SSMBio 2012

Aim

SSMBio 2012 offers a broad and intensive series of lectures at different levels on bioinformatics. The students choose their preferred courses according to their interests and background. Instructors are top names in their respective fields. The School intends to help students initiate and foster their research career.

Addressed to

Graduate (and advanced undergraduate) students from around the world. Most appropriate degrees include: Computer Science, Biology and Medicine. Other students (for instance, from Engineering or Mathematics) are welcome too.

The School is appropriate also for people more advanced in their career who want to keep themselves updated on developments in the field.

There will be no overlap in the class schedule.

Courses and Professors

• David Gilbert (Brunel U, London), Biomodel Engineering for Systems and Synthetic Biology – from Uniscale to Multiscale [intermediate/advanced, 6 hours]
• Joachim Selbig (University of Potsdam & Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology), Integrative 'Omics' Data and Network Analysis [intermediate/advanced, 6 hours]
• Wing-Kin Sung (National U Singapore), Extracting Information from Next Generation Sequencing Data [introductory/intermediate, 6 hours]
• Michael Zhang (U Texas Dallas), From Computational -Omics to Systems Biology [intermediate, 6 hours]

Registration

It has to be done on line. Please select the menu item registration.

Fees

They are variable, depending on the number of courses each student takes.

The rule is:

1 hour =

• 10 euros (for payments until June 2, 2012),
• 15 euros (for payments after June 2, 2012).

Payment Procedure

The fees must be paid to the School's bank account:

Uno-e Bank
bank's address: Julian Camarillo 4 C, 28037 Madrid, Spain
IBAN: ES3902270001820201823142
BIC/SWIFT: UNOEESM1
account holder: Carlos Martín-Vide GRLMC
account holder's address: Avinguda Catalunya, 35, 43002 Tarragona, Spain

Please mention SSMBio 2012 and your name in the subject. A receipt will be provided on site.

Remarks

• Bank transfers should not involve any expense for the School.
• People claiming early registration will be requested to prove that the bank transfer order was carried out by the deadline.
• Students may be refunded only in the case when a course gets cancelled due to the unavailability of the instructor.

People registering on site at the beginning of the School must pay in cash. For the sake of local organization, however, it is much recommended to do it earlier.

Accommodation

Information about accommodation will be available here.

Certificate

Students will be delivered a certificate stating the courses attended, their contents, and their duration.

Important Dates

• Announcement of the programme: April 21, 2012
• Starting of the registration: April 21, 2012
• Early registration deadline: June 2, 2012
• Starting of the School: August 27, 2012
• End of the School: August 31, 2012

Questions and Further Information

Florentina-Lilica Voicu: florentinalilica.voicu (at) urv.cat

Postal Address

SSMBio 2012
Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics (GRLMC)
Rovira i Virgili University
Av. Catalunya, 35
43002 Tarragona, Spain

Phone: +34-977-559543
Fax: +34-977-558386