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- Subject: Computational Biology Conference
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- * FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS *
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- * SECOND ALBANY CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY *
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- * "PATTERNS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION" *
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- * YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AND DISCUSSANT AWARDS *
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- GENERAL CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION
-
- The Second Albany Conference on Computational Biology will be held
- October 8-11, 1992 in Rensselaerville near Albany, New York. The aim of
- this conference (like that of the 1990 Albany Conference) is to explore
- the computational tools and approaches being developed in diverse fields
- within biology, with emphasis this year on topics related to organization
- and self-assembly. The conference will be designed to provide an
- environment for a frank and informal exchange among scientists and
- mathematicians that is not normally possible within the constraints of
- topical, single-discipline meetings. The theme of the Conference,
- "Patterns of Biological Organization", will be developed in five sessions
- on topics ranging from the level of sequence to the level of embryo
- development. Leading specialists in the various disciplines are being
- invited, with the degree of involvement in novel computational approaches
- as one of the most important criteria for selection.
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- MEETING AWARDS FOR MATHEMATICIANS AND YOUNG SCIENTISTS
-
- We are seeking an interdisciplinary audience: mathematicians and
- computer scientists as well as biologists. To encourage participation
- of mathematics and computer science specialists outside the area of
- biology, we will award waivers of meeting fees ($475 each) to three who
- are willing to serve as discussants at the meeting. Also, fees will be
- waived for ten "young investigators" (graduate students, postdocs,
- junior faculty), to be selected from among the specialties represented
- at the conference. Individuals seeking either type of award should
- submit an application (see below) and include a CV and a short letter
- explaining their interest in attending the meeting. "Young
- Investigator" awardees will be expected to submit a poster and so
- applicants should include an abstract with their application.
-
-
- CONFERENCE FORMAT
-
- The conference will consist of three morning and two evening sessions
- over a period of three nights and days (Thursday afternoon through Sunday
- morning). Each session will be comprised of three or four 30-minute talks
- interspersed by question-and-answer periods of 15-20 minutes.
- Afternoons are free for discussion, viewing posters (which all
- participants are invited to bring), and workshops (some planned, others
- impromptu). Workshop titles include "structure data bases" and
- "mechanisms of morphogenesis". In addition, a workshop is planned for
- Thursday afternoon that will introduce non-biologists to the main issues
- of macromolecular and cellular structure to be addressed at the meeting.
-
-
- CONFERENCE SESSIONS AND SPEAKERS
-
- Keynote Address Thursday PM
- ----------------------------
- Prof. Hermann Haken, Univ. Stuttgart
- Concepts of Bio-synergetics
-
-
- Session 1 Friday AM Sequence analysis and secondary structure
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- Discussion leader: George Berg
- The University at Albany (SUNY)
- 518-442-4267
- BERG@CS.ALBANY.EDU
-
- Speakers: David L. Waltz, Thinking Machines, Inc.
- Protein secondary structure prediction using hybrid
- representation
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- Jean Michel Claverie, NCBI, NIH
- Gene identification
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- Michael Zuker, National Research Council of Canada
- Structural analysis by energy dot plot of a large mRNA
-
- Stephen Altschul, NCBI, NIH
- Scoring systems for macromolecular sequence comparison
-
-
- Session 2 Friday PM Macromolecular function
- ---------------------------------------------
- Discussion leader: Jacquelyn Fetrow
- The University at Albany (SUNY)
- 518-442-4389
- JACQUE@ISADORA.ALBANY.EDU
-
- Speakers: Judith Hempel, Biosym Technologies, Inc.
- Conformational analysis of peptides and protein loop regions
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- Fred E. Cohen, UCSF
- Pharmaceutical design from protein structure
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- Chris Lee, Stanford University
- Steric fit in protein stability and substrate specificity
-
- Francois Michel, Centre de Genetique Moleculaire, CNRS (France)
- Three-dimensional architecture of a catalytic RNA, as revealed
- by comparative sequence analysis
-
-
- Session 3 Saturday AM Development
- -----------------------------------
- Discussion leader: John Reinitz
- Yale Univ., New Haven, CT
- 203-785-7049
- REINITZ-JOHN@CS.YALE.EDU
-
- Speakers: Michael Levine, UC-San Diego
- The transcriptional control of stripes in the Drosophila
- embryo
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- John Reinitz, Yale University
- Circuitry from gene expression
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- George Oster, UC-Berkeley
- Brownian machines
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- Stuart A. Newman, New York Medical College
- Generic physical mechanisms as templates for development
- and evolution.
