Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference 2015

KEY DATES

As of April 16, 2015.. Subject to change without notice.

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The submission period for GLBIO is now closed. Please click here for the conference agenda.  

SUBMISSIONS INFORMATION

Full length papers and abstracts are solicited for oral and poster presentations at the 10th Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference, an official conference of the International Society for Computational Biology. This call is an invitation to scientists and professionals working in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology to submit high quality original research papers for presentation at GLBIO 2015.

Topics of interest include the following:

• Algorithms & Machine Learning

• Bioimage Analysis

• Bioinformatics Education
• Biological Networks 
and Systems Modeling
• Chemical Informatics
• Clinical Informatics & Epidemiology

• Computational Ecology & Biodiversity Informatics
• Databases & Ontologies

• Disease Models & Molecular Medicine

• Evolutionary, Comparative, & Meta-Genomics

• Gene Regulation & Transcriptomics
            
• Health Informatics/Biomed Informatics/Translational Bioinformatics   
• Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics

• RNA & Protein: Structure, Modification, Localization, Interaction, Function, Macromolecular Structure
• Text Mining & Natural Language Processing


Key dates:

• Deadline for full papers: February 1, 2015
• Deadline for oral presentation abstracts: March 13, 2015
• Deadline for poster presentation abstracts: March 25, 2015

Conference website: www.iscb.org/glbio2015/

Submission website: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=glbio2015

Publication Options Information - Accepted full length papers will be considered for publication in either IEEE Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics or in GigaScience. Submission instructions: Initial full paper submissions to GLBIO 2015 should follow either IEEE Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (TCBB) or GigaScience guidelines. During the submission process, the authors will have the option to choose one of the two journals as a preferred mode for publication of their accepted paper. There is no guarantee that authors will be granted publication with their preferred publication mode. The final decision will be made by the GLBIO 2015 Proceedings Chairs and will depend on the number of accepted papers and their relevance to these corresponding journals.

Authors of accepted GLBIO 2015 papers who intend to submit toTCBB or GigaScience are expected to address the reviewers’ comments received during the GLBIO review process prior to journal submission. Then, such revised papers will be subject to additional peer review by the journal. For TCBB, the GLBIO 2015 Proceedings Chairs will act as guest editors for the journal and thus coordinate all aspects of the additional review. For GigaScience, it is the GigaScience editorial staff that will handle the additional reviews and make final publication decisions, typically in consultation with the GLBIO 2015 Proceedings Chairs.

Authors are responsible for any fees or expenses in regards to the journal publication of their paper. TCBB offers two models that authors can choose from: 1) no charge, allowing for paper access only to journal subscribers, or 2) $1,750 USD publication fee charge, allowing for open access. GigaScience offers the following: the best 20% of the papers will be charged no publication fee, and all other accepted papers will be given 15% publication fee discount (depending on the total number of accepted papers); GigaScience’s current publication fee is 1,250 GBP.

For authors interested in publishing their accepted GLBIO 2015 paper in TCBB, please see this page for details on submission guidelines: www.computer.org/portal/web/tcbb/author

For authors interested in publishing their accepted GLBIO 2015 paper in GigaScience, please see this page for details on submission guidelines:  www.gigasciencejournal.com/authors/instructions

For any GLBIO questions, please contact Ms. Cori Dossett, meeting planner, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

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ABOUT ISCB

Updated August 21, 2014

The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) serves over 3,000 members from more than 70 countries by addressing scientific policies, providing access to high quality publications, organizing meetings, and serving as a portal to information about training, education, employment and news from related fields.  The ISCB hosts annual meetings, including the ISMB, the world's longest running and largest bioinformatics conference (held jointly with the ECCB every other year in Europe). The ISCB also affiliates with several other significant meetings of our science, has two official journals of the highest impact factors in the Mathematical & Computational Biology category, and has affiliations in place with several other publications for the benefit of our members. ISCB is host to over seven annual conferences, all of which are focused on cutting-edge education and networking opportunities for attendees on all levels of their career path. Learn more about ISCB at www.iscb.org.

ABOUT GLBIO AND THE GLBC:  www.glbio.org



Geographical area included: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, and Wisconsin



Leadership Structure:

•     Elodie Ghedin, University of Pittsburgh
•     Ping Ma, University of Illinois
•     Nicholas Provart, University of Toronto
•     Lonnie Welch, Ohio University

Membership size: 500



Activities planned: The Great Lakes Bioinformatics Consortium strives to enhance educational opportunities and research infrastructure throughout the region, to make the Great Lakes a world leader in bioinformatics and to facilitate new discoveries in data-intensive biological research.

The Annual Research Meeting (GLBIO) will be the initial focus of the GLBC. This meeting will serve as an annual meeting for tutorials, oral and poster presentations of new research. The meeting will also serve as an informal communication and networking forum for professional development of members (faculty and students). We believe that by bringing together the Great Lakes bioinformatics community on a regular basis, many new initiatives will be born.

Contact: Lonnie R. Welch, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLBIO

Updated May 13, 2015.

The RSG will be hosting a variety of events at GLBIO 2015.  See below for more details!
 
FASEB CAREER DAY at GLBIO 2015 - The Great Lakes Bioinformatics Consortium is pleased to announce a day with Dr. Philip Clifford, PhD. Philip Clifford is Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Kinesiology and Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Prior to joining the faculty at UIC, Dr. Clifford was employed with the Medical College of Wisconsin where he served as Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professor of Anesthesiology and Physiology. His research efforts have been aimed at elucidating the physiological mechanisms regulating skeletal muscle blood flow during exercise and his laboratory has been funded by the NIH, the American Heart Association and the Department of Veterans Affairs. He is a fellow of the American Heart Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Physiological Society Cardiovascular Section.
He participates on grant review panels at the NIH, NASA, and the American Heart Association and sits on the editorial boards of several physiological journals. He is also a consultant in the medical device industry and a member of the Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices Panel at the FDA. Dr. Clifford is recognized nationally for championing career and professional development for PhD scientists. He is a co-author of the widely acclaimed career website, myIDP.sciencecareers.org and a frequent speaker at seminars, workshops, and symposia on career issues for PhD scientists. In 2012, he was awarded the National Postdoctoral Association's Distinguished Service Award and was a part of the team that received the Association of American Medical College's Innovative Institutional Partnerships Award in 2013.

Dr. Clifford will be speaking at GLBIO on Monday morning, May 18 and then will take student appointments on Monday afternoon.
Talk: 10:00am – 11:30am, Room 202
Open Career Counseling with Dr. Clifford: 1:00 – 6:00pm, Room 204
Sign ups for time with Dr. Clifford will be at the GLBIO registration desk.   SPONSORED BY FASEB

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Student Bowling - Monday, May 18, 5:00-6:00pm, Purdue Memorial Union, Bowling Center. Session details coming soon!

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Student Birds of a Feather Session - Tuesday, May 19, 1:30-3:00pm, Stewart Center, Room 214CD.
Join us for an interactive session - Hands-on RNASeqworkshop/analysis.  Sign up here:  bit.ly/RNASeq-workshop

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Student Speed Networking Event
Tuesday, May 19, 7:30-9:30pm, Purdue Memorial Union Building, Anniversary Drawing Room.

Session information:  Have you ever wanted to talk to other students at a conference but weren't sure how to approach them? Would you like to be working with more collaborators but you don't know how to get started? Or maybe you just want to have more people to share ideas with after a talk?

The Great Lakes Student Council is hosting "scientific speed event" on Tuesday night for students to meet in a fun, informal setting. This event is similar to the regular speed dating, but with one twist: participants talk about their research interests, rather than personal interests. You'll be able to learn about other students and their research through random pairings and three minute "dates." When time's up, you'll move to the next "partner" in the line. At the end, the floor will open up for a relaxed mixer with free refreshments. Think you can summarize your work in 3 minutes? Let's find out!

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STUDENT SUPPORT STAFF ONSITE - The Great Lakes Bioinformatics Consortium is pleased to announce a call for Student Support Staff for its tenth annual conference, the Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference (GLBIO), to be held May 18-20, 2015 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The conference, an official conference of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB), provides an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of research findings and methods, and development of long-term relationships and networking opportunities, for researchers within the region, as well as from around the world. As a member of the Student Support Staff, you will receive a discounted conference registration rate of $50.00 USD (if registered by April 15, 2015), recognition in the conference program and a certificate of appreciation. 

Job Description:

IN educational sessions: Monitor session rooms, alerting meeting planner of any AV or emergency needs during session. Counting attendees in each educational session.

AT registration: Assist in registration process as needed. Make sure each registrant receives registration handouts (TBD).

Other conference opportunities: Numbering poster boards. Monitoring hanging up and taking down of poster boards by presenters.

Only a small number of students will be selected to participate on this team. Email Cori today at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for an application!

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STUDENT COUNCIL GUIDELINES

Updated May 31, 2014

Formed at GLBIO 2014, This student council will act in conjunction with the Great Lakes Bioinformatics Consortium to assist in developing programs and opportunities for student growth through enhanced educational and networking opportunities. It aims to foster active student involvement in establishing long-term, collaborative relationships among informatics and life sciences researchers and educators from academia, government, and industry within the North American Great Lakes region, including the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin in the U.S, as well as the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The Great Lakes region hosts 146 students, 61 post-docs, and 234 professionals who are also members of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB), which span a total of 134 universities and research institutions.

• President: Shahin Mohammadi, Purdue University
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• Vice President: Veronica (Xiaoyu) Liang, Ohio University
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Board Liaison:

• Lonnie Welch, Ohio University

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PROMOTION

GLBIO 2015 Save the Date Flyer (.pdf)

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Image Credit:


Forbes Burkowski
University of Waterloo, Canada

Insulin's Hydrophilic center
Usually one thinks of a protein as having a central hydrophobic core. In the case of insulin (PDB ID 1ZNJ) the structure is a “trimer of dimers”. Each of the trimers has a hydrophobic core but the entire structure surrounds a center that contains a hydrophilic “cage” structure containing two zinc atoms (one of which is seen in the image as a green sphere).

The image was created using VRML facilities in UCSF Chimera. Each of the residues is represented by a sphere that is given a color corresponding to the residue’s position in the Kyte-Doolittle hydrophobicity - hydrophilicity range. The corresponding color range is a linear interpolation going from orange to white to blue. Spheres having centers that are within a distance of 9 Angstroms are joined using a spindle.

For this image, all the spheres corresponding to hydrophobic residues were removed along with any incident spindles. The result reveals a compelling symmetric structure that arises from the original 3-fold symmetry of the protein.

Part of the ISMB ECCB 2013 Art and Science Exhibit
www.iscb.org/cms_addon/conferences/ismbeccb2013/artscience.php

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JOB BOARD

Updated May 4, 2015

JOB BOARD POSTING:

Bioinformatician I – West Lafayette - Cyber Center (Job Number:  1500760)
Purdue University, Click here for job description (pdf)

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Thank you for your interest in posting a job to the GLBIO website. If you would like to post a job with us but are not a current year member you have three options:

1. Become a new member of ISCB, or renew an expired membership, for between $25 to $127 (depending on your geographic location), and have access to job postings for 12 months from the date of membership as often as needed, with no limit on the number of postings. Join ISCB through the ISCB website, and then email GLBIO at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
   
   
2. Gain permission from anyone within your organization who might be a current member to access the ISCB job site with membership login and password, and then email GLBIO at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
   
   
3. As a non-member you may pay to post a job. Mail all the information of the job posting (see details below) and a check for $225 US Dollars made payable to ISCB to:  Suzi Smith, Administrative Support, International Society for Computational Biology, c/o UCSD-San Diego Supercomputer Center, 9500 Gilman Drive MC 0505, La Jolla, California 92093-0505 USA. If you would like to email the information and pay by credit card please contact Suzi at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request a credit card authorization form. Please make sure that you note the posting is for GLBIO.
   
   
4. Sponsor GLBIO! Gain free job posting options by supporting GLBIO! See the sponsorship information tab for more details, or 2015 Sponsorship Guide is available in pdf (click here).

Required Job Posting information:

•     Position Type (Faculty, Post Doc Research Fellowships, Industrial & Commercial or other)
•     Position Title
•     Organization
•     Dept
•     Location (city, state/province/region, country)
•     Duration (full time, part time, contract or temporary)
•     Start Date
•     Company URL
•     Job Description
•     Job Qualifications
•     Reference or job # (if applicable)
•     Contact Person
•     Email Address
•     Telephone #
•     Fax #
•     Method of Applying (i.e. fax resume)  

Each job will be posted for 90 days and each posting from a non-member will require a $225 payment; every 4th posting for the same organization in a 12-month period is free.

ALL job descriptions to be posted must be received via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions.

The ISCB Job Board may be accessed here:  www.iscb.org/iscb-careers-job-database

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Updated October 27, 2014

Steering Committee Chair

• Lonnie Welch, Ohio University



Program Chairs

• Daisuke Kihara, Purdue University  
• John Parkinson, Hospital for Sick Children  
• Predrag Radivojac, Indiana University 
  

Publications Chairs 

• Sarath Chandra Janga, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 
• Tijana Milenkovic, University of Notre Dame  
  
  

• Cori Dossett, Meeting Planner
. Please direct any conference inquiries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..