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Tenth Annual Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference: GLBIO 2015
United States - IN - West Lafayette

Hosted by: ISCB
Venue: Stewart Center, on the Campus of Purdue University
Dates: May 18, 2015 through May 20, 2015

Call for Proceedings Presentations: 2014-11-01 through 2015-01-15
Call for Posters: 2014-11-01 through 2015-03-25
Event Registration: 2015-01-01 through 2015-04-30
 
Description
 
An official conference of the International Society for Computational Biology. Organized by the Great Lakes Bioinformatics Consortium. Co-hosted by Purdue University and the International Society for Computational Biology.

The Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference:
~ Provides an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of research findings and methods.
~ Fosters long-term collaborative relationships and networking opportunities within the domain of computational approaches to biology.

GLBIO has established a strong reputation for building relationships among a nationally prominent bioscience research community, showcasing the North American Great Lakes region as a perfect place to conduct computer-aided research.

Every year, GLBIO organizers prepare a full agenda on the latest developments in bioinformatics and biologically relevant applications. From novice to expert, attendees partake in a variety of workshops, tutorials, presentations, posters, networking, and exhibits during the conference. 2015 program outline:

Monday, May 18: Afternoon tutorials and opening keynote

Tuesday, May 19 and Wednesday, May 20 : All day education including keynote speeches by bioinformatics community leaders, cutting edge research through poster sessions and tutorials on a variety of hot topics.

GLBIO 2014 was 2.5 days and consisted of the following presentations:
7 keynotes, 7 tutorials
12 highlights talks, 9 research talks, 13 flash talks
102 poster presentations, presented in two sessions
1 educational panel, 1 career symposium, 1 sponsored tech talk

The most popular topics included scientific talks on the following topics:
• Applying bioinformatics approaches to further develop medical treatments for cancer Ecological bioinformatics
• Gene expression studies
• Genomic analysis and discovery and pathway analysis
• Machine learning
• Protein structures
 
Additional Information
 
Event URL: http://www.iscb.org/glbio2015/
ISCB Member Discount: TBA
Contact Person: Ms. Cori Dossett ([javascript protected email address])

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