<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear all,</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We happily
invite you to join the <b>byteMAL 2024</b> conference on the 24th of April in
Maastricht!</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ByteMAL is a
<b>bioinformatics</b> and <b>systems biology</b> conference organized by PhD candidates from
the universities Maastricht, Aachen, and Leuven aimed at students and
early-career scientists. This year’s event will contain keynotes, a poster
session, and abstract-selected short talks. The day will be closed off with a
panel discussion on the similarities, differences, and intersections between
the academic, public, and private sectors.</span></p>

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conference, you will have the opportunity to share your work with others via a <b>poster
presentation</b> or an <b>abstract-selected short talk</b>, but you can also
simply register as an attendee and learn more about the bioinformatics and
systems biomedicine field.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">You can find more information and register for
the conference on our website: </span></b><a href="https://bytemal.github.io/bytemal-2024/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://bytemal.github.io/bytemal-2024/</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></p>

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that the registration deadline is April 1, 2024.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The byteMAL
2024 committee</span></p></div>