Bioinformatics: Computer Methods in Molecular Biology

Practical Course
21-26 June, 2010.
“Bioinformatics: Computer Methods in Molecular Biology”
Trieste, Italy

Organiser: Sándor Pongor (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
Topics

• Genome and proteome databases
• Analysis of protein and DNA sequences
• Similarity searching, alignments
• Sequence phylogeny
• WWW-based services
• Genome projects, functional genomics

Participants must have a basic working knowledge of biochemistry and molecular biology, a basic familiarity with computer uses and a need for DNA or protein sequence analysis for their ongoing research. Preference will be given to Ph.D. students and junior scientists below the age of 35 years. Registration for the course is limited to 30 participants.

A limited number of grants, covering accommodation (twin share) and local hospitality for the duration of the Course, are available to nationals of ICGEB Member States*.
Travel is NOT funded. Please note that there is no registration fee.
Closing date
for applications 28 January 2010
Contact Submit your participation form, curriculum vitae in English and a short list of publications (if any) to:
ICGEB - Conferences and Meetings, Padriciano 99, I-34149 Trieste, Italy.
Tel: +39-040-3757333; Fax: +39-040-226555; E-mail: courses@icgeb.org

website: http://www.icgeb.org/meetings-2010.html
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*ICGEB Member States (@ 5th January 2009 – refer to URL http://www.icgeb.org/member-states.html for updates)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, FYR Macedonia, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Lybian Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam