Workshops and social programme
WORKSHOPS
Tuesday 3rd September - 1pm - 2pm
Early Careers Workshop
Room - Bramall Concert Hall
Thursday 5th September - 1pm - 2pm
Practical Workshop: Bridging Connectomics and transcriptomics
David Osumi-Sutherland
The Drosophila neuroscience community now has access to extensive connectomics data covering the majority of the fly brain, along with a growing collection of transcriptomics data for brain cell types. Virtual Fly Brain (VFB) https://virtualflybrain.org integrates Drosophila neuroscience data, providing a platform for bridging these two data types and making them accessible for display, querying, and download via a browser-based interface. VFB currently hosts connectomics datasets covering the adult brain (Hemibrain, FAFB-CATMAID), optic lobe and nerve cord (MANC), as well as the larval brain. Additionally, the VFB API provides programmatic access to all available integrated data.
Attendees will learn how to use the VFB API through practical examples, including (1) querying and retrieving connectomics and transcriptomics data, and (2) integrating these data types in custom queries. This workshop will also introduce the landscape of available Drosophila connectomics and transcriptomics data. This session is designed for experienced users of R or Python.”
Room - G30
SOCIALS
Welcome Reception
There will be a welcome reception on Monday 2nd September 2024, where you can network with others attending the conference. This will be held in the Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham.
Trip to Stratford-upon-Avon
There will be a trip to Stratford-upon-Avon on the afternoon/evening of Wednesday 4th September. If you wish to attend the trip, this will include a visit to one of Shakespeare's Family Homes. This trip will be charged at £25 for Students & £32 for Post-Docs & PI's.
You will also have the opportunity to add on a theatre ticket for £18 to see 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. These tickets are now sold out, during registration you will be given the option to be added to the wait list if you wish to attend.
If you choose to attend the trip without the visit to the theatre you will have the opportunity to explore the town centre, before the coach brings you back to Birmingham.
Coaches both ways are included in ticket cost.
Conference Dinner
The conference dinner will take place at the Botanical Gardens on Thursday 5 September. Tickets can be purchased during registration. Tickets cost is £30 for students and £45 for Post-Docs and PI's.
The ticket price will include a 3 course meal, refreshments and access to the gardens. Followed by a disco.
Contact us
Event Management Team, Great Hall, Aston Webb Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TT
E: academic.conferences@contacts.bham.ac.uk