[BBC] NBIC PhD course Algorithms for Biological Networks

[Celia van Gelder]

*NBIC PhD course Algorithms for Biological Networks*


_Date:_ 16-20 January 2012
_Course coordinator_: Dick de Ridder
_Location:_ Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
_Website: 
_http://www.nbic.nl/education/nbic-phd-school/course-schedule/algorithms-for-biological-networks/__
_Registration:_ http://www.nbic.nl/education/nbic-phd-school/enrolment/

*Target audience//*

The course is aimed at PhD students with a background in bioinformatics, 
computer science or a related field; a working knowledge of basic 
statistics and linear algebra is assumed. The NBIC Technology Track 
course"Pattern recognition"  and the ASCI course "Advanced pattern 
recognition" (a1) discuss many of the tools used in this course, but it 
is not required to have followed these. Prior knowledge of molecular 
biology is a bonus, but also not strictly required. /
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*Course Description //*

In this course, we will first give a brief overview of molecular 
biology, the advent of high-throughput measurement techniques and large 
databases containing biological knowledge, and the importance of 
networks to model all this. We will highlight a number of peculiar 
features of biological networks. Next, a number of basic network models 
(linear, Boolean, Bayesian) will be discussed, as well as methods of 
inferring these from observed measurement data. A number of alternative 
network models more suited for high-level simulation of cellular 
behaviour will also be introduced. Building on the network inference 
methods, a number of ways of integrating various data sources and 
databases to refine biological networks will be discussed, with specific 
attention to the use of sequence information to refine transcription 
regulation networks. Finally, we will give some examples of algorithms 
exploiting the networks found to learn about biology, specifically for 
inspecting protein interaction networks and for finding active subnetworks.

*Course topics
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1. Monday 16-1-2012Networks in biology

2. Tuesday 17-1-2012Network inference

3. Wednesday 18-1-2012 Network enhancement

4. Thursday 19-1-2012 Network validation and execution

5. Friday 20-1-2012 Network mining

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More information about the course programme can be found on: 
http://www.nbic.nl/education/nbic-phd-school/course-schedule/algorithms-for-biological-networks/
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*NBIC PhD School//*

This course is part of the Education Programme of the NBIC PhD School. 
The NBIC PhD School offers training and education for PhD students in 
bioinformatics.
More information about the NBIC PhD School can also be found on 
http://www.nbic.nl => Education => NBIC PhD School.

*More information//*

For more information about the course you can contact Celia van Gelder 
(NBIC Education) at education at nbic.nl.

-- 
Dr. Celia W.G. van Gelder
Coordinator Education CMBI
Projectleader Education NBIC
tel. +31-(0)24-3666120
e-mail: C.vanGelder at cmbi.ru.nl
websites: www.cmbi.ru.nl, www.nbic.nl

Postal address:
CMBI 260
Radboud University Nijmegen-Medical Centre /NCMLS
PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen
The Netherlands

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