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[Gtpb] IB14S GTPB Training course announcement
by Pedro Fernandes 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

Dear all The Applications for the Introductory Bioinformatics course, secode edition in 2014, IB14S are open IMPORTANT DATES for this Course Deadline for applications: December 4th 2014 Latest notification of acceptance: December 5th 2014 Course date: December 9th - December 12th 2014 Details are available here: http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt/bicourses/IB14S/ this will be a 4 day long introduction that provides basic skills in biological sequence handling and analysis. The last day will be focusing on the analysis of Next Generation Sequencing data at a basic level. This is one of our most popular courses. Applications are approved and accepted in order of arrival and we only have 20 seats. Best wishes Pedro Fernandes GTPB Coordinator -- Pedro Fernandes Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Apartado 14 2781-901 OEIRAS PORTUGAL Tel +351 21 4407912 http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt _______________________________________________ Gtpb mailing list Gtpb(a)igc.gulbenkian.pt https://lists.igc.gulbenkian.pt/mailman/listinfo/gtpb

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Get in before your time is out - register now for the SB@NL2014 symposium for a great time out in Maastricht
by Diman van Rossum | SB＠NL secretary 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

SB@NL | BioSB <http://www.ncsb.nl/> SB@NL2014 symposium: get in before your time is out deadline this Monday, 2014-11-24 Mailing date: 2014 November 21 Message for: BBC mailing list Email address: bbclist(a)psb.ugent.be Dear Madam, Sir, This is your last chance to register and submit an abstract for the SB@NL2014 systems biology symposium, which will be held in Maastricht on 2014 December 15-16. The deadline is set at the end of the forthcoming Monday, 2014 November 24. You wont regret to participate in two exhilarating symposium days packed with numerous front-line presentations, all set against the background of the laid-back city of Maastricht. Come and enjoy by joining your colleagues! The fourth Musketeer, d'Artagnan, stands as a sentinel just outside our building to guard the site of our meeting. Also, film shots of the somewhat popular TV-series Flikken Maastricht were taken recently in the corridor just outside our meeting hall. ............................................................................ .............................. Key symposium information Symposium: SB@NL2014 symposium Theme: Tackling complexity through data integration Dates: 2014 December 15-16 (Monday-Tuesday) Venue: Auditorium, <http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/Faculties/SBE/Theme/AboutTheSchool.h tm> School of Business and Economics (SBE), University Maastricht, Tongersestraat 53, 6211LM Maastricht Hotel: Amrath Grand Hotel de lEmpereur, Stationsstraat 2, 6221BP Maastricht <http://www.hotel-empereur.nl> www.hotel-empereur.nl Website: <http://www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014> www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014 Programme: <http://www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/programme> www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/programme Registration: <http://www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/registration/registrationform> www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/registration/registrationform Deadline: 2014 November 24 Abstract: <http://www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/registration/abstractform> www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/registration/abstractform Deadline: 2014 November 24 Speakers: <http://www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/speakers> www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/speakers Organisers: <http://www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/organisation> www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/organisation ............................................................................ .............................. Line up of seventeen (17!) great speakers The theme of this 6th edition of the annual systems biology symposium is Tackling Complexity through Data Integration. The SB@NL2014 symposium will bring together systems biologists from the Netherlands and adjoining countries and even from further afield. The most recent version of the symposium programme can be downloaded from the website: <http://www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/programme> www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/programme. INVITED SPEAKERS The programme features the following high-level, senior invited speakers (in alphabetical order). <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Armitage_Portrait_100x136_201001 05.jpg> <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Bader_Portrait_100x141_20140903. jpg> <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Balling_Portrait_100x154_2014082 0.jpg> <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Evelo_Portrait_100x123_20111024. jpg> <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Franke_Portrait_100x140_20140825 .jpg> <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Greef_Portrait_100x152_20140822. jpg> <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Hoen_Portrait_100x137_20140724.j pg> <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Ommen_Portrait_100x143_201407241 .jpg> <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Peyrieras_Portrait_100x136_20140 820.jpg> <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Raes_Portrait_100x140_20140912.j pg> <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Weijers_Portrait_100x120_2014072 4.jpg> <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Wolstencroft_Portrait_100x127_20 140825.jpg> <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Xenarios_Portrait_100x146_201409 12.jpg> >From left to right 1st row: Judy Armitage (UK), Gary Bader (US), Rudy Balling (LU), Roel van Driel (NL), Chris Evelo (NL); 2nd row: Lude Franke (NL), Jan van der Greef (NL), Peter-Bram t Hoen (NL), Laurens Landeweerd (NL), Gert-Jan B. van Ommen (NL); 3rd row: Nadine Peyriéras (FR), Jeroen Raes (BE), Tsjalling Swierstra (NL), Dolf Weijers (NL), Hans Westerhoff (NL); 4th row: Katy Wolstencroft (NL), and Ioannes Xenarios (CH). For more information on these speakers, go to <http://www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/speakers> www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/speakers. SESSIONS TOPICS Session 1 Systems and personalised medicine Session 2 Network biology Session 3 Bioinformatics Session 4 Integrating data in the life sciences Session 5 Responsible research and innovation in systems biology (ERASysAPP) Session 6 Systems biology of microbial cells Session 7 Systems biology of multicellular organisms ............................................................................ ............................... Poster/Flyer A symposium poster has been distributed to systems biology research groups in the Netherlands and also abroad. The corresponding flyer can be downloaded from the symposium website ( <http://www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/communication> www.biosb.nl/sbnl2014/communication) and printed in A4 format. ............................................................................ .............................. Sponsors This SB@NL2014 symposium is supported by the following organisations. MAIN SPONSORS ERASysAPP: <http://www.erasysapp.eu/> www.erasysapp.eu <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ERASysAPP.jpg> <http://www.erasysapp.eu/> Netherlands platform for systems biology (SB@NL): <http://www.biosb.nl/sbnl> www.biosb.nl/sbnl <http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/> <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/SBNL_Logo_100x29_20140731.jpg> OTHER SPONSORS Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology (MaCSBio): <http://macsbio.maastrichtuniversity.nl/> macsbio.maastrichtuniversity.nl <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/MaCSBio_Logo_155x24_20140720.jpg > Maastricht University (UM): <http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/> www.maastrichtuniversity.nl <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/UM_Logo_256x198_20131014.jpg> Netherlands Consortium for Systems Biology (NCSB): <http://www.ncsb.nl/> www.ncsb.nl <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/NCSB_Logo_250x53_20081127.jpg> Netherlands Institute for Systems Biology (NISB): <http://www.sysbio.nl/> www.sysbio.nl <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/NISB_Logo_7304x1080_20081028.gif > BioSB Research School: <http://www.biosb.nl/> www.biosb.nl <http://biosb.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/BioSB_Website_Image_400x67_20140 417.jpg> ............................................................................ ............................... On behalf of the SB@NL2014 chair Prof. Dr Ir Ilja Arts, Diman van Rossum, PhD SB@NL secretary Netherlands Systems Biology Platform (SB@NL) c/o Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) PO Box 94079 | 1090GB Amsterdam | The Netherlands (visiting address: Science Park 123, 1098XG Amsterdam) <mailto:diman.vanrossum@ncsb.nl> diman.vanrossum(a)ncsb.nl <http://www.biosb.nl/sbnl> www.biosb.nl/sbnl

