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Industry Posters - ISMB 2014

IP01 - Accurate Structural Variant Detection and Utilization in Comprehensive Clinical Interpretation
Scientific Area: Genetic Variation Analysis

Presenting author: Ming Li, Personalis, United States


Additional authors:
Stephen Chervitz, Personalis, United States
Daniel Newburger, Personalis, United States
Sarah Garcia, Personalis, United States
Gemma Chandratillake, Personalis, United States
Michael Clark, Personalis, United States
Nan Leng, Personalis, United States
Jason Harris, Personalis, United States
Mark Pratt, Personalis, United States
Michael Snyder, Personalis, United States
John West, Personalis, United States
Richard Chen, Personalis, United States

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Genomic structural variants (SVs) – inversions, translocations, deletions, and duplications, play an important role in understanding genetic. It is a challenging task to accurately detect and characterize SVs in genomic sequence data. Here we present an approach to integrate orthogonal algorithms with targeted local reassembly to improve SV detection performance. Also we determine the genomic context, zygosity and exact breakpoints of the SVs when possible. Identified SVs are annotated and ranked based on biomedical relevance and predicted likelihood of causing disease using public and proprietary databases.

The performance of our SV detection approach was assessed by analyzing deletions from both simulated and experimental genome sequencing data. With simulated data at approximately 46X coverage, the sensitivity and FDR were 96.3% and 1.4% respectively, compared to 55.6% and 27.6% average for the SV detection methods used independently. With experimental sequencing data for a trio, a gold standard SV set is constructed and vetted by pedigree consistency. The average sensitivity for SV detection on this data was 96.8% and the FDR was 1.4%, consistent with the results from simulation.

We demonstrated the utility of our SV calls for medical interpretation by using our method to identify, annotate and prioritize SVs in samples known to harbor pathogenic SVs. Utilizing our knowledge-based ranking system for disease variant discovery, we demonstrate our ability to integrate SVs with SNVs and indels to correctly detect a known, causative compound heterozygous mutation in the ATM gene.

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IP02 - Variant detection in tumor samples through PCR-based enrichment and Next-Generation Sequencing
Scientific Area: Bioinformatics of Disease and Treatment

Presenting author: Sivakumar Gowrisankar, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, United States


Additional authors:
Zachary Zwirko, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, United States
Vera Ruda, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, United States
Yanqun Wang, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, United States
Oleg Iartchouk, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, United States

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High-throughput genetic profiling of tumor tissues especially those that are formalin fixed and paraffin embedded (FFPE) are highly limited by sensitivity and specificity of assays. This has been due to a wide array of issues such as low DNA starting material, DNA degradation, tumor heterogeneity to name a few. Several methods have been proposed to profile mutations within tumor samples such as the targeted hybrid capture and PCR-based amplicons enrichment. Hybridization based approaches have the caveat of requiring higher input starting material and complicated workflows. Most PCR-based approaches have been known to suffer from high false positives due to the inability to remove PCR-duplicates. On the other hand whole-genome and exome sequencing are still prohibitively expensive to employ on large-scale studies to characterize tumor samples.

We here present a tumor profiling approach based on PCR-based amplification of selected genes followed by next-generation sequencing. We first randomly barcode PCR-products by adaptor ligation, followed by PCR-amplification and subsequent sequencing. This approach has the distinct advantages of requiring lower DNA starting material, simple workflow, and ability to distinguish PCR-duplicates. In addition the uniquely barcoded reads can be used to reduce false positives. The high correlation of read distribution between tumor-normal or tumor-resistant tumor samples yield itself to reliable copy number variant (CNV) detection. In this poster we provide the results on sensitivity, specificity and CNV detection on 24 paired and pooled control samples to demonstrate the utility of this approach.



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IP03 - A publication model that aligns with the key Open Source Software principles

Presenting author: Michael Markie, F1000Research, United Kingdom
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In recent years, software development has had a significant impact on scientific research and continues to play a major role in facilitating advances with the life sciences in particular. Building code using open repositories such as GitHub allows it to be continually improved both during the development phase and after the software has been more widely disseminated. However, the long term availability of code is important in order to be reproducible, and to enable future scientific research which may require further modification of existing code1. Documentation of code for scholarly purposes usually takes the form of a publication in a peer reviewed article. This allows the developer to provide context around their code for both fellow programmers and non-computational users. A published paper also contributes to the developer’s formal academic output but also helps foster vibrant collaborative communities that help nurture and spread new ideas as well as reinforcing the quality of the code that is produced.

