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Invitation: Bioinformatics Symposium, Utrecht Bioinformatics Center
by Breukelen, B. van (Bas) 14 Jul '14

14 Jul '14

The Utrecht Bioinformatics Center (UBC) will celebrate it’s kickoff with a mini symposium at september 15th 2014. Everyone who is interested in bioinformatics and would like to hear the plans of the UBC and of course hear a few great talks is welcome to attend. There is no fee at all, we only ask you to register yourself so that we can make sure that there are enough chairs to sit on, coffee at the start and drinks afterwards. Confirmed speakers: Gerrit van Meer, Dean of the Faculty of Science Utrecht University, Utrecht Harmen Bussemaker, Columbia University , USA Edwin Cuppen, UMC Utrecht & Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht Albert Heck, Utrecht University, Utrecht Alexander van Oudenaarden, Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht The program starts at 13:00 with tea and coffee and at 13:15 the symposium will begin. Around 16:30 we will finish the scientific program with drinks and some snacks till 18:00. Everyone is welcome, See you soon, Berend Snel, Patrick Kemmeren and Bas van Breukelen to register: http://ubc.uu.nl/events/4/kickoff-mini-symposium-ubc/ our home page: http://ubc.uu.nl The venue is located at the center of Utrecht city at only 15 minutes walking distance from the central station. (Zaalverhuur 7, Boothstraat 7, Utrecht). We have attached a poster of our kickoff symposium and would like to ask you to distribute this and/or display the poster at your institute. Bas. van Breukelen, PhD Assistant Professor, Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics | http://www.hecklab.com | Utrecht University Coordinator Bioinformatics | Utrecht Bioinformatics Center (UBC) | http://ubc.uu.nl | Utrecht University Hugo R. Kruytbuilding | Room O605 | Padualaan 8 | 3584 CH Utrecht | T +31(0)30253 9761 | M +31(0)6 42222520 | b.vanbreukelen(a)uu.nl<mailto:b.vanbreukelen@uu.nl> | Skype b.vanbreukelen [cid:98f609e3-8928-4aa1-9910-7710ce2e6e9f@uu.nl]

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ESCS2014 travel fellowships and late poster submissions
by ISCBSC announcement 13 Jul '14

13 Jul '14

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the applications for travel fellowships and late poster submissions for the 3rd European Symposium of the International Society for Computational Biology Student Council are now open. Information on travel fellowships: http://escs.iscbsc.org/escs-tf Late poster submission information: http://escs.iscbsc.org/escs-submission We welcome abstracts covering scientific studies as well as novel tools and applications in the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics. As in previous editions, awards will be given to outstanding posters. ESCS2014 is to be held on September 6th 2014 in Strasbourg, France, as a satellite meeting of the European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB) and will bring together young computational biologists from several research areas and regions of the world. This is your chance to present your work to an international audience of young scientists! In addition, we are proud to host three keynotes from distinguished scientists: Dr. Lennart Martens from the University of Ghent, Dr. Jeroen de Ridder from the Delft University of Technology and Dr. Lars Juhl Jensen from Technical University of Denmark. General information and program: http://escs.iscbsc.org/ *Key datesJuly 25th: Deadline for submission of travel fellowships & late posters July 29th: Notification of acceptance for travel fellowships & late posters* We look forward to seeing you in Strasbourg! On behalf of the ESCS organizers, Pieter Meysman Chair, 3rd European Student Council Symposium 2014 Margherita Francescatto Co-Chair, 3rd European Student Council Symposium 2014

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Systems Biology positions at CropDesign (Ghent)
by koen.bruynseels＠cropdesign.com 10 Jul '14

10 Jul '14

Dear All, FYI - There are two job openings in the Systems Biology group in CropDesign: best regards, Koen Dr. Koen Bruynseels Technology Center Leader Systems Biology (GBR/KY) Phone: +32 92423-456 Mobile: +32 474 296 225 Fax: +32 92423-489 E-Mail: koen.bruynseels(a)cropdesign.com Postal Address: CropDesign N.V., GBR/K - BIO II, 9052 Gent (Zwijnaarde), Belgium CropDesign N.V. - A BASF Plant Science Company Registered address: CropDesign N.V. - Technologiepark 21 - 9052 Gent (Zwijnaarde) - Belgium - rpr gent: 0463 222 213 - General Telephone: 32-9-242 34 00 - Fax: 32-9-242 34 89 Confidentiality notice: The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be the subject of legal professional privilege. It is intended for the authorized use of the individual or entity addressed. If the receiver or reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. If this email is received in error, please accept our apologies, delete all copies from your system, and notify us at info(a)cropdesign.com.

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Synthetic biochemistry position at KULeuven
by Marc De Maeyer 10 Jul '14

10 Jul '14

There is a full-time academic vacancy in the Group of Science, Engineering & Technology, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology at KU Leuven in the area of synthetic biochemistry. We are looking for internationally oriented candidates with an excellent research record and with educational competence within the field of biochemistry. Further information at : English version: https://icts.kuleuven.be/apps/jobsite/vacatures/52952480?lang=en Dutch version: https://icts.kuleuven.be/apps/jobsite/vacatures/52952480

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Bioinformatician position at GSK Vaccines
by Jean-Louis Ruelle 10 Jul '14

10 Jul '14

Dear Colleagues, GSK Vaccines is currently looking to hire an Expert Scientist - Bioinformatician to join the Bioinformatics group within R&D to be based in our Headquarters in Belgium. If interested, please read the job description below and/or follow the link to our job portal to apply directly on line. Please also forward to any potentially interested candidates you might know. VDD - Expert Scientist Bioinformatician (101032) https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_gsk/external1931/gateway.d… Thanks, Jean-Louis Ruelle Expert Scientist - Bioinformatician The Company GSK is a science-led global healthcare company that researches and develops a broad range of innovative products in three primary areas of Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Consumer Healthcare. We have a significant global presence with commercial operations in more than 150 countries, a network of 86 manufacturing sites in 36 countries and large R&D centres in the UK, USA, Spain, Belgium and China. Research is vitally important to the success of our business, and we spent just £3.4 billion in 2013 in our search to develop new medicines, vaccines and innovative consumer products. We are one of the few healthcare companies researching medicines and vaccines for the World Health Organization's three priority diseases - HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Our Vaccines business is one of the largest in the world, producing paediatric and adult vaccines against a range of infectious diseases. In 2013, we distributed more than 860 million doses to 170 countries, of which over 80% were supplied to developing countries. At GSK Vaccines, we employ over 12,000 people worldwide, including more than 8,000 at our global headquarters in Belgium. Almost a quarter of our staff work in research and clinical development, inventing new and innovative vaccines against some of the world's most serious infections and diseases. For more information please visit www.gsk.com<http://www.gsk.com> Our Vaccines Discovery & Development (VDD) department gives our business its competitive edge, both in improving the quality of existing GSK vaccines and in generating ideas and concepts for innovative new products. Our VDD process seeks to push boundaries while taking a realistic approach to technology, partnerships, and using available resources wisely. We also emphasise the value of teamwork and responsibility in developing new vaccines. The department undertakes research in four disease areas: Viral & Allergy Vaccines, Bacterial Vaccines, Emerging Diseases & HIV, and Cancer Vaccines. A substantial proportion of our VDD programme is oriented towards controlling diseases that hit the poorest countries hardest. Clinical studies are currently being carried out to assess the efficacy of vaccines against TB, HIV/AIDS, and malaria, while vaccines for dengue and other developing world diseases are at an earlier stage of development. Application Deadline: If interested, please apply by 3/08/2014 by 23:59 P.M. Job Purpose The Bioinformatics group within the R&D of GSK Vaccines is currently seeking a highly motivated and long experienced Expert Scientist-Bioinformatician, to contribute to the support of the vaccine projects in their multiple and diverse bioinformatics needs, in all aspects of genetics, genomics, proteomics and sequence/structure data analysis. The candidate will have an interdisciplinary background in biology and bioinformatics/computational biology, in particular in all aspects of gene and protein sequence analysis, both theoretically and practically. A good understanding and practice of concepts and tools in the field of protein structure is also mandatory. A working knowledge of microarray and NGS technologies, software tools and data analysis methods is definitely a plus. Responsibilities The Expert Scientist-Bioinformatician will play a key role in the bioinformatics analysis of internal, external and public data relevant to the vaccine projects. The candidate will employ all necessary bioinformatics methods, tools and infrastructure in close cooperation with scientists from vaccine project teams. The Bioinformatician will be embedded in and supported by the whole Research and Preclinical Development team. The job involves: · Performing, and supervising, gene and protein sequence and structure analysis. · Interacting with research project teams, and reporting to them on work progress. · Participation to definition and improvement of the computing environment, both for hardware and software tools. · Leading and managing a group of people. · Sharing expertise and know-how, and learning from scientists. · Driving contacts with external colleagues and academic research. Profile · The ideal candidate holds a PhD in Life Sciences or Computer science; in the latter case, familiarity with molecular biology and immunology is desirable. · Expertise and experience in sequence data analysis and protein structure is required, and familiarity with microarray data processing, preferably with R+Bioconductor, and with NGS data analysis, is a plus. Some proficiency in programming (Perl, Python, C++, R) and a basic knowledge of statistics is also requested. · Capacity to plan and deliver on time, as well as excellent communication and people management skills are a must. · The candidate will be willing to learn every day, will be open, creative, and can work autonomously. · The candidate will also be fluent in French & English (oral and written). Our Offer At GSK we provide a supportive working environment, and a range of development challenges and opportunities. We also offer competitive benefits and compensation packages designed to attract. Jean-Louis Ruelle Head of Bioinformatics, R&D GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines Building B43-S455 | Rue de l'Institut, 89 | 1330 Rixensart | Belgium T: +3226568451 M: +32474783119 E: jean-louis.ruelle(a)gsk.com<mailto:jean-louis.ruelle@gsk.com> [Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CD132C.27416BA0]

