Dodicesima Edizione della Giornata Toscana di Bioinformatica e Systems Biology,
15-16 settembre 2025
Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza
Via Ferruccio Giovannini 13 - 56017 San Giuliano Terme
09:00-11:00 |
Intercellular signaling in Single Cell RNAGiulia Cesaro, University of Padua assisted by Vincenzo Bonnici, University of Parma
This tutorial aims to provide an introduction to the theoretical foundations, assumptions, and computational methods used to study cell-cell communication from single-cell transcriptomics data. Participants will engage in hands-on exercises using real scRNA-seq data, applying two state-of-the-art tools for inferring both intercellular signaling (i.e., CellphoneDB - Efremova et al. 2020) and intracellular signaling pathways (i.e., scSeqComm - Baruzzo et al. 2022).
The goal is to help researchers understand the assumptions and capabilities of key computational approaches, and to gain practical experience in applying these methods and interpreting results within a biological context. All the materials and instructions needed to follow the hands-on sessions—including setting up the environment and downloading the tutorial materials—are available on Zenodo: here |
11:00-11:15 | Break |
11:15-11:45 | What's in a name? Survival guide to genome annotations, gene names, aliases and IDsUgo Borello, University of Pisa |
11:45-12:45 |
mRNA translation at single-nucleotide resolution with transcriptome-wide throughput: promises and pitfalls of the Ribo-seq method.Lorenzo Caviello, Human Technopole
In this tutorial we will go through the main steps of the Ribo-seq protocol describing its most popular applications, as well detailing the critical computational analysis steps which allow us to extract quantitative, high-resolution information on translation regulation. (Prima parte)
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12:45-14:00 | Lunch Break (lunch not provided) |
14:00-15:00 |
mRNA translation at single-nucleotide resolution with transcriptome-wide throughput: promises and pitfalls of the Ribo-seq method.Lorenzo Caviello, Human Technopole
In this tutorial we will go through the main steps of the Ribo-seq protocol describing its most popular applications, as well detailing the critical computational analysis steps which allow us to extract quantitative, high-resolution information on translation regulation. (Seconda parte)
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15:00-16:00 |
A chat on the use and abuse of Large Language ModelsMarco Pellegrini, CNR-IIT
We will discuss the use (abuse), advantages, and limitations of chatGTP and other Large Language Models in bio informatics research. We will discuss issues related to writing, debugging and summarizing software using LLL as AI assistant.
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16:00-16:15 | Break |
16:15-17:15 |
Assessing Gene Importance in Boolean Regulatory Network Models with the Knock-out Shapley ValuePaolo Milazzo and Giang Pham, University of Pisa
Boolean networks are widely used to model gene regulatory systems due to their simplicity and interpretability. A key question in this context is determining the importance of individual genes in driving the network’s behavior. In this tutorial, we introduce the Knock-out Shapley value, a simple yet effective variant of the Shapley value, designed to quantify gene importance in Boolean models. We will present the core idea behind the method, demonstrate it through a practical example, and discuss challenges related to scalability. Finally, we will explore how this approach could be extended to other network types, such as cell pathways
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9:15- 9:45 | Opening of BH12 - Local Organizing CommitteeAretini P., Geraci F., Marangoni R., Pastore A., Pellegrini M., Pisanti N., Beltram F., Minotti G. |
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9:45-10:00 |
Applications of community detection for drug repositioning and personalized medicine.Marco Pellegrini
IIT-CNR
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10:00-10:15 |
Multiomics integration for the characterization of obesity subphenotypes.Silvia Sabatini
IFC-CNR
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10:15-10:30 |
Working with DE Analysis and WGCNA on Expression Data: Issues in Parameter Settings.Alessio Bechini
Università di Pisa
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10:30-10:45 |
Extending tumor-only RNA neoantigens identification in Merkel Cell Carcinoma.Danilo Tatoni
IIT-CNR and Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Uinversità di Siena
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10:45-11:00 |
Decoding tumor-educated platelets in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: integrating mutational analysis with machine learning for early diagnosis.Aldo Pastore
Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza
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11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
11:30-11:50 |
Integrative -omics in mRNA biology: computational and functional genomics between RNA and protein.Lorenzo Calviello (Keynote speaker)
Computational Biology Centre, Human Technopole
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11:50-12:05 |
Quantum Kernels for Breast Cancer Stratification: Exploring Expressivity on Real-World Multi-Omics Data.Valeria Repetto
IIT-CNR
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12:05-12:20 |
Analysis of Biological Networks and InteractionsPaolo Milazzo
Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Pisa
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12:20-12:40 |
Computational methods for discovering microbial pangenomic content.Vincenzo Bonnici (Keynote speaker)
Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences, Università
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12:44-14:00 | Lunch Break |
14:00-14:15 |
Refinement of clinical guidelines for patients with multimorbidities.Linda Brodo
Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Aziendali, Università di Sassari
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14:15-14:30 |
Computational and Bioinformatic Approach to Glioblastoma Cell Migration Dynamics via Live Cell Imaging.Chiara Mazzanti
Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza
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14:30-14:45 |
Genetic analysis and electrocardiographic patterns in Brugada syndrome.Martina Modena
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
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14:45-15:00 |
Mycoplasma-Induced Drug Resistance in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer via EGFR Pathway Activation: Evidence from Transcriptomic Profiling.Bing Wang
Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center
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15:00-15:10 | Bioinformatics society presentationRSG Italy |
15:10-15:20 | Bioinformatics society presentationYoung InfoLife |
15:20-15:50 | Coffee break |
15:50-16:05 |
MeStudio2 – a "pan-epigenetics" pipeline for multi-omics data integration.Iacopo Passeri
Università di Firenze
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16:05-16:20 |
Graph Machine Learning for DNA Classification.Luca Pedrelli
Università di Pisa
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16:20-16:35 |
MarKUS: An R package for the fast identification of marker k-mers.Aldo D'Alessandro
Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Firenze
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16:40-18:00 |
Tavola RotondaProf. Fabio Beltram, Presidente FPS e direttore NEST (IIT-SNS) Dott.ssa Alessandra Nardini, Assessora Regionale per Università e Ricerca, Istruzione, Formazione Professionale, Impiego e Relazioni Internazionali e Politiche di Genere Prof. Corrado Priami, Delegato del Rettore UniPI per la valorizzazione della conoscenza Dott. Andrea Paolini, Direttore generale Fondazione TLS (Toscana Life Sciences) Prof. Vincenzo Bonnici, Vicedirettore CINI InfoLife (Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per l’Informatica) Dott. Alessandro Brozzi, team Data Science in GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)
Il potenziamento dell’ecosistema bioinformatico toscano: costruire opportunità per nuove connessioni tra gruppi, e tra università e imprese.
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