BioInfoSummer2006 Bioinformatics Summer Symposium 4-8 December 2006 Centre for Bioinformation Science, Australian National University. Canberra, AUSTRALIA THEME: Recent Discoveries and New Challenges BioInfoSummer combines research and teaching in bioinformatics * A summer school for students and researchers new to bioinformatics * Introductory lectures in biology on Monday 4 December 2006 * Introductory lectures in bioinformatics topics every morning 5 - 8 December 2006 * Keynote speakers on current research topics and contributed papers in the afternoon Travel Scholarships available: * for students (honours, master, PhD) and early career academics from Australia and New Zealand * for students and early career academics from Asia and Latin America * partial subsidy for students and early career academics from places other than the above (e.g., Europe and North America), of up to A$1000 * accommodation subsidy for students whose institution belongs to PRIMA Topics: * Monday: Introductory lectures in biology (no research papers) * Tuesday: Sequence to Structure * Wednesday: Comparative Genomics * Thursday: Analysis of Gene Expression * Friday: Regulatory Networks Keynote Speakers: * Prof Anna Tramontano (Universit? di Roma, "La Sapienza", Italy) * A/Prof Susan Holmes (Stanford University, USA) * A/Prof Robert Gentleman (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Centre, USA) * Dr Hidde de Jong (INRIA Rh?ne-Alpes, France) Lecturers: * Dr Bruno Gaeta (University of New South Wales, Sydney) * Dr Warren Kaplan (Garvan Institute, Sydney) * Dr Lars Jermiin (University of Sydney) * Prof Geoff McLachlan (University of Queensland, Brisbane) * Dr Yvonne Pittelkow (Australian National University) * Prof Terry Speed (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne and University of California, Berkeley, USA) For more information including registration details and guidelines for applying for travel scholarships see the BioInfo Summer Web Page: http://wwwmaths.anu.edu.au/events/BioInfoSummer06/ Queries: bioinfosummer at yin.anu.edu.au - --