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Announcement: lucilinX 2010 - Luxembourg Bioinformatics Symposium
by Yves Moreau 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Dear Colleagues, I wanted to bring to your attention the Annual Bioinformatics Symposium of the Luxembourg Bioinformatics Network - lucilinX 2010. Registration is free but seating is limited. Best regards, Yves Moreau

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Bioinformatician vacancy
by Patrice Godard 25 Oct '10

25 Oct '10

Dear all, May I draw your attention to the following vacancy at DNAVision. Thank you Best regards Patrice -- Patrice Godard, PhD Bioinformatics manager DNAVision SA 25 Av. Georges Lemaître B-6041 Gosselies, Belgium + 32 (0)71 34 78 90 / fax: + 32 (0)71 34 78 79 patricegodard(a)dnavision.com http://www.dnavision.com ===================================================================== Bioinformatician Mission: -------- Your main task will be to develop and optimize methods for data analysis of high throughput sequencing. Skills: ------ - Advance degree in computer science or molecular biology - Experience in genomics and genetics. - Experience in the optimal use of computing clusters Unix / Linux. - Experience in process parallelization and optimization of large data sets processing. - Experience in data mining. - Languages: good level in English and French (spoken an written) DNAVision: ----------- DNAVision is a research and development company with extensive expertise in molecular biology and genetics at strong orientation towards human health and the food industry. DNAVision is a pioneer in the field of high throughput sequencing. It therefore has several advanced technologies in this area and an IT infrastructure sized to meet the present and future enormous needs in treatment capacity. The bioinformatics team, young and dynamic, is composed of members from different areas and therefore covers a broad area of expertise. (http://www.dnavision.com) Job application: ----------------- Send your CV and photo, along with your letter of application, for the attention of: infos(a)dnavision.com (Subject: Job application - Bioinformatician) Human Resources Department DNAVision s.a. avenue George Lemaitre 25 B 6041 - Charleroi - Belgium =====================================================================

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NBIC PhD Course Pattern Recognition, Jan 17-21 2011, Delft
by Celia van Gelder 18 Oct '10

18 Oct '10

***PhD Course: Pattern Recognition* On Jan 17-21, 2011 the NBIC PhD School organises the second edition of the PhD Course 'Pattern Recognition' in Delft. Course Coordinator: Dick de Ridder (Delft University) The course aims at PhD students with a background in bioinformatics, computer science or a related field. The course introduces basic techniques from the fields of pattern recognition and machine learning to solve bioinformatics problems. After having followed this course, a student should have an overview of basic pattern recognition techniques and be able to recognize what method is most applicable to classification problems (s)he encounters in bioinformatics applications. More information about the course, including information about the course programme, can be found on http://www.nbic.nl/education/nbic-phd-school/course-schedule/pattern-recogn…. <http://www.nbic.nl/education/nbic-phd-school/course-schedule/optimisation-t…> Please note: the course is free for PhD students working in a BioRange (including matching) or BioAssist project and for PhD students from SIB. Others can participate as well when paying a course fee (see http://www.nbic.nl/education/nbic-phd-school/enrolment/) This course is part of the Education Programme of the NBIC PhD School. The PhD School is an initiative of NBIC together with a number of universities to organize high level education and training for PhD-students in bioinformatics. More information about the latest developments of the NBIC PhD School can also be found on the NBIC website (www.nbic.nl <http://www.nbic.nl> <http://www.nbic.nl> -> Education -> NBIC PhD School). -- Dr. Celia W.G. van Gelder Coordinator Education CMBI Projectleader Education NBIC tel. +31-(0)24-3666120 e-mail: C.vanGelder(a)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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VOC meeting on 'Data Fusion'
by Katrijn Van Deun 18 Oct '10

