The ABC of Life Science Informatics

Fraunhofer-Institut für Algorithmen und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen SCAI

“The ABC of Life Science Informatics”: Mini-Symposium of Bioinformatics and Cheminformatics Research Groups from the Aachen-Bonn-Cologne Region

 

November 6, 2009
Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (B-IT)
Lecture Hall

Beginning time Lecturer Institution Talk
09:00 – 09:30 WELCOMING / COFFEE
09:30 – 09:40 Prof. Dr. Martin Hofmann-Apitius Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (B-IT) & Fraunhofer Institute SCAI "Introductory Remarks"
09:40 – 10:00 Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Alt Theoretical Biology at the Mathematical and Natural Science Faculty Bonn (IZMB) "Simulation Models for Biological Systems Regulation – Some Examples and Principles"
10:00 – 10:20 Prof. Dr. Thomas Berlage RWTH Aachen & Fraunhofer Institute FIT "Model-Based Engineering of Life Science Instruments"
10:20 – 10:40 Dr. Holger Fröhlich Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (B-IT) "From High-Throuput Data to Systems Biology"
10:40 – 11:10 COFFEE BREAK
11:10 – 11:30 Prof. Dr. Martin Hofmann-Apitius Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (B-IT) & Fraunhofer Institute SCAI "Unstructured Information Mining as a Basis for Modelling and in Silico Experimentation"
11:30 – 11:50 Dr. Kurt Hoffmann Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMB), RWTH-Aachen University c/o Fraunhofer IME "Alma-in-Silico, Towards an Euregional Operational Structure for Sharing and Coordinating Academic and Industrial Competences for Services, Training and Cooperative Research in Systems Biology"
11:50 – 12:10 Dr. Christian Kandt Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (B-IT) "The Molcecular Basis of Multi-drug Resistance - Insights from Computational Structural Biology"
12:10 – 12:30 Prof. Karl Kirschner, PhD Fraunhofer Institute SCAI & Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Physiology "Computational Chemical Engineering by Multiscale Modelling – Research and Services"
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 – 13:50 Prof. Dr. Maik Kschischo University of Applied Sciences Koblenz "Mathematical Model for Potassium Homeostasis in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae"
13:50 – 14:10 Dr. Christian Lemmen BioSolveIT GmbH "Synthetically Accessible Compound Spaces"
14:10 – 14:30 Dr. Heiko Schoof Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding & University of Bonn "Making Connections: Data Integration, Web Services, Phylogenies and High-Throughput Data Interpretation"
14:30 – 14:50 Prof. Dr. Joachim Schultze Laboratory for Genomics and Immunoregulation LIMES, University of Bonn "Combining Genomics and Bioinformatics to Reach the Next Level of Leukemia Diagnostics"
14:50 – 15:10 COFFEE BREAK
15:10 – 15:30 Prof. Thomas Wiehe Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne "Rates and Patterns of Horizontal Gene Transfer"
15:30 – 15:50 Prof. Dr. Thomas Wienker University Hospital of Bonn "Quality Control and Genetic Interaction Analysis of Microarray SNP Data"
15:50 – 16:10 Dipl. Inform. Jörg Zimmermann Institute of Computer Science III, University of Bonn "Gene Network Analysis"
16:10 – 16:30 Dr. Olav Zimmermann Jülich Supercomputing Centre "Opportunities and Challenges for HPC in the Life Sciences"
16:30 – END Prof. Dr. Martin Hofmann-Apitius Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (B-IT) & Fraunhofer Institute SCAI "Conclusions and Closing of the Mini-Symposium"