"The 15th Gatersleben Research Conference (#GRC2019) on Applied Bioinformatics in Crops takes place 18-20 March 2019 at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) in Gatersleben, Germany. This conference will be of interest to Life Scientists, Bioinformaticians, Computer Scientists, Systems Biologists, Synthetic Biologists and others working or interested in the developing area of Applied Bioinformatics for crops. The meeting will provide an excellent environment and a range of opportunities to present and discuss methods, theoretical approaches, and their practical applications."

Topics of interest:

• Image-Based Data Analyses and Data Visualization
• Distributed Computing, Tools and Infrastructures
• Systems Biology and Modeling
• Biodiversity and Information Systems
• Breeding Informatics

Prospective participants are invited to submit their abstract(s) in electronic format using our conference paper submission system: https://www.conftool.com/grc2019-abc/

Abstract submission is OPEN until November 15, 2018.

Registration starts at 210 EUR for regular participants and 180 EUR for students.