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Pattern Recognition in Bioinformatics CFP: short papers and abstracts
by Elena Marchiori 19 Jun '10

19 Jun '10

- Apologies for multiple postings - Please distribute within your lab - Dear Colleague, We are inviting submissions for short papers and poster abstracts at PRIB 2010 . The deadline is 1 August. Best wishes, The PRIB 2010 Organizing Committee ---- *** PRIB 2010: Call for short papers and poster abstracts *** http://www.prib2010.org/ The Pattern Recognition in Bioinformatics conference aims to bring together top researchers, practitioners and students from around the world to discuss the applications of pattern recognition methods in the field of bioinformatics to tackle problems in the life sciences. Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in the research areas of interest to the conference. These include: •Bio-sequence analysis •Gene and protein expression analysis •Protein structure and interaction prediction •Motifs and signal detection •Metabolic modelling and analysis •Systems and synthetic biology •Pathway and network analysis •Immuno- and chemo-informatics •Evolution and phylogeny •Biological databases, integration and visualisation •Bio-imaging Pattern recognition techniques of interest include, but not limited to: •Static, syntactic and structural pattern recognition •Data mining, Data based modelling •Neural networks, Fuzzy systems •Evolutionary computation and swarm intelligence •Hidden Markov models, Graphical models We are inviting submissions of short papers (up to 6 pages in LNCS formats) and poster abstracts (up to 1 page) in all the areas of relevance to the conference. Accepted short papers will be published in the PRIB 2010 supplementary proceedings. Authors of both short papers and abstracts will be expected to present their work in the form of a poster at the conference. To submit short papers select the "Short Paper" category in the EasyChair submission system. Important Dates •Short Paper Submission: 1 August 2010 •Author Notification: 15 August 2010 •Early Bird Registration: 20 August 2010

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PostDoc position (starting date 1 September 2010): multi-objective optimization
by Elena Marchiori 19 Jun '10

19 Jun '10

Please distribute to potentially interested researchers. Thanks! Elena Marchiori ---- Postdoctoral Researcher - Computer Science and Bioinformatics (1,0 fte) *Job description* One PostDoc (3 years) position is available in the project Modelling therapeutic interventions in mitochondrial bioenergetics. <http://www.cs.ru.nl/%7Eelenam/csb-bioenergetic.html> The PostDoc will develop methods based on multi-objective constrained optimization for constraining the flux distribution in the metabolic network with data on gene expression, proteins, metabolite concentrations and with the multiple objectives of mitochondria, in close collaboration with the Bioinformatics group at the Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Nijmegen. The project will start on 1 Septmeber 2010. *Requirements* You should have a PhD degree in Computer Science. A strong background in (multi-objective) optimization is recommended. In addition, you have experience with, and a strong interest in, tool development. You are a team player, open-minded and possess good social and organizational skills. You have the ability to operate at various abstraction levels, and you are fluent in English (speaking and writing). *Organization* The Radboud University Nijmegen is one of the leading academic communities in the Netherlands. Renowned for its green campus, modern buildings, and state-of-the-art equipment, it has nine faculties and enrols over 17.500 students in approximately 90 study programmes. The university is situated in the oldest Dutch city, close to the German border, on the banks of the river Waal (a branch of the Rhine). The city has a rich history and one of the liveliest city centres in the Netherlands. The machine learning group of the section Intelligent Systems of the Institute for Computing and Information Sciences (iCIS) at the Radboud University Nijmegen conducts research in machine learning and artificial intelligence in general, with applications to (among others) neuroscience and bioinformatics. Website: http://www.ru.nl/is/ml/ *Conditions of employment* Employment: 1,0 fte Maximum salary per month, based on a fulltime employment: € 3,755 gross/month Minimum salary for the postdoctoral researcher is €2,861 (scale 10.4). Initial salary depends on relevant work experience. Salary scale: 10 *Additional conditions of employment* You will be appointed as a post-doctoral researcher for a period of three years. *Additional Information* Dr. Elena Marchiori Telephone: +31 24 36 52647 E-mail: elenam(a)cs.ru.nl <mailto:elenam@cs.ru.nl> *Application* You can apply for the job (mention the vacancy number *62-00-1105*) before *30 July 2010* by sending your application -preferably by email- to: RU Nijmegen, FNWI, P&O, mrs. D. Reinders P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, NL Telephone: +31 24 3652027 E-mail: pz(a)science.ru.nl <mailto:pz@science.ru.nl> /No commercial propositions please./

