[Bioperl-l] Course application deadline: CSHL Computational and Comparative Genomics

[William Pearson]

Course announcement:

Cold Spring Harbor COMPUTATIONAL & COMPARATIVE GENOMICS

November 9 - 15, 2011
Application Deadline: July 15, 2011

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INSTRUCTORS:
William Pearson, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA<
Lisa Stubbs, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

This course presents a comprehensive overview of the theory and
practice of computational methods for the identification and
characterization of functional elements from DNA sequence data. The
course focuses on approaches for extracting the maximum amount of
information from protein and DNA sequence similarity through sequence
database searches, statistical analysis, and multiple sequence
alignment. Additional topics include:

* Alignment and analysis of "Next-Gen" sequence data
* The Galaxy environment for high-throughput analysis
* Identification of conserved signals in aligned and unaligned sequences
* Regulatory element and motif recognition
* Integration of genetic and sequence information in biological databases
* The ENSEMBL genome browser and BioMart

The course combines lectures with hands-on exercises; students are
encouraged to pose challenging sequence analysis problems using their
own data. The course is designed for biologists seeking advanced
training in biological sequence and genome analysis, computational
biology core resource directors and staff, and for scientists in other
disciplines, such as computer science, who wish to survey current
research problems in biological sequence analysis.  Advanced
programming skills are not required.

The lecture/lab schedule for the 2010 course can be found at
http://fasta.bioch.virginia.edu/cshl

Speakers in 2011 course will include:

Aaron Mackey, U. of Virginia, Next-Gen analysis pipelines

Bert Overduin, European Bioinformatics Institute, UK, ENSEMBL and BioMart

Frances Ouelette, Ontario Cancer Research Institute, Databases for
Biological Function

William Pearson, U. of Virginia, Similarity Searching, Multiple Alignment

Lisa Stubbs, U. of Illinois, Urbana, Genome browsing, Comparative genomics

James Taylor, Emory, Galaxy and genome analysis pipelines

The primary focus of the computational and comparative genomics course
is the theory and practice of algorithms used in computational
biology, with the goal of using current methods more effectively and
developing new algorithms.  Students more interested in the practical
aspects of software development are encouraged to apply to the course
on Programming for biology. Students who would like in-depth training
in the analysis of next-generation sequencing data (e.g., SNP calling
and the detection of structural variants) should apply to the course
on Advanced Sequencing Technologies & Applications.

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To apply to the course, fill out and send in the form at:

http://meetings.cshl.edu/course/courseapp_instr.shtml