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<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>We cordially invite you to attend
the <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font color="#333399"><span
style='color:#333399;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>First Annual
Frontiers in Bioinformatics Symposium</span></font></b>, organized by the </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Center</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'> of </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Excellence</span></font></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'> in Bioinformatics at the
University at </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>Buffalo</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>, State University of New
York.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>This international symposium will emphasize cutting edge
science essential for progress in the post genomic era.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Session topics will include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:24.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>protein structure and function prediction <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>prediction of protein-protein interactions <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>evolutionary genomics <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>large-scale biological simulations <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=SpellE><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>ligand</span></font></span><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'> docking <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>protein pathways <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>expression array analysis<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Harvard</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Herbert Hauptman (Hauptman Woodward)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=293 valign=top style='width:219.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Jeffrey Skolnick (University at </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Buffalo</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=298 valign=top style='width:223.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Robert Jernigan (</span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Iowa</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>State</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=293 valign=top style='width:219.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Paul Spellman (LBL)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=298 valign=top style='width:223.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Minoru <span class=SpellE>Kanehisa</span>
(</span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font size=1 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Kyoto</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=293 valign=top style='width:219.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Gustavo <span class=SpellE>Stolovitzky</span>
(IBM)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=298 valign=top style='width:223.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Eugene <span class=SpellE>Koonin</span>
(NIH)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=293 valign=top style='width:219.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Sarah <span class=SpellE>Teichmann</span>
(MRC, </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font size=1 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Cambridge</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=298 valign=top style='width:223.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><st1:PersonName><font size=1
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Michael
Levitt</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=1 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> (</span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Stanford</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=293 valign=top style='width:219.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=SpellE><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Ilya</span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> <span
class=SpellE>Vakser</span> (SUNY, Stony Brook)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=298 valign=top style='width:223.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Ruth <span class=SpellE>Nussinov</span>
(NIH)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=293 valign=top style='width:219.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Alfonso Valencia (CNB-CSIC)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=298 valign=top style='width:223.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=SpellE><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Zoltvan</span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> <span
class=SpellE>Oltvai</span> (Northwestern University)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Attendees will have the opportunity to present posters
throughout the symposium.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Send a
request for poster presentation instructions to <a
href="mailto:bceb@buffalo.edu">bceb@buffalo.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-align:justify'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:#333399;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>The
Symposium begins at 8:00am Friday, June 6, 2003 and ends at 6:00pm on Sunday,
June 8, 2003.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>All events will be
held at the Adam’s </span></font></b><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font color="#333399" face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana;color:#333399;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>Mark</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font color="#333399" face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;
color:#333399;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b><st1:PlaceName><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font color="#333399" face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana;color:#333399;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>Hotel</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font color="#333399" face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana;color:#333399;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'> at </span></font></b><st1:Street><st1:address><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font color="#333399" face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;
color:#333399;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>120 Church Street</span></font></b></st1:address></st1:Street><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font color="#333399" face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana;color:#333399;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'> in downtown </span></font></b><st1:City><st1:place><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font color="#333399" face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana;color:#333399;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>Buffalo</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:City><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font color="#333399" face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;
color:#333399;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
color="#333399" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:#333399;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Registration<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Registration for the symposium is on a first-come,
first-served basis.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The
registration fees are: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>Graduate Students and Post-docs<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>On
or before </span></font><st1:date Month="5" Day="15" Year="2003"><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>May 15, 2003</span></font></st1:date><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>:<span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>$175<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>After
</span></font><st1:date Month="5" Day="15" Year="2003"><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>May 15, 2003</span></font></st1:date><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>: $200<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>All other Attendees<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>On
or before </span></font><st1:date Month="5" Day="15" Year="2003"><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>May 15, 2003</span></font></st1:date><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>: $250<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>After
</span></font><st1:date Month="5" Day="15" Year="2003"><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>May 15, 2003</span></font></st1:date><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>: $275<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Please submit the attached registration form with
payment.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>A limited number of registration scholarships will be
available to graduate students and post-docs.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Requests for scholarship applications
should be sent to <a href="mailto:bceb@buffalo.edu">bceb@buffalo.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>If you have any questions regarding the symposium, please
call (716) 849-6719 or e-mail your questions to <a
href="mailto:bceb@buffalo.edu"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>bceb@buffalo.edu</span></font></a>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We look forward to seeing you in June!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Lesley K. Cephas<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Center</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'> of </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Excellence</span></font></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'> in Bioinformatics<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>University at </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Buffalo</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'> - SUNY<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:Street><st1:address><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>901 Washington Street, Ste. 300</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place><st1:City><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Buffalo</span></font></st1:City><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>, </span></font><st1:State><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>NY</span></font></st1:State><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></font><st1:PostalCode><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>14203-1199</span></font></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>(716) 849-6719 VOICE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>(716) 849-6747 FAX<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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