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Job opening Belgian Cancer Registry
by fdesmet 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

In attachment you can find a job opening for a postdoctoral researcher in the Belgian Cancer Registry. For more info you can contact the persons mentioned in the document. Frank De Smet Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm

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bioinformatics jobs in Bacterial Genomics Nijmegen
by R.Siezen 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

Dear all, We have 2 new bioinformatics vacancies (via Top Intsitute Food and Nutrition, and Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Inudustrial Fermentation) in our Bacterial Genomics group at the moment. You can find the job descriptions on our own Bacterial Genomics web page at (www.cmbi.ru.nl) Please pass this information on to any students, friends or colleagues that may be interested and qualified. thanks prof Roland Siezen

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Position for Bioinformatics Scientist at Tibotec Virco
by Van Vlijmen, Herman [TIBBE] 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

Scientist Bioinformatics Based at: Tibotec Virco BVBA, Mechelen, Belgium Department: TV-RED Scientific Operations / Computational Virology and Chem/Bio-Informatics Vacancy Description In this function you will apply computational techniques to study the effect of mutations in HIV and Hepatitis C genes on the efficacy of antiviral drugs. You will develop new models to predict clinical outcome results of antiviral drugs. You will apply data mining approaches to one of the world's largest HIV genotype databases to answer scientific questions from internal and external diagnostic experts. In addition, you will be part of projects in drug discovery and development. As a member of the Computational Virology and Chem/Bio-Informatics group you will also play an active role in the development and implementation of the strategy of the group. Qualifications and Requirements · Ph.D. (or Masters) degree in Bioinformatics or related field · Experience with a wide range of bioinformatics and statistical techniques, including sequence analysis, predictive model generation, data mining · Expertise in the field of virology highly desirable · Expertise in scientific programming and/or scripting. · Outstanding communication and team work skills. Contact Herman van Vlijmen (hvvlijme at tibbe.jnj.com) Tibotec (http://www.tibotec.com) is a pharmaceutical research and development company with headquarters in Belgium and operating subsidiaries in the United States and Ireland. The company is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Tibotec is dedicated to the discovery and development of novel drugs for HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases with the ultimate aim of enhancing and extending peoples lives. Virco (http://www.vircolab.com) is a research-driven biotech company with headquarters in Belgium (Virco BVBA) and U.S. offices in New Jersey and North Carolina (Virco Lab, Inc.), and a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Virco is a pioneer in the field of HIV-1 drug resistance testing. Virco's product portfolio currently includes the Antivirogram, an HIV-1 phenotyping assay, and vircoTYPE HIV-1 . vircoTYPE HIV-1 is a unique and proprietary approach to predict the virus' susceptibility to antiretroviral drugs from the genotype and uses the world's largest HIV-1 resistance database.

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The BBC mailing list
by BEN 15 Nov '07

15 Nov '07

Dear colleagues, Some of you will have received a welcome message for the BBC mailing list. This is because each year we add the E-mail addresses of the attendants of the Benelux Bioinformatics Conference. The BBC list is hosted on the Mailman server of the Belgian Biodiversity Facility (http://www.be.gbif.net) and is moderated by the staff of the Belgian EMBnet Node (http://www.be.embnet.org) You can send a mail to this this list (BBClist(a)biodiversity.be) if you want to announce a public lecture or a job opening, if you have a question or if you want to start a discussion about bioinformatics in the Benelux. Note that only members of the list are allowed to post and that, because of the moderation, the messages are delivered with some delay. You can unsubscribe or customize the way you receive messages at http://mailman.biodiversity.be/mailman/listinfo/bbclist (do use the password mentioned in the welcome message). On the same site you can consult archived messages and interested friends of yours can subscribe. In case of problems you can send an Email to the moderator at ben(a)vub.ac.be. Enjoy biocomputing, Guy Bottu, Belgian EMBnet Node ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEN - Belgian EMBnet Node at the Brussels Free Universities Computing Centre Marc Colet - Guy Bottu - David Coornaert - Valerie Ledent Tel. +32/2/6505146 | Address BEN ULB CP 257 Fax +32/2/6505124 | Boulevard du Triomphe email ben(a)vub.ac.be | B-1050 Bruxelles ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Call for papers META'2008
by Talbi 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

