Responding to the expressed concerns and bioinformatic needs of the West Lafayette Purdue University campus community, the Purdue University Libraries is pleased to announce Bioinformatics Week, May 16-20, 2005: A unique series of free expert-level lectures and hands-on workshops on a wide variety of bioinformatic topics.
Keynote Speaker: Andreas Baxevanis, Deputy Director for Intramural Research and Director of Computational Genomics, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health.
Continue reading this page for information on how to find out what is offered, register early to reserve your space, and then join us beginning Monday, May 16 at 8:30AM for a kick-off continental breakfast, followed first by opening remarks and then by a lecture that will provide the perspectives of a pioneer in bioinformatics, Dr. Andreas Baxevanis. He will speak on what everyone needs to know about bioinformatics, including recent advances in the field and how it is impacting both biological and medical work practice today.
Download the instructions below as a PDF document.
What is Bioinformatics Week? Instructors from the National Center for Biotechnology (NCBI) and the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) have worked with the Purdue University Libraries’ Bioinformatics Initiatives Group to match what we learned was needed through surveys and dialogue with our campus researchers and educators. Instructors from either institution will provide the majority of the lectures/workshops. Topics were chosen primarily to provide a broad foundation for enhancing bioinformatic knowledge and practice to the widest possible audience at Purdue University. NCBI courses will focus primarily on nucleic acids, while EBI courses will concentrate on protein and software programming topics. Additional courses include: Bioinformatic Services at Purdue University and a special 4-hour workshop for those with advanced BLASTing skills.
Who should attend?
Bioinformatics Week is open to all West Lafayette Purdue University faculty, staff and graduate students, regardless of professional discipline or level of involvement in research and/or education. Even a general interest in learning more about bioinformatics qualifies you for registration.
How do I attend?
Although all Bioinformatics Week instructional sessions are free, you must register for each session you want to attend and wear your Bioinformatics Week name badge to be admitted to each course.
Before you register, familiarize yourself with the various courses and their content. Download and print the provided PDF documents if desired. When you click on the registration link provided, you will be taken to a different web site to register which does not contain course descriptions.
You will receive a confirmation of your registration, and, a week before Bioinformatics Week, you will receive additional information including room locations for your registered sessions.
How do I register?
Use the left hand navigational bar on this website to:
Learn what sessions are offered and when (Event Schedule)
Read about the topics covered and prerequisites needed (Course Descriptions)
Discover which databases are covered in which session (Course Resources)
Choose between lectures and workshops as necessary (see below).
Click on the registration link and follow the instructions at the next web page to locate the date and title of courses of interest and select them for registration.
Your registration will be confirmed and a name badge created for you.
Pick up your name badge at the registration table during Bioinformatics Week.
Your name badge will admit you to your registered sessions.
For workshops, you will also have to show your Purdue photo ID.
How do I choose between lectures and workshops on the same topic?
While both NCBI and EBI are offering lectures and workshops, they have structured their offerings differently:
NCBI will provide lectures and optional hands-on computer workshops Monday through Wednesday. The content can differ between the lectures and the workshops. You may register for the lecture only or for BOTH the lecture and the workshop. It is not possible to register for the NCBI workshops alone.
EBI is offering lectures and/or workshops Wednesday evening through Friday. Both have the same content. The difference is that a workshop provides you with hands-on experience in working through the problems and examples presented during the lecture. Although for any given topic you may register for the lecture, the workshop, or both, workshop space is limited and priority will be given to those registering only for workshops if necessary.
Register early for workshops, as space is limited due to a combination of seat availability and number of instructors. Your name will be added to a waiting list if necessary.
We invite everyone to bring their wireless-connectable laptop computers to any of the lectures to follow along with the instructors as conditions permit.
Who do I contact if I have questions?
Please contact Diane Rein, Molecular Biosciences Specialist, Life Sciences Library, Purdue University Libraries, by sending email to drein@purdue.edu or calling (765) 494-2915.
