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Lorentz workshop Life Sciences with Industry 2017 in Leiden: April 3 – 7, 2017 [Registration Open]
by Ertaylan Gökhan (MACSBIO) 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

Dear All, Please see below the invitation for the Lorentz workshop Life Sciences with Industry (LSwI) 2017: ************************************************************************************* We invite researchers (especially PhD students and postdocs) from all branches of the life sciences to participate in the one-week Lorentz workshop Life Sciences with Industry 2017 in Leiden: April 3 – 7, 2017. During the workshop, the about 24 participants will tackle in groups of eight, three scientifically challenging and commercially important problems formulated by the following three companies. Bejo Zaden B.V. Genomic selection, genome-wide selection or genomic prediction in vegetables BaseClear B.V. DNA data storage: reading and writing data in DNA in fast and cost-effective way Heineken Getting the taste of alcohol in alcohol-free drinks For a full description of these challenges see: https://www.lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2017/862/info.php3?wsid=862&venue=Snell… The workshop will take place in Leiden in the building of the Lorentz Center, an organisation that is specialised in organising scientific workshops (http://www.lorentzcenter.nl/) To create multi-disciplinary teams, participants will be selected based on their (i) specific background, (ii) motivation to participate, and (iii) date of registration (first come first served). Register on the workshop website:https://www.lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2017/862/registration.php3?wsid=862&venue=Snellius Deadline: Sunday March 19, 2017. Participation is free of charge, including hotel accommodation, lunches and two dinners during the workshop. The workshop is sponsored by the Lorentz Center, the Research School BioSB (http://biosb.nl/) NWO - Domain Applied and Engineering Sciences (http://www.stw.nl/) and the three companies involved. Need for more information? Contact (Gerda Filippo<mailto:filippo@lorentzcenter.nl>) at the Lorentz Center (phone +31 71 527 5401). We hope to welcome you on April 3rd 2017. the organisers: • Dr. Gökhan Ertaylan, MaCSBio, Maastricht University • Dr. Karen van Eunen, University of Groningen • Dr. Ellen Feddes, NWO-Domain Applied and Engineering Sciences, Utrecht • Prof. Dr. Bas Teusink, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Prof. Dr. em. Roel van Driel, Universiteit van Amsterdam ************************************************************************************* Gökhan Ertaylan, PhD Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology (MaCSBio) - Maastricht University http://macsbio.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ Universiteitssingel 60, 6229 ER Maastricht • +31 (0) 43 38 81123 [cid:AD5B6BCD-6229-45A4-9606-B735CFDC8172@wireless.unimaas.local] [cid:C5024CF8-88BC-4C23-8AB4-4EC19083DB86@wireless.unimaas.local] This message is confidential and may contain privileged information. It is intended for the named recipient only. If you receive it in error please notify me and permanently delete the original message and any copies.

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BioSB 2017 - Extended abstract submission deadline: February 19
by Femke Francissen 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

*BioSB 2017 Conference* 4-5 April 2017 - Congrescentrum De Werelt, Lunteren, the Netherlands www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2017 BioSB 2017 is the 3rd edition of the Dutch Bioinformatics & Systems Biology conference. BioSB 2017 discusses the latest developments in bioinformatics, systems and computational biology and interrelated disciplines, and their wide-ranging applications in life sciences & health, agriculture, food & nutrition. *Extended abstract submission deadline for oral presentations: Feb 19th. One more week to submit your abstract!* We extended the abstract submission deadline for oral presentations for the BioSB 2017 conference with one week, to February 19th. Read more about the submission topics and the submission procedure here: https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2017/wiki/218444/abstract%20submission You can submit an abstract for an oral presentation or a poster/demo presentation in one of the parallel sessions of the conference. *Keydates* - 19 February 2017 - Extended abstract submission deadline oral presentations - 1 March 2017 - submission deadline call BioSB Young Investigator Award 2017 - 3 March 2017 - Notification date oral presentations - 20 March 2017 - abstract submission deadline for posters & demos *Contact & more information*You can find the latest conference updates at the conference website <http://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2017>. Regular updates will also be sent via the BioSB mailing list. If you have any questions about the conference, please contact Femke Francissen, via femke.francissen(a)biosb.nl

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[Gtpb] Training course: Population Genetics and Demographic History: model-based approaches
by Pedro L. Fernandes 12 Feb '17

12 Feb '17

ANNOUNCEMENT / REMINDER PGDH17 Population Genetics and Demographic History: model-based approaches with Mark Beaumont, Lounès Chikhi, Willy Rodriguez, Barbara Parreira and Vitor Sousa The GTPB is proud to announce that the above hands-on training course is open for applications IMPORTANT DATES for this Course Deadline for applications: Mar 6th 2017 Course date: March 13th - March 17th 2017 Candidates with adequate profile will be accepted in the next 72 hours after the application until we reach 20 participants. Please check the course website for details: http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt/bicourses/PGDH17/ Hoping that this course meets your interests, Pedro Fernandes -- Pedro Fernandes Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Apartado 14 2781-901 OEIRAS PORTUGAL Tel +351 21 4407912 http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt -- Pedro Fernandes Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Apartado 14 2781-901 OEIRAS PORTUGAL Tel +351 21 4407912 http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt

