Joint Wellcome Trust - EMBL-EBI Summer School in Bioinformatics 2012
• A broad introduction to bioinformatics data resources (including, but not limited to, EBI core resources) through lecture- and practical-based sessions
• An understanding of when, why and how to use public data resources for molecular biology
• Practical experience of using the databases, using a range of widely applicable case studies
| Time | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 - Monday, 25 June 2012 - Introduction and getting to know each other Chair: Vicky Schneider | ||
| 12:00 | Registration with buffet lunch | |
| 13:00 | Welcome & overview | Vicky Schneider & James Watson |
| 13:30 | Delegate presentations “About you and your expectations” | |
| 15:00 | Afternoon tea | |
| 15:30 | EBI Walk Through | Vicky Schneider & James Watson & Alex Mitchell |
| 16:30 | Bioinformatics in Modern Biology: Historical Perspective | Teresa Attwood |
| 17:00 | Bioinformatics in Modern Biology: Historical Perspective | William Pearson |
| 17:45 | Poster session with cheese and wine | |
| 19:30 | Dinner | |
| Day 2 - Tuesday, 26 June 2012 - Sequence Searching and Alignments (protein level examples) Chair: Ran Libeskind-Hadas | ||
| 08:30 | Homology | William Pearson |
| 10:00 | Sequence Searching | William Pearson |
| 10:30 | Morning coffee | |
| 10:45 | Sequence Searching, Hands On | William Pearson |
| 12:15 | Q & A | William Pearson |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Alignment Utopia | Teresa Attwood |
| 15:00 | Afternoon tea | |
| 15:30 | Alignments, Hands on | |
| 17:00 | Alignment Discussion | |
| 19:00 | Dinner | |
| Day 3 - Wednesday, 27 June 2012 - Phylogenetics and Genomics Chair: William Pearson | ||
| 09:30 | Bioinformatics and Phylogenetics | Ran Libeskind-Hadas |
| 10:30 | Morning coffee | |
| 11:00 | Bioinformatics and Phylogenetics | Ran Libeskind-Hadas |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Genomes | Jane Loveland & Bert Overduin |
| 14:30 | Afternoon tea | |
| 15:00 | Genomes Hands on | Jane Loveland & Bert Overduin |
| 17:00 | Small Molecules, Enzymes & the Metabolome | John Overington |
| 18:00 | Free time | |
| 19:00 | Drinks reception | |
| 20:00 | Conference dinner | |
| Day 4 - Thursday, 28 June 2012 - Functional Genomics & Systems Biology Chair: Gabriella Rustici | ||
| 09:30 | Functional Genomics | tbc |
| 10:00 | Expression | Gabriella Rustici |
| 10:30 | Morning coffee | |
| 11:00 | Expression, Hands On continued | |
| 11:30 | Q & A | Gabriella Rustici |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Systems Biology | Nicolas le Novere |
| 14:00 | Activity | |
| 14:30 | Afternoon tea | |
| 15:00 | Activity | |
| 19:00 | Dinner | |
| Day 5 - Friday, 29 June 2012 - Interactions and Pathways Chair: Teresa Attwood | ||
| 09:30 | Molecular Interactions and Pathways | Francis Ouellette |
| 10:00 | Title TBC | Francis Ouellette |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Recap & quiz | |
| 15:30 | Afternoon tea | |
| 16:00 | NGS | John Marioni |
| 16:45 | Wrap up and conclusion | |
| 17:30 | Course closes | |
Application deadline has now passed. No further applications can be submitted.
Please note: Places on this Summer School are limited to 35 and will be awarded on merit. Applicants must attach a completed application form in the 'Abstract Submission' section of online registration. The supervisor's section MUST be completed when the application form is attached. Registrations cannot be accepted without a completed application form.
Fees:
Registration with Twin Accommodation £485.00
Registration with Single Accommodation £598.00
Accommodation:
The fees include registration, meals and housing for the nights of the 25, 26, 27 and 28 June 2012.
If you require additional nights this will be at an additional cost, please contact the conference centre, reception@wtconference.org.uk directly for availability.
Bursaries or travel grants are not available for this year's Summer School in Bioinformatics.
Travel Visas
If you require a letter of acceptance in order to obtain a travel Visa please e-mail l.hubbard@hinxton.wellcome.ac.uk
Scientific Programme Committee:
Terri Attwood, University of Manchester, UK
Francis Ouellette, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Canada
William Pearson, Virginia University, USA
Vicky Schneider, EMBL-EBI, UK
James Watson, EMBL-EBI, UK