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PhD & Postdoc positions available in Düsseldorf
by Susanne Hermans 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

Dear all, At the Computational Pharmaceutical Chemistry group of Prof. Dr. Holger Gohlke, we have 2 postdoc positions and 2 PhD positions available in structural protein bioinformatics. - Applications are invited for two Postdoc positions on the topic of "Identification of and Virtual Screening on Novel Allosteric Sites using Constraint Network Analysis" within an industrial collaboration. The positions are available in spring 2016. - Applications are invited for two PhD student positions on the topic of "Functional state modulation of membrane proteins by dynamic association and dissociation" within a project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) (Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1208). The positions are available 1.1.2016. For more information about the positions and how to apply visit http://cpclab.uni-duesseldorf.de/openings For more information about the group or the Heinrich-Heine University in Düsseldorf please visit http://cpclab.uni-duesseldorf.de/ and http://www.uni-duesseldorf.de/. best regards, Susanne Hermans PhD Student Computational Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Molecular Bioinformatics Institute for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

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Technology Facilities: Life Sciences Technologies introductory course, 18-21 January 2016, Leiden
by Celia.vanGelder＠radboudumc.nl 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

Technology Facilities: Life Sciences Technologies introductory course Date: 18-21 January, 2016 Location: Leiden Course Coordinators: Wilfred van Ijcken (ErasmusMC), Madeleine Nivard (MGC), Merlijn van Rijswijk (DTL) Website, including programme and registration: https://www.boerhaavenascholing.nl/pages/Boerhaave/ActivityDetails?objid=31… More information: Madeleine Nivard (M.J.M.Nivard(a)lumc.nl<mailto:M.J.M.Nivard@lumc.nl>) On 18-21 January 2016, Medical Genetics Centre "South-West Holland" (MGC), DTL Technologies and DTL Learning jointly organise a a course on life sciences technologies. In four days, the participants will get up to speed with the possibilities of genomics and transcriptomics, proteomics, imaging and metabolomics. The teachers are researchers from ErasmusMC, LUMC and Leiden University with lots of hands-on experience in their field.The course is aimed at PhD students and young postdocs who want to get acquainted with the possibilities of different technologies. Note: It is possible to participate all four days but also to choose to follow one, two or three days of your interest. Programme Overview Monday 18 januari 2016: "Genomics & Transcriptomics" Organizers: Dr. W van IJcken, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam en Dr. H.P.J. Buermans, HG, Leiden Tuesday 19 Januari 2016: "Proteomics" Organizers: Dr. J. Demmers, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, Dr. P. Hensbergen, LUMC, Leiden Wednesday 20 januari 2016: "Imaging" Organizers: Prof. A. B. Houtsmuller (morning) , dr. W.A. van Capellen(morning), Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Prof. Dr. C. Lowik (afternoon), LUMC, Leiden Thursday 21 januari 2016: "Metabolomics" Organizers: Thomas Hankemeier en Loes Beijersbergen, LACDR, UL Best regards Celia van Gelder Dr. Celia W.G. van Gelder Education Manager BioSB Coordinator Education CMBI Programme Manager Learning DTL/ELIXIR-NL tel. +31613375327 e-mail: Celia.vanGelder(a)radboudumc.nl<mailto:Celia.vanGelder@radboudumc.nl> websites: www.nbic.nl<http://www.nbic.nl/>, www.biosb.nl, www.cmbi.ru.nl<http://www.cmbi.ru.nl/>, www.dtls.nl Postal address: CMBI 260 Radboud University Nijmegen-Medical Centre PO Box 9101 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands Het Radboudumc staat geregistreerd bij de Kamer van Koophandel in het handelsregister onder nummer 41055629. The Radboud university medical center is listed in the Commercial Register of the Chamber of Commerce under file number 41055629.

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Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing; technologies, applications, and data analysis course, 12-15 April 2016
by Sari van Heel - Vauhkala 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

Dear Members of BBClist, We would like to draw your attention to an international course that the Research Group Analysis Techniques in Life Science (Avans University of Applied Sciences, Breda, the Netherlands) will be offering in April 2016: Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing; technologies, applications, and data analysis Course date: 12 – 15 April 2016 Registration fee: €1.100,- Website : http://www.alsavans.nl/avans-training-2545.htm The digital registration form is available on the website. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at: si.vanheel-vauhkala(a)avans.nl<mailto:si.vanheel-vauhkala@avans.nl> Kind regards, Ms. Sari van Heel-Vauhkala Secretary Research Group Analysis Techniques in Life Science Disclaimer ( http://www.avans.nl/over-avans/e-mail-disclaimer )