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[ECCB10] Final reminder: Abstract submission - European Conference on Computational Biology
by Yves Moreau 18 Jun '10

18 Jun '10

=== Apologies for multiple postings - Please distribute widely within your lab === Dear Colleague, This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for abstract submissions for posters at ECCB10 is this Sunday, June 20. (The web site will stay open for submissions for a couple more days...) Submissions consists in a short 2500-character abstract describing ongoing work in computational biology to be presented as a poster at the conference. Abstracts will be published on the conference CD and on the conference web site. www.eccb10.org Presenting junior authors of accepted posters and oral presentations may be eligible for a travel fellowship, see the ECCB10 web site for details. Best wishes, The ECCB10 Organizing Committee ========== The European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB10) will be held on September 26-29, 2010 in Ghent, Belgium. === ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 20, 2010 === www.eccb10.org ECCB10 is the key European computational biology event in 2010 uniting scientists working in a broad range of disciplines, including bioinformatics, computational biology, medicine, biology, and systems biology. This year we have had a record number of 216 manuscript submissions. We are thus looking forward to a fruitful scientific meeting. Ghent is centrally located in Western Europe and is reachable by car within a day of travel from most cities in The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, and the UK. It is also easily reachable by high-speed train since Belgium is a hub of the European high-speed rail networks (Thalys, Eurostar, TGV, and ICE). Ghent is one of Europe's most exciting medieval settings, a glorious eclectic city with spectacular buildings and a vivid cultural experience (National Geographic Traveler recently ranked it 3rd best historic place to visit internationally). Ghent is directly accessible by train from Brussels airport. The conference venue is highly convenient and located in a beautiful park within the city center. Registration is now open. Because Belgium will be heading the European Union for the second half of 2010, we advise participants to book their accommodation early as accommodation might become scarce. We invite you to submit posters in any area of computational biology and bioinformatics. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to * Sequence analysis, alignment, and next-generation sequencing * Comparative genomics, phylogeny, and evolution * Protein & nucleotide structure * Annotation and prediction of molecular function * Gene regulation and transcriptomics * Text mining, ontologies, and databases * Protein interactions, molecular networks, and systems biology * Genomic medicine * Other bioinformatics applications Posters, representing condensed descriptions of ongoing work, will be displayed during the meeting. Posters should describe original, interesting, and solid scientific content that is relevant to bioinformatics and computational biology. See guidelines at http://www.eccb10.org/index.php/guidelines/posters. At least one of the authors of the poster will have to attend the meeting. The presenting author of each poster must register for the conference by the early registration deadline of August 13, 2010 for the poster to be included in the program. Abstracts will be published on the conference CD and on the conference web site. We kindly request that you forward this announcement to the members of your team. We look forward to welcoming you to Ghent. The ECCB10 Organizing Committee www.eccb10.org ECCB10 KEY DATES POSTERS * Call for posters open - January 10, 2010 * Poster submission deadline - June 20, 2010 * Poster acceptance notification - July 11, 2010 PAPERS * Call for papers open - January 10, 2010 - CLOSED * Paper submission deadline - April 9, 2010 - CLOSED * Paper acceptance notification - June 4, 2010 - CLOSED * Submission of final version of accepted papers deadline - June 18, 2010 WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS * Call for tutorials and workshops open - January 10, 2010 - CLOSED * Workshop and tutorial submission deadline - March 26, 2010 - CLOSED * Workshop and tutorial acceptance notification - April 23, 2010 - CLOSED INDUSTRY AND DEMO TRACK * Call for software demos and industrial presentations open - January 10, 2010 * Industry and demo track submission deadline - July 2, 2010 * Industry and demo track acceptance notification - July 23, 2010 REGISTRATION * Registration open - May 7, 2010 * Early registration deadline - August 13, 2010 CONFERENCE * Workshop and tutorials - Sunday September 26, 2010 * Conference opening - Sunday evening, September 26, 2010 * Main conference (proceedings, posters, and industry/demo track) - September 26-29, 2010 UNSUBSCRIBE - If you do not wish to receive further announcements for ECCB10, please reply to info(a)eccb10.org with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject heading.

