GPBA Offers Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology; Enrollment Opens for Industry Scientists and Academic/Clinical Researchers to Explore the Latest Tools and Techniques in a Hands-On Interactive Setting.PHILADELPHIA -- The Greater Philadelphia Bioinformatics Alliance (GPBA GPBA Greater Providence Bowling Association (Cranston, RI) ) today announced open registration for the Virtual Institute Summer Session 2006 - Short Course Series. Expanded from 2005's successful five-week series to an eight course series, the 2006 Summer Session includes tracks in Pharmacogenomics, Medical Image Processing and Classification, Bioinformatics Databases and Biomolecular Networks, and more. The courses are taught by a diverse group active in advancing the field of bioinformatics and computational medicine from area universities, medical research centers and industry. The quality and rigor rigor /rig·or/ (rig´er) [L.] chill; rigidity. rigor mor´tis the stiffening of a dead body accompanying depletion of adenosine triphosphate in the muscle fibers. of Virtual Institute course offerings have been vetted by GPBA member institutions and member universities will grant degree credits to students completing the course series. Summer Session courses will also benefit industry professionals interested in advancing their knowledge of the latest developments in life sciences discovery and development tools. In addition to the intensive Short Courses, GPBA hosts one-day workshops on topics in bioinformatics and computational medicine targeted to business professionals and researchers from a variety of disciplines. Where to Register: Course details and on-line registration can be accessed at www.gpba-bio.com. The full 2006 Short Course list includes:
June 26 - June 30 Genomes to Proteomes: Introduction to
Molecular Cell Biology
July 6 - July 7 Medical Image Processing and Classification
July 10 - July 14 Microarrays and Differential Gene Expression
July 17 - July 21 Proteomics
July 24 - July 28 Biostatistics, Clustering, and Classification
July 31 - August 4 Bioinformatics Databases and Biomolecular
Networks
August 7 - August 9 Pharmacogenomics
August 10 - August 11 caBIG(TM) Databases
Who Should Attend? Industry professionals, physicians, and clinical researchers seeking to develop skills in bioinformatics and computational biology. Advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows pursuing computational biology and related studies. About the Virtual Institute: Bioinformatics education and training programs are crucial to the development of a cutting-edge life sciences work force. The Virtual Institute Summer Session program assembles top educators from a cross-section of prominent academic and research institutions to deliver intensive courses in the leading life sciences tools and techniques. The program's Short Courses and Workshops educate scientists in advanced life sciences research tools and help participants form personal and professional networks in the life sciences industry. Directed by Aydin Tozeren, Ph.D, Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering Biomedical engineering An interdisciplinary field in which the principles, laws, and techniques of engineering, physics, chemistry, and other physical sciences are applied to facilitate progress in medicine, biology, and other life sciences. at Drexel University and co-Director of the Greater Philadelphia Bioinformatics Alliance, the Virtual Institute Summer Session is supported by an NSF NSF - National Science Foundation Partnership for Innovation grant, an NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. Roadmap grant, and a Workforce Leadership grant from the Department of Community and Economic Development of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. About Greater Philadelphia Bioinformatics Alliance: The Greater Philadelphia Bioinformatics Alliance (GPBA) is a consortium of regional research and academic organizations dedicated to advancing the field of bioinformatics, the integration of biology and advanced computation sciences that is revolutionizing life science research and holds the promise for significantly improved healthcare. Founding members include BioAdvance, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world. "CHOP" has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Child Magazine in recent years. , Drexel University, Fox Chase Cancer Center The Fox Chase Cancer Center is a medical research facility and hospital located in the northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Center is an independent, non-profit institution which specializes in the treatment and prevention of cancer. , Penn State Great Valley, Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University It began as Jefferson Medical College in 1824. On July 1, 1969 the institution officially became Thomas Jefferson University. The university is made up of three colleges:
http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. , University of the Sciences in Philadelphia The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP), located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in pharmacy and a variety of other health-related disciplines. , and The Wistar Institute. |
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