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Vacature Hogeschool Leiden
by Stelling, Klaasje 11 Dec '15

11 Dec '15

Geachte heer/mevrouw, Het cluster Techniek van Hogeschool Leiden is op zoek naar inspirerende en onderzoekende "Docent(en)/onderzoeker(s) Bio-Informatica (1,2 fte - 2,0 fte)". Kijk voor meer informatie de bijlage of onze website, http://www.hsleiden.nl/over-hl/werken-bij/vacatures/vacatures Met vriendelijke groet, Klaasje Stelling Adviseur HRM Hogeschool Leiden Afdeling HRM Zernikedreef 11, kamer F2.006/F2.008/F2.013 Postbus 382, 2300 AJ Leiden Mobiel: 06-52781722 Website: www.hsleiden.nl<http://www.hsleiden.nl/> Is het écht nodig deze e-mail te printen? 'Hogeschool Leiden, jouw duurzame ruimte' Op deze e-mail zijn de voorwaarden van toepassing als vermeld op: The following conditions apply to this e-mail: http://www.hsleiden.nl/disclaimer-email

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Bioinformatics PhD Opportunities: University of St Andrews, University of Dundee and the James Hutton Institute
by Bert Overduin 09 Dec '15

09 Dec '15

Forwarding on behalf of a colleague: Bioinformatics PhD Opportunity: University of St Andrews: http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=67780&LID=1374 Bioinformatics PhD Opportunity: University of Dundee: http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=67784&LID=1374 -- Bert Overduin, PhD TRAINING AND OUTREACH BIOINFORMATICIAN Bert.Overduin(a)ed.ac.uk EDINBURGH GENOMICS The University of Edinburgh Ashworth Laboratories The King's Buildings Charlotte Auerbach Road Edinburgh EH9 3FL Scotland, United Kingdom tel. +44(0)1316507403 http://genomics.ed.ac.uk The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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[Gtpb] IB15S - Introductory Bioinformatics Training Course - Reminder
by Pedro Fernandes 07 Dec '15

07 Dec '15

Dear Colleagues, This is to remind you that we are approaching the deadline for applications for the Introductory Bioinformatics training course Introductory Bioinformatics - our entry level course, with a SOFT introduction to NGS data Analysis (2 days) with David P. Judge, Pedro Fernandes and Bert Overduin Course dates: December 14th -18th 2015 *DEADLINE* December *9th* 2015 More details here: http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt/bicourses/IB15S There are still a few seats still available. Please hurry if you are interested. 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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Post-doc position in Structural Bioinformatics in Brussels
by Wim Vranken 06 Dec '15

06 Dec '15

Dear all, Please find attached a PDF detailing a job opening for a structural bioinformatics post-doc at the (IB)2 Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels via the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, in collaboration with the Universiteit Gent. Best regards, Wim

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AlCoB 2016: 2nd call for papers
by GRLMC 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

