2026 International Symposium on Genomics, Evolution and Biodiversity
Activity date
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2026-03-20
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2026-03-21
Place
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中央研究院跨領域大樓一樓演講廳
2026 International Symposium on Genomics, Evolution and Biodiversity Program
Activity published date
2025-10-22
2026/03/20
2026 ISGEB Conference Agenda
Venue: Auditorium, 1st Floor, Interdisciplinary Research Building
Day 1: 2026/3/20 (Friday)
| Time | Speaker | Title |
| 12:00- | Registration | |
| 13:00-13:10 | Opening Remarks | Wen-Hsiung Li / Benny Kwok Kan Chan |
Keynote 1 (Chair: Wen-Hsiung Li )
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| 13:10 – 14:00 | Sheng-Feng Shen | K1: Application of AI to evolution and biodiversity |
Session 1: Young Faculty Talks (Chair: Lie-Fen Shyur)
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| 14:00-14:25 | Shu-Ping Tseng | L01: Hidden invaders: cryptic lineages and intraspecific variation in the black cocoa ant in Taiwan |
| 14:25-14:50 | Hong-Wei Pi | L02: Evolution and Global Distribution of RuBisCO: Genomic Insights into Ancient Enzymes and Microbial Carbon Sequestration |
| 14:50-15:15 | Yi-Jyun Luo
| L03: Resolving animal phylogeny with rare genomic structural changes across phyla and orders |
| 15:15-15:35 TBGDS Annual General Meeting 15:35-16:45 Tea Break (Group Photo), Posters | ||
Session 2: Plant Genomes and Applications (Chair: Chang-Hung Chou)
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| 16:45-17:10 | Mei-Chun Cheng
| L04: Translational Regulation as a Genomic Layer of Plant Stress Adaptation |
| 17:10-17:35 | Ying-Chung Jimmy Lin | L05: Single-Cell and Spatial Multi-Omics Reveal Xylem Development and Evolution |
| 17:35-18:00 | Yu-Liang Yang | L06: Exploration of bioactive conjugated polyynes from bacteria using integrated omics approach |
| 18:30- | Dinner | By invitation only |
2026/03/21
2026 ISGEB Conference Agenda
Venue: Auditorium, 1st Floor, Interdisciplinary Research Building
Day 2: 2026/3/21 (Saturday)
| Time | Speaker | Title |
| 08:30- | Registration | |
| Keynote 2 (Chair: Yi-Hsien Su) | ||
| 09:00-09:50 | Shigehiro Kuraku | K2: From every corner of nation's biodiversity to genomically unexplored marine fauna |
Session 3: Animal Genomes and Evolution (Chair: Jen-Leih Wu)
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| 09:50-10:15 | Jen-Pan Huang | L07: Reference genomes and their impacts on insect biodiversity research |
| 10:15-10:40 | Gene Ng | L08: Comparative genomic analysis reveals signatures of positive selection and structural divergence in Taiwan’s local red-feather chicken populations |
| 10:40-11:05 | Jr-Kai (Sky) Yu | L09: Probing into the dawn of vertebrate evolution: Insights from genomic research of invertebrate chordates |
Session 4: Student and Postdoc Oral Competition (Chair: Pei-Wen Hsiao)
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| 11:10-11:25 | Yu-Kuang Chu | OP1: Drosophila Genome Atlas (DGA): An integrated platform for comparative genomics and functional annotation of non-model Drosophila species |
| 11:25-11:40 | Jui-Hung Tai | OP2: Beyond geographic isolation: Thermal adaptation shapes genomic divergence in Taiwanese freshwater fishes |
| 11:40-11:55 | Kiran Kumar Eripogu | OP3: Evolutionary genomics and biosynthetic potential of Nocardia: Insights from fish-associated pathogens |
| 11:55-12:10 | Puyam Tondonba Singh | OP4: Chromosome structural variation and transcriptional regulation of immunity in banana somaclonal variants resistant to Fusarium wilt |
| 12:10-12:25 | He-Ping Liu | OP5: Metagenomic insights into phages from global wetlands |
| 12:25-13:30 | Lunch | 技術新知說明會-- 從序列到生態：動植物基因多樣性檢測技術與實務應用 |
2026ISGEB Conference Agenda
Venue: Auditorium, 1st Floor, Interdisciplinary Research Building
Day 2: 2026/3/21 (Saturday)
Session 5: Genomics technologies and applications (Chair: Jei-Fu Shaw)
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| 13:30-13:55 | Ian Blaby | L10: Functional genomics capabilities and technologies | |
| 13:55-14:20 | Te-Yu Liao | L11: Marine Fish Faunal Similarity: eDNA vs. Eggs vs. Larvae | |
| 14:20-14:45 | Sen-Lin Tang | L12: Taiwan Ocean Project as an example of genomics technology applications | |
| 14:45-15:10 Tea Break | |||
| Session 6: 值得基因體解碼的台灣特色物種 (Moderator: 陳宗嶽) (中文) | |||
| 15:10-15:35 | 張錦宜 所長 農業部水產試驗所 | L13: 值得基因體解碼的臺灣經濟性水產物種 | |
| 15:35-16:00 | 楊嘉棟 所長 農業部生物多樣性研究所 | L14: 值得進行基因組定序的台灣特有物種 | |
| 16:00-16:20 | 綜合討論 | ||
| 16:20-16:40 | Closing Remarks | Awards presentation and closing ceremony: Wen-Hsiung Li | |
Competition Poster Session
Venue: Auditorium, 1st Floor, Interdisciplinary Research Building
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Non-competition Poster Session
2026ISGEB Conference Agenda
Venue: Auditorium, 1st Floor, Interdisciplinary Research Building
| Non-competition Poster Session: 3/20 15:35-16:45 | |
| Hurng-Yi Wang | PN1: Chromosome-level genome assembly of the loach goby Rhyacichthys aspro provides evolutionary insights into Gobioidei |
| Tzi-Yuan Wang | PN2: Draft genome of the endemic Taiwanese firefly Abscondita cerata reveals genes associated with light sensing, olfaction, and environmental adaptation |
| Mu-En Chen | PN3: Identifying the complementary sex determination gene in Solenopsis Invicta |
| Chen-Yi Dai | PN4: Comparative genomics of Solenopsis geminata from Costa Rica and Thailand |
| Sébastien Béniguel | PN5: Social organization, not genotype, determines venom alkaloid profiles in fire ant workers |
| Tzu-Min Hung, Tiffany C. Chang, Jung Chen Hsu, Virza Ratika Inneke Putri | PN6: From moonlight to spawning: Molecular insights into reproductive timing in the coral Dipsastraea speciosa |
| Cédric A. J. Fauvé | PN7: The time traveler’s nematode C. elegans: Making moments count across time |
| Guo-Jie Brandon-Mong | PN8: Multi-omic insights into the role of gut bacteria on the sexual development of Anguilla bicolor |
| Jia-Syuan Chen | PN9: Environmental exposure and selective filtering shape the gut microbiota of the floral specialist Drosophilaelegans |
| Mia Prastika Devi | PN10: Biodiversity and speciation of Caenorhabditis in Southeast Asia and Taiwan |