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[Gtpb] Training course: Population Genetics and Demographic History: model-based approaches
by Pedro L. Fernandes 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

ANNOUNCEMENT / REMINDER PGDH17 Population Genetics and Demographic History: model-based approaches The GTPB is proud to announce that the above hands-on training course is open for applications IMPORTANT DATES for this Course Deadline for applications: Mar 6th 2017 Course date: March 13th - March 17th 2017 Candidates with adequate profile will be accepted in the next 72 hours after the application until we reach 20 participants. Please check the course website for details: http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt/bicourses/PDA17/ Hoping that this course meets your interests, Pedro Fernandes -- 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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Vacancy Postdoc Tumor Genome Analysis
by Sie, Daud 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

Dear all, The department of Pathology at the VUmc Amsterdam is looking for a Postdoc in Cancer Genomics: https://www.werkenbijvumc.nl/vacatures/postdoc-tumor-genome-analysis/ Job description: Your work environment This Postdoc position is within the Tumor Genome Analysis Core laboratory, a dynamic research group in genomics that is supported by state-of-the-art data analysis and infrastructure for cancer research. Various fundamental- and translational genome research projects are aimed to provide cancer patients with optimal, individualized medical care. Within this Dutch Cancer Society / KWF funded project we specifically offer support, time and resources to create your own line of research. Our state-of-the-art accredited laboratory and genomics core is at your disposal, and is backed by the skillful bioinformatics research team of the Tumor Genome Analysis Core laboratory. Background info at http://www.tgac.nl/. Your challenge To complement our research team, we are looking for an independent post-doctoral research fellow that stands out in creativity and ambition. Your primary task is to resolve structure and clinical relevance of distinctive genomic rearrangements in cancer. To achieve this, the successful candidate will employ cell culture models, as well as investigate clinical specimens to further characterize these genomic rearrangements using various techniques, including FISH and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). Your profile We are looking for a Postdoc who brings the following expertise: * University (PhD) education in (Bio)Medical and/or Life Sciences; * Excellent communication skills and proven scientific writing talent are a prerequisite for this position; * Wetlab skills are desirable; * You have affinity with (cancer) genomics and statistics; * You have some experience with scripting and/or programming and handling large amounts of (scientific) data; * You are a team player able to think outside the box. Interested? If you're interested about this position, please contact dr. Bauke Ylstra, professor in tumor genome analysis at +31 (0)20-4442495 or with Cees Knottnerus at +31 (0)20-4445635. You can apply till 22 February 2017. Kind regards, Daoud Sie, PhD Coordinator Genomics Research Facility VU University Medical Center Amsterdam - department of Pathology E: d.sie(a)vumc.nl P: +31204442428 Present: Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri De Boelelaan CCA-1.22, 1081 HV Amsterdam Mailing adress: Postbus 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam www.vumc.com<http://www.vumc.com/> www.vumc.com/directions<http://www.vumc.com/directions> --------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer This e-mail is confidential and may contain information that is not intended for you. If you are not the addressee or if this message was sent to you by mistake, you are requested to inform the sender and delete the message. VU University Medical Center accepts no liability for damage of any kind resulting from the risks inherent in the electronic transmission of messages. ---------------------------------------------------

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BioSB Course Programming in Matlab (2nd edition), 13 March 2017, Wageningen
by Femke Francissen 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

