 public release (Version 24) of the Plant Reactome pathway knowledgebase hosts pathways for 139 species representing model plants, crops, and species of evolutionary importance. It is an open-source and freely accessible resource, built upon the Neo4j graph database management system to facilitate a seamless integration of heterogeneous data

Bridging Genomics and Agriculture: Key Takeaways from AGBT-Ag 2026

Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) hosted its Agricultural meeting April 12-15, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. AGBT-Ag brought together leading genome researchers, data scientists, breeders, policy makers, funders and innovators, focusing on the integration of genomics and agriculture in an effort to help address the escalating needs of a changing earth. Leading scientists and researchers presented many exhibits, workshops and posters over the course of the 4 day meeting.

NAPB 2026 Annual Meeting: AI-Driven Innovation in Plant Breeding

The National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) will host its 2026 Annual Meeting on June 15–18, 2026, at the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center in College Station, Texas. This annual gathering provides a unique forum for public- and private-sector plant breeders working across more than 40 crop species.

CSHL Tutorials in Genomics & Bioinformatics: RNA-Seq Analysis course, May 10-12

An Intensive, Hands-On Introduction to Modern Transcriptomics

Curation Beyond Biocuration: A perspective from Plant Reactome

March 9, 2026

The International Society for Biocuration  hosted a dynamic session in its  Virtual Conference Series on March 9, 2026, titled Curation Beyond Biocuration. The event brought together experts from diverse disciplines to explore how data curation is evolving across fields such as linguistics, archaeology, immunology, and biodiversity informatics.

Single Cell & Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis course Will Be Held Jun 25- Jul 13, 2026 at CSHL, Applications Due Mar 27

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is hosting the Single Cell & Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis course, June 25-July 13. This intensive two-week course trains students in state-of-the-art wet-lab methods for single-cell analysis and builds foundational skills in bioinformatic handling of single-cell data. Each module is delivered by scientists specializing in different aspects of single-cell research.

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CSHL Statistical Analysis of Genome Scale Data Course, June 5-19, Applications due March 13

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is hosting the course, Statistical Analysis of Genome Scale Data, June 5-19, 2025. Harmen Bussemaker, from Columbia University, Sean Davis, from the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, and Hans Tomas Rube, from the University of California Merced will serve as the course instructors.

ISRFG 2026: Rice Functional Genomics at the Royal Society, London

The 23rd International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG 2026) will be held 08–11 September 2026 at the historic Royal Society in central London. Organized by the UKRI-funded OryzaNet network in collaboration with the Association of Applied Biologists, the meeting will bring together global leaders in rice biology, genomics, and crop improvement.

The Biology of Genomes Conference from May 5-9, 2026 at CSHL, Abstracts Due Feb 13

The 39th annual Biology of Genomes meeting will take place at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory May 5-9, 2026. The conference will explore how DNA sequence variation shapes molecular evolution, population genetics, complex disease biology, and comparative genomics, as well as findings from large-scale gene and protein expression studies and genomic analyses of ecological systems.

PAG33 Highlights: Advancing Genomic Resources, FAIR Data, and Crop Trait Discovery

The International Plant and Animal Genome conference (PAG33) took place on January 9-14, 2026 in San Diego, California.

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