[VanBUG] VanBUG Holiday Celebration and Lightning Talks Dec 13th
Dear all, The Vancouver Bioinformatics Users Group is hosting a holiday party with lightning talks and free food/drinks afterwards. Date: Friday Dec 13th, 2013 Time: 5pm – 9pm (schedule below) Place: BC Cancer Research Center at 675 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver For More information: http://www.vanbug.org/events/ Lightning talks: We are inviting members of the Vancouver bioinformatics […]
Postdoc announcement in Paris
A postdoctoral position is available in the Analytical Genomic Team at the Laboratory Genomics of Microorganisms, UMR 7238 CNRS-Université Pierre et Marie Curie. The postdoctoral researcher will participate to the MAPPING (Making Accurate Predictions of Protein-Protein Interactions on the Genomic scale) project, funded by the french Ministry of Research in the framework of the Programs […]
Bioinformatics Analyst Job
University of Calgary, is recruiting for a bioinformatics analyst who will support not just his lab, but several other bioinformatics projects in his faculty. It’s a new and very friendly faculty with a beautiful location in the new hospital/health sciences compound. Link to the posting is http://bioinformatics.ca/resources/jobs/bioinformatics-analyst-6 Cheers! Jenn Dr. Jennifer Gardy Senior Scientist, Molecular […]
VanBUG Speakers Series – Ryan Morin, 6pm Nov 14th 2013
Dr Ryan Morin will give a presentation titled: “Towards improved methods for identifying relevant mutations in cancer genomics data” Abstract: Owing to large international efforts, massive amounts of next-generation sequence (NGS) data deriving from individual primary tumour specimens are becoming available to the research community. The newfound knowledge resulting from meta-analysis of these large data […]
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Dear BIOF faculty, Please see the attached Bioinformatics student presentation schedule. You are expected to attend if you have a student presenting. If you are unable to attend, please send a representative from your lab as your replacement. Thanks, Sharon ************************* Sharon Ruschkowski Bioinformatics Graduate Program Coordinator 100-570 West 7th Avenue Vancouver, BC CANADA V5Z […]
BIOF/IOP 2014 retreat – Volunteers required – deadline October 31
We are again organizing a combined retreat with IOP and require volunteers. If you would like to volunteer for this, please send me your name by October 31st. Thanks, Sharon ************************* Sharon Ruschkowski Bioinformatics Graduate Program Coordinator 100-570 West 7th Avenue Vancouver, BC CANADA V5Z 4S6 sharonr@bcgsc.ca bioinformatics.ubc.ca bioinformatics.bcgsc.ca
Bioinformatics Reading Group Information
The Bioinformatics Reading Group is a biweekly reading group discussing interesting research projects and papers generally related to the field of bioinformatics/computational biology. It has been working as an excellent way for people from different research groups to exchange minds and to familiarize one’s self with the current body of research literature in this fast-moving […]
TAship for Problem-based Learning (BIOF 520/MBB 505) – CV due November 1
Hi All, Dr. Steve Jones is looking a TA for his course that starts Jan and runs until April 2014. Part of the duties will include teaching one or two modules, as well as other specified duties, such as marking assignments, depending on who applies for the position. If you are interested in this position, […]
[VanBUG] Gairdner symposium Monday, October 21, 2013
The VanBUG team occasionally forwards events of interest to the local bioinformatics community. The upcoming event is posted on the Bioinformatics Event Calendar at: http://www.vanbug.org/calendar/ ———————————————————————- Gairdner Symposium Date: Monday, October 21, 4– 6pm Location: Life Sciences Centre, Lecture Theatre 2 (LSC 2), UBC, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Don’t miss this opportunity to listen to […]
[VanBUG] 9th Annual Michael Smith Distinguished Research Lecture, Monday **Sept** 16, 2013
The VanBUG team occasionally forwards events of interest to the local bioinformatics community. The upcoming event is posted on the Bioinformatics Event Calendar at: http://www.vanbug.org/calendar/ ———————————————————————- 9th Annual Michael Smith Distinguished Research Lecture Presenting Dr. Tom Cech Distinguished Professor, Univ. of Colorado Boulder Director, Univ. of Colorado BioFrontiers Institute From the RNA World to the […]