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Special VanBUG Seminar, Dr. Temple Smith, May 5, 1PM‏

Dear all, VanBUG is hosting a special seminar for Prof. Em. Temple Smith. Dr. Smith developed the Smith-Waterman algorithm with Michael Waterman in 1981. This algorithm is the basis of sequence comparison, allowing us to identify similar DNA or protein sequences. He will be talking about the molecular evolution of a number of protein families, […]

Call for Papers: CIBB 2015 special session on ‘New knowledge from old data: power of data analysis and integration methods’‏

Call for Papers: CIBB 2015 special session on ‘New knowledge from old data: power of data analysis and integration methods’September 10-12, 2015Naples, Italyhttp://bioinfo.na.iac.cnr.it/cibb2015/ AIMS AND SCOPE: Mammalian systems constitute over 200 cell types, each specialized to perform a distinct function, and yet all cell types share the same DNA sequence. Epigenetic marks on DNA and histone tails […]

BC Food Protection Association – Spring Speaker’s Evening on May 6, 2015

The VanBUG team occasionally forwards events of interest to the localbioinformatics community. The upcoming event is posted on theBioinformatics Event Calendar at:http://www.vanbug.org/calendar/——————————————————————————————————— Dear all, Below is an event with a few talks applying genomics and bioinformatics to food safety issues.  They may be of interest to some.  Thanks. For more information, please contact Simon Cowell […]

MICAI-2015: Artificial Intelligence – Springer LNAI – Mexico‏

MICAI-2015 14th Mexican International Conference on ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE October 25 to 31, 2015, Cuernavaca (near Mexico City), Mexico Publication: Springer LNAI (EI, ISI), IEEE CPS (anticipated), journals Submission: June 23 draft abstract / 30 full text www.micai.org/2015 == GENERAL INFORMATION Topics: all areas of Artificial Intelligence, research or applications. Workshops. Tutorials. Doctoral Consortium. Best papers […]

Awards now being paid through SSC accounts – please see email to make sure your awards go to the proper place‏

To assist with this transition, it is vital that UBC graduate programs help publicise the importance of students receiving awards signing up for direct deposit via their SSC accounts. Otherwise, award holders will be issued a cheque that they will have to pick up in person at Brock Hall for any award amounts above their […]

Call for Nominations: Rio Tinto Alcan Research Scholarships‏

If you plan to apply for this award, the deadline for having your application to Sharon is May22. _________________________________________________________________________________ Please distribute the following competition announcement to your students, and set your internal deadlines as appropriate: Rio Tinto Alcan Research Fellowships As part of its ongoing commitment to innovation and research, Rio Tinto Alcan offers an […]

Graduate Programs: Waitlist Registration is now OPEN for June 6, 13, 14 2015 Grad ISW‏

Waitlist registration is now open for the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) June 6, 13, 14 2015.  The ISW is an internationally recognized program and students receive transcript notation for their participation.  It is a 3-day intensive workshop that develops participant’s teaching skills and confidence.  It is appropriate for first time teachers or those with years of experience.  Join the thousands of students who have taken […]

Potential series of talk of interest for bioinformaticians‏

In July, Eric Tannier (see bio information at the end of the email),  from INRIA and LBBE in Lyon will visit SFU for a month, funded by PIMS,  and has planned a series of 4 lectures on models and algorithms for  evolutionary genomics. Below are the title and topics of these talks.  The first one […]

Awards now being paid through SSC accounts – please see email to make sure your awards go to the proper place‏

To assist with this transition, it is vital that UBC graduate programs help publicise the importance of students receiving awards signing up for direct deposit via their SSC accounts. Otherwise, award holders will be issued a cheque that they will have to pick up in person at Brock Hall for any award amounts above their tuition and […]