*To be removed from our mailing list, please respond to this message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line* ************************************************************************************ 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ALGORITHMS FOR COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY ALCOB 2016 TRUJILLO, SPAIN JUNE 21-23, 2016 Organized by: Computer Architecture and Logic Design Group (ARCO) University of Extremadura Extremadura Centre for Advanced Technologies (CETA-Ciemat) Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics (GRLMC) Rovira i Virgili University http://grammars.grlmc.com/alcob2016/ ************************************************************************************ AIMS: AlCoB aims at promoting and displaying excellent research using string and graph algorithms and combinatorial optimization to deal with problems in biological sequence analysis, genome rearrangement, evolutionary trees, and structure prediction. Previous events were held in Tarragona (2014) and Mexico City (2015). The conference will address several of the current challenges in computational biology by investigating algorithms aimed at: 1) assembling sequence reads into a complete genome, 2) identifying gene structures in the genome, 3) recognizing regulatory motifs, 4) aligning nucleotides and comparing genomes, 5) reconstructing regulatory networks of genes, and 6) inferring the evolutionary phylogeny of species. Particular focus will be put on methodology and significant room will be reserved to young scholars at the beginning of their career. VENUE: AlCoB 2016 will take place in Trujillo, homeland of the so-called "conquistadores" who arrived in Peru in the XVI century. The venue will be the Extremadura Centre for Advanced Technologies. SCOPE: Topics of either theoretical or applied interest include, but are not limited to: Exact sequence analysis Approximate sequence analysis Pairwise sequence alignment Multiple sequence alignment Sequence assembly Genome rearrangement Regulatory motif finding Phylogeny reconstruction Phylogeny comparison Structure prediction Compressive genomics Proteomics: molecular pathways, interaction networks Transcriptomics: splicing variants, isoform inference and quantification, differential analysis Next-generation sequencing: population genomics, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics Microbiome analysis Systems biology STRUCTURE: AlCoB 2016 will consist of: invited lectures invited tutorials peer-reviewed contributions INVITED SPEAKERS (to be completed): S. Cenk Sahinalp (SimonFraserUniversity), Big Data Algorithmics for Cancer Genomics David Sankoff (University of Ottawa), The Evolution of Gene Order in the Flowering Plants PROGRAMME COMMITTEE: Can Alkan (Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey) Timothy L. Bailey (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia) Vladimir Bajic (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia) Geoff Barton (University of Dundee, UK) Inanc Birol (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) Jacek Błażewicz (PoznańUniversity of Technology, Poland) Alan P. Boyle (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA) Vladimir Brusic (NazarbayevUniversity, Astana, Kazakhstan) Liming Cai (University of Georgia, Athens, USA) Rita Casadio (University of Bologna, Italy) Ken Chen (University of Texas MD AndersonCancerCenter, Houston, USA) Jason Ernst (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) Laurent Gautier (Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, USA) Manolo Gouy (ClaudeBernardUniversity Lyon 1, France) Michael Gribskov (PurdueUniversity, West Lafayette, USA) Iman Hajirasouliha (Stanford University, USA) John Hancock (Genome Analysis Centre, Norwich, UK) Artemis Hatzigeorgiou (University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece) Fereydoun Hormozdiari (University of California, Davis, USA) Kazutaka Katoh (Osaka University, Japan) Evangelos Kranakis (Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada) Lukasz Kurgan (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada) Bill Majoros (DukeUniversity, Durham, USA) Lennart Martens (Ghent University, Belgium) Maria-Jesus Martin (European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, UK) Carlos Martín-Vide (Rovira i VirgiliUniversity, Tarragona, Spain, chair) Folker Meyer (Argonne National Laboratory, USA) Kenta Nakai (University of Tokyo, Japan) Matteo Pellegrini (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) Mihaela Pertea (JohnsHopkinsUniversity, Baltimore, USA) Ben Raphael (BrownUniversity, Providence, USA) Paolo Ribeca (Pirbright Institute, Woking, UK) Denis Shields (UniversityCollegeDublin, Ireland) Fredj Tekaia (Pasteur Institute, Paris, France) Alessandro Verri (University of Genova, Italy) Fuli Yu (BaylorCollege of Medicine, Houston, USA) Daniel Zerbino (European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, UK) Kaizhong Zhang (University of WesternOntario, London, Canada) Weixiong Zhang (WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis, USA) Zhongming Zhao (VanderbiltUniversity, Nashville, USA) Yaoqi Zhou (GriffithUniversity, Brisbane, Australia) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: María Botón-Fernández (Trujillo, co-chair) Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, co-chair) Miguel A. Vega-Rodríguez (Cáceres, co-chair) Florentina Lilica Voicu (Tarragona) LOCAL COMMITTEE: Leslye Alarcón (Cáceres) María Botón-Fernández (Trujillo, co-chair) José M. Granado-Criado (Cáceres) Sergio Santander-Jiménez (Cáceres) Miguel A. Vega-Rodríguez (Cáceres, co-chair) SUBMISSIONS: Authors are invited to submit non-anonymized papers in English presenting original and unpublished research. Papers should not exceed 12 single-spaced pages (including eventual appendices, references, proofs, etc.) and should be prepared according to the standard format for Springer Verlag's LNCS series (see http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0) Submissions have to be uploaded to: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=alcob2016 PUBLICATIONS: A volume of proceedings published by Springer in the LNCS/LNBI series will be available by the time of the conference. A special issue of the journal IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (TCBB, 2014 JCR impact factor: 1.438, quartile Q1) will be later published containing peer-reviewed substantially extended versions of some of the papers contributed to the conference. Submissions to it will be by invitation. REGISTRATION: The period for registration is open from October 30, 2015 to June 21, 2016. The registration form can be found at: http://grammars.grlmc.com/alcob2016/Registration.php DEADLINES: Paper submission: January 26, 2016 (23:59 CET) Notification of paper acceptance or rejection: March 1, 2016 Final version of the paper for the LNCS/LNBI proceedings: March 15, 2016 Early registration: March 15, 2016 Late registration: June 7, 2016 Submission to the journal special issue: September 23, 2016 QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION: florentinalilica.voicu (at) urv.cat POSTAL ADDRESS: AlCoB 2016 Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics (GRLMC) Rovira i Virgili University Av. Catalunya, 35 43002 Tarragona, Spain Phone: +34 977 559 543 Fax: +34 977 558 386 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Centro Extremeño de Tecnologías Avanzadas (CETA-CIEMAT) Universidad de Extremadura Universitat Rovira i Virgili

