RECOMB 2009

13th Annual International Conference on Research 

in Computational Molecular Biology

The conference features keynote talks by preeminent scientists in the life sciences, together with presentations of refereed research papers in computational biology.

The conference will be held in Tucson, Arizona on May 18-21. 

It is hosted by the BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona.

The event URL: http://www.bio5.org/recomb2009/

It’s Your Call
James Netterwald, PhD, MT (ASCP), Senior Editor
Drug Discovery & Development - January 01, 2008

This is an informative article about SNP Genotype calling. 

It cites some of the important names in the bioinformatics field explaining the need for automated SNP genotyping.

http://www.dddmag.com/article-SNP-genotype-calling-programs.aspx

2009 AMIA Summit on Translational Bioinformatics 

United States - San Francisco

The American Medical Informatics Association in Partnership with ISCB hosts the 2009 AMIA Summit on Translational Bioinformatics in participation with ISCB at the Gran Hyatt San Francisco. This event will be held on Mar 15, 2009 through Mar 17, 2009.

This Summit highlights the multidisciplinary nature of this research field and provides a unique opportunity to bring together the finest minds in translational informatics from the academia, industry, government and non-profit sectors. It aims to forge new trans-disciplinary collaborations and identify potential avenues of research and development across all areas of human diseases and patient care.

Event URL : http://summit2009.amia.org/

Education in Systems Biology

A new website in Systems Biology has been launched. 

It is a repository of educational material. It holds systems biology courses material from different universities all over the world. Furthermore, It provides a space for future professors and researchers to post their tutorials, lectures and suggestions in terms of Education in Systems Biology.

http://www.sysbio.net/

Three days Bioinformatics Course

ASM/JGI Bioinformatics Institute hosted by the American Society for Microbiology at Washington, DC presentes a course of three days from March 11, 2009 to  March 14, 2009 on the following topic:

The Spring Bioinformatics Institute aims to meet the need for more undergraduate faculty in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines to understand, interpret, and use molecular sequence information to solve problems. The Institute features the analysis of microbial genomes, molecular sequences, and structural data, providing a framework for developing classroom activities and research projects for undergraduate students.

Host Organization's Web Site:

http://www.facultyprograms.org/page02a.shtml

Genome-wide association analysis of susceptibility and clinical phenotype in multiple sclerosis

A recent study published by the "Human Molecular Genetics 2009" featured the latest work of UCSF's department of neurology,  R&D, and GlaxoSmithKline.

This study reports the results of a genome-wide association study performed in a 1000 prospective case series of well-characterized individuals with MS and group-matched controls using the Sentrixw HumanHap550 BeadChip platform from Illumina.

ISMB/ECCB 2009 will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, June 27 - July 2.

The conference will feature an exciting scientific program including scientific tracks, posters, demonstrations, and featuring ten internationally renowned keynote presenters.