*------------------------------------------------------* *Dutch Bioinformatics & Systems Biology Conference 2016* Date: April 19 / 20, 2016 Venue: Congrescentrum De Werelt, Lunteren, NL <http://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2016>Conference website <http://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2016> Register here <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2016/wiki/154973/registration> (deadline: April 14) ---------------------------------------------------------- *Detailed programme now online* The programme of the conference is now online. The conference features keynote speakers, thematical sessions, evening programme with dinner and after dinner keynote speaker, poster presentations and lots of opportunities for networking. View the full programme here <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2016/part_program> Our keynote speakers: - Sander Tans, AMOLF - Daniel Huson, University of Tübingen - Adriano Henney, VHP Institute Leuven - Mick Watson, University of Edinburgh - Jonathan Karr, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY You can still submit abstracts <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2016/wiki/154972/abstract%20submission> for a poster presentation! Submission deadline: April 14, 2016. *BioSB research school meeting* The research school is organising a plenary session on April 19. The BioSB board invites everyone interested to join the meeting. Topics in the meeting will include a.o. BioSB activities and plans, the Education and Scientific Committees that have been installed, BioSB finances and the evaluation of the membership model that has been in place for one year now. Read more <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2016/wiki/187792/biosb%20research%20school%20meeting> *Winner of the BioSB Young Investigator Award 2016 * The selection committee selected a winner for this year's BioSB Young Investigator Award: Sara Pulit of the UMC Utrecht. The award will be presented to her on April 19 after which she will give an honorary lecture with the title: 'Genome-wide significance, claims of association, and the big data era'. The award is sponsored by the BioSB research school. Read more <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2016/wiki/164489/biosb%20young%20investigator%20award> *BioSB PhD retreat - April 18* The Young Computational Biologists are organising a PhD retreat <https://www.aanmelder.nl/biosb2016/wiki/154925/biosb%20phd%20retreat> on April 18, the day preceding the BioSB 2016. The retreat will feature: - Keynote: Fiona Nielsen, Repositive - Keynote: Jonathan Karr, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY - Workshop organised by Fiona Nielsen: 'Genome sequencing projects around the world and how to find data for your research' - 5 minute flash talks - dinner in Lunteren followed by social activity *Our sponsors* - The Hyve - DSM - Utrecht Bioinformatics Center (UBC) - Keygene NV - Wageningen UR - ELIXIR-NL *Contact:* Femke Francissen, community manager BioSB <http://www.biosb.nl>, email: femke.francissen@biosb.nl The conference is organised by the BioSB research school together with Wageningen University & Research Centre. Use: #BioSB2016 on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter via @BioSB_NL <https://twitter.com/biosb_nl> and Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/BIOSB-122337454509903/>