18 Oct '10

--- APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING--- Dear Colleagues, The Dutch/Flemish Classification Society (called VOC: http://www.voc.ac) organizes two scientific meetings per year. The 2010 Autumn Meeting will be held on Friday November 26 at Leiden University and is on "Data Fusion". Keynote speakers are Iven van Mechelen (University of Leuven) and Hans Kiesl (Regensburg University). The program, including titles and abstracts of the presentations, is attached to this e-mail. Those who would like to participate are welcome and are kindly requested to register by sending an e-mail to meeting(a)voc.ac with subject ‘Registration Autumn Meeting 2010’ and including name and affiliation in the body of the e-mail. Participation is free, lunch is available for 10 Euros and must be requested upon registration. Registration deadline: November 19th. We hope to welcome you in Leiden. Best wishes (also on behalf of Jeroen Vermunt and Michel van de Velden, co-organizers of the meeting), Katrijn Van Deun

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Topical Day in Bioinformatics - Mol (19 November 2010)
by Janssen Paul 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Dear all, Just to remind everyone that registration for the TD Bioinformatics is still at a reduced fee until tomorrow. Depending on availability, this deadline may be extended. For more details, visit our website http://www.sckcen.be/en/Events/TD_BIOINFO/. Hope to see you soon in Mol, Best Regards, Paul Dr. Ir. Paul J.D. Janssen Molecular and Cellular Biology - Unit of Microbiology Institute for Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK/CEN Boeretang 200, B-2400-MOL, Belgium Tel: +32-(0)14-332129 Mobile: +32-(0)486-571043 http://www.sckcen.be/mcb/ SCK�CEN Disclaimer: www.sckcen.be/en/Legal-aspects/E-mail-disclaimer

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[CONFERENCE] Enabling Systems Biology - April 11-14, 2011 - London - Registrations open
by Anton Feenstra 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Dear colleagues, On behalf of the organising committee, I am pleased to announce that the registrations to the Conference Enabling Systems Biology - April 11-14, 2011 - UCL, London (UK) are now open. ---------- Conference website: http://www.enfin.org/esb ---------- Scope: The conference will gather the current expertise in systems biology approaches used to tackle 4 domains of research: cell cycle, cellular signaling, metabolism and stem cells. The conference will be followed by a workshop where bioinformatics tools developed for predicting discrete protein function, reconstructing networks, and model molecular systems will be demonstrated. The conference is organized by the European Network of Excellence ENFIN, which develops infrastructure for data integration, bioinformatics tools and assessment to enhance Systems Biology in Europe. Venue: University College London, Gower Street, London, United Kingdom Organising Committee: Ewan Birney (European bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, UK) Chrstine Orengo (University Collage London, UK) Jonathan Lees (University Collage London, UK) James Adjaye (Max-Planck Institute Berlin, Germany) Tomi Mäkelä (Univ. Helsinki, Finland) Marino Zerial (Max Planck Institute Dresden, Germany) Giulio Superti-Furga (Center for Molecular Medicine, Vienna, Austria) Pascal Kahlem (European bioinformatics Institute (EMBL), Hinxton, UK) Best regards, Pascal Kahlem _________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Pascal KAHLEM Project Manager EMBL - European Bioinformatics Institute Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD United Kingdom Line (UK) +44(0)1223492588 / Line (DE) +49(0)3086456480 / Fax UK +44(0)1223494468 Email: pkahlem(a)ebi.ac.uk Skype: pascalkahlem _________________________________________________________________________ >> European Network of Excellence ENFIN on Systems Biology - www.enfin.org >> European Collaborative Project SYBARIS on Finding biomarkers of anti-microbial drug resistance - www.sybaris-fp7.eu >> European Collaborative Project MICROME - A Knowledge-Based Bioinformatics Framework for Microbial Pathway Genomics - www.microme.eu

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vacancy for a computational biologist/ e Scientist
by Floyd Wittink 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

