diff --git a/content/page/panels-2026.md b/content/page/panels-2026.md index 1a5cb3369..12a40f028 100644 --- a/content/page/panels-2026.md +++ b/content/page/panels-2026.md @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ --- author: monicacecilia -date: "2026-03-31T18:50:23+00:00" +date: "2026-06-12T19:20:23+00:00" title: BOSC 2026 Panels url: /events/bosc-2026/panels/ bosc: yes --- -For the first time ever, BOSC will include **two** panels on important and timely topics. +For the first time ever, BOSC will include **two** panel discussions featuring perspectives from across the open science, bioinformatics, policy, and AI landscapes. # Policies and Strategies for Resilient Open Science @@ -18,11 +18,82 @@ Our discussion will range from high-level policy to the practical "how-to" of re # Panelists -### To be named +### Maryam Zaringhalam +**Center for Open Science** + +{{< columns >}} + +Maryam Zaringhalam, PhD, is the Senior Director of Policy at the Center for Open Science (COS), where she leads strategic policy efforts to improve the openness, integrity, and reproducibility of scientific research. Prior to joining COS, she served as the Data Science and Open Science Officer at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the NIH and as the Assistant Director for Public Access and Research Policy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), where she oversaw the implementation of the landmark 2022 public access memo and coordinated the 2023 Federal Year of Open Science. A molecular biologist by training, Maryam received her PhD from Rockefeller University. She is also a Senior Producer for *The Story Collider*, utilizing narrative storytelling to foster community engagement and dismantle barriers to open, inclusive science. + +{{< column >}} + +Maryam Zaringhalam + +{{< endcolumns >}} + +### Ann Nowakowski +**Sage Bionetworks** + +{{< columns >}} + +Ann Nowakowski + +{{< column >}} + +Ann Nowakowski, MPH, is the Associate Technical Director of Product Strategy at Sage Bionetworks. With an extensive background in health informatics, computational infrastructure, and biomedical data coordination, her work centers on implementing the practical standards necessary to support ethical, open, and reproducible research workflows. At Sage Bionetworks, she collaborates closely with multidisciplinary consortia to establish open-access data platforms and transparent data governance policies that maximize the utility of public health data. + +{{< endcolumns >}} + +### Mallory Freeberg +**EMBL-EBI** + +{{< columns >}} + +Mallory Freeberg, PhD, is the Human Genomics Team Leader at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). She directs major genomic variation resources, including the Ensembl Variant Effect Predictor (VEP) tool, human variation interpretation platforms (such as DECIPHER and Gene2Phenotype), and the European Genome-phenome Archive (EGA). Mallory’s career is dedicated to promoting the responsible and standardized sharing of FAIR human clinical and omics data. She actively guides international data harmonization frameworks and serves as Co-Lead of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) Implementation Forum, facilitating interoperability between clinical and research domains. She earned her PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of Michigan. + +{{< column >}} + +Mallory Freeberg + +{{< endcolumns >}} + +### Guy Cochrane +**Global BioData Coalition (GBC)** + +{{< columns >}} + +Guy Cochrane + +{{< column >}} + +Guy Cochrane, PhD, is the Scientific Head of the Global BioData Coalition (GBC) and a faculty member at EMBL-EBI. He works internationally to unite life science and biomedical funding organizations around long-term sustainability models for core data infrastructure. Guy previously served as the Head of the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) and led critical pandemic-response infrastructure as a leader of the European COVID-19 Data Platform. His long-standing advocacy for open data encompasses policy development for access and benefit sharing, international metadata standards development, and leadership within the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC). + +{{< endcolumns >}} + +### Sam Halabi +**Georgetown University** + +{{< columns >}} + +Sam Halabi, JD, MPhil, is the Bette Jacobs Endowed Professor in Georgetown University's Department of Health Management and Policy and directs the Center for Transformational Health Law at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. His research focuses on the law and ethics of pandemic preparedness, global vaccine deployment, and the complexities of international biomedical data sharing. He has authored over 100 manuscripts and five books covering data sharing, global health security, and liability in emergency public health responses. He regularly advises or has advised the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, and the COVAX Facility, and is a member of the WHO’s Working Group on Regulatory Approaches to AI and Health. He holds a JD from Harvard University and an MPhil from the University of Oxford. + +{{< column >}} + +Sam Halabi + +{{< endcolumns >}} ### MODERATOR: Mónica Muñoz Torres -Dr. Muñoz Torres is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz. Her work focuses on the critical challenge of developing the socio-technical foundations needed to realize the promise of artificial intelligence in biomedical sciences. Her expertise includes genomics, biocuration, knowledge representation, and data harmonization. She leads the NIH-funded Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI)’s teams focused on Standards, Practices, and Quality Assessment. She is also Co-Lead of the Clinical & Phenotypic Data Capture Work Stream of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH). +{{< columns >}} + +Mónica Muñoz Torres + +{{< column >}} + +Dr. Muñoz Torres is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz. Her work focuses on the critical challenge of developing the socio-technical foundations needed to realize the promise of artificial intelligence in biomedical sciences. Her expertise includes genomics, biocuration, knowledge representation, and data harmonization. She leads the NIH-funded Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI)’s team focused on Standards, Practices, and Quality Assessment. She is also Co-Lead of the Clinical & Phenotypic Data Capture Work Stream of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH). + +{{< endcolumns >}} # Open Source in the Age of AI @@ -36,12 +107,70 @@ This panel will bring together a variety of perspectives to discuss topics inclu # Panelists -### To be named +### Aida Miro-Herrans +**University of Florida** + +{{< columns >}} + +Aida Miro-Herrans + +{{< column >}} + +Aida Miro-Herrans is the Bioinformatics Librarian at the University