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Call for papers - Machine Learning in Systems Biology, Edinburgh 2010
by Simon Rogers 16 Jun '10

16 Jun '10

* Apologies for multiple postings * * Please feel free to forward to any other relevant mailing lists * ************************** Call for Papers ***************************** MLSB 2010 The Fourth International Workshop on Machine Learning in Systems Biology 15-16 October 2010, Edinburgh, Scotland *********************************************************************** http://mlsb10.ijs.si/ MOTIVATION Molecular biology and all the biomedical sciences are undergoing a true revolution as a result of the emergence and growing impact of a series of new disciplines/tools sharing the "-omics" suffix in their name. These include in particular genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics, devoted respectively to the examination of the entire systems of genes, transcripts, proteins and metabolites present in a given cell or tissue type. The availability of these new, highly effective tools for biological exploration is dramatically changing the way one performs research in at least two respects. First, the amount of available experimental data is not a limiting factor any more; on the contrary, there is a plethora of it. Given the research question, the challenge has shifted towards identifying the relevant pieces of information and making sense out of it (a "data mining" issue). Second, rather than focus on components in isolation, we can now try to understand how biological systems behave as a result of the integration and interaction between the individual components that one can now monitor simultaneously (so called "systems biology"). Taking advantage of this wealth of "genomic" information has become a conditio sine qua non for whoever ambitions to remain competitive in molecular biology and in the biomedical sciences in general. Machine learning naturally appears as one of the main drivers of progress in this context, where most of the targets of interest deal with complex structured objects: sequences, 2D and 3D structures or interaction networks. At the same time bioinformatics and systems biology have already induced significant new developments of general interest in machine learning, for example in the context of learning with structured data, graph inference, semi-supervised learning, system identification, and novel combinations of optimization and learning algorithms. The Workshop is organized as "core - event" of Pattern Analysis, Statistical Modelling and Computational Learning - Network of Excellence 2 (PASCAL 2, http://www.pascal-network.org/) OBJECTIVE The aim of this workshop is to contribute to the cross-fertilization between the research in machine learning methods and their applications to systems biology (i.e., complex biological and medical questions) by bringing together method developers and experimentalists. We encourage submissions bringing forward methods for discovering complex structures (e.g. interaction networks, molecule structures) and methods supporting genome-wide data analysis. LOCATION AND CO-LOCATION The workshop will take place 15-16 October 2010 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre and the Informatics Forum of the University of Edinburgh. It will be part of the wokshop program of ICSB 2010, The 11th International Conference on Systems Biology (11-14 OCT 2010, http://www.icsb2010.org.uk/) SUBMISSIONS INSTRUCTIONS We invite you to submit an extended abstract of up to 4 pages describing new or recently published (2010) results, formatted according to the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science style. Each extended abstract must be submitted online via the Easychair submission system: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mlsb10 The extended abstracts will be reviewed by the scientific programme committee. They will be selected for oral or poster presentation according to their originality and relevance to the workshop topics. Electronic versions of the extended abstracts will be accessible to the participants prior to the conference, distributed in hardcopy form to participants at the conference, and will be made publicly available on the conference web site after the conference. However, the book of abstracts will not be published and the extended abstracts will not constitute a formal publication. We expect that authors of selected contributions will be invited to submit full papers to special issues of high-ranking Machine Learning/Systems Biology journals. KEY DATES 15 May: Submission site open 25 June: deadline for submission of extended abstracts 25 July: notification of acceptance 15-16 October: workshop TOPICS A non-exhaustive list of topics suitable for this workshop is given below: Methods Machine learning algorithms Bayesian methods Data integration/fusion Feature/subspace selection Clustering Biclustering/association rules Kernel methods Probabilistic inference Structured output prediction Systems identification Graph inference, completion, smoothing Semi-supervised learning Applications Sequence annotation Gene expression and post-transcriptional regulation Inference of gene regulation networks Gene prediction and whole genome association studies Metabolic pathway modeling Signaling networks Systems biology approaches to biomarker identification Rational drug design methods Metabolic reconstruction Protein function and structure prediction Protein-protein interaction networks Synthetic biology INVITED SPEAKERS (confirmed) Florence d'Alche Buc, Universite d'Evry-Val d'Essonne, Evry, France Nir Friedman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel Ursula Kummer, BIOQUANT, University of Heidelberg, Germany Hans Lehrach, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany Vebjorn Ljosa, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA MLSB10 PROGRAM CHAIRS Saöo Dûeroski, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia Simon Rogers, University of Glasgow, UK Guido Sanguinetti, University of Sheffield/University of Edinburgh, UK SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE (tentative) Florence d'AlchÈ-Buc, University of Evry, France Paolo Frasconi, Universit‡ degli Studi di Firenze, Italy Cesare Furlanello, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy Pierre Geurts, University of LiËge, Belgium Mark Girolami, University of Glasgow, UK Dirk Husmeier, Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland, UK Samuel Kaski, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Ross D. King, Aberystwyth University, UK Neil Lawrence, University of Manchester, UK Elena Marchiori, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Yves Moreau, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium William Stafford Noble, University of Washington, USA Gunnar R‰tsch, FML, Max Planck Society, T¸bingen Juho Rousu, University of Helsinki, Finland CÈline Rouveirol, University of Paris XIII, France Yvan Saeys, University of Gent, Belgium Ljupco Todorovski, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Koji Tsuda, Max Planck Institute, Tuebingen Jean-Philippe Vert, Ecole des Mines, France Louis Wehenkel, University of LiËge, Belgium Jean-Daniel Zucker, University of Paris XIII, France Blaz Zupan, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia LOCAL ORGANIZATION Fiona Clark, University of Edinburgh, UK Dragi Kocev, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia (webmaster) -- Dr. Simon Rogers Lecturer in Inference Department of Computing Science University of Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK t: 0141 330 1649 w: http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~srogers e: srogers(a)dcs.gla.ac.uk s: sdrogersskype

