On-line registration available at
http://register.greatlakesbioinformatics.org/

Presentations and Posters:
Students and postdocs are invited to submit abstracts for presentation at the GLB Retreat. The talks will be 10 minutes in length with an additional 5 minutes for questions. These abstracts will be reviewed, and eight will be chosen for presentation. All others are encouraged to bring posters; submission of an abstract is not required for posters.
Please send email to (GLB-Abstract@umich.edu) if you will be bringing a poster. Maximum poster size is 32x40 inches.

The abstract is limited to a single page of single-spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman text, a title at the top of the abstract in 14 point, and 1 inch margins all around.

This is followed by a listing of all authors with their affiliations. The body of the abstract will introduce the problem investigated and then briefly describe the research methods and the results of the work.

Abstracts are due to Dr. Jeffrey de Wet GLB-Abstract@umich.edu by June 30, 2006.

MCBI’s goals are to help advance biological research and technology and help create jobs in research and industry in Michigan through the promotion of bioinformatics. MCBI’s research focus is the large scale integration of biological information for systems biology.

The Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) is a biomedical research facility with the mission of improving human health, with a focus on biomedical cancer research. VARI fulfills its mission by using molecular biology and genetics to identify and understand the function of genes and their protein products (functional genomics) and by applying this knowledge to diagnostics and therapeutics (translational research).

VARI's active biomedical research programs is instrumental in developing the Michigan Tri-Technology Corridor (MTTC). Through its research, VARI has become a highly respected research center.

Keynote Speaker:

Philip C. Andrews, Ph.D.,
Professor, University of Michigan Medical School Department of Biological Chemistry.
Director, Michigan Proteome Consortium

Dr. Andrews is Director of the Michigan Proteome Consortium (MPC) – a statewide network of scientists and research facilities at the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Michigan State University and Van Andel Research Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The consortium was created in 2001 with a $13.7 million grant from the Michigan Life Sciences Corridor to provide services to industry and academic investigators. Dr. Andrews’ research focuses on Functional Genomics (Proteomics), roles of post-translational modifications in cells, whole organism studies, protein structure, and separation studies.

The MPC has an outstanding track record in proteomics and and an impressive team of scientists building an integrated approach to difficult problems involving protein interactions.

The MPC, one of five MLSC-funded core facilities, is part of an effort to bring Michigan's leading research institutions together to collaborate and share very advanced laboratory facilities, allowing every scientist in Michigan access to a state-of-the-art research facility and expert support services.

Jonathan Silverstein, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Radiology at the University of Chicago
Associate Director of the Argonne/Chicago Computation Institute
Director of the Center for Clinical Information at the University of Chicago Hospitals

Dr. Silverstein provides leadership for information technology initiatives in clinical operations and research. After medical school and informatics training at Washington University, he completed general surgery residency at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s, followed by an MS in clinical epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. Since 1998, his NIH funded research has focused on the integration of advanced computing and communication technologies into biomedicine. After six years as an attending academic surgeon, he recognized the special opportunities of biomedical informatics. Using his skills in anticipating and translating information needs among clinicians, scientists, educators, and administrators, he has focused on academic and operational activities in biomedical informatics.

Steven J. Triezenberg, Ph.D.
Dean of the Graduate School, Van Andel Institute

For 18 years as a faculty member at Michigan State University, Dr. Triezenberg directed a research program exploring the regulation of gene expression in eukaryotic cells. One model system for this work was a transcriptional activator protein from herpes simplex virus, a nearly ubiquitous human pathogen. A second project investigated how plants turn on specific genes in response to low temperature as a defense against potential freezing damage. These projects yielded general insights into gene regulatory mechanisms and also specific applications for the particular biological system. In his new position at the Van Andel Institute, Dr. Triezenberg will continue his research but his primary responsibility will be the design and development of a distinctive Ph.D. training program focused on the cell and molecular biology of human diseases.

Lodging:
This year we will be handling room reservations for students only. We have reserved a block of rooms at the Marriott Courtyard Grand Rapids Downtown; please refer to "GLB Retreat" when making your reservations. Rates are
$99.00 for single and double occupancy, and the block will be available at these rates until July 7, 2006.
Please contact the Marriott at 616-242-6000
to make your reservations.

Courtyard Marriott Down Town Grand Rapids, Michigan.
http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/GRRDT

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