Announcement to share:

Spring 2026 Life Sciences Opportunities: Seminars & Workshops

1. Midwest Bioinformatics Showcase: Abstracts Due Jan 16 Final Reminder: This Friday (January 16) is the deadline to submit abstracts for the Midwest Bioinformatics Showcase, a joint virtual seminar series between Purdue and Northwestern highlighting computational research in the life sciences.

• Submit Abstract: midwestbioinformatics.org (Open to Grad Students & Postdocs)
• Attend: If you wish to attend without presenting, please use the website form to join the seminar mailing list.

2. Spring 2026 Life Sciences Training Series Registration is now open for RCAC’s computational life sciences training events.

• Genomics Exchange (Virtual): A biweekly discussion series focused on intuition, project organization, and workflow strategies for bioinformatics. Starts Jan 20. View Schedule & Register
• Hands-On Workshops (In-Person): Full-day, intensive workshops covering end-to-end analysis on RCAC systems (RNA-seq, Assembly, Annotation). View Details & Registration Dates

3. Stay Updated To receive notifications about future life sciences workshops and resources directly, researchers can join our dedicated announcement list.

• Subscribe: Send a blank email to RCAC-LIFESCI-subscribe-request@lists.purdue.edu.

Thanks,

Arun Seetharam, PhD (aseethar@purdue.edu)
Lead Bioinformatics Scientist
RCAC, Purdue University