********************************************************************** META'2008 International Conference on Metaheuristics and Nature Inspired Computing 29-31 Oct 2008 Hammamet, Tunisia http://www.lifl.fr/META08 ********************************************************************** The 2nd International Conference on Metaheuristics and Nature Inspired Computing, META’08, will held in Tunisia from 29 to 31 Oct. The Conference will be an exchange space thanks to the sessions of the research works presentations and also will integrate tutorials and a vocational training of metaheuristics and nature inspired computing. The scope of the META’2008 conference includes, but is not limited to: * Local search, tabu search, simulated annealing, VNS, ILS, … * Evolutionary algorithms, swarm optimization, scatter search, … * Emergent nature inspired algorithms: quantum computing, artificial immune systems, bee colony, DNA computing, … * Parallel algorithms and hybrid methods with metaheuristics, machine learning, game theory, mathematical programming, constraint programming, co-evolutionary, … * Application to: logistics and transportation, telecommunications, scheduling, data mining, engineering design, bioinformatics, … * Theory of metaheuristics, landscape analysis, convergence, problem difficulty, very large neighbourhoods, … * Application to multi-objective optimization * Application in dynamic optimization, problems with uncertainty, … Submission papers: _________________ - Submission of papers should be in shape of an abstract of two pages sent before the 15st May 2008 via the website. - Selected papers will be published in international journals. - Predefined styles are available on the website http://www.lifl.fr/META08 that we invite you to visit regularly and which evolves when the organization progresses. Invited sessions and tutorials: Deadline 15th May 2008. contact talbi(a)lifl.fr E-G. Talbi ( Conference Chair) -- Prof. E-G. Talbi LIFL (USTL, CNRS, INRIA) e-mail: El-Ghazali.Talbi(a)lifl.Fr http://www.lifl.fr/~talbi *********************************************** New book : Parallel Combinatorial Optimization by E-G. Talbi Wiley, ISBN: 978-0-471-72101-7 *********************************************** ********************************************************************** New book : Grid computing for bioinformatics and Computational biology by E-G. Talbi and A. Zomaya Wiley, ISBN: 978-0-471-78409-8 ********************************************************************** ************************** META'2008 Int. Conf. http://www.lifl.fr/META08 **************************

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Benelux Bioinformatics Conference 2007 - Third announcement
by Yves Moreau 24 Oct '07

24 Oct '07

**************************************************************************** *** BENELUX BIOINFORMATICS CONFERENCE 2007 *** *** *** *** November 12-13, 2007 --- Leuven, Belgium *** *** *** *** www.esat.kuleuven.be/sista/bbc2007 *** **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** *** PRELIMINARY PROGRAM AVAILABLE *** **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** *** *** *** F.W.O.-Vlaanderen *** NBIC *** BioScope-IT *** *** *** *** Keygene N.V. *** Silicon Graphics *** SAS *** NetApp *** *** *** **************************************************************************** Dear Bioinformatics researchers, We are looking forward to an exciting meeting! We had an astounding 130 abstract submissions, 16 of which have been selected for oral presentation. We will thus have 4 keynote speakers (Charles Lawrence, Brown University; Martijn Huynen, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center; Madan Babu, University of Cambridge; Yves Van de Peer, Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) and University of Gent) and 16 contributed presentations, with a strong focus on systems biology. There will be ample time for networking at the poster sessions. The provisional program is available at www.esat.kuleuven.be/sista/bbc2007/program.php. We urge you to register quickly as there is a possibility that we hit the maximum capacity of the meeting room (about 250 participants)! The deadline for registration is November 4. www.esat.kuleuven.be/sista/bbc2007/registration.php. See you at the conference! Kind regards, The local organizing committee Yves Moreau Kathleen Marchal Bart De Moor Bert Coessens SCOPE The Benelux Bioinformatics Conference is a two-day international conference on bioinformatics. It is the primary community event for bioinformatics researchers in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg with excellent networking opportunities. The conference is aimed at both academic and industry researchers. This year's edition, BBC 2007, will take place in Leuven, Belgium on November 12-13, 2007. Check out the conference web site at http://www.esat.kuleuven.be/sista/bbc2007/. SPONSORS The conference is sponsored by the Fund for Scientific Research - Flanders (F.W.O.-Vlaanderen), the Netherlands Bioinformatics Center (NBIC), BioScope-IT (the Flemish Bioinformatics Network), and Keygene N.V., Silicon Graphics, NetApp and The SAS Institute. It is organized within the framework of the Interuniversity Attraction Pole on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (BioMaGNet) and the K.U.Leuven Center for Computational Systems Biology (SymBioSys). CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS - Charles Lawrence, Center for Computational Molecular Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI - Abuse of the mode in genomics and ensemble-based alternative - M. Madan Babu, MRC-Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK - TBA - Yves Van de Peer, Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) and University of Gent, Belgium - The importance of gene and genome duplication for evolution and biological complexity: a case study on plants - Martijn Huynen, Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre - Comparative genomics for protein function prediction: higher resolution new data sources and applications to human disease VENUE AND REGISTRATION The conference will take place in Leuven, Belgium at the Arenberg Institute, Auditorium 02.C4, Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven. The venue is located in downtown Leuven, next to the historical city center with its pleasant atmosphere, pubs, and restaurants. Registration is now open and the registration fee is 40 Euros. Group registration is possible. KEY DATES - Deadline for registration November 4, 2007 - Benelux Bioinformatics Conference 2007 November 12-13, 2007 SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE - Jack Leunissen, U. Wageningen, The Netherlands - Jan-Peter Nap, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, The Netherlands - Martin Huynen, Radboud U. Nijmegen, The Netherlands - Yves Van de Peer, VIB & U.Gent, Belgium - Jacques van Helden, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium - Louis Wehenkel, Universite de Liege, Belgium - Yves Moreau, K.U.Leuven, Belgium - Kathleen Marchal, K.U.Leuven, Belgium Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm

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New book
by El-ghazali.Talbi＠lifl.fr 19 Oct '07

19 Oct '07

"Grid Computing for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology" E-G. Talbi (INRIA Futurs, France) and A.Y. Zomaya (University of Sydney, Australia) John Wiley and Sons, 416 pages, 2007 ISBN: 978-0-471-78409-8 About this book: Serving as a single up-to-date reference source, Grid Computing for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology provides details on modern and ongoing research on Grid applications. The book specifically discusses bio-ontology and data mining; data visualization; DNA assembly, clustering, and mapping; molecular evolution and phylogeny; gene expression and micro-arrays; gene identification and annotation; molecular modeling and simulation; molecular sequence analysis; protein structure prediction; sequence assembly; sequence search and alignment; bio data intensive applications; Grid infrastructures; middleware; and tools for bio data. Prof. E-G. Talbi LIFL (CNRS-INRIA-USTL) http://www.lifl.fr/~talbi *********************************************************** Book "Parallel combinatorial optimization", by E-G. Talbi Wiley, ISBN 0-471-72101-8, 2006 *********************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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Symposium: Integrative Bioinformatics; schedule and titles of talks definitive
by piet molenaar 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

One day symposium 8 November 2007 Integrative Bioinformatics: At the cutting edge of network analysis and biological data integration Each molecular biologist working with high throughput data is confronted with the need to reconstruct and validate the underlying complex regulatory networks. At this one-day symposium, some of the most prominent leaders in the field will present their approaches and views. This symposium offers a platform for a discussion of state of the art biological network analyses. Confirmed speakers and titles: - Leroy Hood: Biological networks and disease - Ruedi Aebersold: Protein-centered networks in systems biology: Analysis and visualization - Trey Ideker: Gaining power in gene association studies with Cytoscape - Andrew Hopkins: Network Pharmacology: chemical opportunities for systems biology - Peter Sorger: Modeling Mammalian Death and Survival Pathways - Ewan Birney: Reactome, Networks and Genomes - Rogier Versteeg: Oncogenic networks of cancer pathways in childhood cancer - Benno Schwikowski: Computational tools increasing sensitivity and reliability of mass spec-based proteomics - Chris Sander: Systems Biology of Cancer Pathways: from Molecular Perturbations to Cellular Phenotypes - Jean-Daniel Fekete: Visualizing Dense Networks with Enhanced and Hybrid Matrices Please distribute the attached poster (pdf) in your institute. The symposium is part of the 5th annual Cytoscape Public Symposium and Developers Retreat. For registration, Symposium programme and directions go to www.cytoscape.org/retreat2007 We look forward to welcoming you to Amsterdam! The Organizing Committee, 5th Cytoscape Retreat 2007 w: www.cytoscape.org/retreat2007 e: cytoretreat(a)cytoscape.org Department of Human Genetics - M1-131 Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam Meibergdreef 9 - 1100 DD - Amsterdam - the Netherlands