of Florida Libraries, where she focuses on supporting open science, open education, and instruction in bioinformatics methods. Her current work investigates the intersection of artificial intelligence and life science education, specifically exploring how generative AI tools can optimize student learning. Her upcoming presentation at BOSC 2026 highlights a specialized workshop design that empowers life science instructors to leverage AI chatbots to craft active learning activities built entirely on open-source software and open-access datasets. + +{{< endcolumns >}} + +### Nahid Zeinali +**California Medical Innovations Institute** + +{{< columns >}} + +Nahid Zeinali, PhD, is an AI Research Scientist at the California Medical Innovations Institute (CalMI2) and a core team member at the FAIR Data Innovations Hub (FAIRHub). She specializes in natural language processing, deep learning, and artificial intelligence architectures tailored for healthcare and biomedical data. She completed her PhD in Informatics at the University of Iowa in 2025, where her research focused on turning complex multi-modal data into deployable, trustworthy digital biomarkers and healthcare solutions. At CalMI2, her work bridges advanced machine learning methods with open data frameworks to build interoperable, AI-driven medical products. + +{{< column >}} + +Nahid Zeinali + +{{< endcolumns >}} + +### Alex Bateman +**EMBL-EBI** +{{< columns >}} + +Alex Bateman + +{{< column >}} + +Alex Bateman, PhD, is a Senior Team Leader for Protein Sequence Resources at EMBL-EBI. He serves as a Principal Investigator for the UniProt consortium and has broad oversight over protein and non-coding RNA databases, including RNAcentral. Before joining EMBL-EBI in 2012, Alex managed several of the community's most widely utilized biological resources at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, including Pfam and Rfam. He has driven open-source data standards as a former Chairman of the International Society for Biocuration (ISB) Executive Committee, and has served as the Executive Editor for *Bioinformatics* and the Editor of *Nucleic Acids Research* Database Issue. + +{{< endcolumns >}} + +### Eric Green +**Illumina** + +{{< columns >}} + +Eric Green, MD, PhD, is the Chief Medical Officer at Illumina and a legendary figure in the history of genomics. He spent over two decades directing a premier research program at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, where he played a start-to-finish role in the historic Human Genome Project and founded the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center. He subsequently served as the Director of NHGRI for over 15 years, acting as a primary driver of the integration of genomics into clinical care and public health globally. An elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, he currently focuses on guiding global efforts to broaden access to precision medicine, ensure diversity in genomic data, and navigate the clinical applications of genomics in an era increasingly defined by advanced computational and AI tools. + +{{< column >}} + +Eric Green + +{{< endcolumns >}} ### MODERATOR: Jason Williams -Jason Williams is Assistant Director of Cold Spring Harbor's Dolan DNA Learning Center. -He was elected an AAAS Fellow in 2026. In 2025, he won the Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education! -Williams has been instrumental in helping to bring the latest technologies and teaching approaches for working with DNA into classrooms around the world through dedicated hands-on programs for students and teachers. + +{{< columns >}} + +Jason Williams + +{{< column >}} + +Jason Williams, PhD, is the Assistant Director of Cold Spring Harbor's Dolan DNA Learning Center. +He was elected an AAAS Fellow in 2026. In 2025, he won the Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education. +Dr. Williams has been instrumental in bringing the latest technologies and teaching approaches for working with DNA into classrooms around the world through dedicated hands-on programs for students and teachers. He develops national and international biology education and professional development programs. In addition to his work at the DNALC, Williams is the founder of LifeSciTrainers.org, a global initiative promoting a community of practice among professionals who develop short-format training for life scientists. He is also the Lead Investigator of the [NSF Arecibo Center for STEM Education, Computing, and Community Engagement](https://areciboc3.org/). + +{{< endcolumns >}} diff --git a/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-Ann-Kim-Novakowski.jpeg b/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-Ann-Kim-Novakowski.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..389584001 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-Ann-Kim-Novakowski.jpeg differ diff --git a/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-Guy-Chochrane.jpg b/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-Guy-Chochrane.jpg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7875c3e83 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-Guy-Chochrane.jpg differ diff --git a/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-Mallory-Freeberg-2.png b/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-Mallory-Freeberg-2.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1938d0d9c Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-Mallory-Freeberg-2.png differ diff --git a/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-MunozTorres.jpg b/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-MunozTorres.jpg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..43cc58363 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-MunozTorres.jpg differ diff --git a/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-Sam-Halabi.jpeg b/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-Sam-Halabi.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4b8e34768 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/2026/2026-06-08-Sam-Halabi.jpeg differ diff --git a/static/img/2026/2026-06-12-Alex-Bateman.jpeg b/static/img/2026/2026-06-12-Alex-Bateman.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..35eb35f3d Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/2026/2026-06-12-Alex-Bateman.jpeg differ diff --git a/static/img/2026/2026-06-12-Nahid-Zeinali.jpeg b/static/img/2026/2026-06-12-Nahid-Zeinali.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c002bf602 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/2026/2026-06-12-Nahid-Zeinali.jpeg differ diff --git a/static/img/2026/2026_06-12-Aida-Miro-Herrans.jpg b/static/img/2026/2026_06-12-Aida-Miro-Herrans.jpg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8911a4c66 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/img/2026/2026_06-12-Aida-Miro-Herrans.jpg differ