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Marie Curie fellow "Modelara"
by Roubos, Hans 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

Marie Curie fellow "Modelara" The DSM Biotechnology Center (DBC) is a leading biotechnology campus located in the ancient city of Delft, The Netherlands, with over 400 employees which are committed to world class research for a broad range of business areas like pharma, food and industrial biotechnology. Within the DBC we are looking for an excellent scientist which will build a genome-scale metabolic model which could serve as a framework to interpret omics data of essential fatty acid producing microorganisms. These organisms are capable of accumulating large amounts of PUFA's and will be developed further as a lipid host system. In addition we would like to focus on regulation mechanism in these organisms by bioinformatics sequence analysis, omics and re-sequencing mutant strains. In parallel a molecular biology will be developed by a second MC fellow. This creates the opportunity to develop GMO strains for lead validation. The ideal candidate has a PhD in modeling of complex biological pathways and a proven track record on combining strong bioinformatics skills with profound physiological knowledge. Postdoc experience is considered as an advantage. The candidate is non-dutch and willing to move to the Netherlands for the period of the grant (24 months). If you are interested please send a CV and motivation letter to: cees.sagt(a)dsm.com<mailto:cees.sagt@dsm.com>. Principal Scientist Strain Development Save the environment, please print this e-mail only if you really have to. ________________________________ DISCLAIMER : This e-mail is for the intended recipient only If you have received it by mistake please let us know by reply and then delete it from your system; access, disclosure, copying, distribution or reliance on any of it by anyone else is prohibited. If you as intended recipient have received this e-mail incorrectly, please notify the sender (via e-mail) immediately.