*BioSB Course Programming in Matlab, 13 March 2017, Wageningen* *Website: *http://biosb.nl/education/course-portfolio-2/course-matlab/ *Coordinators: *Hans Stigter (WUR), Celia van Gelder (BioSB, celia.van.gelder(a)dtls.nl) *Registration: *http://biosb.nl/education/course-portfolio-2/ course-matlab/enrollment-course-matlab/ *Please note that if you are (or become) a member of BioSB <http://biosb.nl/about/members/biosb-membership-information/> this course is free of charge for PhD students and with reduced fee for other researchers!* *Goal* The main goal of this course is to get acquainted with Matlab software for use within Systems Biology. After this introductory course you will have gained the basic knowledge to pursue further use via self-study of Matlab in order to apply more advanced programming techniques within Matlab in your own research. In summary, the sub-goals are: 1. To learn the philosophy behind Matlab and its syntax 2. To program simple Systems Biology models in Matlab (in ordinary differential equation format) and to solve these differential equations with Matlab *Target audience* Primarily targeting researchers from academia, but participants from the private sector are also welcome. The course focusses on the use of Matlab for building dynamic Systems Biology Models in terms of ordinary differential equations. *Course Description* This is a one-day introduction to the possibilities of Matlab as a programming environment for simulation and analysis of biological models. We will start with a simple introduction of the basics of Matlab (matrices, vectors, manipulation of matrices and presentation of data). Having obtained some basic programming knowledge (writing of simple scripts and functions in Matlab), we will move on to more advanced topics. These include programming and solving ordinary differential equation models (ODEs) and the concept of “vectorized thinking” while writing Matlab-code. Finally, calibration of parameters in ODE type of models using measured data will be discussed and examples will be given. The course also includes the basics of presenting your results (graphing) in various types of plots that can easily be drawn in Matlab. Participants will, of course, get hands-on experience with Matlab and write code themselves in a practical. *Programme* 09:45 Coffee/Tea 10:00 Welcome 10:05 Introduction Matlab Basics (functions, variables, matrices, etc) 10:45 Advanced Programming (vectorised thinking, solving dynamic ordinary differential equation models in Matlab, parameter estimation for ODE-models) 12:00 Afternoon: Solving basic and advanced problems in Matlab – hands-on experience on a PC. Exercises will be provided, but you can also bring your own problems that you have encountered in your own research. 12:30 Lunch 15:00 Coffee/tea 16:30 End *BioSB Education Programme* This course is part of the Education Programme of BioSB, the Netherlands Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Research School, which offers training and education in bioinformatics and systems biology. More information about BioSB can be found at www.biosb.nl or via education(a)biosb.nl. ** **

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PhD position
by Dijk, Aalt-Jan van 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

Dear all, At Wageningen University, we have an exciting PhD position on applying machine learning to study enzyme function: http://www.wur.nl/en/Jobs/Vacancies/Show/PhD-Bioinformatics-position-Novel-… Best regards, Aalt-Jan van Dijk Aalt-Jan van Dijk - Assistant prof. Plant Systems Biology Wageningen University Bioinformatics aaltjan.vandijk(a)wur.nl

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Vacancy for PostDoc at Maastricht University
by Jennen Danyel (TGX) 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Dear all, The department of Toxicogenomics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands is looking for a Post-doctoral researcher for the "OpenRiskNet" project. For details please follow the following link: https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UM/vacancy/38281/lang/en/ Kind regards Danyel Jennen [cid:964010910@27082013-01E6] Danyel Jennen Assistant Professor Toxico-informatics Department of Toxicogenomics danyel.jennen(a)maastrichtuniversity.nl <mailto:danyel.jennen@maastrichtuniversity.nl> www.toxicogenomics-um.nl <http://www.toxicogenomics-um.nl/> Room 5.578A, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER Maastricht P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands T +31 (0)43-3883983 F +31 (0)43-3884146 [cid:964010910@27082013-01ED]Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail.

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[Gtpb] PDA17 Proteomics Data Analysis Training Course in GTPB
by Pedro L. Fernandes 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

REMINDER PDA17 Proteomics Data Analysis The GTPB is proud to announce that the above hands-on training course is open for applications Important dates IMPORTANT DATES for this Course Deadline for applications: Feb 25th 2017 (New) Course date: March 6th - March 10th 2017 Candidates with adequate profile will be accepted in the next 72 hours after the application until we reach 20 participants. This course is delivered in a highly interactive fashion. A set of analysis techniques will be introduced. They allow for iterative refinements of the analysis of mass spectrometry data using public data resources and open source software. Participants will be invited to bring their own data for guided analysis using their news skills on the last day of the course. Hoping that this course meets your interests, Pedro Fernandes -- Pedro Fernandes Bioinformatics Training Coordinator Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Apartado 14 2781-901 OEIRAS PORTUGAL 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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two new job openings in Bioinformatics at VIB
by Alexander Botzki 08 Feb '17

08 Feb '17

Dear all, At VIB, we recently opened two positions for bioinformaticians in various areas: Staff Scientist - Integrative bioinformatics at VIB Bioinformatics Core in collaboration with Lennart Martens Lab http://www.vib.be/en/jobs/Pages/Staff-Scientist---Integrative-bioinformatic… ELIXIR Trainer at VIB Bioinformatics Core http://www.vib.be/en/jobs/Pages/ELIXIR-Trainer.aspx Best regards, Alex Alexander Botzki - Head of VIB Bioinformatics Core | Training Coordinator ELIXIR-BE VIB Bioinformatics Core Rijvisschestraat 126, 9052 GENT | +32 9 248 16 00 www.bits.vib.be<http://www.bits.vib.be/> | @bitsatvib<https://twitter.com/bitsatvib> | https://corefacilities.vib.be<https://corefacilities.vib.be/> [signatureFooter (002)]

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