Bioinfo club

The iPOP-UP BioInfo Club gathers scientists who want to discover some computational approaches and tools used in genomics, image and structural bioinformatics and to learn by practice on site. The iPOP-UP BioInfo Club includes Institut Jacques Monod (IJM), Epigenetics & Cell Fate unit (EDC), Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative (BFA) and Institut Cochin.

Organizers of the iPOP-UP BioInfo Club

Emeline Bruyère (EDC)
Yves Clément (IJM)
Bertrand Cosson (EDC)
Virginie Courtier (IJM)
Olivier Kirsh (EDC)
Nikos Konstantinides (IJM)
Samuel Murail (BFA)
Olivier Taboureau (BFA).
Please email Virginie Courtier or Bertrand Cosson if you have questions about the iPOP-UP BioInfo Club.

The iPOP-UP BioInfo Club meets about once a month on Tuesday from 12:30 to 13:30, mostly in François Jacob seminar room (Institut Jacques Monod, 15 rue Helene Brion 75013) or in room RH73 (Bâtiment Lamarck, 35 rue Hélène Brion 75013). Attending via zoom is possible for people working at Institut Cochin. Meetings are in English. A light snack is provided. For most sessions, please bring your drink and your laptop. It can be Linux, Mac or Windows. We will let you know in advance when it is a practical session, presentation or discussion.

The BioInfo Club sessions previously organized by Michael Lang (in 2014-2015), Virginie Courtier and colleagues (in 2011-2014 and 2018-2020) can be found here.

Next sessions

(12:30-13:30, 2nd Tuesday of each month with a few exceptions)

13 Feb. 2026 : Nikos Konstantinidis – Single Cell RNAseq
10 Mar. 2026 : Violaine Saint André – Regulatory networks
14 Apr. 2026 : Bertrand Cosson – Comparative analysis of transcriptome and translatome
12 May 2026 : Mélina Farshchi – Methylation detection by nanopore sequencing
09 June 2026 : Building websites with Github

Past sessions

13 Jan. 2026, 12:30-13:30 (room F. Jacob): GENERAL PRESENTATION – FOR ALL
POSTCODE – Uncovering Hidden Post-Transcriptional Regulation in Omics Data (Ismaël Boussaid)

5 Dec. 2025, 3-6pm (Victor Lyon Foundation): GENERAL PRESENTATION – FOR ALL
What Can Genomics Learn from Natural Language Processing? (Guillaume Gautreau)

18 Nov 2025, 12:30-13:30 (room F. Jacob): GENERAL PRESENTATION – FOR ALL
Sycomia: Advanced -omics analyses for translational research (Louis Chauvière)
Sycomia is a bioinformatics services company created by an ancient UPC post-doc. Sycomia develops comprehensive bioinformatics solutions to accelerate translational research in life sciences. We provide end-to-end services for single-cell, spatial, and multi-omics data analysis with streamlined workflows and robust analytical pipelines. A particular focus will be presented on our circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) developments: variant detection, tumor burden monitoring, and predictive algorithms for therapeutic monitoring. We bridge the gap between complex -omics data and research applications, supporting research teams in translating discoveries into actionable insights that advance scientific understanding and therapeutic development.

14 Oct 2025, 12:30-13:30 (room F. Jacob): GENERAL PRESENTATION – FOR ALL
Using AI for readnig/analyzing papers (Pierre Kerner and Marianne Malartre)

9 Sept 2025, 12:30-13:30 (room F. Jacob): GENERAL PRESENTATION – FOR ALL
Revolutionizing Protein Science: AlphaFold’s Impact and Beyond (Samuel Murail) Presentation

10 June 2025, 1-2pm (room F. Jacob): COMPUTER – ADVANCED
Building Bioinformatics Capacity at Cochin: New Platform Overview & GPU-Powered Single-Cell Analysis (Benjamin Saintpierre, BIOINFORMAT’IC platform, Cochin Institute)

Possible future sessions

Marc Baaden (IBPC) – Molecular dynamics, membrane proteins, virtual reality
Jessica Andreani ou Raphael Guerois (I2BC) – Structural Bioinformatics, Protein Interaction
Anne Lopes (I2BC) – De novo emerged gene prediction
Matthieu Montes – Virtual screening