Quest for Orthologs meeting (QfO9) - August 29-30, 2026, Lausanne

CALL: abstract submissions for talks and posters.
Submission deadline: May 15, 2026
Webpage: https://qfo2026.unil.ch/

Confirmed Invited Speakers: Katharina Hoff (University of Greifswald),
Erich Bornberg-Bauer (University of M�nster), Lucy J. Colwell (University
of Cambridge, Google DeepMind), Ekaterina Osipova (Harvard University)

Scope: The QfO Consortium addresses key challenges in molecular
evolutionary biology and strives to develop large-scale methods for
inferring orthology among fully sequenced genomes, and to reconstruct the
complement of protein-coding genes in common ancestral genomes across
the tree of life. The QfO meetings aim to bring together researchers
around the world who work in the field to accelerate progress through
sharing of ideas, methods, and research findings.

QfO 9 will take place ahead of ECCB 2026 (both in Switzerland). Travel
awards for early-career researchers will be available.

We look forward to welcoming you to Lausanne!

Best regards,
Sina Majidian
(on behalf of the QfO 9 organizing committee)

Sina Majidian <sina.majidian@gmail.com>

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