IB 2012 - The 2012 International Symposium on Integrative Bioinformatics (IB2012)

Biological data are scattered across thousands of biological databases and hundreds of scientific journals. Current high throughput genomics technologies generate large quantities of high dimensional data. Microarray, NMR, mass spectrometry, protein chips, gel electrophoresis data, Yeast-Two-Hybrid, QTL mapping, gene silencing, and knockout experiments are all examples of technologies that capture thousands of data points, often in single experiments. The challenge for Integrative Bioinformatics is to capture, model, integrate, and analyse these data in a consistent way to provide new and deeper insights into complex biological systems.
This eighth meeting on Integrative Bioinformatics will be of interest to Bioinformaticians, Computer Scientists and interested in finding out more about, the developing area of integrative bioinformatics. There will be opportunities to present and discuss methods, theoretical approaches, and their practical applications. IB2012 is organized by Department of Bioinformatics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
Topics of interest
The main topics will be:
Combined dry and wet lab studies
Computational infrastructure for biotechnology
Computational systems biology
Data visualisation and visual analytics
Database integration
Errors and inconsistencies in biological databases
Genotype¨Cphenotype linkage
Integrative approaches for drug design
Integrative data and text mining approaches
Integrative microarray modeling and analyses
Integrative modelling and simulation frameworks
Laboratory information management systems
Molecular databases / Data warehouses
Network analysis
Next-Generation Sequencing in genomics
Prediction and integration of metabolic and regulatory networks
Protein-protein interactions
Protein structure prediction and drug design
Quality and consistency of biological ontology
Tool integration and workflow systems
Virtual cell
Important dates
1st February 2012: Full paper submission deadline.
28th February 2012: Poster and software submission deadline.
28th February 2012: Notification of acceptance for full papers.
7th March 2012: Notification of acceptance for poster and software demo abstracts.
15th March 2012: Camera ready submission deadline.
15th March 2012: Last date for early registration.
2nd - 4th April 2012: Conference.
Please, put the date in your personal meeting calendars.
Publication
Accepted full papers will appear in a special issue of the Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics and the abstracts will be available as printed conference proceedings.
Social events
The conference will feature a number of special events to help you enjoy your stay in Hangzhou and to give you insight into Chinese art, culture and history.
West-lake & Zhejiang Museum
Tea Garden & Song City
Night of Hangzhou Show