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2012 INTERNATIONAL WINTER SCHOOL IN METHODS IN BIOINFORMATICS

 

WSMBio 2012

 

Tarragona, Spain

 

February 20-24, 2012

 

Organized by:

Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics (GRLMC)

Rovira i Virgili University

 

http://grammars.grlmc.com/wsmbio2012/

 

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AIM:

 

WSMBio 2012 offers a broad and intensive series of lectures on
bioinformatics at different levels. The students choose their preferred
courses according to their interests and background. Instructors are top
names in their respective fields. The School intends to help students
initiate and foster their research career.

 

ADDRESSED TO:

 

Graduate (and eventually advanced undergraduate) students from around the
world. Most appropriate degrees include: Computer Science, Biology and
Medicine. Other students (for instance, from Mathematics or Engineering) are
welcome too.

 

The School is appropriate also for people more advanced in their career who
want to keep themselves updated on developments in the field.

 

There is no overlap in the class schedule.

 

COURSES AND PROFESSORS:

 

- Dan Gusfield (U California Davis), ReCombinatorics: The Algorithmics and
Combinatorics of Phylogenetic Networks with Recombination
[introductory/intermediate, 8 hours]

- Andrey Rzhetsky (U Chicago), Trees, Networks, and their Use in Systems
Biology [introductory, 6 hours]

- Robert Stevens (U Manchester) & James Malone (European Bioinformatics
Institute, Hinxton), Bio-Ontologies [introductory/intermediate, 4 hours]

- Martin Tompa (U Washington Seattle), Comparative Sequence Analysis in
Molecular Biology [introductory/intermediate, 4 hours]

- Alfonso Valencia (Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid), A
Bioinformatics Perspective of Personalized Medicine [advanced, 4 hours]

- Limsoon Wong (National University of Singapore), Using Biological Networks
for Protein Function Prediction, Biomarker Identification, and Other
Problems in Computational Biology [introductory/intermediate, 6 hours]

- Ying Xu (U Georgia), Cancer Bioinformatics [advanced, 8 hours]

- Zohar Yakhini (Agilent Laboratories), Algorithmics and Statistics in the
Analysis of High Throughput Molecular Measurement Data
[intermediate/advanced, 6 hours]

 

REGISTRATION:

 

It has to be done on line at

 

http://grammars.grlmc.com/wsmbio2012/Registration.php 

 

FEES:

 

They are variable, depending on the number of courses each student takes.
The rule is:

 

1 hour = 

 

- 10 euros (for payments until December 11, 2011), 

- 15 euros (for payments after December 11, 2011). 

 

PAYMENT PROCEDURE:

 

The fees must be paid to the School's bank account: 

 

Uno-e Bank

bank’s address: Julian Camarillo 4 C, 28037 Madrid, Spain

IBAN: ES3902270001820201823142

SWIFT/BIC code: UNOEESM1

account holder: Carlos Martin-Vide GRLMC

account holder’s address: Av. Catalunya 35, 43002 Tarragona, Spain

 

Please mention WSMBio 2012 and your name in the subject. A receipt will be
provided on site.

 

Remarks:

 

- Bank transfers should not involve any expense for the School.

- People claiming early registration will be requested to prove that the
bank transfer was carried out by the deadline.

- Students may be refunded only in the case when a course gets cancelled due
to the unavailability of the instructor.

 

People registering on site at the beginning of the School must pay in cash.
For the sake of local organization, however, it is much recommended to do it
earlier.

 

ACCOMMODATION:

 

Information about accommodation is available on the website of the School.

 

CERTIFICATES:

 

Students will be delivered a certificate stating the courses attended, their
contents, and their duration.

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

 

Announcement of the programme: October 30, 2011

Starting of the registration: October 30, 2011

Early registration deadline: December 11, 2011

Starting of the School: February 20, 2012

End of the School: February 24, 2012 

 

QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

 

Florentina-Lilica Voicu: florentinalilica.voicu@urv.cat 

 

WEBSITE:

 

http://grammars.grlmc.com/wsmbio2012/ 

 

POSTAL ADDRESS:

 

WSMBio 2012

Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics (GRLMC)

Rovira i Virgili University

Av. Catalunya, 35

43002 Tarragona, Spain

 

Phone: +34-977-559543

Fax: +34-977-558386

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

 

Diputació de Tarragona

Universitat Rovira i Virgili