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Aug 14, 2026

Where to engage with the KBase team at ISME20!

Where and when to find KBase team members at ISME20 during conference sessions and their booth.

Sessions

Participatory microbiome research: a reproducible microbial education framework
Ellen Dow (Presenter, Oral Presentation)
AS04 – Microbial Marvels: advancing microbial literacy for a healthier world
Monday 17 August at 15:00
Room 516

An agentic and generative AI workflow for microbial trait prediction from genomes
Paramvir Dehal (Presenter, Short talk)
AS07 –  AI-based tools to predict key microbiome traits
Monday 17 August at 15:30
Room 303-305

Empowering global workforce development in microbiome data analysis and governance
Ellen Dow (Chair)
Monday 17 August at 17:30-19:00
RT02 – Room 503-505

Disentangling hydrology from ecology: a multi-scale approach to mechanistic microbial community assembly in the terrestrial subsurface
Adam Arkin (Presenting Author)
Tuesday 18 August at 16:30
PS2.09.012 – Ariki Hall 2/3

Booth (number 8)

Check in with KBase alongside the Joint Genome Institute

Monday 17 August
10:00-11:00 during the Morning Poster Session
16:30-17:30 during the Afternoon Poster Session

Tuesday 18 August
10:00-11:00 during the Morning Poster Session
16:30-17:30 during the Afternoon Poster Session

Thursday 20 August
10:00-11:00 during the Morning Poster Session
16:30-17:30 during the Afternoon Poster Session
18:30-19:30 during the Award Reception

Friday 21 August
10:00-10:30 during the Morning Refreshment Break

About the Authors

Ellen Dow
Ellen Dow
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Paramvir Dehal
Paramvir Dehal
Lawrence Berkelely National Laboratory
Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ellen Dow
Ellen Dow
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Ellen G. Dow, Ph.D. leads the KBase Educators Program as part of the User Engagement team. Inspired by her involvement in science outreach throughout graduate school, she left the bench to gain experience in informal education and cultivate community engagement from public to science sectors. A molecular biologist by training, Ellen applies her research experience to support emerging scientists and co-developing community resources. 

Paramvir Dehal
Paramvir Dehal | Science Lead
Lawrence Berkelely National Laboratory
Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin | Lead Pl
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
https://www.lbl.gov/

Adam is an expert in the comparative systems and synthetic biology of microbes and is dedicated to a model-driven approach to experimental science. He is a senior faculty scientist in the Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and he is the Dean A. Richard Newton Memorial Professor of Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley where he has been since 1998. He is Technical Co-Manager of the ENIGMA SFA and directs the Center for Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space. He was one of six recipients of the 2013 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, the Department of Energy’s highest scientific honor.

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