From dan.bolser at gmail.com Sun Feb 5 11:06:45 2012 From: dan.bolser at gmail.com (Dan Bolser) Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 16:06:45 +0000 Subject: [BiO BB] Useful for conference announcements on this list? Message-ID: http://manuelcorpas.com/2012/01/06/new-year-resolution-never-post-the-same-announcement-again/ The iAnn project with its official website and services is now formally launched as of January 2012. iAnn is a collaborative environment for curation of scientific announcements. iAnn is a standard platform providing software, services and an in-house editor to annotate and disseminate announcement data into a network of external websites. iAnn?s modular viewer interface allows easy customization and integration of announcement data in external web applications. From cfp at cscjournals.org Mon Feb 6 14:10:27 2012 From: cfp at cscjournals.org (J. Stewart) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:10:27 -0800 Subject: [BiO BB] CFP - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETRICS AND BIOINFORMATICS (IJBB) Message-ID: <09c801cce503$04377e30$2705a8c0@iss> CALL FOR PAPERS - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETRICS AND BIOINFORMATICS (IJBB) ISSN: 1985-2347 Volume 6, Issue 3 Info. at http://www.cscjournals.org/csc/journals/IJBB/journal_cfp.php?JCode=IJBB Computer Science Journals (CSC Journals) invites researchers, editors, scientists & scholars to publish their scientific research papers in an International Journal of Biometrics and Bioinformatics (IJBB) Volume 6, Issue 3. The International Journal of Biometric and Bioinformatics (IJBB) brings together both of these aspects of biology and creates a platform for exploration and progress of these, relatively new disciplines by facilitating the exchange of information in the fields of computational molecular biology and post-genome bioinformatics and the role of statistics and mathematics in the biological sciences. Bioinformatics and Biometrics are expected to have a substantial impact on the scientific, engineering and economic development of the world. Together they are a comprehensive application of mathematics, statistics, science and computer science with an aim to understand living systems. We invite specialists, researchers and scientists from the fields of biology, computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics and such related sciences to share their understanding and contributions towards scientific applications that set scientific or policy objectives, motivate method development and demonstrate the operation of new methods in the fields of Biometrics and Bioinformatics. CSC Journals anticipate and invite papers on any of the following topics: Bio-grid Data visualization Bio-ontology and data mining DNA assembly, clustering, and mapping Bioinformatics databases E-health Biomedical image processing (fusion) Fuzzy logic, Neural networks Biomedical image processing (registration) Gene expression and microarrays Biomedical image processing (segmentation) Gene identification and annotation Biomedical modeling and computer simulation Genetic algorithms Computational genomics & intelligence Hidden Markov models Computational proteomics High performance computing Computational structural biology Molecular evolution and phylogeny Molecular modeling and simulation Molecular sequence analysis Important Dates - IJBB CFP - Volume 6, Issue 3. Paper Submission: March 31, 2012 Author Notification: May 15, 2012 Issue Publication: June 2012 For complete details about IJBB archives publications, abstracting/indexing, editorial board and other important information, please refer to IJBB homepage. We look forward to receive your valuable papers. If you have further questions please do not hesitate to contact us at cscpress at cscjournals.org. Our team is committed to provide a quick and supportive service throughout the publication process. A complete list of journals can be found at http://www.cscjournals.org/csc/bysubject.php Sincerely, J. Stewart Computer Science Journals (CSC Journals) B-5-8 Plaza Mont Kiara, Mont Kiara 50480, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: + 603 6207 1607, + 603 2782 6991 Fax:+ 603 6207 1697 Url: http://www.cscjournals.org From gary.bader at utoronto.ca Sun Feb 5 00:20:43 2012 From: gary.bader at utoronto.ca (Gary Bader) Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:20:43 -0500 Subject: [BiO BB] NetBioSIG: Call for Abstracts: Monday, Feb 6th References: Message-ID: Hello everyone, This is an open call for abstracts for the Network Biology SIG at ISMB 2012 in Long Beach, CA, July 