The 3rd Worldwide Chinese Computational Biology Conference was successfully held online
From August 3 to 6, the 3rd Worldwide Chinese Computational Biology Conference, organized and hosted by the Center for Quantitative Biology at Peking University, was successfully held online. The conference showed the latest achievements of Chinese researchers in the fields of computational biology and theoretical biology, and promoted exchanges and collaborations among researchers in the related fields. The conference invited Chinese researchers and young talents from all over the world to discuss the opportunities, challenges and new developments in computational and theoretical biology. The conference was held online and live streamed on the Koushare website. More than four hundred participants registered for the online conference. The online live streaming of the conference was viewed over 30,000 times, further expanding the influence of the Worldwide Chinese Computational Biology Conference.
On August 3rd, the 3rd World Chinese Computational Biology Conference opened online. The Secretary-General of the Conference, Professor Chen Song from the Center for Quantitative Biology at Peking University, expressed a warm welcome to the participating experts and scholars. One of the initiators of the series of conferences, Professor Zenghui Zhang from NYU Shanghai introduced the purpose of the conference. The field of computational biology has developed rapidly in recent years, with continuous advances in technology and an expanded scope of applications. The purpose of the conference is to provide a platform for Chinese researchers in computational biology to learn, exchange and collaborate. This is a worldwide conference held during the global fight against COVID-19. It adopts a new form of online conference and is of special significance. Subsequently, the chair of the conference, Professor Luhua Lai from Peking University gave an opening speech. Professor Luhua Lai welcomed participants from all over the world on behalf of the Center for Quantitative Biology of Peking University. Then she introduced the efforts of the Center for Quantitative Biology to promote interdisciplinary and quantitative life sciences.
During the 4-day meeting, 64 speakers from all over the world presented their research, covering themes including molecular simulations of bio-systems, computer-aided drug design, machine learning in computational biology, theoretical and systems biology. The conference had a special session about COVID-19, highlighting the important role of computational biology in making prevention/protection policies, understanding viral pathogenesis mechanisms and developing anti-virus drugs. Participants actively asked questions online and had in-depth discussions with speakers. The conference also presented online flash talks and posters, providing young scholars opportunities to exhibit their research and communicate with experts and colleagues remotely.
On August 6th, the conference was successfully closed. At the closing, the chair of the conference, Professor Chao Tang from Peking University, congratulated for a wonderful and successful conference. Although the conference was online, the academic exchanges and discussions were still extensive and enthusiastic. Professor Chao Tang hoped that this conference would further promote exchanges among researchers in the fields of computational biology and theoretical biology, and attract more scholars to participate in the conference and join the related fields. Professor Tang Chao expressed his gratitude to the organization committee, academic committee, co-organizers, secretaries and volunteers of the conference. In the end, Professor Feng Zhu from Zhejiang University, representing the organizers of the 4th Worldwide Chinese Computational Biology Conference (2022), introduced the preliminary plans for the next conference, and expressed warm welcome to all of the participants.
The conference was organized and hosted by the Center for Quantitative Biology at Peking University, co-organized by Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing Bioinformatics Research Society, and Biophysical Society of China (Academic Committee of Bioinformatics and Theoretical Biophysics). The conference was also supported by the "Graduate Education and Innovation Program" from Peking University.
