Announcement and Call for Application to the EMBO practical Course on

"Bioinformatics and Comparative Genome Analyses"

(http://events.embo.org/12-comparative-genomics/index.html) that will

take place in the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples - Italy, 7 –

19 May, 2012.



The main objective of this intensive course is to strengthen

capacities of Phd students and young scientists, in Bioinformatics and

large-scale genome data analyses skills.



The course will focus on reviews on advanced fundamental algorithms

and methods used in Bioinformatics and their applications in genome

studies.

The course topics will include among others, theoretical and practical

aspects in: large-scale genome comparisons, evolutionary analyses,

sequence and genome alignments, Methods for reapeats detection in

genomes sequences, orthologs prediction and classification, Genome

data visualization, Methods and tools used in Next Generation

Sequencing Data analyses.

Practical sessions in a Linux environment will involve Unix and Perl

scripting.

Participants are expected to be familiar with this environment.



The topics that will be included in the course programme are similar

to those included in previously organized courses:

http://www.pasteur.fr/~tekaia/BGA_courses.html



The course is aimed at motivated Ph.D students and Post-Doctoral

Researchers in Academic Institutions, with background in Mathematics,

Statistics, Biology or Computer Science and who are involved in

Bioinformatics and Genomes studies.



Selection of participants will be based on their background, running

research projects and on expressed motivations.

Selected students will have free accommodation and meals and are

expected to contribute with 400 euros and to pay for their travel

expenses.

All participants (students and invited speakers) will stay in the same

hotel.



Detailed indications are available on the course web site:

http://events.embo.org/12-comparative-genomics/index.html



Candidates are advised to complete carefully the application form,

together with a "one-page CV" and a personal Identity Picture (Photo).



The application deadline is March 30, 2012.



With our best best wishes for the New Year.



The organizers:

Giuseppe D'Onofrio (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples - Italy)

Fredj Tekaia (Institut Pasteur Paris, France)

URL: http://www.pasteur.fr/~tekaia/BGA_courses.html