Conference 12th July 2012 10 a.m. Chilworth Manor Hotel, Southampton
Quantitative Biology
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- http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ifls/news/events/latest.page?
- Categories
- Bioinformatics, Biomathematics
- Submitter
- Luke Goater
IfLS
As part of a cross-campus initiative, the Institute for Life Sciences is organising a one day event on "Quantitative Biology", defined broadly to include applications of mathematical/computational/bioinformatic techniques to experimental biology/biomedicine.
Time / Date: 10am-4pm, Thursday 12 July
Location:
Chilworth Manor Hotel, Southampton
Aims of the meeting:
Southampton has considerable potential in this area, and the aim of this meeting is to bring together those interested to explore ways in which quantitative biology can be further developed at Southampton.
Programme: Peter Smith, Director of the IfLS, will introduce the day and a number of Southampton based-speakers will each give a short presentation on their interests and expertise in this area from both experimental and computational perspectives. The aim of these presentations is to stimulate collaboration and there will be extensive time for discussion.
Speakers include:
Rich Edwards – Biology
Tim Elliott & Alistair Bailey – Medicine
Spiros Garbis – Center for proteomics research, Medicine
Steven Gilmour – Statistics
Alan Kimber – Statistics
Rohan Lewis – Medicine
Ben MacArthur – Medicine and Mathematics
Bram Sengers – Engineering
Ali Tavassoli – Medicine and Chemistry
Dave Woods – Statistics
Presentations will be followed by group discussions and a plenary feedback session. The full programme will circulated once available - http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ifls/news/events/latest.page?
Registration: The event is free but registration is required. If you would like to attend, please confirm by adding your university email address to the following doodle poll: http://www.doodle.com/t2pc9mcq8fk53xzw#table
For further information, please contact Ben MacArthur B.D.MacArthur@soton.ac.uk or Janette Thompson J.L.Thompson@soton.ac.uk