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National Conference-cum-Workshop on "Search for Antimalarials:Mechanism Based Approach" 27th - 29th April, 2012 The workshop will cover the following topics Malaria Genomics/Proteomics Malaria Vaccine Development Current scenario of Malaria Drug Development Drug Target Validation and Proritization Structural Bioinformatcs/chemoinformatics Malaria Drug Target Database Development Target  Based Drug Designing Target-drug interaction mapping 3DQSAR and Pharmacophore Design Antimalarial Database Development All correspondence for the National Conference cum workshop should be addressed to : Dr. Naidu Subbarao School of Computational and Integrative Sciences Hall No. 6, Lecture Hall Complex Jawaharlal Nehru University New JNU Campus, New Delhi 110 067 Email:nsrao@mail.jnu.ac.in / nsrao.jnu@gmail.com Do you wish to know more?

The Department of Biotechnology, Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), Coimbatore, is organizing a DBT-sponsored short-term training course (STTC) for teachers involved in teaching life sciences and biotechnology for 14 days from 26 April to 9 May 2012. The course consists of lectures by Guest Faculty from premier research institutions/universities followed by practical/hands-on training sessions in ratio of 30 : 70. Candidates holding regular positions in private or govt-aided or govt colleges or university colleges or research institutions are eligible to apply. The application has to be sponsored by the Head of the colleges/institutions/universities. However, 25% of the teachers from govt-aided or govt colleges or university colleges will be paid TA as per institutional rules. Applications may be sent to The Course Director stating: 1. Name and address for communication (e-mail id, mobile and phone numbers) 2. Educational qualifications and teaching/research experience...

7 - 19 May, 2012 | Naples | Italy The course topics will include theoretical and practical aspects in: Large-scale genome comparisons Evolutionary analyses Sequence and genome alignments Orthologs prediction and classification Genome data visualization & Next Generation Sequencing tools & analysis Theoretical presentations will be followed by practical sessions, so that the same speaker will ensure links between theory and practice. Reviews on each suggested topic will include their corresponding research perspectives, aiming at helping young scientists to gain insights into ongoing research in this domain. Practical sessions in a Linux environment will involve Unix shell and Perl scripting. Students are assumed to be familiar with this environment. Do you wish to know more?

DATES: April 22-24, 2012 LOCALE: Nashville, TN URL:   http://bioinfo.mc.vanderbilt. edu/icibm/index.html Bioinformatics, Systems Biology and Intelligent Computing are synergistic disciplines that hold great promise for the advancement of biomedical research and development through the design of intelligent systems to solve engineering practical problems as well as translational science problems. Research and development in these areas impact science and technology, and synergies among these disciplines provide enormous potential. The International Conference on Intelligent Biology and Medicine (ICIBM) aims to provide a forum for the cross- fertilization of ideas and promotion of interdisciplinary collaborations.

In conjunction with the  COST Action Training School  SeqAhead is organizing a one-day workshop on "Next Generation Sequencing: What´s Next?". The workshop will focus on future developments in NGS and point out the success the technology has in modern biology research. The programme include 2 keynote lectures, selected oral presentations and presentations from industry and 
technology specialists such as SciLife, BGI, Illumina, Pacific Biosciences, Ion Torrent and Applied Biosystems/SOLiD. Do you wish to know more?

Bioconcorrenza'12 is a national level technical symposium organised by the Department of Plant Biotechnology and Department of Plant Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. We welcome the students of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics to participate in the symposium and to venture the aurora of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. Themes for Biotechnos RNAi in Plant and Animal Sciences Microbial Biotechnology Nanobiotechnology Cancer Biology Toxicogenomics Themes for Bioinfos Insilico Genomic Investigation Cell signalling pathways Data mining & Data warehousing Protein Structure & Functional analysis Alogrithms and Bioprogramming in Bioinformatics Do you wish to know more?

Summer Training Programme in Industrial Biotechnology – July 2012  programme is an intensive hands on training programme imparting technical knowledge, management and developing entrepreneurial skills in different areas of biotechnology India 2012, National Seminar on Biotechnological Approaches in Pest Management – Punjab The programme will consist of key note, invited and contributed papers. Renowned agricultural biotechnologists and applied entomologists will deliver key note and invited oral presentations. Contributed papers will be accepted as poster presentations after screening 2012 Workshop on Commercialization of Biotechnology – India, New Delhi  The Registration fee may please be remitted though demand draft/at par cheques only in favour of “Biotech Consortium India Limited, New Delhi” payable at New Delhi

2012 1st Journal Conference on Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics (JCBBB 2012 1st) aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners, and professionals from the industry, academia and government to discourse on research and development, professional practice in bio science, biochemistry and bioinformatics. Date of the conference-10-12 March,2012 Venue-Chennai,TN For further details,please refer to the link http://www.ijbbb.org/jcbbb/ 1st/index.htm

3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on BIOINFORMATICS AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY (INCOBS-2012) 16th -18th February, 2012 ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPER Organised by DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY (DDE) Annamalai University Annmalainagar-608002 Tamilnadu, India Do you wish to know more?

