8th Melbourne
Bioinformatics Course

A short course for Postgraduate Students

Monday 4th – Friday 8th September 2006

At the Howard Florey Institute, Melbourne

Sponsored by: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and Howard Florey Institute.

The topics covered in the course will include:

Biological Databases

Non-coding RNA

Functional Genomics

Sequence Analysis

Protein Structure

Microarrays

Genome Sequences

Bioproteomics

Future Directions for Bioinformatics

Speakers include:

John Mattick
IMB

Terry Speed
WEHI

Tony Burgess
LICR

David Smith
Univ. of Melbourne

Richard Christopherson
Univ. of Sydney

Vladimir Lukic
Bio21 Institute

The course will examine the background, concepts and techniques for effective use of bioinformatics in scientific research. The lectures will be presented by expert research staff actively working in these areas of Bioinformatics.

Lecture Timetable:

September 4

September 5

September 6

September 7

September 8

TIME

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday
9.10-9.45 REGISTRATION

Morning sessions open to the public

Venue
Howard Florey Institute Lecture Theatre

9:10-9.55
9.45-9.55
Introduction
Biological Databases
Robert Flegg,
Proteins in 3D
Tom Garrett, WEHI
Proteomics
Eugene Kapp LICR
Leptospira genome
Dieter Bulach, Monash Univ

9.55-10.40
Sequence Alignment
Vladimir Likic, Bio 21 Inst.
Database Searching
Robert Flegg,
Molecular Modelling
Nathan Hall, Monash Univ
Microarray – experimental scientist’s view
Hamish Scott, WEHI
Kangaroo Genome Project
Matthew Wakefield, ANUI

10.40-11.00
Break

11.00-11.45
Phylogenetic Trees
Terry Speed, WEHI
Comparative Genomics
David Smith,
Melbourne Uinv.
Beyond the Genome
Tony Burgess, LICR
Microarray – Statistical Analysis
Gordon Smyth, WEHI
Noncoding RNA
John Mattick, IMB

11.45-12.30
Motifs & HMMs
Terry Speed, WEHI
Bioinformatics of Plants
Dave Edwards, DPI & VBC
Modelling metabolism
|Bruce Gardiner Melbourne Univ.
Antibody Microarrays
Richard Christopherson
Sydney Univ.
Personal Projects

12:30-14:00
Lunch provided for student participants
Lunch – Free time

Afternoon and evening sessions available only to students enrolled in the Bioinformatics Course

14:00-18:00
Tutorials
Sequence Analysis I
Robert Flegg
Keith Satterley
Sequence Analysis II
Robert Flegg
Keith Satterley
Molecular Structure and Rasmol
Nathan Hall
Microarray Analysis
Keith Satterley
James Wettenhall
Personal Projects

Evening
7:00 pm Course Dinner

Click here to download the Course Notes

Morning lecture sessions OPEN to public.

ALL WELCOME

Supported by Bio21 Australia Ltd and the
Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development