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Meetings and Events
This section lists some of the most worthwhile events in the bioinformatics and related fields. Of course this is just an editor's choice, and lists only a couple of them. For a more up-to-date and extensive list of events point your browser to the BioInformer Event Service.
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Second Annual Human Genome Project -- Europe |
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Cambridge Healthtech Institute, USA |
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4 - 6 May 1998 |
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Cannes, France |
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The need for turning sequence data being generated from the Human Genome Project into information is increasing. Genomics will change to way medicine is practiced as information about how genes function and how specific genetic profiles can be indicators of therapeutic prescription and disease outcome is realized. Efforts are being made to isolate disease genes and develop diagnostic tests and therapeutic markers. Databases of genomic information are proving essential to expediting the drug discovery process. Informatics is a key tool for making use of the vast amount of sequence information. Techniques for studying genes in a high throughput manner will be covered, along with the consequent applications. Advances in the fields of pharmacogenomics, molecular diagnostics, and proteomics will be discussed as they enhance our understanding of human genetics. |
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More info |
http://custwww.xensei.com/conferences/spring.html#hge |
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Genome Mapping, Sequencing & Biology |
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA |
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13 - 17 May 1998 |
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
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The past ten years have seen remarkable progress in the mapping and sequencing of the genomes of many model organisms and there is now strong confidence that the human genome sequence is an attainable goal. Phrases such as functional genomics and post-genome biology have become common terms. In the light of this emerging shift of emphasis, the new organizers have chosen to modify the name of the annual Cold Spring Harbor Genome Mapping & Sequencing meeting to reflect these changes. The 1998 meeting will address topics including human genome sequencing, biological insights from multi-organismal genomics, human genetics and biology, computational genomics, genome methodologies, gene discovery and transcript mapping, comparative mapping and sequencing, genomic diversity & variation, and molecular evolution. Interactive demonstrations of genomic computational tools and databases will again form part of the program. |
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More info |
http://nucleus.cshl.org/meetings/98genome.htm |
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Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Inaugural Symposium |
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Wellcome Trust, EBI, Sanger Centre, HGMP-RC |
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15 - 17 June 1998 |
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Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, near Hinxton, Cambridge, UK. |
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This is the first large, open scientific meeting to be held at the Campus on genome sequencing and analysis. It is intended to be a scientific celebration of the completion of the Campus and its achievements to date. Topics will include: Genomes, Genetics, Bioinformatics, New Technologies, and Ethical and Legal Implications. Keynote speakers include Dr James Watson, Dr Terry Gaasterland, Dr Robert Waterston, Professor David Cox, Professor John Todd, Dr Sydney Brenner and many more. Staff of the three institutes located on the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus will also present ongoing research. |
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More info |
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/wellcomegraphic/a4/al2index .html |
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Sixth International Conference on Intelligent Systems in Molecular Biology (ISMB'98) |
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International Society for Computational Biology |
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28 June - 1 July 1998 |
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Radisson Hotel des Gouverneurs, Montréal, Québec, Canada |
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The ISMB conference provides a general forum for disseminating the latest developments in bioinformatics. ISMB is a multidisciplinary conference that brings together scientists from computer science, molecular biology, mathematics and statistics. Its scope includes the development and application of advanced computational methods for biological problems.
Relevant computational techniques include, but are not limited to: machine learning, pattern recognition, knowledge representation, databases, combinatorics, stochastic modeling, string and graph algorithms, linguistic methods, robotics, constraint satisfaction, and parallel computation.
Biological areas of interest include molecular structure, genomics, molecular sequence analysis, evolution and phylogenetics, metabolic pathways, regulatory networks, developmental control, and molecular biology generally. Emphasis is placed on the validation of methods using real data sets, on practical applications in the biological sciences, and on development of novel computational techniques |
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More info |
http://www-lbit.iro.umontreal.ca/ISMB98/ |
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MedInfo'98 - 9th World Congress on Medical Informatics |
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Seoul National University |
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18 - 22 August 1998 |
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Hotel Inter-Continental Seoul, Korea Exhibition Center, Seoul, South-Korea. |
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MedInfo, the largest medical informatics conference to be organised, is taking place every three years. Recognising that medicine and healthcare rely more and more on biotechnology and bioinformatics, a new track is introduced at MedInfo: "BIOINFORMATICS - Genome, Proteome and Health in the Cyberspace Era". |
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More info |
http://www.medinfo.or.kr/
http://www.hon.ch/medinfo/ (mirror) |
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10th International Genome Sequencing and Analysis |
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TIGR Science Education Foundation |
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17 - 20 September 1998 |
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Fountainebleau Hilton Resort, Miami Beach, Florida, USA |
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The Genome Sequencing and Analysis Conference (GSAC) has been the preeminent conference in genomics for the last nine years. This conference has brought the leaders of the field together each year in Hilton Head, but as genomics has grown, so have they. |
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http://www.tigr.org/cet/gss/gsac/index.html |
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Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB-99) |
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UCSF Computer Graphics Laboratory, San Fransisco, California, USA |
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4 - 9 January 1999 |
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Sheraton Orchid Mauna Lani, Hawaii, USA |
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The Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB-99) is an international, multidisciplinary conference for the presentation and discussion of current research in the theory and application of computational methods in problems of biological significance. |
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More info |
http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/psb/ |
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