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JOB: Computational Biologist Postdoc position in the Laboratory of Developmental Signaling
by Mark Fiers 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

The Laboratory of Developmental Signaling, headed by An Zwijsen, is looking for a highly motivated and creative postdoctoral computational biologist/bioinformatician to join the team. The postdoctoral scientist will focus on the role of BMP signaling in endothelial plasticity. The project follows from the recent work on BMP signaling heterogeneity in different vascular endothelial phenotypes and cross-talk with Notch signaling (Moya et al., Dev Cell 2013; Beets et al., TIG, 2013). The project focuses on deciphering the dynamics and consequence of perturbation of BMP signaling cascades on effector oscillatory gene expression and cell competence/competition. The candidate will perform and analyze comparative transcriptome studies. The applicant is expected to model the oscillatory gene network. The computational analyses and models will be validated with independent perturbation experiments and will feed new experiments. more details are in the attachment with best regards Mark Fiers

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symposium: "from big data to bedside"
by Katleen De Preter 14 Nov '14

14 Nov '14

Dear Colleague, We are pleased to announce a symposium on translational bioinformatics that will take place in Ghent, 2nd of April 2015: "From big data to bedside: translational bioinformatics in cancer research". Several international and national top-speakers will present their data (see attached poster and website). On the 1st of April a workshop will be organised for PhD students and young post-docs (program under construction). Registration will start on the 1st of December 2014 (seats are limited: 180 for symposium (small registration fee), 40 for workshop (free)). Further info on http://bigdata.cmgg.be. Please, feel free to spread this announcement! Hope to meet you at the symposium! Kind regards, organiser: Katleen De Preter co-organisers: Frank Speleman, Jo Vandesompele, Pieter Van Vlierberghe, Pieter Mestdagh

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[Gtpb] CSDM14 - Chromosome structure determination using modelling and Hi-C data - Bioinformatics Training Course - Announcement/Reminder
by Pedro Fernandes 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

Dear GTPB members, Last 3 seats available for the CSDM14 Bioinformatics training course: "Chromosome structure determination using modelling and Hi-C data". Nov. 25th-28th Deadline: November 15th 2014. http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt/bicourses/CSDM14/ Best wishes Pedro -- Pedro Fernandes Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Apartado 14 2781-901 OEIRAS PORTUGAL Tel +351 21 4407912 http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt _______________________________________________ Gtpb mailing list Gtpb(a)igc.gulbenkian.pt https://lists.igc.gulbenkian.pt/mailman/listinfo/gtpb

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JOBS: several PhD-candidate and postdoc positions in systems biology
by Arts Ilja (EPID) 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

The Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology (MaCSBio) is now hiring!!! The 6 PhD-candidate and 6 postdoc positions are online at http://macsbio.maastrichtuniversity.nl/current-vacancies-0 and on Academic Transfer. Maastricht University, The Netherlands, is looking for several PhD candidates and postdocs who will work on the integration of biological data coming from different empirical domains using mathematical multi-scale modelling approaches. This research will occur within two highly integrated research lines in the new Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology (MaCSBio). The centre, which is a joint activity of three Faculties, will offer a dynamic, challenging environment with high profile multidisciplinary research. We are looking for candidates who are specialists in the approaches needed and who have the ambition and the competences to think and work outside the usual disciplinary boxes. Description research lines: Research line 1: SYStems biology approach TOwards targeted Personalised Prevention of chronic diseases in the 'obese system' (SYSTOPP) By studying the 'obese system', we aim to improve our mechanistic insight into the development of chronic diseases, and to identify new strategies for prevention and treatment based on personalised risk profiles for obese people. We will focus on data- and knowledge-driven approaches to integrate and mathematically model multi-omics data with phenotypic continuous traits and disease states, in the context of interacting environmental factors. We will use the large body of human data and samples available in Maastricht. Research line 2: A systems biology approach to model experience and disease-induced modifications in NEUral and GENetic NETworks (NeuGenNet) This multidisciplinary research programme has the overall goal of achieving new insights into the processes of normal and abnormal experience-induced modifications in brain and genetic networks, using mathematical tools and modelling approaches to bridge research domains and spatial scales of inquiry. The start-up of the programme will focus on advancing dynamic systems theories for modelling complex biological networks and applying these models to study: 1) the neural mechanisms of experience-induced changes in healthy brain networks and cognitive processes and 2) the genomic mechanisms underlying disease-induced changes in these networks and processes. [cid:image001.jpg@01CFE4A8.DE3297D0] Ilja C.W. Arts, PhD Professor of Molecular Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases Dept. of Epidemiology ilja.arts(a)maastrichtuniversity.nl <mailto:ilja.arts@maastrichtuniversity.nl> www.maastrichtuniversity.nl<http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/> macsbio.maastrichtuniversity.nl<http://macsbio.maastrichtuniversity.nl/> www.M2E2.nl<http://www.m2e2.nl/> Peter Debyeplein 1, 6229 HA, Maastricht P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands T +31 43 3882971 F +31 43 3884128 M + 31 6 15623990 [cid:image002.jpg@01CFE4A8.DE3297D0] For more information: http://macsbio.maastrichtuniversity.nl/

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JOBS: several PhD-candidate and postdoc positions in systems biology
by Arts Ilja (EPID) 02 Nov '14

02 Nov '14

The Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology (MaCSBio) is now hiring!!! The 6 PhD-candidate and 6 postdoc positions are online at http://macsbio.maastrichtuniversity.nl/current-vacancies-0 and on Academic Transfer. Maastricht University, The Netherlands, is looking for several PhD candidates and postdocs who will work on the integration of biological data coming from different empirical domains using mathematical multi-scale modelling approaches. This research will occur within two highly integrated research lines in the new Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology (MaCSBio). The centre, which is a joint activity of three Faculties, will offer a dynamic, challenging environment with high profile multidisciplinary research. We are looking for candidates who are specialists in the approaches needed and who have the ambition and the competences to think and work outside the usual disciplinary boxes. Description research lines: Research line 1: SYStems biology approach TOwards targeted Personalised Prevention of chronic diseases in the ‘obese system’ (SYSTOPP) By studying the ‘obese system’, we aim to improve our mechanistic insight into the development of chronic diseases, and to identify new strategies for prevention and treatment based on personalised risk profiles for obese people. We will focus on data- and knowledge-driven approaches to integrate and mathematically model multi-omics data with phenotypic continuous traits and disease states, in the context of interacting environmental factors. We will use the large body of human data and samples available in Maastricht. Research line 2: A systems biology approach to model experience and disease-induced modifications in NEUral and GENetic NETworks (NeuGenNet) This multidisciplinary research programme has the overall goal of achieving new insights into the processes of normal and abnormal experience-induced modifications in brain and genetic networks, using mathematical tools and modelling approaches to bridge research domains and spatial scales of inquiry. The start-up of the programme will focus on advancing dynamic systems theories for modelling complex biological networks and applying these models to study: 1) the neural mechanisms of experience-induced changes in healthy brain networks and cognitive processes and 2) the genomic mechanisms underlying disease-induced changes in these networks and processes. [cid:image001.jpg@01CFE4A8.DE3297D0] Ilja C.W. Arts, PhD Professor of Molecular Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases Dept. of Epidemiology ilja.arts(a)maastrichtuniversity.nl <mailto:ilja.arts@maastrichtuniversity.nl> www.maastrichtuniversity.nl<http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/> macsbio.maastrichtuniversity.nl<http://macsbio.maastrichtuniversity.nl/> www.M2E2.nl<http://www.m2e2.nl/> Peter Debyeplein 1, 6229 HA, Maastricht P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands T +31 43 3882971 F +31 43 3884128 M + 31 6 15623990 [cid:image002.jpg@01CFE4A8.DE3297D0] For more information: http://macsbio.maastrichtuniversity.nl/

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