AR-BIC 11th Annual Conference
Transformative Technologies: Paving the Way for a Brighter Future
May 18-19, 2026
Join us for AR-BIC at Wyndham Riverfront Little Rock
Located at 2 Riverfront Place, North Little Rock, AR 72114
Stay tuned for more details regarding plenary speakers and breakout sessions!
Cash Award Competition & Abstract
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Highlights
6 Plenary Presentations
Overview transformative technologies in academia, government, and industry.
2 Roundtable Discussions
Hear directly from UAMS deans and admissions leaders on what it takes to get into grad and med school.
2 Workshops
Learn to design and apply AI tools for real research tasks, from literature review to data analysis.
4 Breakout Sessions
Share specific experiences with transformative technologies.
Cash Awards
For student & postdoc poster presentations for each category.
1st place: $500
2nd place: $300
3rd place: $200
Opportunity to Publish
Published in the conference proceedings.
AR-BIC
Organized by the Arkansas Bioinformatics Consortium
We are an Arkansas-centric community that facilitates communication and collaboration to leverage Arkansas expertise and resources in data sciences and bioinformatics. Established in 2014, AR-BIC began to fulfill this mission by hosting annual conferences. The themes of the meetings explored bioinformatics applications in precision medicine, agriculture, data sciences, and artificial intelligence.
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