"2nd Conference on Systems Biology and New Sequencing Techniques" (2-4 November), preceded by Introductory Lectures on "Quantitative Approaches to Biological Problems" (31 October - 1 November) | (smr 2255) (31 October 2011

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"2nd Conference on Systems Biology and New Sequencing Techniques" (2-4 November), preceded by Introductory Lectures on "Quantitative Approaches to Biological Problems" (31 October - 1 November) | (smr 2255)

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Monday, 31 October 2011

08:30 - 09:30 REGISTRATION

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall - Room alternative: Desk, outside Kastler lecture room, Adriatico guest house lower level 1

08:30 REGISTRATION 1h0'

09:30 - 11:00 For administrative formalities
- 09:30 For administrative formalities 1h30'
11:00 - 11:30 Opening
- 11:00 Opening 30'
11:30 - 13:00 Introduction to Virus Evolution and Cancer Genomics
- 11:30 Introduction to Virus Evolution and Cancer Genomics 1h30'
  
  Speaker: R. Rabadan (Columbia University - NY, United States of America)
13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
- 13:00 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'

14:30 - 16:00 From DNA Sequencing to Genomes: the Assembly Challenge

14:30 From DNA Sequencing to Genomes: the Assembly Challenge 1h30'

Speaker:	G. Narzisi (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), United States of America)
Material:	lecture notes

16:30 - 18:00 Laboratory Tutorials

Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
- 16:30 Laboratory Tutorials 1h30'
  
  Speaker: Hossein KHIABANIAN & Rachel MELAMED (Columbia University, NY - United States of America)
18:30 - 18:30 WELCOME PARTY

Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
- 18:30 WELCOME PARTY

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

09:30 - 11:00 DNA Sequencing Technologies: Past, Present, and Future

09:30 DNA Sequencing Technologies: Past, Present, and Future 1h30'

Speaker:	A. Hassibi (University of Texas at Austin, United States of America)
Material:	lecture notes

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
- 11:00 Coffee Break 30'

11:30 - 13:00 Introduction to Systems Biology - Examples from the ENFIN Consortium

11:30 Introduction to Systems Biology - Examples from the ENFIN Consortium 1h30'

Speaker:	P. Kahlem (European Bioinformatics Institute - Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Material:	lecture notes

13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
- 13:00 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'
14:30 - 16:00 Laboratory Tutorials

Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
- 14:30 Laboratory Tutorials 1h30'
  
  Speaker: Hossein KHIABANIAN & Rachel MELAMED (Columbia University - NY, United States of America)

Wednesday, 2 November 2011
- 10:00 - 10:15 Conference Opening
  - 10:00 Conference Opening 15'
- 10:15 - 11:00 Using Systems Biology to unravel Host-pathogen Interactions
  - 10:15 Using Systems Biology to unravel Host-pathogen Interactions 45'
    
    Speaker: S. Shapira (Columbia University, New York - USA)
- 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
  - 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
- 11:30 - 12:15 Statistical physics approach to the prediction of native contacts in proteins from sequence variability
  - 11:30 Statistical physics approach to the prediction of native contacts in proteins from sequence variability 45'
    
    Speaker: R. Zecchina (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
- 12:15 - 13:00 (How) can New Sequencing Technologies help Algorithmic/Executable Systems Biology?
  - 12:15 (How) can New Sequencing Technologies help Algorithmic/Executable Systems Biology? 45'
    
    Speaker: E. R. Mendoza (Univ. of the Philippines Diliman; and Univ. Ludwig Maximilians, Munich)
- 13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
  - 13:00 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'
- 14:30 - 15:15 Sequencing, Sequencing, and Sequencing
  - 14:30 Sequencing, Sequencing, and Sequencing 45'
    
    Speaker: Ning Li (BGI, Denmark)
- 15:15 - 16:00 Life on the edge: Proteins are close to their solubility limits
  - 15:15 Life on the edge: Proteins are close to their solubility limits 45'
    
    Speaker: M. Vendruscolo (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
- 18:30 - 18:30 RECEPTION
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
  - 18:30 RECEPTION
Thursday, 3 November 2011
- 09:30 - 10:15 Reverse engineering whole-genome networks using high performance parallel computers
  - 09:30 Reverse engineering whole-genome networks using high performance parallel computers 45'
    
    Speaker: S. Aluru (S. Aluru, Iowa State University, USA; and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India)
- 10:15 - 11:00 Tracking the Evolution of Influenza Viruses
  - 10:15 Tracking the Evolution of Influenza Viruses 45'
    
    Speaker: H. Khiabanian (Columbia University, NY - United States of America)
- 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
  - 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
- 11:30 - 12:15 Cancer Genome Analysis Pipeline
  - 11:30 Cancer Genome Analysis Pipeline 45'
    
    Speaker: M. Vazquez (CNIO, Madrid)
- 12:15 - 13:00 The Master Regulators of Stem Cells and Cancer in the Brain
  - 12:15 The Master Regulators of Stem Cells and Cancer in the Brain 45'
    
    Speaker: A. Iavarone (Columbia University - NY, United States of America)
- 13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
  - 13:00 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'
- 14:30 - 15:15 Genome-based drug re-purposing: a new golden age for DNA Microarrays?
  - 14:30 Genome-based drug re-purposing: a new golden age for DNA Microarrays? 45'
    
    Speaker: F. Iorio (EMBL-EBI Cambridge, United Kingdom)
- 15:15 - 16:00 Nonlinear Representation of the Genome: Elastic Genome Browsers
  - 15:15 Nonlinear Representation of the Genome: Elastic Genome Browsers 45'
    
    Speaker: V. Chandru (Strand Life Sciences Private Limited - Bangalore, India)
Friday, 4 November 2011
- 09:30 - 10:15 Refining simple fundamental ideas to produce medically useful techniques
  - 09:30 Refining simple fundamental ideas to produce medically useful techniques 45'
    
    Speaker: C. R. Cantor (SEQUENOM - CA, United States of America)
- 10:15 - 11:00 Using next generation sequencing to unravel the forces shaping the genetic landscape in populations of S. cerevosoae
  - 10:15 Using next generation sequencing to unravel the forces shaping the genetic landscape in populations of S. cerevosoae 45'
    
    Speaker: D. Cavalieri (University of Florence, Italy)
- 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
  - 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
- 11:30 - 12:15 Advanced Nucleic Acid Sequence Analysis Methods
  - 11:30 Advanced Nucleic Acid Sequence Analysis Methods 45'
    
    Speaker: I. Gut (Centre Nacional d'Analisis Genomica - CNAG, Barcelona; Spain)
- 12:15 - 13:00 Cis-regulatory Architecture of the Human Genome
  - 12:15 Cis-regulatory Architecture of the Human Genome 45'
    
    Speaker: John A. Stamatoyannopoulos (University of Washington, Seattle - United States of America)
- 13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
  - 13:00 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'