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ECCB10 & Benelux Bioinformatics Conference - Poster abstract deadline June 20
by Yves Moreau 04 Jun '10

04 Jun '10

[[[ APOLOGIES FOR MULTIPLE POSTINGS ]]] Dear Colleagues, As you probably know, this year's European Conference on Computational Biology will act as the yearly Benelux Bioinformatics Conference. It is a unique opportunity to show internationally how active our bioinformatics community is, and for all research teams to put their work in the spotlight. The Benelux Bioinformatics Conference has always attracted numerous researchers from our bioinformatics community. We therefore warmly encourage you to submit your ECCB10 POSTER ABSTRACT by JUNE 20. We have add 215 paper submissions - the largest number so far for ECCB. From those submissions, 36 oral contributions will be selected, which guarantees a high-quality scientific program. ECCB10 will be a major scientific event happening "next door" - a not-to-be-missed opportunity! Looking forward to meeting you in September, Yves Moreau - ECCB10 Conference Chair for the ECCB10 Local Organizing Committee === Apologies for multiple postings - Please distribute widely within your lab === Dear Colleague, The European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB10) will be held on September 26-29, 2010 in Ghent, Belgium. === ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 20, 2010 === www.eccb10.org ECCB10 is the key European computational biology event in 2010 uniting scientists working in a broad range of disciplines, including bioinformatics, computational biology, medicine, biology, and systems biology. This year we have had a record number of 216 manuscript submissions. We are thus looking forward to a fruitful scientific meeting. Ghent is centrally located in Western Europe and is reachable by car within a day of travel from most cities in The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, and the UK. It is also easily reachable by high-speed train since Belgium is a hub of the European high-speed rail networks (Thalys, Eurostar, TGV, and ICE). Ghent is one of Europe's most exciting medieval settings, a glorious eclectic city with spectacular buildings and a vivid cultural experience (National Geographic Traveler recently ranked it 3rd best historic place to visit internationally). Ghent is directly accessible by train from Brussels airport. The conference venue is highly convenient and located in a beautiful park within the city center. Registration is now open. Because Belgium will be heading the European Union for the second half of 2010, we advise participants to book their accommodation early as accommodation might become scarce. We invite you to submit posters in any area of computational biology and bioinformatics. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to * Sequence analysis, alignment, and next-generation sequencing * Comparative genomics, phylogeny, and evolution * Protein & nucleotide structure * Annotation and prediction of molecular function * Gene regulation and transcriptomics * Text mining, ontologies, and databases * Protein interactions, molecular networks, and systems biology * Genomic medicine * Other bioinformatics applications Posters, representing condensed descriptions of ongoing work, will be displayed during the meeting. Posters should describe original, interesting, and solid scientific content that is relevant to bioinformatics and computational biology. See guidelines at http://www.eccb10.org/index.php/guidelines/posters. At least one of the authors of the poster will have to attend the meeting. The presenting author of each poster must register for the conference by the early registration deadline of August 13, 2010 for the poster to be included in the program. We kindly request that you forward this announcement to the members of your team. We look forward to welcoming you to Ghent. The ECCB10 Organizing Committee www.eccb10.org ECCB10 KEY DATES POSTERS * Call for posters open - January 10, 2010 * Poster submission deadline - June 20, 2010 * Poster acceptance notification - July 11, 2010 PAPERS * Call for papers open - January 10, 2010 - CLOSED * Paper submission deadline - April 9, 2010 - CLOSED * Paper acceptance notification - June 4, 2010 * Submission of final version of accepted papers deadline - June 18, 2010 WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS * Call for tutorials and workshops open - January 10, 2010 - CLOSED * Workshop and tutorial submission deadline - March 26, 2010 - CLOSED * Workshop and tutorial acceptance notification - April 23, 2010 - CLOSED INDUSTRY AND DEMO TRACK * Call for software demos and industrial presentations open - January 10, 2010 * Industry and demo track submission deadline - July 2, 2010 * Industry and demo track acceptance notification - July 23, 2010 REGISTRATION * Registration open - May 7, 2010 * Early registration deadline - August 13, 2010 CONFERENCE * Workshop and tutorials - Sunday September 26, 2010 * Conference opening - Sunday evening, September 26, 2010 * Main conference (proceedings, posters, and industry/demo track) - September 26-29, 2010 UNSUBSCRIBE - If you do not wish to receive further announcements for ECCB10, please reply to info(a)eccb10.org with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject heading.

