Announcement

We are pleased to announce that "The 5th Japan-Korea-China Bioinformatics Training Course" will be held at the Center for Information Biology and DNA Data Bank of Japan (CIB-DDBJ) at the National Institute of Genetics (NIG) in March 14-17, 2006.

If you wish to participate in this training course as a trainee, please apply now (see below for application)! The number of Japanese trainees is limited to 10. The trainee is expected to be either a graduate student or a postdoc in bioinformatics or its related field in addition to being fluent in English. The deadline of the application is February 20.

The successful applicant is covered with travel expenses including train tickets, lodging and meals. He/She is also provided with a PC linked with Internet during the course.

Outline

Venue: National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
Dates: March 14th to March 17th, 2006
Trainees: Ten trainees from each of the three countries, 30 in total
Organizers
- Center for Information Biology and DDBJ (CIB-DDBJ) at the National Institute of Genetics (NIG)
- Korean BioInformation Center (KOBIC) at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)
Supported by:
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- Shanghai Center for Bioinformation Technology (SCBIT)

Lecturers

Japan

Prof. Takashi Gojobori (NIG)
Prof. Yoshio Tateno (NIG)
Prof. Naruya Saitou (NIG)

Korea

Prof. Sangsoo Kim (Soongsil University)
Prof. Julian Lee (Soongsil University)
Adjunct Prof. Jae-Min Shin (Soongsil University)

China

Prof. Yang Zhong (Funda University)
Assoc. Prof. Zhi-wei Cao (SCBIT)
Assoc. Prof. Lu Xie (SCBIT)

Others

Singapore: Mr. Darran Nathan (APBioNet)
Thailand: Dr. Wasna Viratyosin (BIOTEC)
Indonesia: Ms. Susan Soka (Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya)

Program

March 14 (Tue), 2006: Registration and Reception
14:00-17:00	Registration	W202 CIB-DDBJ Bldg., NIG
18:00-20:00	Opening Ceremony, Reception	Mishima Plaza Hotel
March 15 (Wed), 2007: Lectures and Practices
08:00-10:30	Protein-Protein Interactions	Zhi-wei Cao
10:30-13:00	Protein Structure Prediction	Julian Lee
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-16:30	PDB-Ligand for Drug Design	Jae-Min Shin
16:30-17:00	Break
17:00-19:30	Fundamentals of Molecular Evolution	Naruya Saitou
March 16 (Thu), 2006: Lectures and Practices
08:00-10:30	MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Data Analysis: tools and applications	Lu Xie
10:30-13:00	Microbial Data Analysis	Yang Zhong
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-16:30	Fundamentals of Population Genetics	Yoshio Tateno
16:30-17:00	Break
17:00-19:30	Fundamentals of Genome Analysis	Takashi Gojobori
March 17 (Fri), 2007: Lectures and Practices
08:00-10:30	DNA Microarray Gene Expression Analysis	Sangsoo Kim
10:30-12:00	Bioinformatics in South Asia	Darran Nathan, Wasna Viratyosin, Susan Soka
12:00-14:00	Lunch and Closing Ceremony
14:00-	Farewell

Travel Information

Access to Mishima

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Access to NIG

To Mishima station

approximately 1 hour from Tokyo station by Shinkansen Kodama super express
approximately 2 hours from Nagoya station by Shinkansen Kodama super express

To NIG

approximately 15 minutes from Mishima station by bus or taxi (approximately 240 yen by bus, 1500 yen by taxi)

More information

NIG is located a bit away from downtown Mishima
A cafeteria is on campus for lunch
There is a convenience store in 10 minutets' walk from NIG