Call for Papers and Announcement
Conference of Optical Science and Technology
Computational and Combinatorial Methods in Biochemistry
Part of SPIE's International Symposium on EBiOS 2000
Program on: Multimodal Biomolecular Diagnostics & Engineering
4 to 8 July 2000 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Chair: Marcel Turcotte, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London
Co-chair: Gerhard Ritter, University of Florida, Gainesville
With the functional genomics era just ahead, what influence has it on
computational and combinatorial methods? An unprecedented amount of
sequence data has been accumulated and new sources of data are made
available. For example, the European Bioinformatics Institute wants
to establish a public repository for DNA microarray-based gene
expression data. The availability of complete genome sequence
together with techniques to monitor levels of expression of all gene
products are changing the way we look at molecular biology problems.
>From the traditional point of view where individual components are
identified, the possible interactions studied and understanding of
complex life systems emerges from the ground up. The novel approach
favours a global view of biology.
The shear amount of accumulated data and the ever increasing rate
of production require scalable algorithms to efficiently store,
retrieve and compare sequence data. The clustering of protein
sequences into families is an essential prerequisite for the
development of the new field of structural genomics. New sources of
data, for example expression patterns, single nucleotide polymorphism
and protein interactions on genomic scales, challenge us to develop
new data structures and algorithms. What influence has the top-down
approach on the current algorithms of molecular biology. Often it
means to combine and analyse multiple sources of data. This
conference will provide a forum to discuss the development of
computational and combinatorial tools suitable for the new paradigm.
Contributions are solicitated in areas including but not limited to:
o string algorithms
o pattern recognition in genomic sequences and expression
profiles
o data mining, combining multiple sources of data
o coding and data compression
o physical maps and assembly
o comparative genome studies and evolutionary analyses
o structural framework for evolutionary studies
o modeling biochemical networks
o combinatorial arrays.
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IMPORTANT DATES:
Abstract Due Date: 15 January 2000 (** new **)
Manuscript Due Date: 5 June 2000
Symposium: 4-8 July 2000
See http://www.spie.org/europto/meetings/ebo00/abstract.html
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THE CONFERENCE IS PART OF THE PROGRAM ON BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING
Programme Chair: Hans Lehrach, Max Planck Institut fuer Molekulare
Genetik, Berlin, Germany
* Computational and Combinatorial Methods in Biochemistry (ebo16)
Conference Chair: Marcel Turcotte, Imperial Cancer Research Fund,
London, United
Kingdom
Conference Co-Chair: Gerhard Ritter, University of Florida,
Gainesville, USA
* Protein Crystallography (ebo17)
Conference Chair: Katherine A. Kantardjieff,
W.M. Keck Foundation Center for Molecular Structure at California
State University Fullerton, and Biology and Biotechnology Research
Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
* Tools for DNA Diagnostics (ebo18)
Conference Chair: Hans Lehrach, Max Planck Institut fuer Molekulare
Genetik,
Berlin, Germany
Conference Co-Chair: Holger Eickhoff, Max Planck Institut fuer
Molekulare
Genetik, Berlin, Germany
* Critical Reviews of Technology: Mathematical and Statistical Tools for
the Study of Complex Phenotypes
Marcel Turcotte, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London
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GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE SYMPOSIUM:
EBiOS 2000
EOS/SPIE European Biomedical Optics Week
EBiOS 2000
Sponsored by ELA
The Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4-8 July 2000
http://www.spie.org/info/ebo/
General Chair from Medicine:
Tom Boon, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Katarina Svanberg, Lund, University Hospital, Sweden
Deputy General Chair from Science:
Guy Delacretaz, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Regional Co-Chairs:
Patrick Brouwer, Kennemer Gasthuis, Haarlem and Laser Center,
Amsterdam
Paul Baas, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Hospital, Amsterdam,
Hugo van Staveren, Rotterdam
Christiaan van Swol, University Hospital Utrecht
Co-operating Organisations:
NMLA - Netherlands Laser Medical Association
ELA - European Laser Association
ESEM - European Society for Engineering and Medicine
ESLD - European Society for Laser Dermatology
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