15th Bologna Winter School
Bioinformatics for Biological Complexity
Bologna - February 10-14, 2014
15th Bologna Winter School
Bioinformatics for Biological Complexity
How far are we from unravelling cell complexity? The question poses when considering all the sequencing efforts that allow an unprecedented richnes of information on the molecular composition of the different cell compartments where biological processes are ongoing and the exchange between them and cell environment. Proteins, their interactions, the interactions of proteins with nucleic acids can be explored at large with different approaches. The results make it feasible to investigate cells from different organisms and differently specialized tissues and specifically their interactions with the environment under different conditions. Will all this help in devising better models of System Biology? Which type of algorithms do we need in order to process data and link them in a hierarchical way so as to generate a complex model for cell complexity? These issues will be addressed during the 15th edition of the Bologna Winter School focusing on the state of the art knowledge necessary to integrate notions of computer science, mathematics, and information theory to model and analyze biological systems.
Faculty
Montserrat Corominas
Department of Genetics, University of Barcelona, ES
Roderic Guigó
Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, ES
David Jones
Department of Computer Science, University College of London, UK
Arthur Lesk
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, PennState University, USA
Christine Nardini
Department of Molecular System Biology, PICB Shanghai, CN
Ugur Sezerman
Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Sabancy University, TK
Silvio Tosatto
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, IT
Gert Vriend
Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, NL
Programme
Bioinformatics for biological complexity
February 10-14, 2014
Caffè della Corte, Corte Isolani 5/B, Bologna
February 10
Bioinformatics and biological complexity: Arthur Lesk and Gert Vriend
February 11
Protein annotation and motif discovery: Gert Vriend and David Jones
February 12
Complex algorithms for complex problems: David Jones, Silvio Tosatto and Ugur Sezerman
February 13
Regulation of Gene Expression: Silvio Tosatto, Arthur Lesk and Christine Nardini
February 14
Epigenomics and RNA: Montserrat Corominas and Roderic Guigò
Lectures will be given at Caffè della Corte, Corte Isolani 5/B, Bologna from 10.00 am to 1pm and from 3 to 5.30pm.
Lunches and coffees are included.
Application
APPLICATION should be submitted by e-mail to: school2014@biocomp.unibo.it
The School provides 3 ECTS credits
Maximum number of participants is limited to 30 students
For Application send a short C.V. to school2014@biocomp.unibo.it
You will be notified by e-mail of acceptance
Deadline for application: January 20, 2014
SCHOOL FEES: 500 EURO that covers material, courses, lunches, coffee breaks
ACCOMODATION at the ERASMUS COLLEGE, in downtown Bologna:
160 EURO per person for a double room (6 nights)
260 EURO per person for a single room, if available (6 nights)
Dues will be payed upon acceptance with modalities to be specified
School on Bioinformatics for Biological Complexity
c/o Prof. Rita Casadio
Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences
School of Science
Via Selmi, 3
40126 Bologna - ITALY
Organisation: AIRBBC
Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca in Biofisica e Biologia Computazionale
Travel
ACCOMODATION
ERASMUS College: via de' Chiari, 8
Tel: +39 051 276711
How to get to the ERASMUS College
from the airpot: BUS BLQ (AEROBUS) from Airport to Central Station
from the station: BUS C from Central Station to Cartolerie or BUS #11 from Autostazione to Garganelli
LECTURES
Il Caffè della Corte: corte Isolani, 5B
Tel: +39 051 261555
How to get to Il Caffè della Corte:
From the train station take the public bus, #27 or #25, and get off at the first stop after the Due Torri. The entrance to Corte Isolani is located at #19 on Strada Maggiore.
From the Due Torri, the two towers at Piazza della Mercanzia, follow along Via Santo Stefano. The entrance to Corte Isolani is located at #18 along this street.
From the highway we recommend driving towards the center of Bologna and leaving the car in a parking area along the viali, which is the street that circles the perimeter of the historic downtown. Traffic is limited in the downtown area and allows only those vehicles with proper permits to drive inside the historic area.
Bus schedules can be obtained at the official TPER website.
People & Contacts
Email: school2014@biocomp.unibo.it
Scientific Committee: Rita Casadio, David T. Jones
Organising Committee: P. Fariselli, P.L. Martelli
Local Committee: F. Aggazio, P. Di Lena, G. Profiti, I. Rossi, C. Savojardo
Organising Secretary
AIRBBC: Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca in Biofisica e Biologia Computazionale
c/o Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences
School of Science
Via Selmi, 3
40126 Bologna - ITALY
tel: (+39) 051 2094005