Original website: http://cjk-bioinfo.scbit.org

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The JKC Bioinformatics Training Course & Symposium started in 2002 which aims at promoting bioinformatics research activity in the three Asian countries through scientific exchange, training future talents and exploring new translational biomedical strategies to improve human health.

Announcement

We are pleased to annouce that "The 11th China-Japan-Korea Bioinformatics Training Course and Bioinformatics Symposium" will be held at Soochow University, Suzhou, China, from June 17th to June 18th, 2013.

Thank you very much for attending the 11th China-Japan-Korea Bioinformatics Training Course and Bioinformatics Symposium. We hope the course will be helpful for your future careers in bioinformatics.

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General Information

Time

Registration: June 16th, 2013
Training Course: June 17th to 18th, 2013
Symposium: 20:00-22:00, June 17th, 2013

Attendants

Four lecturers from each country, 12 in total.
Ten trainees from each of the three countries, 30 in total.
The trainee is expected to be either a graduate student or a postdoc in bioinformatics or a related area who is fluent in English.
Computer is not required, not provided, but every trainee is welcome to bring his/her own laptop computer.

Venue

Xin Yuan Hotel, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Address: No. 1, Shizi Street, Suzhou, China
http://eng.suda.edu.cn

Accommodation

Trainees: Xin Yuan Hotel, No. 1, Shizi Street, Suzhou, China
Lecturers: Gloria Hotels & Resorts, No. 535, East Ganjiang Road, Suzhou, China

Cost and facility

The attendance fee is free. Lecturers and trainees should cover their own travel expenses. Local lodging and meals will be coverted by hosting country (China this time). Two students would share a twin bed standard room.

Abbreviations

CAS: Chinese Academy of Sciences
SIBS: Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, CAS
SCBIT: Shanghai Center for Bioinformation Technology
SSB: Shanghai Society for Bioinformatics
FU: Fudan University
SJTU: Shanghai Jiaotong University
NIG: National Institute of Genetics
OU: Osaka University
KOBIC: Korean Bioinformation Center
KAIST: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
POSTECH: Pohang University of Science and Technology
SSU: Soongsil University

Organizers

Shanghai Center for Bioinformation Technology (SCBIT)
Shanghai Society for Bioinformatics
Soochow University

Program

Time	Activities	Address
Registration: Sunday, June 16th, 2013
13:00-18:30	Check in	All registration are in Gloria Hotels & Resorts. Trainees can get back to Xin Yuan Hotel after welcome reception. Trainees: Xin Yuan Hotel No. 333, East Ganjiang Road, Suzhou Lecturers: Gloria Hotels & Resorts No. 535, East Ganjiang Road, Suzhou
Training Course Day 1: Monday, June 17th, 2013
7:30-8:30	Breakfast	Lecturers: Gloria Hotels & Resorts Trainees: Xin Yuan Hotel Breakfast tickets are provided
8:30-9:30	Lecture01: Big Data needs Big Idea: What can we solve from genomic information? Dr. GOJOBORI Takash (NIG, Japan)	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
9:30-10:30	Lecture02: Bioinformatics and Application of Exome Sequencing to Rare Diseases and Cancer Genomes Dr. KIM Namshin (KOBIC, Korea)	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
10:30-10:50	Tea Break	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
10:50-11:50	Lecture03: Finding Functional Elements in Genomes with Statistical Models Dr. WEI Chaochun (SJTU, China)	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
12:00-13:00	Lunch	Lecturers and Trainees: Teacher's Dining Room, Soochow University, close by Xin Yuan Hotel Luch tickets are provided
13:00-13:30	Taking Group Picture	Soochow University Campus
14:00-15:00	Lecture04: Introduction of DNA Data Bank of Japan activities Dr. NAKAMURA Yasukazu (NIG, Japan)	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
15:00-16:00	Lecture05: Analysis of microarray data and interpretation of gene signature Dr. HWANG Seungwoo (KOBIC, Korea)	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
16:00-16:20	Tea Break	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
16:20-17:20	Lecture06: Genomics-driven Cancer Research Dr. LI Yixue (SIBS, China)	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
17:30-	Dinner	Lecturers: Gloria Hotels & Resorts Trainees: Xin Yuan Hotel, or to be decided
20:00-22:00	Discussion Meeting about next year JKC Bioinformatics Training Course & Symposium (Invited lecturers)	Fl.6 Meeting Room, Gloria Hotels & Resorts
Training Course Day 2: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
7:30-8:30	Breakfast	Lecturers: Gloria Hotels & Resorts Trainees: Xin Yuan Hotel Breakfast tickets are provided
08:30-09:30	Lecture07: Systems Biology with R Dr. SHEN Bairong (Soochow University, China)	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
09:30-10:30	Lecture08: Network Biology and Evolution of Human Genetic Diseases Dr. KIM Sanguk (POSTECH, Korea)	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
10:30-10:50	Tea Break	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
10:50-11:50	Lecture09: On the optimal contact potential and sequence conservation modes of proteins Dr. KINJO Akira (Osaka University, Japan)	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
12:00-13:15	Lunch	Restaurant, Xin Yuan Hotel
13:30-14:30	Lecture10: Horizontal gene transfer (HGT): phylogenetic prediction and experimental test Dr. ZHONG Yang (Fudan University, China)	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
14:30-15:30	Lecture11: Proteogenomics: finding fusion genes from human cancer mass spectrometry data Dr. XIE Lu (SCBIT, China)	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
15:30-15:50	Break	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
15:50-16:50	Lecture12: Introduction to Evolutionary Genomics Dr. SAITOU Naruya (SCBIT, China)	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
16:50-17:00	Closing Ceremony	Meeting Room, Xin Yuan Hotel
17:00-	Free Time	Lecturers: Dinner, storytelling and ballad singing in Xuzhou dialect FUXI Chin Club: No. 97, PingJiang Road, Suzhou, China Trainees: Free Time Restaurants and other sightseeing spots recommendation will be provided
Check-out: Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

