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I hope you had a great Christmas break and a wonderful start of the year.</div>
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I'd like to circulate a call for abstract for BioInference2026, a conference on statistics and mathematical modelling in (broadly interpreted) biology, which I co-organise.</div>
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I hope seeing you there,</div>
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best,</div>
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Massi</div>
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Dear all,</div>
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I am thrilled to announce that BioInference2026 is going to St Andrews, Scotland, from the 10th to the 12th of June, 2026! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">BioInference brings together researchers from statistics and mathematical modelling who work on biological systems, creating a lively space for exchanging ideas,
sparking collaborations, and building community across all career stages.<br>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">After last year’s successful three-day meeting in Bardonecchia, we’re excited to return with another three days packed with invited and contributed talks, poster
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<b>Call for Abstracts</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">We now invite submissions for oral or poster presentations on any work involving mathematical modelling, statistical methods, or machine learning approaches
for broadly interpreted biological problems. All presentations will be in person with
<i>no parallel sessions</i>. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>Abstract deadline:</b> 31 January 2026<br>
<b>Submit here:</b> <a style="margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="0" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8VlIsRWPs3acc1lkOw4Uap0IWmKVSVaDhcesLDRM0NEi_lg/viewform. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA794c07c2-5f73-f616-9949-23cce58d5a41" target="_blank" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8VlIsRWPs3acc1lkOw4Uap0IWmKVSVaDhcesLDRM0NEi_lg/viewform">Abstract
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<b>Invited Speakers for 2026</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">We are delighted to host an exceptional line-up of invited speakers:</span></p>
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<span role="presentation" style="line-height: normal;"><a style="margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="1" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://martabelchiorlopes.wixsite.com/website. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA91e489d0-9e76-54d1-2108-3de7e3c75817" target="_blank" href="https://martabelchiorlopes.wixsite.com/website">Marta
Belchior Lopes</a></span> (Universidade NOVA de Lisboa)</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); direction: ltr; align-self: start; text-indent: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span role="presentation" style="line-height: normal;"><a style="margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="2" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/sokratia.georgaka. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAc212bd76-e8c6-4439-383a-605097be2a85" target="_blank" href="https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/sokratia.georgaka">Sokratia
Georgaka</a></span> (University of Manchester)</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); direction: ltr; align-self: start; text-indent: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span role="presentation" style="line-height: normal;"><a style="margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="3" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/mathematics-statistics/people/jk263/. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAbbb293b3-61a9-239a-3c29-4b93e5d1e30f" target="_blank" href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/mathematics-statistics/people/jk263/">Jochen
Kursawe</a></span> (University of St’ Andrews)</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); direction: ltr; align-self: start; text-indent: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span role="presentation" style="line-height: normal;"><a style="margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="4" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://www.maths.nottingham.ac.uk/plp/pmztk/. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA48d21231-a7bf-a5f7-08c6-670c3760fb22" target="_blank" href="https://www.maths.nottingham.ac.uk/plp/pmztk/">Theo
Kypraios</a></span> (University of Nottingham)</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); direction: ltr; align-self: start; text-indent: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span role="presentation" style="line-height: normal;"><a style="margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="5" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://sarawade.owlstown.net/. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA542e6b0b-60b3-5b25-e00f-c31f039c2d49" target="_blank" href="https://sarawade.owlstown.net/">Sara
Wade</a></span> (University of Edinburgh)</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); direction: ltr; align-self: start; text-indent: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span role="presentation" style="line-height: normal;"><a style="margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="6" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://michael-whitehouse.github.io/. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAe80ceed4-c27e-a514-e05c-c57586613f00" target="_blank" href="https://michael-whitehouse.github.io/">Michael
Whitehouse</a></span> (Imperial College London)</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
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<span style="line-height: normal;"><a style="margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="7" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://webhomes.maths.ed.ac.uk/~kzygalak/. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA6ec318dd-4957-aed6-f0ee-67c44f3a9d64" target="_blank" href="https://webhomes.maths.ed.ac.uk/~kzygalak/">Konstantinos
Zygalakis</a></span> (University of Edinburgh)</div>
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<b>Registration</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Registration for the conference will open in 2026. The registration fee (covering three lunches and all coffee breaks) is expected to be around £100.</span></p>
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<b>More Information</b></div>
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<b><a style="margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="8" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://bioinference.github.io/2026/. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA12e3263e-3d70-be9e-4f4c-4b17814de34e" target="_blank" href="https://bioinference.github.io/2026/">https://bioinference.github.io/2026/</a></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at bioinference@gmail.com</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Massi on behalf of the 2026 BioInference Organisers</span></p>
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