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Announcement

We are pleased to announce that "The 6th Japan-Korea-China Bioinformatics Training Course" will be held at Shanghai in March 27-30, 2007.

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. In addition, the trainee is required to be the passport holder, which is valid more than 6months at the point of the training course. The deadline of the application is January 31, 2007.

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: Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
Dates: March 27th to March 30th, 2007
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

China

Dr. Yixue Li (SCBIT): Basics of Systems Biology
Dr. Yang Zhong (Funda U.): Basics of Molecular Evolution
Dr. Zhiwei Cao (SCBIT): Basics of Microbial Genomics

Japan

Dr. Takashi Gojobori (DDBJ): Genomic Evolution
Dr. Yoshio Tateno (DDBJ): Molecular Population Genetics
Dr. Naruya Saitou (DDBJ): Comparative Genomics
Dr. Haruki Nakamura (Osaka U.): The PDBj and wwPDB

Korea

Dr. Jong Bhak (KOBIC): SNP
Dr. Sangsoo Kim (Soongsil U.): OMICS
Dr. Sanguk Kim (POSTECH): Structural Bioinformatics

Preliminary Program

Venue at Shanghai Jiaotong University

Academic Center: Check-in, Registration, Reception, and Meal
Computer Room at School of Biological Sciences and Technology: Training Course

March 27 (Tue), 2007
-18:30	Check-in and registration
18:30-	Opening Ceremony, Reception
March 28 (Wed), 2007
07:00	Breakfast
08:00	Omics	Dr. Sangsoo Kim
10:30	Basics of Microbial Genomics	Dr. Zhiwei Cao
13:00	Lunch
14:00	Comparative Genomics	Dr. Naruya Saitou
16:30	Tea Break
16:45	Basics of Molecular Evolution	Dr. Yang Zhong
19:15	Dinner
March 29 (Thu), 2007
07:00	Breakfast
08:00	Molecular Population Genetics	Dr. Yoshio Tateno
10:30	SNP	Dr. Jong Bhak
13:00	Lunch
14:00	Structural Bioinformatics	Dr. Sanguk Kim
16:30	Tea Break
16:45	The PDBj and wwPDB	Dr. Haruki Nakamura
19:15	Dinner
March 30 (Fri), 2007
07:00	Breakfast
08:00	Genomic Evolution	Dr. Takashi Gojobori
10:30	Basics of Systems Biology	Dr. Yixue Li
13:00	Lunch and Closing Ceremony
15:00	Departure of Participants