MATLAB Workshop at Univ. of Oklahoma and via videoconferencing Morning: Data Analysis with MATLAB (no previous MATLAB experience needed) Afternoon: Parallel Computing with MATLAB WHEN: Tue Feb 28 2012, 10:00-11:30am and 1:00-3:30pm Central Time WHERE: University of Oklahoma, Stephenson Research & Technology Center COST: *FREE* SESSION I: Data Analysis with MATLAB (No previous MATLAB experience needed) 9:45-10:00am Central Time: Registration and check-in 10:00-11:30am Central Time: Data Analysis with MATALB Engineers, scientists, and data analysts worldwide use MATLAB to accelerate research and to reduce analysis and development time. Attend this seminar to find out how you and your colleagues can use MATLAB and its add-on products to analyze your data more effectively and to overcome some of the limitations you face when using spreadsheets for data analysis. We will provide an overview of MATLAB through live demonstrations showing how to: * Access data from many sources (f...

SHORT TERM TRAINING COURSE on COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 02-03 March, 2012 At Bioinformatics Centre Department of Agricultural Biotechnology CSK HP Agricultural University Palampur- 176 062 (HP) SPONSORED BY Department of Biotechnology(DBT) Government of India, New Delhi THEME Genomes of several plants and organisms have been sequenced, thereby resulting in the accumulation of large amount of sequence data in databases. The ‘omics’ technologies such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and phenomics, etc., are all resulting in the generation of large data sets. The outcome from all these technologies is central to the improvement of genomes of economically important crops, microbes and animals. The processing of enormous biological information generated by these novel technologies requires fast and high capacity computational and storage media. Retrieval of sequence information and analysis need sophisticated programmes which can be distribu...

Upcoming Seminars and Conference In Biology SMi’s Drug Design Conference 2012 – London, United Kingdom Conference on Healthcare India 2012 at IIT Delhi and Jamia Hamdard Singapore – 4th International Conference on Bioinformatics/ Biomedical Technology – ICBBT 2012 National Seminar On Drug Discovery from Plants DDPC-2012 – Maharashtra India International Conference on Recent Trends in Molecular Medicine Kerala India 2012

Greetings from Department of Bioinformatics, Alagappa University It gives us immense pleasure to announce that the Department of Bioinformatics, Alagappa University, Karaikudi is organizing 4th National Symposium cum Workshop on “Recent Trends in Structural Bioinformatics and Computer Aided Drug Design [SBCADD’2012]” during Feb 20th – 23rd, 2012. The motive of the National symposium cum workshop is to provide theoretical and practical exposure of Structural Bioinformatics and Computer Aided Drug Design among academicians and technocrats in order to cater the industrial and academic need. We have invited eminent personalities from reputed organizations, who will enlighten the participants in the related fields. Please download the brochure containing information and registration details along with this invitation for your kind perusal. We extend humble invitation to you and your colleagues to participate actively in the workshop and make it a big success. It will be appreciated if you c...

Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM), Gujarat Venture Finance Limited (GVFL) & Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC) along with SkyQuest Technology Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (Knowledge Partner) PRESENTS BIOTECHNOPRENEUR TM  CAMPS 2012 Life Sciences | Medical Devices | Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals Fostering Technology based Entrepreneurship in Gujarat The journey of Biopreneur Camps 2011 from Surat, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Baroda and Ahmedabad saw 100 participants at each venue; graced by the presence of eminent guests including Mr. Ketan Patel, MD, Troikaa Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Chandan Chatterjee, Director, The Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), Govt. of Gujarat; Dr. Ravi Dhar, Senior Consultant – Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Programme (BIRAP) of Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, Dr. V. S. Patel, Ex-Vice Chancellor, S. P. University and Director, Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing (SICART) and many more in additio...

2nd International Conference on  Perspective of Cell Signaling and Molecular Medicine   8 to 11 January, 2012  Organised by  Bose Institute, Kolkata Instructions for Submission of Abstract : 1. Only abstracts containing new results will be accepted. Abstracts should clearly and adequately describe the objectives and results of the research. All abstracts must be submitted in English. All abstracts must be accompanied by a completed Conference Registration Form made out in the name of one of the Authors. a. Each abstract should include a title (in capital letters), name(s) of all authors (underline the presenting author), affiliation and email address. b. Type entire abstract single-spaced; typing area: width 12.0 cm (4.7 inches), height 24 cm (9.4 inches). c. Careful typing and proof-reading are essential. Registration : Registration fees : Rs. 4,000/ (Scientist); Rs. 2,500/ (Students including post-docs) Late Registration fees : Rs. 5,000/ and Rs. 3,500/ r...