Lecturers

Japan	Korea	China
Prof. GOJOBORI Takashi Professor at National Institute of Genetics (NIG) Title: Big Data needs Big Idea: What can we solve from genomic information?	Dr. KIM Namshin Senior Researcher at Korean Bioinformation Center (KOBIC) Title: Bioinformatics and Application of Exome Sequencing to Rare Diseases and Cancer Genomes	Prof. LI Yixue Director of Shanhai Center for Bioinformation Technology Title: Genomics-driven Cancer Research
Prof. KINJO Akira Professor at Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University Title: On the optimal contact potential and sequence conservation modes of proteins	Prof. KIM Sanguk Professor at Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Title: Network Biology and Evolution of Human Genetic Diseases	Prof. ZHONG Yang Director of Graduate School, Fudan University Title: Horizontal gene transfer (HGT): phylogenetic prediction and experimental test
Prof. SAITOU Naruya Professor at National Institute of Genetics (NIG) Title: Introduction to Evolutionary Genomics	Dr. HWANG Seungwoo Senior Researcher at Korean Bioinformation Center (KOBIC) Analysis of microarray data and interpretation of gene signature	Prof. XIE Lu Vice Director of Shanghai Center for Bioinformation Technology (SCBIT) Title: Proteogenomics: finding fusion genes from human cancer mass spectrometry data
Prof. NAKAMURA Yasukazu Professor at Genome Informatics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics (NIG) Title: Introduction of DNA Data Bank of Japan activities	Dr. PARK Kiejung Director of Korean Bioinformation Center (KOBIC)	Prof. SHEN Bairong Director of Center for Systems Biology, Soochow University Title: Systems Biology with R
		Prof. WEI Chaoochun Professor at School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Title: Finding Functional Elements in Genomes with Statistical Models

Japan

Korea

China

Prof. GOJOBORI Takashi
Professor at National Institute of Genetics (NIG)

Title: Big Data needs Big Idea: What can we solve from genomic information?

Dr. KIM Namshin
Senior Researcher at Korean Bioinformation Center (KOBIC)

Title: Bioinformatics and Application of Exome Sequencing to Rare Diseases and Cancer Genomes

Prof. LI Yixue
Director of Shanhai Center for Bioinformation Technology

Title: Genomics-driven Cancer Research

Prof. KINJO Akira
Professor at Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University

Title: On the optimal contact potential and sequence conservation modes of proteins

Prof. KIM Sanguk
Professor at Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Title: Network Biology and Evolution of Human Genetic Diseases

Prof. ZHONG Yang
Director of Graduate School, Fudan University

Title: Horizontal gene transfer (HGT): phylogenetic prediction and experimental test

Prof. SAITOU Naruya
Professor at National Institute of Genetics (NIG)

Title: Introduction to Evolutionary Genomics

Dr. HWANG Seungwoo
Senior Researcher at Korean Bioinformation Center (KOBIC)

Analysis of microarray data and interpretation of gene signature

Prof. XIE Lu
Vice Director of Shanghai Center for Bioinformation Technology (SCBIT)

Title: Proteogenomics: finding fusion genes from human cancer mass spectrometry data

Prof. NAKAMURA Yasukazu
Professor at Genome Informatics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics (NIG)

Title: Introduction of DNA Data Bank of Japan activities

Dr. PARK Kiejung
Director of Korean Bioinformation Center (KOBIC)

Prof. SHEN Bairong
Director of Center for Systems Biology, Soochow University

Title: Systems Biology with R

Prof. WEI Chaoochun
Professor at School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Title: Finding Functional Elements in Genomes with Statistical Models

Travel Information

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Venue

Xin Yuan Hotel, Soochow University, Suzhou
Address: No. 1, Shizi Street, Suzhou

Accommodation

Trainees: Xin Yuan Hotel, No. 1, Shizi Street, Suzhou
Lecturers: Gloria Hotels & Resorts, No. 535, East Ganjiang Road, Suzhou

Travel Information

Bus transportation will be provided from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to hotel in Suzhou for team traveling. While purchasing the air tickets, it is better to choose those flights flying to Pudong International Airport, and best to arrive in one team.

Those who plan to travel themselves are suggested to book to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, for there are direct trains from there to Suzhou. If landing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, please go to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station by Metro line 2, and go to Suzhou by high-speed rail. Attention: The destination is Suzhou Train Station (There are four train stations in Suzhou, please don't make mistake). The whole trip takes about 30 mintes. And valid ID document is needed.

Lecturer's hotel: Gloria Hotels & Resorts is about 15-minutes-walk to Xin Yuan Hotel, where the trainees stay and where the training course takes place.

From Suzhou to Shanghai Pudong Airport
Option 1: Bus transportation will be provided.
Option 2: If you want to spend more time sightseeing in Suzhou, you can take taxi to Suzhou Train Station and ride Fast Train to Shanghai Pudong Airport.

Photos

June 16th, 2013

Day1

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June 17th, 2013

Day2

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June 18th, 2013

Day3

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