13th The Network Biology SIG will focus on two major areas: (1) the development of network-related tools and resources, and (2) the application of network analysis and visualization in the study of biology, synthetic biology and medicine. The meeting will provide a unique interface between tool developers and users in the field of network biology. Through these complementary lenses, the SIG will bring into focus the current state of the field, its future promise and how to get there. http://nrnb.org/netbiosig == Call for Abstracts == We invite abstracts for talks and posters We are seeking a diversity of submissions to represent the breadth and depth of the Network Biology field. Find guidelines at http://nrnb.org/netbiosig == Important Dates == April 9: Abstract submission deadline May 7: Notification of accepted abstracts June 1: Early registration deadline July 13: NetBio SIG 2012 July 15-17: ISMB 2012 See you there! NetBio SIG Organizing Committee Alexander Pico (apico at gladstone.ucsf.edu), Scooter Morris, Allan Kuchinsky, Gary Bader, Mario Albrecht, Ian Donaldson, Natasa Przulj, Esti Yeger-Lotem http://baderlab.org The Donnelly Centre - http://www.thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca/ University of Toronto From mourad.elloumi at gmail.com Fri Feb 3 20:31:32 2012 From: mourad.elloumi at gmail.com (Mourad Elloumi) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:31:32 +0100 Subject: [BiO BB] New Book: Algorithms in Computational Molecular Biology: Techniques, Approaches and Applications Message-ID: ________________________ New Book ___________________________ "Algorithms in Computational Molecular Biology: Techniques, Approaches and Applications" (1080 pages) Mourad Elloumi and Albert Y. Zomaya (Eds.) Wiley (Publisher), February 2011 http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470505192.html ISBN: 978-0-470-50519-9 _____________________________________________________________ From hibibi2012la at gmail.com Sun Feb 5 16:58:26 2012 From: hibibi2012la at gmail.com (HIBIBI 2012) Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 23:58:26 +0200 Subject: [BiO BB] Call for Papers - HI-BI-BI 2012 Message-ID: Call for Papers Full Papers, Position Papers and Posters International Symposium on Network Enabled Health Informatics, Bio-Medicine and Bioinformatics- HI-BI-BI 2012 http://hibibi2012.cpsc.**ucalgary.ca In conjunction with ASONAM 2012 Istanbul, Turkey 28 August 2012 For paper submission:https://cmt.**research.microsoft.com/**HIBIBI2012/ The advancement in technology and computational science influenced a wide range of fields, including research in clinical leading to health informatics as emerging vital research area which is attracting more attention in academia and industry. Health informatics combines computational science and the clinical world for better treatment of patients; it deals with resources, devices, and methodologies required for optimizing the acquisition, storage, maintenance, retrieval, and use of healthcare information and resources for effective diagnosis and treatment of patients. The target of this research track is to bring together professionals, researchers and practitioners in the area of health informatics to present, discuss, share the latest finding in the field, and exchange ideas that address real-world problems with real-world solutions. Topics covered by HI-BI-BI 2012 include but are not limited to work in progress as well as cutting-edge and novel findings on the latest trends and developments in health informatics, encompassing areas such as: - Clinical and hospital human resource management and performance analysis - Computer aided diagnosis. - Computational biomedicine, genomics, proteomics, - transcriptomics, metabolimics, sociogenomics - Controlled and optimized utilization of resources - Data analysis and disease biomarker prediction - Data mining and machine learning techniques in health informatics. - Drug design, disease diagnosis and control - e-health and web-based information services - Evaluation and use of information technology in healthcare - Healthcare applications of mobile and pervasive technologies - Human-computer interaction - Future developments in technologies and applications - Intelligent Health Information Systems& Decision Support Systems - Integration and sharing of heterogeneous health information systems - Integration and sharing of heterogeneous health data sources - Information and image retrieval - Language parsing methods in biomedicine - Modelling, simulation and evaluation of healthcare services - Mobile solutions for sharing information