[Computational-biology] International Symposium on Integrative Bioinformatics

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DEADLINE EXTENSION: April 15th, 2008

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                   Call for Papers

International Symposium on Integrative Bioinformatics
                  5th annual meeting
             20th to 22nd August 2008
        Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany
         http://www.imbio.de/conference/

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Papers are invited for oral presentations. Submission must be through
the workshop web site. Accepted papers will appear as conference
proceedings and also in the Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics
http://journal.imbio.de/

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Call for Papers
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Biological data are scattered across thousands
of biological databases and hundreds
of scientific journals. Current high throughput genomics technologies
generate large quantities of high dimensional data. Microarray, NMR,
mass spectrometry, protein chips, gel electrophoresis data,
Yeast-Two-Hybrid, QTL mapping, gene silencing and knockout experiments
are all examples of technologies that capture thousands of data points,
often in single experiments. The challenge for Integrative
Bioinformatics is to capture, model, integrate and analyse these data in
a consistent way to provide new and deeper insights into complex
biological systems. This, fifth symposium on Integrative Bioinformatics
will be of interest to Bioinformaticians, Computer Scientists and others
working in, or interested in finding out more about, the developing area
of integrative bioinformatics. There will be opportunities to present
and discuss methods, theoretical approaches or their practical
applications.

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Topics of Interest
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     - Database integration
     - Combined dry and wetlab studies
     - Molecular databases / Data warehouses
     - Errors and inconsistencies in biological databases
     - Prediction and integration of metabolic and regulatory networks
     - Genotype-phenotype linkage
     - Protein-protein interactions
     - Integrative microarray modeling and analyses
     - Integrative approaches for drug design
     - Computational infrastructure for biotechnology
     - Virtual cell
     - Tool integration and workflow systems
     - Laboratory information management systems
     - Computational systems biology
     - Quality and consistency of biological ontologies
     - Integrative modelling and simulation frameworks
     - Integrative data and text mining approaches
     - Network analysis
     - Data visualisation and visual analytics

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Important Dates
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5th April 2008                   Paper submission deadline (up to 12
pages)
1st June 2008                   Notification of acceptance for papers
20th June 2008                Camera ready paper submission deadline
31st July 2008                  Poster and software submission deadline
5th August 2008               Notification of acceptance for poster and
software demo abstracts
20th - 22nd August 2008   Conference

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Keynote Talks
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Peter Karp, (SRI International, USA)
Dietmar Schomburg, (University of Cologne, Germany)
Roland Eils, (DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany)

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Organising Committee
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Ralf Hofestaedt    University of Bielefeld, Germany
Jacob Koehler      Eli Lilly, USA
Matthias Lange    IPK Gatersleben, Germany
Uwe Scholz         IPK Gatersleben, Germany
Falk Schreiber     IPK Gatersleben & University of Halle, Germany
Paul Verrier         Rothamsted Research, UK

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Contact
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lange AT ipk-gatersleben DOT de