Workshops
2002
Impact
of nucleic acid chemistry on gene function analysis: Antisense,
aptamers, ribozymes and RNAi
Workshop
organisers:
Joachim Engels, Institute fur Organische Chemie, Goethe Universitat,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Hans Prydz, Biotechnology Centre of Oslo, Norway
Jutta Reinhard-Rupp, Functional Genomics, Aventis, Frankfurt
am Main, Germany
The
aim of this workshop is to facilitate communication and foster
collaboration between groups of researchers in specific mRNA
knockdown systems, using techniques that are different but
highly related. Experimental approaches differ in the chemical
nature of the reagents ranging from short oligonucleotides,
single or double stranded, synthesised with specific chemical
modifications, to larger RNAs generated from DNA constructs
within the cell, like ribozymes. This small meeting will offer
opportunities for in depth discussion on common problems and
examples, for all participants.
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Date
and Venue: April 4-6th, 2002; St Goar (Schlosshotel Rheinfels),
Germany
Modelling
of molecular networks
Workshop
organisers:
Alfonoso Valencia, CNB-CSIC, Madrid
In biology, the problem of manipulation of information on interactions
and regulation of networks has been addressed by the community
focusing on metabolic pathways, while in other areas such as
engineering and computer science interesting developments include
electrical circuits and logical systems. These communities have
very different viewpoints and in general lack direct access
to new technologies and recent proteomics data. The intention
of the workshop is to create a favourable arena for the interchange
of ideas and the promotion of true scientific development, responding
to a real need for trans-disciplinary approaches.
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Date
and Venue: June 12th-14th; Granada, Spain
The
future of human biobanks: Practical and ethical issues
Workshop
organiser:
Marta E. Alarcon-Riquelme, Department of Genetics and Pathology,
Uppsala University, Sweden
The
availability of human material in the form of extensive samples
of DNA, RNA and tissues, which are accumulating as a consequence
of the research resulting
from the genome project,
requires that such material is collected, stored and evaluated
in an optimal manner. This needs to take into account ethical,
economical and legal considerations. The purpose of this workshop
is to bring together scientists and other individuals with
experience in various aspects of the topic from all around
Europe.
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Date
and Venue: 12th-13th September, 2002; Rudbeck Laboratory,
Uppsala, Sweden
Protein
structure determination
Workshop
organisers:
Ugur Sezerman, Biological Sceinces and Bioengineering programme,
Sabanci Univeristy, Turkey
Rita Casadio, Department of Biology, Univerisyt of Bologna,
Italy
Burak Erman, Material Sciences Programme, Sabanci Univeristy,
Turkey
The
main purpose of the workshop is to bring very different expertise
from different fields of structural genomics together, in
an effort to start new collaborations, define new strategies
and new means to tackle the problems in protein structure
determination. The techniques that are used in structural
genomics are very diverse, and a comparative analysis of pros
and cons of the techniques would be very beneficial. The field
is very young, therefore the exchange of methods and results
would be important in developing novel methods. We will especially
ask the participants to come up with the specific problems
that they have in their research. We will try to address these
problems in the discussions, hoping to provide answers or
promote new collaborations.
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Ontology
for biology
Workshop
organisers:
Paul van der Vet, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Luca Bernardi, European Media Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
Isabel Rojas, European Media Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
Uwe Reyle, University of Stuttgart, Germany
The
workshop will try to give answers to the following questions:
Why do I need an ontology? How do I create it? How do I check
it? How do I use it? The aim is to bring together scientists
from different fields and to foster discussion of biological
ontologies approached from different points of views.
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Date
and Venue: 7th-8th November, Heidelberg, Germany
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