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2012
WSMBio 2012
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,
- Limsoon Wong
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- 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
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@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
Phone: +34-977-559543
Fax: +34-977-558386
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Diputació de Tarragona
Universitat Rovira i Virgili