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PhD position Molecular Nutrition
by Hooiveld, Guido 04 Jun '10

04 Jun '10

We are looking for PhD student in molecular nutrition, working on the interaction between Short Chain Fatty Acids production, diet, and host in mouse. Focus will be on gene regulation in the liver and the small intestine by using whole genome (mouse) transcriptomics and pathway modeling. The Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics group of the Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, is studying the molecular mechanisms of nutrition on metabolic pathways in organs such as liver or small intestine (see also: http://nutrigene.4t.com) A large collaborative research project entitled "Short chain fatty acids (SCFA) metabolism in the gut and the interaction between host & microbes" is supported by a grant of the Netherlands Consortium for Systems Biology. Within this project we are looking for a motivated PhD student. The overall goal of this project is to study and model the interactions between diet, microbiota and host. Focus will be on the specific role of SCFAs on gene regulation in the liver and the small intestine by using whole genome (mouse) transcriptomics and pathway modeling. SFCAs are produced by the microbiota in the gut and are partly connected to the development of obesity or fatty liver. In this project we will collaborate with other projects members on the application, integration and modeling of high-throughput omics data as obtained from molecular nutrition experiments. For more information and to apply, please visit: http://www.academictransfer.com/employer/WUR/vacancy/4906/lang/en/ Guido ------------------------------------------------ Guido Hooiveld, PhD Nutrition, Metabolism & Genomics Group Division of Human Nutrition Wageningen University Biotechnion, Bomenweg 2 NL-6703 HD Wageningen the Netherlands tel: (+)31 317 485788 fax: (+)31 317 483342 internet: http://nutrigene.4t.com email: guido.hooiveld(a)wur.nl<mailto:guido.hooiveld@wur.nl>

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vacancy postdoc Computational Systems Biology and Fluxomics
by Hans van Beek 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

Dear Colleague, we have a vacancy for a postdoc Computational Systems Biology and Fluxomics at the VU University Amsterdam (see attachment). Please attend suitable candidates to this advertisement (unless you are the perfect candidate yourself). Kind Regards, Hans van Beek Section Medical Genomics Department of Clinical Genetics VU University Medical Centre Institute: Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam Phone: +31 20 5987460 Contact details: Dr JHGM van Beek Mail address: Section Medical Genomics (Dept Clinical Genetics) van der Boechorststraat 7 1081 BT Amsterdam The Netherlands Visiting address: Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences (W&N building) De Boelelaan 1085 Amsterdam Room B-543 Google Wave: jhgm.van.beek(a)googlewave.com http://vumc.nl; http://ibivu.nl; http://home.hccnet.nl/jhgm.van.beek e-mail: hans.van.beek(a)falw.vu.nl secondary e-mail: hans.vanbeek(a)vumc.nl (checked infrequently) FOR YOUR INTEREST freely downloable scientific article on dynamics of energy conversion in the heart : Click http://home.hccnet.nl/jhgm.van.beek/prod02.htm#download and click on "Freely downloable article in American Journal of Physiology"

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NBIC/SIB Summer School: Quantitative imaging and modelling of biological processes, 2-6 Aug 2010, Amsterdam
by Celia van Gelder 30 May '10

