In this international congress held recently in Gran Canaria, the research team presented several works related to Bioinformatics and Genomics developed from the area.
Between July 12 and 14, 2023, the Genomics Area of the Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (ITER) participated in the 10th International Congress on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (IWBBIO 2023), held in Gran Canaria, Spain. The event, organized by the University of Granada, which brings together leading professionals and researchers in the field of bioinformatics and biomedical engineering from around the world, provides a forum for discussion on the latest advances in this field with the aim of promoting the establishment and strengthening of scientific collaborations and exchanges of best practices among attendees.
Several members of the Genomics Area and collaborators presented three outstanding studies that have been recognized for their relevance and innovation in the field of genomic sequencing and bioinformatics analysis. Namely:
- “Assessing Bioinformatic Tools for de Novo Assembly of Nanopore Sequencing Data from Human Whole-Genomes”. Authors: Adrián Muñoz-Barrera, Víctor García-Olivares, Luis A. Rubio-Rodríguez, David Jáspez, José M. Lorenzo-Salazar, Rafaela González-Montelongo, Carlos Flores. This work addresses the evaluation of bioinformatics tools for the de novo assembly of human whole genome sequencing data obtained with nanopore technology. The study provides valuable information to improve the accuracy and efficiency of genomic analysis, which is fundamental to contribute to the advancement of personalized medicine and biomedical research.
- “Bioinformatics Approaches to Characterize the Monkeypox Virus Genomes from Cases of the Mid-2022 Outbreak”. Authors: Adrián Muñoz-Barrera, Laura Ciuffreda, Julia Alcoba-Florez, Luis A. Rubio-Rodríguez, Héctor Rodríguez-Pérez, Helena Gil-Campesino, Diego García-Martínez de Artola, Josmar Salas-Hernández, Julia Rodríguez-Núñez, Antonio Íñigo-Campos, Víctor García-Olivares, Oscar Díez-Gil, Rafaela González-Montelongo, Agustín Valenzuela-Fernández, José M. Lorenzo-Salazar, Carlos Flores. During the conference, the research team also presented the study of the genome of the simian pox virus or Monkeypox, the pathogen responsible for the outbreak that started in April 2022 in Europe, using different bioinformatics approaches. Its innovative approach has provided a deeper understanding of this pathogen, as well as laying the analytical foundation for future strategies to control and prevent similar outbreaks. For more detailed information on this work, we recommend you to consult our bioinformatics repository on the ITER website: https://github.com/genomicsITER/monkeypox
- “Enabling Real-Time Analysis of Nanopore 16S rRNA Sequencing Data with NanoRTax”. Authors: Héctor Rodríguez-Pérez, Laura Ciuffreda, Carlos Flores. The research team presented a new bioinformatics application, NanoRTax, which enables real-time analysis of 16S rRNA sequencing data. This application, aimed at processing data obtained with nanopore-based third-generation sequencing technologies, has the potential to revolutionize the identification of microorganisms in various areas, including public health and environmental research, shortening analysis times. More details can be found in the bioinformatics repository of this tool on our website: https://github.com/genomicsITER/NanoRTax.
The heads of the Genomics Area of ITER expressed their satisfaction for the participation of their team in the IWBBIO 2023 congress and highlighted the importance of continuing to advance in the application of bioinformatics and biomedical engineering to address current challenges in the field of genomics and medicine.
The full abstracts of the papers presented are available on the official website of the IWBBIO 2023 congress: Link to Program & Abstracts