in healthcare services - Patient tracking and monitoring: spatio-temporal models - Privacy protection and data security in health informatics systems - Process management and collaborative work - Reuse in Health Information System development and maintenance - Signal processing and streaming databases - Spread and control of epidemics - Social network modelling and analysis in health informatics - User interfaces and visualization for health informatics systems We encourage researchers to submit full research papers (8 pages), short research papers (6 pages), and posters (2 pages) reporting work in progress. All accepted papers from the three types of submissions will be included in the proceedings to be published by IEEE CPS. Full and short papers will be scheduled for presentation during the conference. Posters will be included in the poster session, which is open for discussion with participants. Extended versions of selected papers will be invited for journal publication. Papers should be submitted to the Conference Submission System. If Web submission is not possible, manuscripts should be sent as an attachment via email to: ozyer (at) etu (dot) edu (dot) tr or tnjarada (at) ucalgary (dot) ca by April 15, 2012. The attachment must be in PDF format. Important Dates: Submission of abstract (Recommended) April 8, 2012 Paper submission deadline April 15, 2012 Acceptance Notification May 20, 2012 Camera-ready paper due May 31, 2012 Presenting authors registration due May 31, 2012 Conference events August 27-28, 2012 General Chair: Jon Rokne University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Symposium co-chairs: Tansel ?zyer TOBB University, Ankara Turkey Jia Zeng, Baylor College of Medicine, Huston, TX, USA Mehmet Tan TOBB University, Ankara Turkey Ghada Naji Lebanese University, Tripoli, Lebanon From ljgarcia at ebi.ac.uk Mon Feb 6 09:11:44 2012 From: ljgarcia at ebi.ac.uk (Leyla Garcia) Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:11:44 +0000 Subject: [BiO BB] DAS Workshop - Last week for registration In-Reply-To: <00c601cca3ce$8615ae20$92410a60$@com> References: <00c601cca3ce$8615ae20$92410a60$@com> Message-ID: <4F2FDFA0.30703@ebi.ac.uk> [Apologies for cross-posting] ============================== Last week to register for DAS Workshop 2012 DAS is currently being used to share annotations on genomes, protein alignments, structural and interaction information. If you are interested in sharing biological information the DAS workshop below may be of interest to you. Learn of and contribute to current developments in DAS such as: DAS in the cloud, DAS for Genotype Data, DAS searching, DAS for collaborative annotation projects, DAS alternative formats. Registration is open for the 2012 DAS workshop (27-29 February) at the Genome Campus, Hinxton UK. If you are interested in attending, please find out more by going to http://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onsite/120227_DAS.html and register via the web link at the bottom of the page. This workshop will cater for novice to expert DAS users as each day is optional. Please register early as places will be limited. Registration closes 10 February 2012 - 12:00. If you are interested in giving a 15 minute talk on the second day please email Jonathan Warren using jonathan.warren at sanger.ac.uk Many thanks From cris.pascual.gonzalez at gmail.com Wed Feb 8 09:55:41 2012 From: cris.pascual.gonzalez at gmail.com (Cristina Pascual) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:55:41 +0100 Subject: [BiO BB] 2nd cfp COGNITIVE 2012 July 22-27, 2011 - Nice, France Message-ID: <201202081455.q18Ete1V021940@smtp.upv.es> INVITATION: ================= Please consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate groups the following opportunity to submit and publish original scientific results to COGNITIVE 2012. The submission deadline is set to March 5, 2012. In addition, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article versions to one of the IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org ================= ============== COGNITIVE 2012 | Call for Papers =============== CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS COGNITIVE 2012, The Fourth International Conference on Advanced Cognitive Technologies and Applications July 22-27, 2011 - Nice, France General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/COGNITIVE12.html Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/CfPCOGNITIVE12.html - regular papers - short papers (work in progress) - posters Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/SubmitCOGNITIVE12.html