Goals and Topics

The "Virtual Conference on Genomics and Bioinformatics" is an advanced environment for the exchange and discussion of information related to innovations of the post-genomic era. Since genomic research has led to an explosive rate of data accumulation and to a shift in the way biological research is conducted, the conference features high profile researchers and educators working actively in the development of new applications in the areas of genomics and bioinformatics. While genomic technologies offer an enormous scientific potential to understand genome functions, structure and interaction, the increasing amount of data generated present new challenges for biologists, sociologists, mathematicians, computer scientists and biological modelers.

1. Transcend geographical and economical barriers to the exchange of ideas that facilitates the interaction and collaboration among scientists and educators around the world.
2. Address the benefits and limitations of the newest developments in post-genomic technologies.
3. Explore the social and ethical implications of genomic and bioinformatic research
4. Establish new ways to introduce high school community about today's multidisciplinary science

• Structural and Functional Genomics
• Post-Genomic Data Standardization, Management, and Integration
• Statistical and Computational Approaches for Gene Expression Analysis
• Sequence Annotation
• Metabolic Profiling and Simulation of Cellular Processes
• Social and Ethical Implications of Genomic Research
• High Throughput Computing and Distributed Memory Infrastructures
  

1. Fargo Access Grid Location
   
2. Other Access Grid Locations around the world
   
   The Access Grid creates an environment that allows participants to feel as if they are engaged personally rather than in the stiff structured environment of a typical videoconference. The Access Grid nodes are typically housed in small rooms; however the Fargo Access Grid will seat about 300 people. Most of the other nodes will remain in the smaller rooms. About 20 Access Grid nodes (world-wide) will participate in this second conference. Participants at all Access Grid Locations can ask questions directly to the speakers. About ten of the speakers will present from the Fargo Access Grid location and the remaining from other Access Grid Locations. Tutorials including: strategies for microarray data analysis, microarray normalization techniques and use of different slide surfaces for printing microarrays are also planned at the Fargo Access Grid Location.
   
   
3. Real Player Live Streaming at selected locations around the world.

   The Real Player Live version will be hosted in locations where an Access Grid is not available. We invite you to organize small to medium size groups to participate in the conference together via this media. If you are interested in hosting such a group please contact us The URL will be provided to the organizer of these groups prior to the conference

Although registration is required, there are no required registration fees to participate in the conference.

• To attend at the Fargo Access Grid Location please register using this form
• Registration procedures for the other Access Grid Locations and Real Player Locations will be available soon.
• To receive further information on these registration procedures please subscribe to our mailing lis

Review Committee

• Søren Brunak, Center for Biological Sequence Analysis, Technical University of Denmark
• Eric Blalock, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
• Su Chung, San Diego Super Computing Center
• Paul Spellman, University of California at Berkeley
• Phillip McClean, North Dakota State University
• Dennis Fernandez, Fernandez and Associates LLP
• William Perrizo, North Dakota State University
• Chandi Griffin, University of California San Francisco
• Bruce Aronow, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
• Andrew McArthur, Marine Biological Laboratory
• Hasan Jamil, Computer Science Department, Mississippi State University
• Raymond Mejía, Mathematical Research Branch, NIDDK and IR, NHLBI
• Michael Deyholos, U of Alberta, Edmonton. Canada

Sponsors