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Post-doc Position in Epigenetic Bioinformatics at the German Cancer Research Center (Heidelberg, Germany)
by Pavlo Lutsik 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

Dear all, See below a job opening for a bioinformatics post-doc in the department of Prof. Christoph Plass at DKFZ. Best regards, Pavlo ================================= The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) offers a Postdoc position in the department of Epigenomics and Cancer Risk Factors headed by Prof. Dr. Christoph Plass. Our Research To gain a comprehensive understanding of individual and general epigenetic defects in cancer diseases (leukemias, prostate cancer, breast cancer and others) we combine various modern genome-wide technologies, including sequencing, bisulfite sequencing, ChIP-seq and others. The intgration of these heterogeneous data sources enables the identification of risk factors, cause and the prediction of progression (prognosis) and therapy suitability. Appropriate evaluation of the different data types requires an in-depth knowledge of modern bioinformatic computing tools and at least basic education in molecular genetics. Supported by statisticians and bioinformaticians (Profs. B. Brors and R. Eils, Universität Heidelberg and DKFZ), we are developing an integrated bioinformatics environment for cancer epigenomics. Your profile We are searching for a bioinformatician to perform integration of multiple epigenomic and genomic datasets, exploratory analysis of novel cohorts, comparative analysis of sample groups, candidate biomarker prioritization, as well as power analysis. Highly motivated bioinformatician or computer scientists with strong biological, biochemical or medical background or biologists, biochemists, physicians with strong informatic background are welcome to apply. Advanced programming skills (R, Perl, Python, and/or Java), experience with NGS tools and the application of unsupervised and supervised learning methods are required. Knowledge in epigenetics is an advantage. The position is initially limited until 09.2017 with a possibility of extension. How to apply Please send a cover letter, CV, full publication list and at least two references (contact persons) using the online job application portal at the following link: http://www.dkfz.de/en/stellenangebote/index.php?id=254/2015 =================================

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BioSB 2016: 2nd Dutch Bioinfrmatics & Systems Biology Conference - Save the date!
by Femke Francissen 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

*** Save the date!* *Dutch Bioinformatics & Systems Biology Conference 2016* Date: April 19 / 20, 2016 Venue: Congrescentrum De Werelt, Lunteren, NL Website: http://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2016 *** Conference* ------------------------------------------------------------ BioSB 2016 is the second edition of the Dutch Bioinformatics & Systems Biology conference. BioSB 2016 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. This year's conference will be co-organised by the BioSB research school <http://www.biosb.nl> and the Wageningen UR <http://www.wageningenur.nl>. *** Programme* ------------------------------------------------------------ BioSB 2016 will be a 2-day scientific conference (April 19-20, 2016) with keynote speakers, parallel sessions based on abstract submission, an evening poster session and a nice evening programme. The conference will offer lots of opportunities to meet with fellow Bioinformatics and Systems Biology colleagues from academia and industry as well as master students. On April 18, the day preceeding the conference, the YoungCB retreat will be organised. As this is the annual conference of BioSB <http://www.biosb.nl>, the national Bioinformatics & Systems Biology research school, BioSB 2016 will offer a programme with a mix of state-of-the-art work in both areas. Looking back at BioSB 2015 conference <http://biosb.nl/conferences/biosb2015/> *** Keynote speakers* ------------------------------------------------------------ First confirmed keynote speaker: * *Mick Watson*, Director of ARK-Genomics, The Roslin Institute, R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh. *** Sponsors* *-----------------------------------------------------------* * Utrecht Bioinformatics Center <http://ubc.uu.nl/> Read about our sponsor opportunities <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2016/wiki/154969/sponsorship%20opportunities> *** Save the date!* ------------------------------------------------------------ More information about the conference programme will follow soon! You can find the latest conference updates at the conference website <http://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2016>. Regular updates will also be sent via the BioSB mailing list <http://biosb.nl/newsletter/>. *** Social media* *-----------------------------------------------------------* * On Twitter we will use the hashtag: #biosb2016 * Like us on Facebook <(https://www.facebook.com/BIOSB-122337454509903/?ref=hl> * Follow us on LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/biosb-research-school>

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