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[ANNOUNCE] First Brussels Perl Workshop
by Jurgen Pletinckx 02 Oct '07

02 Oct '07

Bruxelles.pm is proud to announce that the first Brussels Perl Workshop will be held on 27/10/2007 at the ESI (http://www.heb.be/esi) We are appealing for anyone wishing to take part as a speaker or participant, and hope to see you there. Registration, schedule etc. are available at http://conferences.mongueurs.net/bpw2007/ Disclaimer - I'm not part of the organisation, just thought this might be of interest to the BBClist subscribers. -- Jurgen Pletinckx

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BE Live IT: Register before Friday!
by Bert Coessens 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

Dear Madam, Sir, We are pleased to invite you to BE Live IT, a one-day event which focuses on the applications of bioinformatics and IT in the life sciences. We selected excellent speakers from biotech research as well as pharma industry. Topics will cover bioinformatics in drug discovery and clinical research, biobanking, ... but also IT management and bioinformatics business development. ****Registration ends this Friday September 26, 2007. Don't forget to register!**** We hope to see you in Brussels on Tuesday October 16, 2007. Kind regards, The Organizing Committee www.beliveit.be Confirmed speakers include: **/“//Systems Biology: the industry perspective//”/, *Jeffrey C. Glennon* (Director In Vivo Neuropharmacology, Solvay Pharma)** **/“Knowledge driven drug discovery – How can IT help?”./ *Gerhard Noelken* (Director of R&D Informatics, Pfizer, Sandwich, UK).** **/“Supporting the science in genomic research - The next generation of bio-IT environment”./ *Phil Butcher* (Head of Information Technology, Welcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK).** **/“AMC Biobank in the Netherlands“./ *Guido Roumans* (Global Subject Matter Expert Clinical R&D, IBM, BE)** **/“Proposing a Molecular Target for a New Tuberculosis Drug“./ *Jean-Marc Neefs* (Senior scientist Bio-IT, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical R&D, Beerse, B)** **/“Galapagos acquires Inpharmatica: the role of informatics in drug discovery“./ *Andre Hoekema* (Senior Vice President Corporate Development, Galapagos, Mechelen, B)** **/“Application of genomics data in a clinical context: Robust analysis of gene expression data from breast cancer patients“./ *Mark Lambrecht* (Senior life sciences consultant, SAS Institute, Tervuren, B)** **/“Finding our way in information space”./ *Philip Scordis* (Head of Informatics Computational Research, UCB Pharma, Slough, UK).** **/“Governing IT in research: simple rules and process to follow that add value to discovery research”./ *Alexander Renner* (MBA, CIO, Head of Information Systems and Organisation, Boehringer-Ingelheim Aus-tria GmbH, Vienna, A).** **/“Review of the bioinformatics space from a VC perspective//”//./ *Frank Bulens* (Executive Investment Manager, GIMV Life Sciences, B) ** **/“//Ontology and cognitive reach: powering intelligence applications for healthcare//”, /*Gordon Baxter* (CEO, Biowisdom, Cambridge, UK).** **/“The bio-IT business challenge”./ *Wim Van Criekinge* (VP Treatment Solutions, OncoMethylome Sciences & prof. Bioinformatics University of Ghent, B)** **/“ILM, data retention strategy & standard“./ *Herbert Vander Elst* (IBM, B)** /**“Biotechs in alliance, what is the business logic?”./ *Walter Van Dijck* (Director Institute for Life Sciences Business Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL)** **/“Pathway informatics in drug discovery”./ *Michael Barnes* (GSK Pharma, Stevenage, UK).** The first conference in Belgium focused on the applications of bioinformatics in life sciences. This one-day event will take place on *October 16th* 2007 at the *SAP lounge Brussels*, Belgium. The main purpose of the conference is to set up a Belgian-based meeting platform where people involved in life sciences can meet on a regular basis to exchange experience and new innovative ideas about *applied bioinformatics*. This first edition will be focusing on *pharmaceutical R&D*. Register now at www.beliveit.be. Associated partners: BioWin, Bio.be, VIB, FlandersBio, BEA

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