30 May '10

NBIC/SIB Summer School: Quantitative imaging and modelling of biological processes 2-6 August 2010, Science Park, Amsterdam The ability to directly observe how biological systems "work" at a molecular level would help in finding answers to many biological questions. Current imaging technologies enable the acquisition of massive numbers of images, yet a timely and accurate analysis of such data can only be done with appropriate computational methods. Systems biology, with its aim of integrating complex measurements in order to understand the functioning of biological systems, is expected to make heavy use of imaging data. Recognising the importance of bioimaging for systems biology, the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) and the Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre (NBIC) have joined forces to organise the first NBIC/SIB Summer School on 2-6 August, 2010 in Amsterdam. The Summer School focuses on "Quantitative imaging and modelling of biological processes". The topics that will be covered by leading scientists in the field include: fundamentals of biomedical image processing and image annotation, image-based modelling and simulation, imaging of specific cellular compartments, cell motility, morphogenetic processes and small animals. For more information about the programme and registration please visit http://www.nbic.nl/education/nbic-phd-school/nbicsib-summerschool/ or contact Celia van Gelder at NBIC Education (celia.van.gelder(a)nbic.nl) -- 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 __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5155 (20100530) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

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Last call for papers (deadline extended): Workshop and Tutorials on Natural Computing
by Ion Petre 25 May '10

25 May '10

Apologies for cross-postings. Please distribute. ====================================================================== WTNC 2010 4th International Workshop and Tutorials on Natural Computing Enschede, the Netherlands, October 2, 2010 http://combio.abo.fi/wtnc/ In conjunction with the 5th International Conference on Graph Transformations -------------------------------------------------------------------- === Deadline for submissions: Extended to June 11, 2010 === === Proceedings will be published in the EPTCS series === -------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Computing is a research area concerned with computing taking place in nature and with human-designed computing inspired by nature. It is a fast growing, genuinely interdisciplinary field involving, among others computer science, biology, and mathematics. The aim of the International Workshop and Tutorials on Natural Computing WTNC 2010 is to provide a high-level scientific forum for the researchers in various areas of Natural Computing as well as to provide a cooperation forum for the Natural Computing and on Graph Transformations research communities. This is the 4th event in this series of meetings, with previous editions held in Barcelona, Spain (with ICGT 2002), Rome, Italy (with ICGT 2004), and Leicester, UK (with ICGT 2008). SUBMISSIONS ----------- Papers and extended abstracts are sought in all areas that relate to Natural Computing. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Membrane systems and natural processes - Petri nets in systems biology - Computational nature of biochemical reactions - Abstract state machines in systems biology - Visual languages in systems biology - Modeling with finite and hybrid automata - Unconventional solutions to graph theoretical problems - Hierarchies of models and their refinement - Modeling with evolutionary computation - Molecular computing - Quantum computing - Neural computing Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts or full papers of up to 15 pages formatted according to the EPTCS guidelines. Submissions can be uploaded at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wtnc2010. Simultaneous submission to other conferences or workshops with published proceedings is not allowed. The papers will be peer-reviewed and the workshop proceedings, published in the EPTCS series, will be available at the meeting. INVITED SPEAKERS ---------------- - Reiko Heckel (University of Leicester, UK) - Erik de Vink (Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands) - Sander Bohte (CWI, the Netherlands) IMPORTANT DATES --------------- - Submission: May 31, 2010 - Notification: June 30, 2010 - Final version: August 20, 2010 - Workshop: October 2, 2010 PROGRAMME COMMITTEE ------------------- - Elena Czeizler (Åbo Akademi University, Finland) - Mika Hirvensalo (University of Turku, Finland) - Lila Kari (University of Western Ontario, Canada) - Giancarlo Mauri (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy) - Gheorghe Paun (Institute of Mathematics, Academy of Romania; University of Seville, Spain) - Ion Petre (Åbo Akademi University, Finland, PC chair) - Grzegorz Rozenberg (University of Leiden, the Netherlands, PC co-chair) ORGANIZERS ---------- - Ion Petre, ipetre 'at' abo.fi - Grzegorz Rozenberg, rozenber 'at' liacs.nl - Bogdan Iancu, bogdan.iancu 'at' abo.fi - Andrzej Mizera, andrzej.mizera 'at' abo.fi Venue: University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands --- Prof. Ion Petre Department of IT, Åbo Akademi University Computational Biomodelling Laboratory Turku 20520, Finland http://www.users.abo.fi/ipetre/

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