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- Session 4 Saturday PM Recognition and assembly
- ------------------------------------------------
- Discussion leader: Joachim Frank
- Wadsworth Center and State Univ. of New York, Albany
- 518-474-7002
- JOACHIM@TETHYS.PH.ALBANY.EDU
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- Speakers: David DeRosier, Brandeis University
- Structure and assembly of the bacterial flagellum: protein
- folding linked to flagellin polymerization
-
- Phoebe L. Stewart, The Wistar Institute
- Bridging the resolution gap between x-ray crystallography
- and electron microscopy
-
- John Sedat, UCSF
- Visualization and analysis of multidimensional cellular
- structures
-
-
- Session 5 Sunday AM Tertiary structure prediction
- ---------------------------------------------------
- Discussion leader: Charles Lawrence
- Wadsworth Center, and State Univ. of New York, Albany
- 518-473-3382
- CEL@BIOMETRICS.PH.ALBANY.EDU
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- Speakers: Rick Fine, Biosym Technologies, Inc.
- Towards reliable modeling of antibody combining sites:
- insights from canonical structures, conformational search,
- and solvation analysis
-
- Stephen Bryant, NCBI, NIH
- A residue contact potential for threading sequence through
- folding motif
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- James U. Bowie, UCLA
- Assessing the compatibility of a protein sequence with a
- three-dimensional structure
-
-
- CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
-
- Joachim Frank (Co-chair), Carmen Mannella (Co-chair), Charles Lawrence,
- Patrick Van Roey; Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research (New York
- State Department of Health) and School of Public Health (SUNY)
-
- Jacquelyn Fetrow, George Berg; The University at Albany (SUNY)
-
- Jeffrey Bell; Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute:
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- John Reinitz; Yale University
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- Steven Bryant; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NIH):
-
-
- CONFERENCE SITE
-
- The conference, one of the Albany Conference series held annually since
- 1984, will take place at the Rensselaerville Conference Center, located 30
- miles southwest of Albany, NY in the Helderberg Mountains. The Institute
- offers on-campus facilities including a large auditorium with
- audio-visual equipment and smaller conference halls for informal workshops
- and poster sessions. The Weathervane Restaurant, located on-campus and
- formerly the carriage house of the Huyck estate, provides meals and
- refreshments, while overnight lodging is available in the modern & classic
- estate houses. Rooms are assigned in advance to registrants, and
- transportation to and from Rensselaerville is provided from the airport,
- train and bus stations. The rural, secluded setting of the conference,
- the limited number of participants and the scheduling of sessions in the
- morning and the evening -- leaving the afternoons free -- are intended
- to facilitate informal discussions among conference participants.
-
-
- REGISTRATION INFORMATION
-
- CONFERENCE FEE: $475 includes registration, accomodations (double occ.),
- meals and transportation between the conference center and Albany airport.
- Payment of the full fee will be required by SEPT. 31, 1992. Please note
- that neither the Albany Conferences nor the Rensselaerville Conference
- Center accepts credit cards.
-
- APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 10, 1992
-
- For further registration information contact:
- Conference coordinator, Carole Keith, 518-442-4327, FAX 518-442-4767,
- carole@uacsc2.albany.edu - or send your application & abstract (unfolded)
- to The Albany Conference, P.O. Box 8836, Albany, NY 12208-0836.
-
- MEETING AWARDS
-
- Graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty who would like to be
- considered for a Young Investigator award should submit with the
- registration form - a CV, a brief letter explaining research interests
- and a poster abstract. Graduate students should also include a letter of
- recommendation from a faculty advisor.
-
- Mathematicians and computer scientists who would like to apply for a
- Discussant award should include a CV and a brief statement explaining
- how their expertise relates to the theme of the meeting.
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- Applications from members of groups that are underrepresented in this
- field (women and racial minorities) are strongly encouraged.
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- You may use the following "E-Mail application form" to register:
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- Name:
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- Organization:
-
- Business Address:
-
- City: State: Zip:
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- Business Phone: Fax:
-
-
- If you plan to submit a poster, please include its title and (if
- ready) a short abstract. (You will be asked to provide by Sept. 16 a
- one-page, camera-ready version of the poster abstract, using 1.5 inch
- borders, for the meeting workbook.) Indicate if you wish to be
- considered for a Young Scientist or Discussant Award.
-
-