Releasing information in incremental steps is nothing new to software developers, who regularly release updates and patches that add new functionality to existing programmes. The launch of a new bioinformatics tool is often accompanied by a paper describing the software for new users. However, the paper describing the tool will be out-of-date as soon as a new software update is released but the changes are often not significant enough to warrant a whole new paper, and thus the most recent developments go undocumented for a sustained period of time. Trying to publish such dynamic information in traditional ‘static’ journals is much like fitting a square peg in a round hole.

The F1000Research (http://f1000research.com/) publishing model is much more in synch with the way software is developed. Each software tool published can be updated at any time as a new version (clearly linked to the original and previous versions of the article) allowing any new code, tweaks and features to be documented with relative ease. Furthermore, F1000Research ensures that all the code and related data are freely available from the paper. A usable copy of the code as it was at the time of publication remains available, with the code being forked into an archival F1000Research space within the same repository used by the authors. A copy of the code as at the time of publication is also assigned a persistent identifier to eliminate any ambiguity about the code that is described in the article. Additionally, F1000Research ensures the paper includes a link to the author’s own working repository, so that readers can easily navigate to the latest version of the source code. By taking these measures, users are able to establish the provenance of the code and reuse it easily, hence supporting the reproducibility of the software, which ultimately contributes to making the software more robust. F1000Research also uses open peer review, providing an additional layer of validation for published software articles. Experts from the scientific community are invited to constructively critique the software and lay the foundations for any improvements. Having these reviews, together with any user comments, open to everyone helps to mirror the collaborative approach encouraged by open source initiatives and embraces the open source community' ethos.

By aligning with the requirements of publishing software, F1000Research has started to encourage computational science software developers to create an F1000Research Article Collection to augment their open source software projects. In February 2014, we launched the BioJS Collection which comprises individual software components, each of which are like a standard Lego-like pieces for building web applications that visualise biological data4.

With this poster, we will discuss the novel requirements associated specifically with the needs of articles associated with open source software development, and discuss new publishing opportunities that better reflect and support those needs for the benefit of both software developers and scientific researchers as a whole.

IP04 - Accurate Structural Variant Detection and Utilization in Comprehensive Clinical Interpretation
Scientific Area: Bioinformatics of Disease and Treatment

Presenting author: Nickolay Khazanov, Personalis, United States


Additional authors:
Stephen Chervitz, Personalis, United States
Sean Eddy, Personalis, United States
Marry Ellen, Personalis, United States
Jia Li, Personalis, United States
Mark Tomilo, Personalis, United States
Dinesh Cyanam, Personalis, United States
Armand Bankhead, Personalis, United States
Sarah Anstead, Personalis, United States
Nikki Bonnevich, Personalis, United States
Becky Steck, Personalis, United States
Peter Wyngaard, Personalis, United States
Seth Sadis Personalis, United States
Emma Bowden Personalis, United States
Bryan Johnson Personalis, United States
Dan Rhodes Personalis, United States

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To reduce late-stage drug attrition in oncology, it is critical to identify appropriate drug targets and pre-clinical models. NGS analysis of cancer exomes provides a comprehensive assessment of alterations; however discerning rare driver events from abundant passenger aberrations remains a challenge. To maximize the value of NGS, it is imperative to delineate the driver alterations and annotate them for clinical relevance.

Here we present our framework for mining the multi-dimensional NGS data in the Oncomine® Knowledge Base for candidate driver lesions across dozens of cancer types and candidate drug targets. An integrative framework was designed to compute associations among driver mutations, fusions and copy alterations to define the driver aberration landscape of common cancers, then correlate the drivers to clinical metadata. Genes were ranked through associations with patient survival, and potential clinical actionability.

We verified the majority of known driver genes across samples from major cancer types, and nominated novel infrequently altered potential drivers. We found strong evidence implicating NFE2L2 as an oncogene. Recurrent NFE2L2 mutations were found in samples from multiple cancer types and associated with poor outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. We also investigated KEAP1, a repressor of NFE2L2 activity. Mutations in KEAP1 tended to localize within the NFE2L2 binding domains and did not co-occur with NFE2L2 recurrent mutations. Genes up-regulated in NFE2L2 or KEAP1 mutant samples significantly associated with genes up-regulated in chemotherapy-resistant cell lines. Using cell line exome data we were also able to identify cell lines representative of samples from clinical populations containing the significant mutations.

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Join Us for the World’s Premier Conference on Computational Biology – ISMB/ECCB 2015!

