Topic: Exploring and Refining Core Competencies for Bioinformatics (ISCB Curriculum Task Force)
Leader: Lonnie Welch
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Affililiation: Ohio University
Date:Sunday July 12, 2015 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Room: Wicklow Hall 2A
Description:
In this session we will explore the draft competencies and guidelines of the Curriculum Task Force of the ISCB Education Committee, learn how they are being used to shape training programs in different contexts, and work together to provide input into a refined and updated set of core competencies and guidelines.
Topic: Web Molecular Graphics
Leader: Andrea Schafferhans
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Affililiation: Department for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, TU München
Date: Sunday July 12, 2015 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Room: Liffey Hall 2
Description:
The goal of the meeting is to identify and work on a common set of functionality for the various JavaScript-based molecular graphics initiatives. It should catalyse efforts to share a common code base in order to exploit synergies. We aim to exchange knowledge and discuss ways to move forward.
Topic: Co-designing ECCB2016’s science, tech & application track
Leader: Jeroen de Ridder
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Affiliation: Delft University of Technology / ECCB2016 organizing committee
Date: Tuesday July 14, 2015 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Room: Wicklow Hall 2A
Description:
ECCB2016 (Sept 3-7, The Hague) will tackle the gap between frontier computational life science and the frontier in enabling life science in clinical and industrial practice. \r\nThis session invites all interested from academia, clinical labs and industry in both ends of the spectrum to co-design the major ECCB2016 tracks dedicated to applied science, technology and services.
Topic: Residue Networks in Structural Biology
Leader: Mario Albrecht
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Affiliation: Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
Date: Tuesday July 14, 2015 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Room: Wicklow Hall 2B
Description:
This meeting on residue networks aims to exchange knowledge and identify common interests with regard to analysis and visualization methods, data formats, and software tools. The meeting should generate joint efforts to share methods, datasets and source code to create synergies and to discuss future network perspectives in structural biology.
Topic: Discrimination and Mobbing in Science
Leader: Mario Albrecht
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Affiliation: Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
Date: Sunday July 12, 2015 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Room: Wicklow Hall 2B
Description:
Mobbing affects thousands of scientists worldwide and destroys careers and health. This meeting particularly addresses the extent of mobbing in science and its impact on research and academic life. It focuses on scientific and political settings of mobbing, hidden social mechanisms, support of mobbed colleagues and self-defense.
Topic: Building a Stronger Connection between Industry and Academics
Leader: Enoch Huang and Alfonso Valencia
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Affiliation: ISCB Industry Advisory Council
Date: Tuesday July 14, 2015 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Room: The Liffey A
Description:
Join us for this intimate session to discuss ways bioinformatic and biotech industry can become better engage with academics. This Birds of a Feather session hosted by the ISCB Industry Advisory Council is an open dialogue opportunity aimed to explore ways to nurture the transfer of ideas from academics to industry