Submission deadline: March 5, 2012 Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org Please note the Poster and Work in Progress options. The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas. All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress, Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels. Before submission, please check and comply with the Editorial rules: http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html COGNITIVE 2012 Topics (topics and submission details: see CfP on the site) BRAIN: Brain information processing and informatics Cognitive and computation models; Human reasoning mechanisms; Modeling brain information processing mechanisms; Brain learning mechanisms; Human cognitive functions and their relationships; Modeling human multi-perception mechanisms and visual, auditory, and tactile information processing; Neural structures and neurobiological process; Cognitive architectures; Brain information storage, collection, and processing; Formal conceptual models of human brain data; Knowledge representation and discovery in neuroimaging; Brain-computer interface; Cognition-inspired complex systems COGNITION: Artificial intelligence and cognition Expert systems, knowledge representation and reasoning; Reasoning techniques, constraint satisfaction and machine learning; Logic programming, fuzzy logic, neural networks, and uncertainty; State space search, ontologies and data mining; Games, planning and scheduling; Natural languages processing and advanced user interfaces; Cognitive, reactive and proactive systems; Ambient intelligence, perception and vision AGENTS: Agent-based adaptive systems Agent frameworks and development platforms; Agent models and architectures; Agent communication languages and protocols; Cooperation, coordination, and conversational agents; Group decision making and distributed problem solving; Mobile, cognitive and autonomous agents; Task planning and execution in multi-agent systems; Security, trust, reputation, privacy and safety in agent-based systems; Negotiation brokering and matchmaking in agent-oriented protocols; Web-oriented agents (mining, semantic discovery, navigation, etc.; SOA and software agents; Economic agent models and social adoption AUTONOMY: Autonomous systems and autonomy-oriented computing Self-organized intelligence nature-inspired thinking paradigms; Swarm intelligence and emergent behavior; Autonomy-oriented modeling and computation; Coordination, cooperation and collective group behavior; Agent-based complex systems modeling and development; Complex behavior aggregation and self-organization; Agent-based knowledge discovery and sharing; Autonomous and distributed knowledge systems; Autonomous knowledge via information agents; Ontology-based agent services; Knowledge evolution control and information filtering agents; Natural and social law discovery in multi-agent systems; Distributed problem solving in complex and dynamic environments; Auction, mediation, pricing, and agent-based market-places; Autonomous auctions and negotiations APPLICATIONS Agent-oriented modeling and methodologies; Agent-based interaction protocols and cognitive architectures; Emotional modeling and quality of experience techniques; Agent-based assistants and e-health; Agent-based interfaces; Knowledge and data intensive classification systems; Agent-based fault-tolerance systems; Learning and self-adaptation via multi-agent systems; Task-based and task-oriented agent-based systems; Agent-based virtual enterprise; Embodied agents and agent-based systems applications; Agent-based perceptive animated interfaces; Agent-based social simulation; Socially planning; E-Technology agent-based ubiquitous services and systems -------------------------------- Committee: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/ComCOGNITIVE12.html ==================== From pedrolopes at ua.pt Wed Feb 8 11:42:44 2012 From: pedrolopes at ua.pt (Pedro Lopes) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:42:44 +0000 Subject: [BiO BB] International School on Semantic Web Applications and Technologies for the Life Sciences 2012 Message-ID: *** Apologies for multiple posting *** *** Please diffuse this call *** ** First International School on Semantic Web Applications and Tools in Life Sciences Aveiro (Portugal), May 2nd-5th, 2012 ** co-organized by IEETA/University of Aveiro (http://www.ieeta.pt) and SWAT4LS (http://www.swat4ls.org) ** ** Dear Semantic Web/Life Sciences enthusiast, ** It is our great pleasure to announce the first "International School on Semantic Web Applications and Tools for the