Ecole: WSMBio 2012, Tarragona, Spain, February 20-24, 2012

[Thierry Hamon]

Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:21:27 +0100
From: "GRLMC" <grlmc at urv.cat>
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X-url: http://grammars.grlmc.com/wsmbio2012/

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2012 INTERNATIONAL WINTER SCHOOL IN METHODS IN BIOINFORMATICS

WSMBio 2012

Tarragona, Spain

February 20-24, 2012

Organized by:

Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics (GRLMC)

Rovira i Virgili University

http://grammars.grlmc.com/wsmbio2012/

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AIM:

WSMBio 2012 offers a broad and intensive series of lectures on
bioinformatics at different levels. The students choose their preferred
courses according to their interests and background. Instructors are top
names in their respective fields. The School intends to help students
initiate and foster their research career.

ADDRESSED TO:

Graduate (and eventually advanced undergraduate) students from around
the world. Most appropriate degrees include: Computer Science, Biology
and Medicine. Other students (for instance, from Mathematics or
Engineering) are welcome too.

The School is appropriate also for people more advanced in their career
who want to keep themselves updated on developments in the field.

There is no overlap in the class schedule.

COURSES AND PROFESSORS:

- Dan Gusfield (U California Davis), ReCombinatorics: The Algorithmics
  and Combinatorics of Phylogenetic Networks with Recombination
  [introductory/intermediate, 8 hours]

- Andrey Rzhetsky (U Chicago), Trees, Networks, and their Use in Systems
  Biology [introductory, 6 hours]

- Robert Stevens (U Manchester) & James Malone (European Bioinformatics
  Institute, Hinxton), Bio-Ontologies [introductory/intermediate, 4 hours]

- Martin Tompa (U Washington Seattle), Comparative Sequence Analysis in
  Molecular Biology [introductory/intermediate, 4 hours]

- Alfonso Valencia (Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid), A
  Bioinformatics Perspective of Personalized Medicine [advanced, 4 hours]

- Limsoon Wong (National University of Singapore), Using Biological
  Networks for Protein Function Prediction, Biomarker Identification,
  and Other Problems in Computational Biology
  [introductory/intermediate, 6 hours]

- Ying Xu (U Georgia), Cancer Bioinformatics [advanced, 8 hours]

- Zohar Yakhini (Agilent Laboratories), Algorithmics and Statistics in
  the Analysis of High Throughput Molecular Measurement Data
  [intermediate/advanced, 6 hours]

REGISTRATION:

It has to be done on line at

http://grammars.grlmc.com/wsmbio2012/Registration.php 

FEES:

They are variable, depending on the number of courses each student
takes.
The rule is:

1 hour = 

- 10 euros (for payments until December 11, 2011), 

- 15 euros (for payments after December 11, 2011). 

PAYMENT PROCEDURE:

The fees must be paid to the School's bank account: 

Uno-e Bank (Julian Camarillo 4 C, 28037 Madrid, Spain): IBAN:
ES3902270001820201823142 - Swift code: UNOEESM1 (account holder: Carlos
Martin-Vide GRLMC; account holder’s address: Av. Catalunya, 35, 43002
Tarragona, Spain)

Please mention WSMBio 2012 and your full name in the subject. A receipt
will be provided on site.

Remarks:

- Bank transfers should not involve any expense for the School.

- People claiming early registration will be requested to prove that
  they gave the bank transfer order by the deadline.

- Students may be refunded only in the case when a course gets cancelled
  due to the unavailability of the instructor.

People registering on site at the beginning of the School must pay in
cash.  For the sake of local organization, however, it is much
recommended to do it earlier.

ACCOMMODATION:

Information about accommodation is available on the website of the
School.

CERTIFICATES:

Students will be delivered a certificate stating the courses attended,
their contents, and their duration.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Announcement of the programme: October 30, 2011
Starting of the registration: October 30, 2011
Early registration deadline: December 11, 2011
Starting of the School: February 20, 2012
End of the School: February 24, 2012 

QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

Florentina-Lilica Voicu: florentinalilica.voicu at urv.cat 

WEBSITE:

http://grammars.grlmc.com/wsmbio2012/ 

POSTAL ADDRESS:

WSMBio 2012
Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics (GRLMC)
Rovira i Virgili University
Av. Catalunya, 35
43002 Tarragona, Spain
Phone: +34-977-559543
Fax: +34-977-558386

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Diputació de Tarragona
Universitat Rovira i Virgili

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