Dear all, I would like to draw your attention to the following vacancy (see http://www.uva.nl/printable_version.cfm/A165264F-5257-4986-92218E455E38087F…) Within the e-BioGrid project there are currently two vacancies: *Senior Bioinformatician/Computational Biologist & Senior Computer Scientist/e-Scientist* *32-38 hours/week, for a period of 2.5 years* The Senior Bioinformatician/Computational Biologist will be the e-architect that is responsible for the e-bioscience and life-science aspects, whereas the Senior Computer Scientist/e-Scientist will be the e-architect for the e-science aspects. Together with an informatician from SARA they will form the e-core and supervise the e-BioGrid project. The main challenge will be to introduce the e-science concept into life sciences research and as such reshape the way omics-based biological research is conducted. This will be achieved by using interesting, high-profile biological use cases. The Senior Bioinformatician will be based at the Microarray Department and Integrative Bioinformatics Unit of the University of Amsterdam. The Senior Computer Scientist will be based at the computer science institute LIACS of Leiden University. The objectives the e-BioGrid program aims to achieve are: * Realize the connection between the NBIC-BioAssist and BiG Grid programs * Prove the usefulness of this connection via functional problem-solving environments in exciting biological use cases * Make e-bioscience technology available in the life science domain through collaboration with many expert bioinformaticians and expert life scientists * Mold a national support basis & knowledge pool for e-bioscience *Tasks* The e-core tasks entail research, technical, managerial, and organizational tasks: * Ensure the technical development of generic problem-solving environments in selected life-science technology areas * Keep up with e-science research and development to enhance future e-bioscience developments in the life sciences * Guide, monitor and manage the e-BioGrid project * Bundle the existing Dutch e-bioscience community and strive to extend this community * Guide and stimulate newcomers to develop their own problem-solving environments on the BiG Grid infrastructure * Shape a future e-bioscience Core, for instance as part of national initiatives *Requirements* * PhD in computer science/bioinformatics or (computational) biology * Proven track record in bioinformatics, e-science, and/or e-bioscience * Experience as an independent researcher * Affinity with life-science research * Good communicative skills *Further information* For more detailed information regarding these positions you are invited to contact: * Dr Timo Breit for the position at the UvA, group leader MAD & IBU: +31-20-525.7058, t.m.breit(a)uva.nl * Prof. Joost Kok for the position at Leiden University: +31-71-527.7057, joost(a)liacs.nl *Appointment* We offer a position for 2.5 years in a challenging environment. Appointment will be according to the terms of the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten). The salary will be set, depending on education and work experience, between the gross minimum of EUR3,195 and gross maximum of EUR4,374 per month, based on full-time employment (salary scale 11). Appointments at a higher entry level (salary scale 12 ) are negotiable for exceptionally qualified candidates. An appointment with the University of Amsterdam as well as with Leiden University includes a pension build-up and facilitates other benefits such as an annual holiday premium of 8% and an end-of-year premium of 8.3%. *Job application* Senior Bioinformatician/Computational Biologist, vacancy number 10-1075A: Applications, quoting the vacancy number and marked strictly confidential (in the upper left-hand corner of the envelope), should include a detailed curriculum vitae plus comprehensive letter of motivation and should be sent to: Universiteit van Amsterdam, Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Informatica, Dienst Personeelszaken, Attn: Mrs. K. Tensen, PO Box 94216, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Applications can also be emailed to application-science(a)uva.nl, bearing the vacancy number in the subject line and relevant documents as attachments. Senior Computer Scientist/e-Scientist, vacancy number 10-1075L: met vriendelijke groet, Floyd Wittink

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Autumn School Biomolecular Structure and Function – Computational Approaches, Essen (Germany) and Nijmegen (the Netherlands)
by Celia van Gelder 04 Oct '10

04 Oct '10

Autumn School ''Biomolecular Structure and Function – Computational Approaches'' November 29 – December 3 2010, Essen, Germany & December 13 - 17 2010, Nijmegen, the Netherlands The University of Essen and the CMBI in Nijmegen co-organize an autumn school on bioinformatics for ambitious young scientists (at the master / PhD student level). The school will focus on technologies to answer challenging questions in macromolecular structure related bioinformatics. The organizers (Daniel Hoffmann and Gert Vriend) are pleased to announce that Noble laureate Robert Huber and EMBL's Reinhard Schneider will present guest lectures on important topics. For more information see the attached flyer or visit http://www.uni-due.de/autumnschoolbioinformatics/ or http://swift.cmbi.ru.nl/autumnschoolbioinformatics/. -- Dr. Celia W.G. van Gelder Coordinator Education CMBI Projectleader Education NBIC tel. +31-(0)24-3666120 e-mail: C.vanGelder(a)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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Call for registration and posters, MLSB 2010
by Simon Rogers 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

