This conference will be the first in the series and run from August 24 to August 31, 1998. We expect a shift of experimental activity from direct sequencing to investigation of genome functioning and regulation in nearest future and, therefore, accumulation, analysis, and recognition of genomic regulatory sequences should soon become major Bioinformatics’ problems.
Currently, a lot of information on various types of functional elements has been accumulated in different databases and in literature; however, there is no common standards in the data description and no typical model of data representation, preventing convenient usage of this information in computer methods. While many different approaches and computer programs have been developed, we are far from the ability of accurate prediction of many functional regions, such as, for example, eukaryotic promoters. Of course, the most aspects of genome functioning and regulation are tightly connected with the structure of genome elements.
Our goal is to bring together about 60 researchers that are interested in these problems to discuss the basic approaches, problems with data description and analysis as well as the future trends in this field. We look forward to an exciting, productive conference and encourage you to take part in it. Please email us if you are interested in the conference and indicate the subjects that you consider most important to be discussed at the conference (see items 1-11 below). Please feel free to make any comments about the scope of the conference: any suggestions are welcome.
TOPICS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST:
- Databases on regulatory genomic sequences and regulatory proteins;
- Representation and integration of data on regulation of gene expression;
- Genenets: databases, computer analysis, and modeling of metabolic pathways/response;
- Computer methods of analysis and recognition of regulatory genomic sequences;
- Methods of analysis and prediction of functional site activity;
- Computer technologies for automatic knowledge discovery on gene regulation;
- Gene structure prediction;
- Models of transcriptional and translational control;
- Large-scale genome analysis and functional annotation of nucleotide sequences;the search for objective methods in annotating and finding signals in genomic sequences;
- Evolution of regulatory genomic sequences;
- Aspects of protein structure connected with regulation;
- Experimental studies in understanding transcriptional activation;
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS:
Plenary lectures, symposia, posters and Internet computer demonstrations, round table sessions
Please, inform us if you would like to participate by sending the short application form as soon as possible,it will help to arrange possible travel/accomodation support and reserve the mountain hotel facility
PROCEEDINGS:
Extended abstracts/short communications of all the accepted presentations (up to 4 pages) including posters and computer demos will be published in the Conference Proceedings, which will be distributed to all participants. It is planned that a full-length papers will be invited by the Organizing Committee for publication in a special issue of the journal “BIOINFORMATICS” (CABIOS) after the reviewing process.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES:
The closing date for receiving extended abstracts of presentations is MAY 20, 1998. The decision on acceptance for presentation will be communicated by May 31, 1998. Authors are urged to specify the category to which they are submitting their paper (oral presentation, poster, or computer demonstration). Submissions must be written in English and include title, author’s name, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, email address, and a list of keywords. Please, send alltogether with abstract the VISA registration form . Could You kindly provide us with this form. All these details are essential to help you in obtaining Russian visa.
Both extended abstract and VISA registration form should be sent to:
Prof. Nickolay Kolchanov
Institute of Cytology and Genetics,
Novosibirsk, 630090 Russia:
TEL, +7(3832) 333468
FAX: +7(3832) 331278
mail: kol@bionet.nsc.ru