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SMBM 2014 - Demos, Tutorials, Late Breaking Papers & Posters
by José Luis Oliveira 09 Jul '14

09 Jul '14

6th International Symposium on Semantic Mining in Biomedicine University of Aveiro 6–7th October, Aveiro, Portugal Keynotes Enabling Research, by Eric Prud’hommeaux, W3C Bringing semantics into the picture in radiation oncology, by M. Scott Marshall, LUMC/U Amsterdam Call for Demos & Tutorials Show your work at SMBM! The call for demos and tutorials is open until July 31st. Demo/Tutorial proposals consist of a brief description of the rationale, its content and the experience of presenters. They should be sent via email to pedrolopes(a)ua.pt. Call for Late Breaking Papers & Posters The SMBM Program Committee is now accepting submissions for late-breaking papers and posters up to July 31st. Submit your work at http://www.smbm.org and don’t miss the opportunity to participate in this focused community of researchers. Selected papers will be invited for publication of an extended version in BMC’s Journal of Biomedical Semantics. See more on https://bioinformatics.ua.pt/smbm2014/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/smbm_flyer… Best regards, Jose Luis Oliveira (on behalf of the scientific committee)

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Two Scientist Systems Biology positions at CropDesign Gent
by suzan.de-poortere＠basf.com 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

We are urgently looking for a Scientist and a Senior Scientist Systems Biology for our site in Zwijnaarde, Gent in Belgium. Please take a look at the attachments or follow the links below: Senior Scientist Systems Biology Scientist Systems Biology Should you have any questions, please send them to jobs(a)basf.com or call 00800 33 00 00 33. From a Belgian cell phone call 02 373 22 22. Please feel free to share this vacancy with your network. Met vriendelijke groeten / Cordialement / Mit freundlichen Grüßen / With kind regards Suzan De Poortere Recruiting Services Europe - European Sites - Belgium / the Netherlands / United Kingdom Phone: +49 30 2005-58345 E-Mail: suzan.de-poortere(a)basf.com Postal Address: BASF Services Europe GmbH, Rotherstraße 11 , 10245 Berlin, Germany BASF - The Chemical Company BASF Services Europe GmbH Rotherstraße 11, 10245 Berlin, Germany Companies' Register: Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg HRB 97140 Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Hartwig Michels Managing Directors: Daniel Dornbusch, Georg Kolle-Goergen www.basf-services-europe.com

