Saturday, November 26, 2011

Twin workshops on Genes to Genomes: bioinformatics approaches and Proteins to Proteomes: bioinformatics approaches

Bioinformatics Centre
University of Pune
announces
Twin workshops on
Genes to Genomes: bioinformatics approaches (G2G)
&
Proteins to Proteomes: bioinformatics approaches (P2P)

Website : http://bioinfo.net.in/workshops.html


Preamble
Biology has become a data rich science with the advent of modern methodologies. It encompasses micro as well as macro level data ranging from genes to genomes, proteins to proteomes, genotypes to phenotypes and spans from individuals to populations and ecosystems. Bioinformatics has added a third dimension of "in silico" to the existing "in vivo" and "in vitro" approaches to study Biology. Over the last twenty-five years bioinformatics has emerged as a full-fledged discipline, which is a landmark event in the history of biological sciences. It contributes the ability to compile, curate and process vast amount of biological data to accelerate knowledge discovery in life sciences. Experimental and computational approaches are complementary to each other and their seamless integration is essential to address mega problems in biology.
Bioinformatics has brought in a paradigm shift in the way in which modern biology is practised and taught today.
Studies of biological macromolecules are of prime importance for gaining insights into complex biological phenomena of viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Analyses of sequence-structure-function relationships and biomolecular interactions are fundamental for understanding of life & its processes. Bioinformatics offers a large number of resources to study genes and proteins as well as genomes and proteomes. Over the past years, application of bioinformatics methodologies has significantly contributed to generate valuable insights into evolution, molecular, cellular and physiological functions. Application of bioinformatics approaches has enabled efficient archival, retrieval and mining of voluminous and complex data that is generated by post-genomic technologies. It caters to data processing at various levels, including genome assembly, annotations of sequences, structures and functions, comparative analyses and classifications, gene/protein expression profiling and networks, metabolic pathway analyses, etc. The ever-improving experimental techniques continue to pose new challenges for bioinformatics, thereby contributing to the growth of this multidisciplinary area

CONTENTS
           Introduction to computational biology & bioinformatics
           Genome assembly & annotations
           Comparative genomics
           Molecular phylogeny
           Structural bioinformatics approaches
           Functional bioinformatics approaches
           Molecular modeling & simulations
           Molecular interactions

MODE OF TRAINING
Both the workshops will consist of classroom & hands-on sessions

TARGET AUDIENCE
Ph. D students, researchers from academia & industry, Bioinformatics & Life Science teachers

PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of biomolecules, molecular biology, basic computer literacy and biological databases

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
20 for each workshop

IMPORTANT DATES
G2G:December 12-15, 2011 
P2P:December 16-19, 2011
Last date of online application:          November 30, 2011
Last date of submission of application form and DD: December 3, 2011
Announcement of list of selected participants: December 5, 2011

MODE OF APPLICATION
Online registration facility is available on workshop website.You may register online and print the online form or fill up the printed form provided with workshop flyer.Send duly filled registration form along with DD to the contact address provided.

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation on Pune University campus will be made available upon request. The accommodation charges are to be borne by the participants.


REGISTRATION FEE
The registration fee is to be paid by Demand Draft (of any nationalized bank) drawn in favour of  "Registrar, University of Pune", payable at Pune. The registration fee includes course material, lunches, tea/coffee. Note that the registration fee doesn"t cover accommodation charges and the same are to be are borne by the participants


Registration fees
Only G2G
Only P2P
Both (G2G & P2P)
India
INR 2000 (Academic)
INR 2000 (Academic)
INR 3500 (Academic)

INR 5000 (Industry)
INR 5000 (Industry)
INR 9500 (Industry)
SAARC
USD125
USD 125
USD 225
Other Countries
USD225
USD 225
USD 425


Academic advisor
Prof. Deepti Deobagkar

Workshop coordinators
Dr. Sangeeta Sawant &
Dr. Urmila Kulkarni-Kale

Contact details
Workshop Coordinators
G2G, P2P
Bioinformatics Centre
University of Pune
Pune 411007, India
Email: workshop@bioinfo.net.in
          bioinfo.pune@gmail.com 

Phone : +91 20 25690195 / 25692039
Fax : +91 20-25690087

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