Life Sciences" to be held in Aveiro (Portugal), from May 2nd to 5th, 2012. This school will provide advanced hands-on training in the use of Semantic Web technologies in research and enterprise. The format of the school will consist of focused keynotes, tutorials and hands-on sessions. Its content will include core Semantic Web technologies and aspects that complement them in practical applications. The school aims at bringing together practitioners, researchers and world leaders in the adoption and application of Semantic Web technologies in research, from academia, industry and small companies. ** The program of the school will include: - User Interaction and Semantic Web (Eric Miller, CognitiveAtlas) - Robust Ontology Design (to be confirmed) - Semantic Search (Michael Schroeder, GoPubMed) - Semantic Web Services (Luke McCarthy, SADI) - Semantic Web and large scale Life Sciences Knowledge Bases (Jerven Bolleman, Uniprot) - SPARQLing away at Data Integration using federated queries and SWObjects (Helena Deus, DERI) - Gene Disease Association (Dietrich Rebholz-Schugmann, EBI) ** Please refer to http://www.swat4ls.org/schools/aveiro2012/ for a detailed and updated program. ** ** Participants fees are ?300 (before March 31st) and ?350 (from April, 1st). The school will be limited to 40 participants. ** For registrations, please refer to http://www.swat4ls.org/schools/aveiro2012/registration/. ** ** Best regards, The SWAT4LS Aveiro 2012 Event Committee Further information can be found online at h ttp://www.swat4ls.org/schools/aveiro2012/ You can follow us on Lanyrd at http://lanyrd.com/2012/swat4lsaveiro/ If you have any doubts or questions, get in touch to schools at swat4ls.org From jprudhomme at healthtech.com Thu Feb 9 08:32:30 2012 From: jprudhomme at healthtech.com (James Prudhomme) Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 08:32:30 -0500 Subject: [BiO BB] Structure-Based Drug Design: Predicting Biological and Kinetic Profiles from Structure Message-ID: <003501cce72f$45e05270$d1a0f750$@com> *** Please distribute this message to your colleagues. Thank you. *** CHI and Bio-IT World Present the Twelfth Annual Structure-Based Drug Design: Predicting Biological and Kinetic Profiles from Structure June 6-8, 2012 Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston, Cambridge, MA http://www.healthtech.com/sbd About the event: Structure-based drug design took nearly two decades of multiple, parallel technological improvements to arrive at its current mainstream position in medicinal chemistry. Developments in computer graphics, high-power radiation sources, computational processing power, refinement protocols, virtual screening and crystallography were all necessary to create the environment for rapid, iterative structure-based drug discovery. Given the crisis facing the pharmaceutical industry in the translation of early stage drug discovery results, a different set of tools, concerned with algorithms and methods for developing best in class drugs that engage biological targets with kinetically optimized potency and selectivity will need to be refined. In this conference, we bring to focus recent advancements in this field from an experienced faculty. Keynote Address: Binding Kinetics in Drug Discovery David Swinney, Ph.D., CEO, Institute for Rare and Neglected Diseases Drug Discovery (iRND3) Themed Sessions: - Structure to Function - Free Energy Calculation and Molecular Dynamics Simulation - GPCR - Fragment-Based Design - Druggability and Kinetics-Based Drug Design - Trends and Advances Download a PDF brochure at http://www.healthtech.com/Conferences_Overview.aspx?ekfrm=111573&libID=11152 8 Early registration discounts end on March 9. Register at https://chidb.com/register/2012/sbd/reg.asp or call 781-972-5400. To inquire about sponsoring and/or exhibiting, contact Jon Stroup at 781-972-5483, jstroup at healthtech.com Please contact me with any questions. James Prudhomme Cambridge Healthtech Institute 250 First Avenue, Suite 300 Needham, MA 02494 jprudhomme at healthtech.com From m.francescatto at vumc.nl Mon Feb 13 13:25:51 2012 From: m.francescatto at vumc.nl (Francescatto, M.) Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:25:51 +0000 Subject: [BiO BB] CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - 8th ISCB Student Council Symposium 2012 Message-ID: <8890C124EDA3C04189F7F22B2039EE40D174@SP-MX-MBX3.vumc.nl> 8th ISCB Student Council Symposium 2012 Submit your abstract now for the 8th Symposium of the International Society for Computational Biology Student Council, to be held on the 13th of July, 2012 in Long Beach, California, as a satellite meeting of the International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB)! The ISCB Student Council Symposium 2012 will bring together young computational biologists from several research areas and regions of the world. As the central part of our symposium, 10 students will be selected for an oral presentation from the submitted abstracts. This is your chance to present your work to an international audience of young scientists. We welcome abstracts covering both scientific studies as well as novel tools and applications in the field of computational biology and bioinformatics. All abstracts accepted for oral presentation will be published in a special issue of BMC Bioinformatics journal. As in previous editions, awards will be given to outstanding posters and presentations. Travel Fellowships will also be available: all candidates with accepted abstracts are encouraged to apply! Travel Fellowship submission will be open for one entire week after acceptance notification. Submission information: http://symposium.iscbsc.org/content/submissions Travel Fellowship information: http://symposium.iscbsc.org/content/travel-fellowships General information: http://symposium.iscbsc.org/ Important dates January 30, 2012: Abstract and Travel Fellowship submission open April 2, 2012: Abstract submission closes April 16, 2012: Abstract acceptance notifications April 23, 2012: Travel Fellowships submission closes April 30, 2012: Travel Fellowships acceptance notification We look forward to receiving your abstract, Alexander Goncearenco Chair, 8th ISCB Student Council Symposium 2012 Olga Botvinnik Co-Chair, 8th ISCB Student Council Symposium 2012 From djwild at indiana.edu Wed Feb 15 14:18:52 2012 From: djwild at indiana.edu (David Wild) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:18:52 -0500 Subject: [BiO BB] New cheminformatics self-study learning guide available Message-ID: I'm pleased to announce the availability of a new self-study electronic learning guide for cheminformatics, available at http://cheminfov.informatics.indiana.edu/djwild/ic/ . Details are below - please let me know if you have questions. *Introducing Cheminformatics: an intensive electronic self-learning guide for new practitioners* is a self-study guide designed to provide a rapid introduction to the emerging field of cheminformatics, including the history of the field, representing 2D and 3D chemical structures on computer, storing and using databases of chemical and related biological information, handling chemical information on the web and in the scholarly literature, and giving an overview of some advanced topics such as clustering and diversity, QSAR and predictive modeling, 3D alignment and docking, and writing cheminformatics software. It is aimed at life scientists, computer scientists, scientific librarians and other practitioners in both industry and academia who need a rapid, flexible introduction to this field, at low cost relative to traditional courses, and with maximum flexibility - not requiring attendance at lectures or submission of assignments by a set date.The areas covered are: - The history and current practice of cheminformatics - Representing 2D chemical structures on computer - Characterizing 2D structures with descriptors and fingerprints - Storing and searching 2D structures in databases - Handling chemical reactions on computer - Representing 3D chemical structures on computer - Chemical structures on the web and in the scholarly literature - Cheminformatics in the chemistry library - Analyzing chemical datasets using clustering and diversity - Predicting biological activities of chemical compounds - Working with 3D chemical structures - Programming toolkits for cheminformatics On completing the guide, students will be eligible to take an online test (will be available early March 2012). Upon achieving a satisfactory score, students will receive a certificate of completion from the author (not associated with a University). The guide is written by David Wild., who has over 20 years experience in the field of cheminformatics, and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing. There he directs one of the few educational programs dedicated to cheminformatics, and leads a research group of approximately 15 students focused on large-scale data mining and aggregation of chemical and biological information. He is Editor-in-Chief (along with Chris Steinbeck at the EBI) of the Journal of Cheminformatics, and works as editorial advisor or reviewer to many journals. He is involved in several cheminformatics organizations