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The First Annual **EITA-Bio ** Workshop
(EITA-Bio 2008)
"Synergy of Bioinformatics and Biomedical Research"
Friend Center, Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
Saturday, June 7, 2008
The world is in the midst of an information
and communication technological revolution that is transforming almost every
aspect of our lives. The intersection of information technology and
biotechnology has become critically important because of the vast amount of
data involved in the study of biology. Bioinformatics is very much a discipline
in expansion as evidenced by the convergence of Biology, Computer Science,
Information and Communication Technology, Mathematics and Statistics.
Bioinformatics highlights the application of statistics, data mining,
artificial intelligence, neural networks, machine learning and natural language
processing techniques to computationally difficult problems in molecular
biology. It is dedicated to provide researchers the knowledge and skills
necessary for the invention of algorithms and the creation of computational
systems that facilitate the understanding of biological processes and application of these tools and methods to individuals and
communities through public health and prevention programs. Meanwhile,
advances in high-throughput biotechnology and novel bioassays at the
single-cell level have fundamentally changed the way people study
biology. Following the decyphering of human genome at the turn of the
century, interplay of bioinformatics and novel biotechnology has brought a new revolution in biomedical research.
The EITC-Bio Workshop will focus on the current research and development
frontiers in both academia and industry. This year, we will invite
leading scientists to present and discuss how the synergy of bioinformatics and
biomedical science may further our understandings in biology and medicine, and
faciliate our combat against diseases. The full-day event covers latest advances in various topics including computational
biology, systems biology, cancer, immunology, and high-throughput
screening. We expect our program will engage dialogues across disciplines
and invite discussions in the forefront of biomedical informatics. We
sincerely invite you to join us for this exciting event.
Li-San Wang, University of Pennsylvania
Yibin Kang, Princeton University
