November 2007 - BBClist - maillist.psb.ugent.be

MRS and EMBOSS
by Guy Bottu 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Dear colleagues, At the BBC2007 I had presented together with Peter Rice and Alan Bleasby from the EMBL-EBI a poster "An effort in software integration : the use of MRS as sequence database access tool for EMBOSS". The wrappers4EMBOSS version 2 software, announced in that poster, has just been made available for download from http://www.wemboss.org/ Regards, Guy Bottu, Belgian EMBnet Node

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2 Scientific programmer positions at the University of Groningen and University Medical Centre Groningen
by Peter Horvatovich 22 Nov '07

22 Nov '07

Dear Bioinfromaticians, 2 Scientific programmer positions are available at the Department of Analytical Biochemistry and Department of Medical Biomics at the University of Groningen and University Medical Centre Groningen in the domain of proteomics related bioinformatics. For details see the attached job advertisement. Best regards, Peter Horvatovich University Center for Pharmacy Department of Analytical Biochemistry Antonius Deusinglaan 1 P.O. Box 196 9700 AD Groningen The Netherlands E-mail : p.l.horvatovich(a)rug.nl Phone : +31 (0) 50 363 3341 Mobile : +31 (0) 6 36 570 682 Fax : +31 (0) 50 363 7582 Web : www.biomac.nl

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subscription
by Pedro Pattyn 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

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Job opening Belgian Cancer Registry
by fdesmet 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

In attachment you can find a job opening for a postdoctoral researcher in the Belgian Cancer Registry. For more info you can contact the persons mentioned in the document. Frank De Smet Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm

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bioinformatics jobs in Bacterial Genomics Nijmegen
by R.Siezen 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

Dear all, We have 2 new bioinformatics vacancies (via Top Intsitute Food and Nutrition, and Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Inudustrial Fermentation) in our Bacterial Genomics group at the moment. You can find the job descriptions on our own Bacterial Genomics web page at (www.cmbi.ru.nl) Please pass this information on to any students, friends or colleagues that may be interested and qualified. thanks prof Roland Siezen

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Position for Bioinformatics Scientist at Tibotec Virco
by Van Vlijmen, Herman [TIBBE] 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

Scientist Bioinformatics Based at: Tibotec Virco BVBA, Mechelen, Belgium Department: TV-RED Scientific Operations / Computational Virology and Chem/Bio-Informatics Vacancy Description In this function you will apply computational techniques to study the effect of mutations in HIV and Hepatitis C genes on the efficacy of antiviral drugs. You will develop new models to predict clinical outcome results of antiviral drugs. You will apply data mining approaches to one of the world's largest HIV genotype databases to answer scientific questions from internal and external diagnostic experts. In addition, you will be part of projects in drug discovery and development. As a member of the Computational Virology and Chem/Bio-Informatics group you will also play an active role in the development and implementation of the strategy of the group. Qualifications and Requirements · Ph.D. (or Masters) degree in Bioinformatics or related field · Experience with a wide range of bioinformatics and statistical techniques, including sequence analysis, predictive model generation, data mining · Expertise in the field of virology highly desirable · Expertise in scientific programming and/or scripting. · Outstanding communication and team work skills. Contact Herman van Vlijmen (hvvlijme at tibbe.jnj.com) Tibotec (http://www.tibotec.com) is a pharmaceutical research and development company with headquarters in Belgium and operating subsidiaries in the United States and Ireland. The company is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Tibotec is dedicated to the discovery and development of novel drugs for HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases with the ultimate aim of enhancing and extending peoples lives. Virco (http://www.vircolab.com) is a research-driven biotech company with headquarters in Belgium (Virco BVBA) and U.S. offices in New Jersey and North Carolina (Virco Lab, Inc.), and a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Virco is a pioneer in the field of HIV-1 drug resistance testing. Virco's product portfolio currently includes the Antivirogram, an HIV-1 phenotyping assay, and vircoTYPE HIV-1 . vircoTYPE HIV-1 is a unique and proprietary approach to predict the virus' susceptibility to antiretroviral drugs from the genotype and uses the world's largest HIV-1 resistance database.

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The BBC mailing list
by BEN 15 Nov '07

15 Nov '07

Dear colleagues, Some of you will have received a welcome message for the BBC mailing list. This is because each year we add the E-mail addresses of the attendants of the Benelux Bioinformatics Conference. The BBC list is hosted on the Mailman server of the Belgian Biodiversity Facility (http://www.be.gbif.net) and is moderated by the staff of the Belgian EMBnet Node (http://www.be.embnet.org) You can send a mail to this this list (BBClist(a)biodiversity.be) if you want to announce a public lecture or a job opening, if you have a question or if you want to start a discussion about bioinformatics in the Benelux. Note that only members of the list are allowed to post and that, because of the moderation, the messages are delivered with some delay. You can unsubscribe or customize the way you receive messages at http://mailman.biodiversity.be/mailman/listinfo/bbclist (do use the password mentioned in the welcome message). On the same site you can consult archived messages and interested friends of yours can subscribe. In case of problems you can send an Email to the moderator at ben(a)vub.ac.be. Enjoy biocomputing, Guy Bottu, Belgian EMBnet Node ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEN - Belgian EMBnet Node at the Brussels Free Universities Computing Centre Marc Colet - Guy Bottu - David Coornaert - Valerie Ledent Tel. +32/2/6505146 | Address BEN ULB CP 257 Fax +32/2/6505124 | Boulevard du Triomphe email ben(a)vub.ac.be | B-1050 Bruxelles ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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