23rd Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology and the 14th European Conference on Computational Biology at

the Convention Center Dublin, Ireland

July 10 – 14, 2015

Over 1500 attendees from 50+ Countries
Over 200 Presentations
Over 600 Scientific Posters
Recruitment Opportunities

 

 

Online Registration is Now Closed - you can register at the Convention Centre Dublin
beginning Thursday, July 9 from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Exhibitor Listing

 

Call for Submissions now open:

Call for Technology Track Talks (deadline May 1, 2015)
Call for Art and Science - (deadline May 29, 2015)
SIG and SM submissions (various deadlines)

 


 

 

 

Talks Available

ISMB/ECCB talks available* at:  http://www.iscb.org/ismb-mm/media-ismbeccb2015
(*not all presenters provide permission to make talks available)

 

Award Winners

Congratulations to the ISMB/ECCB 2015 Award winners

 

Delegate Survey

Let us know what you think, complete the delegate survey here

 

PDF Conference Program Also Available

 

Vote for you favorite Art & Science Entry

 

 

 


 

 

Special Issue of Bioinformatics Featuring ISMB/ECCB 2015

Bioinformatics

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibitors

PLOS QIAGEN Bioinformatics Oxford University Press spv IMPROVER
BioMedBridges Royal Society Publishing Cambridge University Press elixir
EMBL-EBI ISCB F1000 SCS
GOBLET ECCB 2016 CRC Press BioMed Central
 TimeLogic  Active Learning Publishers  Springer
     

 

 

 


 

 

Career Fair - ISMB 2014

The ISMB 2014 Career Fair is now closed. Thank you to all participants! To view open positions and/or to post new jobs, please go to ISCB Careers Job Board
 
Stay tuned for the 2015 Career Fairs at the Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference May 18-20, 2015, at Purdue University. West Lafayette, Indiana, USA and at ISMB/ECCB 2015 July 10-14, 2015, in Dublin, Ireland!

 


 

New in 2014, the ISMB Career Fair connects employers with job seekers in computational biology and bioinformatics.

Employers/Recruiters

Job Seekers

  • Search job postings freely
  • Network and schedule interviews

Sponsors and Exhibitors will get the benefit of complimentary posting(s) with their booths or sponsorship. The packages are listed here.

A special registration rate is available for recruiters and company representatives who wish to attend the conference.

 

Recruiters Package - ISCB Member $1,050 Non-member $1,250

1 job posting

  • Additional job posts available for $75 each

1 full conference registration (able to attend all sessions)

 Recruiter Sign up Here!

 

Post A Single Job

While we recommend that companies have a recruiter on site to maximize networking with potential candidates, single job postings are available for $175 per post for ISCB members and $250 per post for non-members. Click here to post your position.

 

Expand your Recruiting Presence with one of our Booth Packages:
 

Exhibitor Packages*

  • Regular Booth Package
    • For profit organization US$3,500
    • Not for profit organization US$2,500
  • Regular Booth Package + World Cup Viewing Location
    • For profit organization US$3,750
    • Not for profit organization US$2,750
  • Regular Booth Package + 1 Day SIG (Saturday, July 12)
    • For profit organization US$4,000
    • Not for profit organization US$3,000

Booth Description

  • Display space, pipe and drape structure and furniture package of table, chairs and power (10ft x 10 ft)
  • Includes one complimentary conference registration plus Three (3) exhibit hall passes (no access to scientific sessions or conference meals)
  • Includes two complimentary job posts at ISMB Career Fair
  • Organization listed on conference website and in conference program book
  • Company name on exhibition signage
  • Wireless internet available in exhibit area

For any questions regarding the ISMB 2014 Career Fair, please contact:

Nadine Costello This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ISMB/ECCB 2015 - Career Fair   

Connecting employers with job seekers in computational biology and bioinformatics!

 

 


EMPLOYERS

  • jobs remain on the ISCB Careers site for 90 days 
  • onsite at conference jobs board in exhibit hall 

 

  

 

JOB SEEKERS

  • Search job postings freely
  • Network and schedule interviews                       

 

  

Interested in a Recruiters Package or becoming a conference Sponsor/Exhibitor?