including being a trustee of the Chemical Structure Association Trust and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has helped organize many conferences and symposia in this field. He is also the director of Wild Ideas Consulting, a small scientific computing company specializing in informatics and cheminformatics. In addition to the guide, other cheminformatics education opportunities can be found at http://djwild.info/ed David ____________________________________________________ Dr. David J. Wild, djwild at indiana.edu, http://djwild.info Assistant Professor of Informatics & Computing Director, Cheminformatics & Chemogenomics Research Group Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing 150 S. Woodlawn Rm 330B, Bloomington, IN 47405 Tel. +1 812 856 1848 From jprudhomme at healthtech.com Fri Feb 17 10:08:33 2012 From: jprudhomme at healthtech.com (James Prudhomme) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:08:33 -0500 Subject: [BiO BB] Binding Kinetics & PubChem Mining Courses Message-ID: <005101cced86$0436c2c0$0ca44840$@com> *** Please distribute this message about CHI's short courses to your colleagues. Thank you. *** FIRST PRINCIPLES IN BINDING KINETICS: PREDICTING STRUCTURE-KINETICS RELATIONSHIPS June 6, 2012 (6:00-8:00 pm) Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston, Cambridge, MA http://www.healthtech.com/sbd Instructors: David Swinney, Ph.D., CEO, Institute for Rare and Neglected Diseases Drug Discovery (iRND3) Xavier Barril, Ph.D., ICREA Research Professor, Physical Chemistry Department, University of Barcelona This dinner course will address the questions on "why should I care about kinetics?" and "how can I understand and predict Structure-Kinetics relationships?" We will first review the role of binding kinetics in drug action and then focus on the particular case of protein-ligand non-covalent complexes, reviewing what is known so far about the structural determinants of binding kinetics. This course will help you with a better understanding and increased awareness of current state of the chemistry and pharmacology of binding kinetics. PUBCHEM MINING - FROM SMALL MOLECULE TO STRUCTURES AND BIOACTIVITY June 7, 2012 (6:30-8:30 pm) Roayl Sonesta Hotel Boston, Cambridge, MA http://www.healthtech.com/sbd Instructor: Jun (Luke) Huan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Kansas A number of universities recently started drug discovery centers. Among the list include Duke, University of North Carolina, Emory, Vanderbilt, Broad Institute, John Hopkins and many others. NIH has maintained its intramural drug discovery programs for a number of years. Recently NIH has started ambitious extramural funding programs to support academic-based drug discovery programs (with an estimated funding of ~$600M). With these new initiatives, huge volumes of data have been collected in an open and collaborative environment and such data are shared with the public free of charge. In this dinner course, the presenter will review the knowledge discovery and management needs in the drug discovery process. One part of the talk will focus on an introduction to PubChem, a public repository for small molecule structures and bioactivity data, where several components facilitating data mining of biological assays test results, including data organization, search of chemicals and analysis for assay development will be covered. On the second part, latest computing and modeling methodology development, primarily those from data mining and machine learning will be overviewed. The primary targeted audience of the tutorial is cheminformatics researchers and practitioners who are interested in developing or applying advanced computing techniques to support knowledge discovery in drug discovery and drug development programs. It may also help drug development and drug post-market safety monitoring. General knowledge of cheminformatics and statistics is assumed. Download a PDF brochure at http://www.healthtech.com/Conferences_Overview.aspx?ekfrm=111573&libID=11152 8 The above dinner short courses are part of CHI's Structure-Based Drug Design conference being held on June 6-8, 2012. Delegates may register for the conference and/or short course(s). Early registration discounts end on March 9. Register at https://chidb.com/register/2012/sbd/reg.asp or call 781-972-5400. To inquire about sponsoring and/or exhibiting, contact Jon Stroup at 781-972-5483, jstroup at healthtech.com Please contact me with any questions. James Prudhomme Cambridge Healthtech Institute 250 First Avenue, Suite 300 Needham, MA 02494 jprudhomme at healthtech.com