Apologies for multiple posting. Dear all, Just a reminder that registration is open for Machine Learning in Systems Biology (MLSB 2010), Edinburgh 15th, 16th October 2010 (http://mlsb10.ijs.si/) Register online at: http://mlsb10.ijs.si/registration.html Poster submissions are still welcome (deadline is this Friday, October 1st). Please submit at: https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?timeout=1;conf=mlsb10 -- Dr Simon Rogers Lecturer in Inference School of Computing Science University of Glasgow simon.rogers(a)glasgow.ac.uk<mailto:simon.rogers@glasgow.ac.uk> skype: sdrogersskype ________________________________ The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401

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Postdoc Position Systems Biology of African trypanosomes
by fred opperdoes 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Postdoc Position Systems Biology of African trypanosomes (SilicoTryp) Working environment The University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) offers an excellent environment for research and training of scientific skills. Together with the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Groningen, the UMCG has recently established a new Systems Biology Centre for Energy Metabolism and Ageing (SBS-EMA). The Systems Biology group headed by Dr. B.M. Bakker is part of the Centre for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases. Project description The SysMO-funded SilicoTryp project aims at developing a computational model of Trypanosoma brucei, the causative agent of African sleeping sickness, by combining cutting edge post-genomic technologies and advanced statistical, mathematical and bioinformatics approaches. The work is carried out in a close collaboration of several European research universities. The consortium consists of modellers, statisticians, biochemists and molecular cell biologists. Trypanosomes, blood-borne parasites transmitted by tsetse flies, are the causal agent of African sleeping sickness, a deadly disease for humans and cattle. A systems biology study of trypanosomes is particularly timely and has the potential to provide critical insights to the fundamental mechanisms controlling this parasite. Indeed, due to some of the trypanosome’s unique biological characteristics and the wealth of information obtained in biomedical studies, this organism is particularly suited to a systems biological approach. Computational models of glucose metabolism as well as of the unusual gene-expression cascade of the organism have provided insight into the regulation of its physiology. The next step, which the SilicoTryp consortium will take, is to link glucose metabolism to the redox - trypanothione pathway and oxidative stress, as well as to signalling and gene expression. Job description Based on the information generated by the experimental partners, the postdoc will build a computational model that will integrate redox and energy metabolism with signal transduction and gene expression. The postdoc will collaborate with other theoreticians as well as with experimental partners. Research visits to partner labs will be part of the project. Furthermore, the postdoc will collaborate with colleagues in SBC-EMA, sharing Systems Biology expertise to understand the regulation of metabolism in various organisms. What do we need We are searching for an excellent, highly motivated postdoc, with expertise in computational modelling of biochemical and/or gene-expression networks. The postdoc is expected to communicate efficiently with experimentalists, mostly located abroad (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Heidelberg). The UMCG has a preventive Hepatitis B policy. This means that you must have built up sufficient protection against Hepatitis B before you can be appointed. What do we offer • The University Medical Centre Groningen offers a salary of €.2,435 up to €.3,860 gross per month (salary scale 10), depending on experience. • The position will be for three years. • The conditions of employment comply with the Collective Labour Agreement for Medical Centres (CAO-UMC). Additional information For more information, please contact Dr. Barbara Bakker (http://www.labpediatricsrug.nl/, 050 361 1542). See also: Parasitology (2010) 137, 1333-41. Applying for a job The UMCG would prefer to receive your job application in digital form. You can use the digital application form at the foot of this page. Alternatively you may apply for this vacancy in writing, not later than 21-09-2010, by sending your application to: University Medical Center Groningen Wervingssecretariaat LB 13 P.O. Box 30.001 9700 RB Groningen The Netherlands If you are applying for this job in writing, always give the vacancy number 10311 in your letter and please mention the name of the publication or place where you saw the vacancy for the first time (newspaper, specialist journal, internet site).

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