Establishing the Asia & Pacific Bioinformatics Joint Congress: a historic milestone in regional bioinformatics collaboration

Asif M Khan , Susumu Goto , Kenta Nakai , Limsoon Wong , Diane E Kovats , Yuki Saito , Shinya Ikematsu , Yoshihiro Yamanishi , Nurul Salwanie Che Wahid , Harpreet Singh , Pradeep Eranti , Yi-Ping Phoebe Chen , Tae-Min Kim , Shinn-Ying Ho , Jessica C Mar , Wataru Iwasaki , Jayaraman Valadi , Prashanth Suravajhala , Christian Schönbach , Tin Wee Tan , Shoba Ranganathan , Kiyoko F Aoki-Kinoshita
2025

Abstract

In response to the need for greater cohesion among regional conferences, the Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network (APBioNET) set out in 2015 to realize a long-held aspiration—a single, unifying bioinformatics “super conference” for the Asia & Pacific community. Nearly a decade of persistence, coordination, and coalition-building led to the inaugural Asia & Pacific Bioinformatics Joint Congress (APBJC2024) in Okinawa, Japan. Now established as a triennial event, APBJC stands as a testament to the power of collective vision and shared purpose, offering a unifying platform for regional collaboration and scientific exchange.

Asif M Khan , Susumu Goto , Kenta Nakai , Limsoon Wong , Diane E Kovats , Yuki Saito , Shinya Ikematsu , Yoshihiro Yamanishi , Nurul Salwanie Che Wahid , Harpreet Singh , Pradeep Eranti , Yi-Ping Phoebe Chen , Tae-Min Kim , Shinn-Ying Ho , Jessica C Mar , Wataru Iwasaki , Jayaraman Valadi , Prashanth Suravajhala , Christian Schönbach , Tin Wee Tan , Shoba Ranganathan , Kiyoko F Aoki-Kinoshita
2025
Title Establishing the Asia & Pacific Bioinformatics Joint Congress: a historic milestone in regional bioinformatics collaboration
Authors
Asif M Khan , Susumu Goto , Kenta Nakai , Limsoon Wong , Diane E Kovats , Yuki Saito , Shinya Ikematsu , Yoshihiro Yamanishi , Nurul Salwanie Che Wahid , Harpreet Singh , Pradeep Eranti , Yi-Ping Phoebe Chen , Tae-Min Kim , Shinn-Ying Ho , Jessica C Mar , Wataru Iwasaki , Jayaraman Valadi , Prashanth Suravajhala , Christian Schönbach , Tin Wee Tan , Shoba Ranganathan , Kiyoko F Aoki-Kinoshita
Publication Type Miscellaneous
Year of Publication 2025
URL https://academic.oup.com/bib/article/26/6/bbaf678/8383620
DOI https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbaf678