Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference 2012

Call for Oral Presentation Abstracts

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The GLBIO 2012 Conference invites the submission of abstracts for 20-minute research oral presentations.

Original oral presentation abstracts (including significant works-in-progress) are solicited in all areas that involve the application of advanced computational methods to significant problems in biology or medicine.

Solicited Topic Areas:
• Algorithm Development and Machine Learning
• Bioimaging
• Databases and Ontologies
• Disease Models and Epidemiology
• Evolution and Comparative Genomics
• Gene Regulation and Transcriptomics
• Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics
• Metagenomics
• Population Genomics
• Protein Interactions and Molecular Networks
• Protein Structure and Function
• Sequence Analysis
• Text Mining

How to Submit:
Participants interested in presenting at GLBIO are required to submit: (a) 250-word scientific justification (why this work fits with the GLBIO community), (b) 250-word abstract (this appears in the conference agenda), and (c) 1-page PDF summary of research to be presented (this will aid in the selection of high-quality oral presentations). Accepted oral presentation abstracts will be printed in the conference program and included on the conference website.

Conference Proceedings
BMC Bioinformatics will publish the proceedings of the Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference. Authors of accepted oral presentation manuscripts may elect to submit a full manuscript (7-10 pages). Following a full review, accepted manuscripts will move through the following publication timeline:

Conference Registration
GLBIO conference registration for accepted oral and poster presenters must be completed by May 4, 2012 to remain eligible to present at GLBIO. Payment of the conference registration fee is the responsibility of the presenter.