**Expand your Recruiting Presence with one of our Booth Packages**

 - Click here for further details! - 

 

 

Exhibitor Info

Please read the following information carefully. If you have questions contact:

Steven Leard
ISMB Conference Manager
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Telephone: 1-780-414-1663 (Alberta, Canada)

EXHIBITOR RESOURCES

GENERAL INFORMATION

Audio Visual Equipment

 

Exhibitors Requiring additional power, internet of audio visual equipment please contact:

Conor O'Connor
Technical Production Manager
The Convention Centre Dublin
Spencer Dock,
 North Wall Quay

Dublin 1

Telephone: +353 1 818 4573
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Web: www.theccd.ie

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Badges

 

Exhibitors who are participating only as exhibitors do not need to register at the conference registration desk as their exhibit package will be available at their individual booth and will include a name badge and conference program. Exhibitors who register as conference delegates must collect their badge from the registration desk. Exhibition coordinators can provide their exhibiting staff details directly to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Catering for Exhibitors


All catering at the Convention Centre Dublin must be coordinated through their exclusive on-site caterer. Should you wish to book food or beverage for your booth contact: Emma O'Brien at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please review the options using the link here.

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Conference Venue and Location

 

The conference and the exhibition will be held in the Forum at the Convention Centre Dublin. The Convention Centre Dublin is located at:

Convention Centre Dublin
Spencer Dock,
 North Wall Quay

Dublin 1

The Convention Centre Dublin is a non-smoking facility and smoking is not allowed in the building at any time. Designated smoking areas are located outside the building.

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Damage to Premises


No nails, screws or other fixtures may be driven into any part of the premises including the floors. Should any damage occur, the Exhibitor would be invoiced for repair charges incurred.

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Delivery Information / In-house Transport


Interflow Logistics Ltd. is the conference in-house transportation supplier for freight forwarding and customs clearance.

Interflow Logistics Ltd.
For ISMB/ECCB 2015
Exhibitor name / Stand number.
Northwood Business Park
Unit 1, Ace warehouse, Blakescross
Lusk
Co. Dublin
Tel: +353 (0) 1 6853845
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Forms and details are available by following the links under Exhibitor Resources or here:

  1. Order Form
  2. Courier Notification Form
  3. Interflow Shipping Manual
  4. Warehouse Shipping Delivery Form

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Demonstrations


Demonstrations and other special activities must be located so that crowds will be comfortably contained within the contracted display space and not blocking any of the aisles. Distracting activities are subject to adjacent exhibitor and ISMB/ECCB approval. Exhibitors may not play loud music on their stand.

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Exhibitor After Hours Access


Exhibitors are allowed access to their stands during set up and tear down hours as well as one hour prior to and one hour after official opening hours. Exhibitors requiring access beyond these times, must receive approval from an ISMB/ECCB representative.

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Exhibitor Package

 

ISMB/ECCB Exhibitors receive the following package:

  • One complimentary conference registration
  • Organization listed on conference Web site in conference program
  • Three (3) exhibit hall passes
  • Organization name on exhibition signage
  • Display space (~3m x 3 m), booth & furniture package includes: one electrical (power) socket,
    table, waste bin, two chairs, and pre-show cleaning, facia lettering of company name. An diagram of the booth is available here.
  • Wireless internet available in exhibit area

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Exhibitor Registration


ISMB/ECCB 2015 Exhibitors receive three (3) exhibit hall passes. Instructions will be provided by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. regarding details on how to sign up.
Exhibitors wishing to purchase conference registration can do so at: http://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2015-registration
Sponsors receiving exhibitor booths as part of their sponsorship will receive instructions for registration sign-up from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Exhibition Schedule**

 

Installation

Saturday, July 11: Noon—4:00 PM - For Exhibitors
All crates must be removed in the evening for overnight cleaning.

Hall Hours
Saturday, July 11: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Opening reception with Exhibitors)
Sunday, July 12: 9:45 AM - 7:30 PM
Monday, July 13: 9:45 AM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday, July 14: 9:45 AM - 4:30 PM

Dismantling / Exhibitor Move out:
Tuesday, July 14: 4:30 PM—6:30 PM

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Exhibitor Services


Freeman is the official Show Services company and will provide the booth package. Questions about your booth can be addressed to:

Richard Hobbs
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Convention Centre Dublin is able to provide some additional rental furniture to exhibitors. Please contact Emma OBrien at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For additional information please go here.

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General Conference Information


General Information on ISMB/ECCB 2015 is available by visiting: https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2015-general-info
If you require additional information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

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Helium Balloons


Helium balloons are not permitted.
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Hotel Accommodation

 

The conference organizers through ISMB's official housing partner, onPeak, have reduced hotel rates for your trip to Dublin. Book through the simple-to-use reservation website or with helpful and friendly booking agents. Full details available at:
http://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2015-accommodation

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Indemnification


It is understood that the exhibitor assumes entire responsibility for and agrees to protect, indemnify, defend and save ISCB, ISMB/ECCB, Convention Centre Dublin and their respective consultants, agents, directors, employees, licensees and assigns them harmless from and against all claims, losses and damages to persons or property, governmental charges of fines and attorney's fees arising out of or caused by exhibitor's installation, removal, maintenance, occupancy or the use of or part thereof negligently or otherwise, excluding any such liability caused by the sole negligence of ISCB, ISMB/ECCB, Convention Centre Dublin, or its employees and agents.

The exhibitor shall indemnify the Convention Centre Dublin, ISCB, ISMB/ECCB, against, and hold it and its representatives harmless from complaints, suits or liabilities resulting from negligence of the exhibitor in connection with the exhibits use of display space. The Convention Centre Dublin, ISCB, ISMB/ECCB shall have no liability for loss, damage or theft, through any cause, of goods, hand carried items, exhibits, or other materials owned, rented or leased by the exhibitor. Personal effects, souvenir handouts and other small, easily removed valuable items should not be left unattended. In no event will the Convention Centre Dublin, ISCB, ISMB/ECCB have any liability for incidental, consequential, special, indirect or punitive damages for any harm arising from, or related to, the use of exhibit space under the contract agreement.

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ISCB / ISMB Mailing Address


(for mail only - please see Delivery Information/Shipping for booths to Dublin)


International Society for Computational Biology
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0505
La Jolla, CA 92093-0505 USA

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Leaflet Distribution


Leaflets may not be distributed from anywhere other than the exhibition stand without receiving prior permission from the Organizers. Leaflets displayed or distributed at any other point throughout the venue, without prior permission, will be removed and destroyed by the Organizers.

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Lead Generation


ISMB/ECCB delegate badges will include a QR code. This code will work with most Apple and Smartphone apps available online. Lead Generation is open to all delegates and exhibiting companies for the exchange of contact information (with permission by the attendee). Contact information will be limited to: Name, Affiliation, email and phone number.

Free QR reader suggestions:

For Android:    https://play.google.com/store/search?q=QR%20reader&c=apps&price=1
For iPhone:     http://www.freemake.com/blog/top-5-qr-code-and-barcode-scanners-for-iphone/
Test your reader at: http://iscbconferences.org/BadgeSample2015.pdf

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Security


ISMB/ECCB will provide security in the exhibit area during all off-hours and will take reasonable precautions to safe guard exhibitor's property. Exhibitors are encouraged to remove any valuable items from the exhibit area each evening.

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Travel Visa Application


Please ensure to review the Visa information located at: https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2015-registration#travel

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Venue Specifications


Display space (3m x 3m), booth & furniture package includes: one electrical socket
Including power, table, waste bin, two chairs, and pre-show cleaning, facia lettering of company name. The exhibit hall is carpeted.

Details on the exhibition hall (The Forum) are available at: http://www.theccd.ie/view-the-venue/the-forum-1

A photo of the exhibition hall is available here.

Complimentary wireless Internet available in exhibit area.

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ISMB 2014 - High School Teacher Workshop

Starts: Friday July 11, 2014 9am to 3pm Eastern

Location: The Hynes Convention Center in Boston

 

Sign up Here!

 

ISCB High School Teacher Workshop

Friday July 11, 2014

9am to 3pm Eastern

The Hynes Convention Center in Boston

 

The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) is hosting a hands-on workshop this July. This workshop will be taught by Dr. Fran Lewitter, Founding Director of Bioinformatics and Research Computing at Whitehead Institute and Dr. David Form, biology teacher at Nashoba Region High School. Laptops will be provided for the workshop.

 

The workshop will include bioinformatics activities that can be used in your classroom to help students learn biological principles. Topics include BLAST and other resources available at NCBI (the National Center for Biotechnology Information).

 

  • Laptops will be provided for the workshop.
  • There is no charge to teachers for this workshop.

 

Technology Track*

 
 
For profit organization $2,000.00
Not for profit organization $600.00

Technology Track presentations allow organizations to showcase their software/ hardware that is relevant to the bioinformatics/ computational biology community:

•One 25-minute (not for profit) session or One 50-minute (for profit) session (scheduled by ISMB 2014)

  • Technology Track presentation listing and overview and 1 page PDF technology description posted on conference website

  • Company name listed in conference program

* Does not include conference registration. Presenter must be a registered delegate. 

 

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  • Member Discount

    ISCB Members enjoy discounts on conference registration (up to $150), journal subscriptions, book (25% off), and job center postings (free).

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