Practical Course “Bioinformatics; Databases and Computer Networks in Biology”

Co-sponsored by

ICGEB
FUNDACAO TROPICAL DE PESQUISAS E TECNOLOGIA ANDRE TOSELLO PROGRAMA DE RECURSOS HUMANOS PARA AREAS ESTRATEGICAS DO CNPq

30 May – 3 June 1994, Campinas, Brazil

Organizers:

  • Vanderlei P. Canhos, Base de Dados Tropical, Brazil
  • Sándor Pongor

Faculty

  • Wim Degrave (FIOCRUZ, Brazi)
  • David Judge (University of Cambridge, UK)
  • Gary Olsen (University of Illinois, USA)
  • Goran Neshich (EMBRAPA-CENARGEN, Brazil)

Instructors

  • Heitor L.C. Coutinho (BDT, Brazil)
  • Valeria Bevilacqua (ICGEB, Italy)
  • Carlos A. Brefe, BDT, Brazil

Topics

  • Computer Communications, Networking on the Internet
  • Electronic Mail, Bulletin Boards
  • Bioinformatics resources: BMBBnet, BDTnet, ICGEBnet
  • Molecular Biology Databases
  • Sequence comparison and alignment techniques
  • Microbial Strain Data Network (MSDN)
  • Ribosomal Database Projectand its applications for phylogenetic studies
  • Round table on Latin American networking options

Programme

Monday 30/05/94
8:30 – 9:00Registration
9:00 – 9:30Welcome and overview of workshop
Vanderlei P. Canhos
9:30 – 10:30ICGEB and ICGEBnet
Sándor Pongor
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30BDTnet and BMBBnet
Vanderlei Canhos and Goran Neschich
12:30 – 14:00Lunch
14:00 – 15:30The Internet: tools and resources
Wim Degrave+ instructors
15:30 – 16:00Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30Practical: Navigating on the Internet
Wim Degrave + instructors
Tuesday 31/05/94
9:00 – 10:00Biological information on Internet: from genes to ecossystems
Vanderlei Canhos and Goran Neschich
10:00 – 11:00Molecular Sequence Databases
Wim Degrave and Goran Neschich
11:00 – 11:30Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30Accessing Sequence Databases
Wim Degrave and Goran Neschich
12:30 – 14:00Lunch
14:00 – 15:30Introduction to GCG
Wim Degrave
15:30 – 16:00Coffee break
16:30 – 17:30Practical: GCG applications
Wim Degrave and David Judge
Wednesday 01/06/94
9:00 – 10:30The Ribosomal Database Project
Gary Olsen
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30Practical: Phylogenetic analysis (RDP and GDE)
Gary Olsen
12:30 – 14:00Lunch
14:00 – 15:00Practical: Phylogenetic analysis (RDP and GDE)
Gary Olsen
15:00 – 15:30Coffee break
15:30 – 16:30Designing PCR primers.
David Judge
16:30 – 17:30Practical: Designing PCR primers
David Judge
Thursday 02/06/94
9:00 – 10:30Staden package
David Judge
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30Practical: Staden Package
12:30 – 14:00Lunch
14:00 – 15:30Studying proteins, motifs and 3-D structures
Sandor Pongor
15:30 – 16:00Coffee break
16:00 – 16:30Practical: Studying proteins, motifs and 3-D structures
Sandor Pongor
Friday 03/06/94
9:00 – 10:00Microbial strain databases
Vanderlei P. Canhos
10:00 – 10:30Practical: Accessing microbial strain databases
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30Lecture: Gary Olsen
12:30 – 14:00Lunch
14:00 – 16:00Round table: Latin American networking options.
Chairman: Vanderlei P. Canhos