Montreal Bioinformatics User Group

MonBUG (Montreal Bioinformatics Users Group) is an association of researchers, other professionals and students in the Greater Montreal area who have an interest in the field of bioinformatics, computational biology, and data sciences. MonBUG meets every month from September through April. Research presentations by bioinformatics leaders, students and industry representatives are followed by networking over pizza and refreshments

Regular in-person monthly meetings will be held monthly on Thursdays from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and are free and open to all. Please refer to the Schedule page or subscribe to our Calendar for specific details regarding speaker location and room information.

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MonBUG Monthly Event

Event Details

Date/Time:

Wednesday, September 9th, 2026 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Location:

Location: Room PK-4610, President-Kennedy Pavillion, UQÀM (201, avenue du Président-Kennedy, Montréal, QC H2X 2J5)

Schedule:

17 h 30 — Student speaker
Speaker : Georgi Merhi
From : the lab of Jesse Shapiro, School of Biomedical Sciences, Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University. Title : A genome in the lice-stack: metagenomic recovery of Bartonella quintana Time : 12 min presentation + 3 min Q&A
Presentation: in English

17 h 45 — Main speaker
Speaker : Jérôme Waldispuhl
From : School of Computer Science at McGill University
Titre : Levelling up (meta)genomics research Time : 40 min presentation + 10 min Q&A
Presentation: in English

18 h 35 — Networking event
Drinks and bites will be served.

Featured Speaker: Dr. Jérome Waldispühl

Affiliation: School of Computer Science at McGill University

Talk Title: Levelling up (meta)genomics research

Trainee Speaker: Georgi Merhi

Affiliation: the lab of Jesse Shapiro, School of Biomedical Sciences, Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University.

Talk Title: A genome in the lice-stack: metagenomic recovery of Bartonella quintana