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bioinformatics PhD position in Wageningen
by stephane Rombauts 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

We have a Marie Curie ITN (COMREC) and the candidate has just bailed out and we need to find a non-Dutch bioinformatician before November to do the thesis with us. Do you mind to disseminate the attached announcement around? Thank you very much in advance, Gabino

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PhD student positions in computational proteomics
by Şule Yılmaz 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

The CompOmics group in Gent, Belgium is going to hire a new PhD student. In addition to this, there is also an opening for two joint PhD positions (one with Dr. René Zahedi, and one with Prof. Dr. Albert Sickmann) at ISAS in Dortmund, Germany. More details about it can be found here and also attached.* Job description * The group of Prof. Dr. Lennart Martens, located in Ghent, Belgium, focuses on the analysis and integration of high-throughput omics data. The group is currently looking for PhDs student to work on computational proteomics. The group of Prof. Martens is very internationally oriented, and has a very strong publication record. The group offers an open, highly dynamic, and challenging working environment, in which team work, initiative and originality are stimulated. The positions are available from 1st of September 2014 or earlier, based on availability. http://www.compomics.com http://www.vib.be/en/research/scientists/Pages/Lennart-Martens%20Lab.aspx * **Profile *You have (or will soon have) a Master’s degree in a relevant field (sciences, informatics, statistics, mathematics, (bio-)engineering). You combine a keen interest in bioinformatics and/or data mining with knowledge of algorithm design and/or Machine Learning. Any prior experience with proteomics informatics and/or software development is considered an advantage. *Contact *Please submit a cover letter, a full c.v., and two contact persons (with name, email, address, phone number) for letters of reference via email to * *lennart.martens(a)UGent.be, or via mail to: Lennart Martens, A. Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Gent, BELGIUM.* Application deadline *Please submit applications before 1st of August 2014.

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Software developer, bioinformatician
by Şule Yılmaz 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

*Job description:* The research group of Prof. Dr. Lennart Martens at Ghent University and VIB in Ghent, Belgium, is specialized in the storage, processing and analysis of large data sets obtained from modern high-throughput analysis methods in the life sciences. This highly international and dynamic group is looking for a new team member to strengthen its software development and data analysis capabilities. The job entails software development in Java and Python, and data analysis using R and Python. The position is immediately available, and the successful candidate will be offered a three-year contract, that can be extended based on performance. The group is very internationally oriented, and has very close collaborations with groups in Luxembourg, Germany, Norway, Sweden and the UK, amongst others. The group offers an open, highly dynamic, and challenging working environment, in which team work, initiative and originality are strongly stimulated. http://www.compomics.com/ http://www.vib.be/en/research/scientists/Pages/Lennart-Martens%20Lab.aspx *Profile:* You have (or will soon have) a Bachelor or Master’s degree, preferably in (bio-) science, informatics or engineering. You combine an avid interest in software development and data analysis with a general interest in informatics, and are eager and able to acquire new skills under the guidance of experts. You can program in an object-oriented programming language, preferably Java and/or Python. Any experience you have with relational databases (e.g., MySQL) is an asset. You're also interested in front-end technologies (HTML5, JavaScript). Finally, you are a team worker, who enjoys solving problems in collaboration with others. *Contact:* Applications, including a cover letter, a full c.v., and two contact persons (with name, email, address, phone number) for references, should be sent via email to: lennart.martens(a)UGent.be, or via mail to: Lennart Martens, A. Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Gent, BELGIUM. *Application deadline:* Please submit applications before 1st of August 2014

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