Overview
Advances in genomics are creating new opportunities to understand the biology that require both systems modeling and bioinformatics. The tenth annual SysMod meeting will be a forum for discussion about the combined use of systems biology modeling and bioinformatics to understand biology, and disease. The meeting will take place in July 2026, during the 2026 ISMB/ECCB conference in Washington, DC, USA. The meeting will feature two keynote talks and contributed presentations.
Topics
Methods
Dynamical modeling Flux balance analysis Logical modeling Network modeling Stochastic simulation …
Systems
Animals Bacteria Humans Plants Yeast …
Applications
Bioengineering Cancer Developmental biology Immunology Precision medicine …
Schedule
SysMod meeting:
| 11:20-13:00 | Session I: tba Moderator: tba |
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| 11:20 – 11:30 | Welcome and Introduction to SysMod 2026 tba
The community of special interest (COSI) in systems modeling (SysMod) organizes annual one-day gatherings. In 2026 the meeting comprises three sessions that cover a broad variety of topics, beginning with metabolic modeling, followed by the afternoon session on multiscale modeling and concludes with inference of cellular processes. This year’s meeting features two keynote speakers, Shayn Peirce-Cottler and Jason Papin. |
| 11:30-12:10 | Keynote talk: From Single-Cell Decisions to Tissue-Scale Disease: A Multiscale Modeling Framework Shayn Peirce-Cottler University of Virginia, USA |
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| 13:00- 14.00 | Lunch Break |
| 14.00-16.00 | Session II: tba Moderator: tba |
| 14:00-14:40 | Keynote talk: Predicting microbial metabolic function for therapeutic development Jason Papin University of Virginia, USA
With the explosion of data characterizing the genotype-phenotype relationship of microbes under diverse conditions, there remains the challenge to interrogate such data to better understand and predict metabolic functions of microbes. Computer models have become indispensable tools to address these challenges. We will discuss recent methods to construct and test computer models of microbial metabolism and how these models are shaping the way we think about and design therapeutic strategies to treat human disease. |
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| 16:00- 16.40 | Coffee Break |
| 16.40-18.00 | Session III: tba Moderator: tba |
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| 17:50-18:00 | Closing Remarks tba Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
This concluding talk aims to briefly discuss the diversity of topics presented at the “Computational Modeling of Biological Systems” (SysMod) COSI track. This diversity illustrates the importance of the field and the broad range of applications in systems biology and disease. Then, forthcoming meetings of interest will be announced, and the three poster awards will be delivered as a closing event. |
Poster presentation:
Key Dates
April 9, 2026
Abstract submission deadline
May 5, 2026
Abstract acceptance notification
May 7, 2026
Late poster submissions deadline
May 14, 2026
Late poster acceptance notifications
Sunday-Thursday July 12-16, 2025
ISMB/ECCB conference
July 14, 2026
SysMod meeting
Accomodation
ISMB 2026 hotel bookings will be handled directly through the Washington Hilton using special booking links. To help prevent fraudulent reservations, your personalized hotel link will be included only in your registration confirmation and your Checklist emails. A limited student room block is available at a discounted rate on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the student block is full, student attendees will need to use the standard booking link provided by the hotel.
Please register for the conference before booking your accommodations. .Please see the ISMB website for more information.
- Standard accommodation rate $279 per night plus taxes
- Student-only accommodation rate $175 per night plus taxes
- Deadline for Discounted Rate: Friday, June 19, 2026
More information
For more information, please contact the SysMod coordinators 🔗.







