Canadian Human Proteome Project Workshop

Canadian Human Proteome Project Workshop Part 2, MaRS District Discovery, TorontoFebruary 22, 2011
MaRS District Discovery
Toronto, Ontario

The Canadian National Proteomics Network is promoting a Canadian Human Proteomics Project (CHPP), which will leverage Canada’s existing strengths in proteomics, health research and technology. A position paper is currently being developed based on the outcomes of the first CHPP Workshop held on January 16-17, 2011 in conjunction with the Annual Proteomics Conference in Cell Biology in Barbados. The CHPP Working Group will present the first draft of this position paper and invite feedback and further development of the project from the research community, clinicians and industry partners. As members of the CNPN and CNPN Board of Directors, the goal of the organizers of the Workshop is to present a final version of the position paper to Canadian and provincial funding agencies in the Spring of 2011 with the intent of stimulating interest for a nationwide funding competition to support a CHPP.

We invite you to participate in the development of a CHPP during our full-day Workshop on February 22. The Workshop will consist of presentations from leaders around the world participating in the Human Proteome Project, discussion of the goals and potential projects for CHPP, and key strategies for engaging national funding agencies and industry partners. 

Meetings/workshops on bioinformatics and computational biology in China

1.	[ID=365924]ICBBE — 5th Intl Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering
	10 May 2011 → 11 May 2011; Wuhan, China
	weblink: http://www.icbbe.org/2011

2.	[ID=385350]5th International Conference On Bioinformatics And Biomedical Engineering
	10 May 2011 → 12 May 2011; Wuhan, China
	weblink: http://www.icbbe.org/2011

3.	[ID=372265]iCCBE 2011 — The 5th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering
	13 May 2011 → 15 May 2011; Wuhan, China
	weblink: http://www.icbbe.org/2011/Home.aspx
4.	[ID=398091]CBB2011 — 2011 International Conference on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
	28 Oct 2011 → 30 Oct 2011; Shanghai, China
	abstract: The 2011 International Conference on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB2011) will take place in Shanghai China, 28-30 October, 2011. The conference CBB2011 is held under the World Congress on Engineering and Technology 2011(CET2011). The CET 2011 is composed of several conferences on the frontier topics in the engineering and technological subjects.
	weblink: http://www.engii.org/cet2011/CBB2011.aspx

Sigma Product Interview

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I'm working with a team to understand what researchers need to manipulate gene transcription and regulation.  We would like to talk to people who are working in an area related to gene regulation and would like to learn about their research.   
The goal of this 30-45 minute conversation is simply for us to better understand what researchers are doing and what they would like to do, so we can determine what tools and technologies are missing.  It is not a sales call, but a conversation directed to better understand what is needed to be successful in their research.  This will help Sigma develop products that solve unmet needs. 

The interviews will be taking place through 1/15/11 and will be conducted by Research Biotech Marketing and R&D staff. 
Because you are close to customers, we request your help in identifying people who would be interested in participating.  As a token of appreciation, we will be offering participants a $50 Amazon gift card.  Simply send me the contact info of those who are interested in participating, and we will arrange to set up the interview.   

Cresset Introduces Newest Cloud Computing Enabled Application with FieldAlign V3.0

Cresset today announced that it has released a major new version of its FieldAlign package. FieldAlign V3.0 is the latest in Cresset’s new generation of “cloud enabled” applications, which support parallel, distributed computing by default. It can be deployed both as a traditional desktop application and as a command-line application distributed onto large computing servers. FieldAlign V3.0 also introduces native support for the Mac for the first time. 
FieldAlign is a powerful molecular design and 3D Structure Activity Relationship (SAR) tool which generates biologically relevant molecular comparisons, which can be used to find the root causes of activity or inactivity. FieldAlign helps chemists to gain detailed understanding of the SAR of their lead molecules and to use this to design the best next synthesis. 

FieldAlign V3.0 introduces a range of user features that improve productivity and customisability. Its command line interface supports scripting and workflow systems, and is now available on Windows, Linux and Mac platforms. It incorporates a new molecule table enabling filtering and sorting of lead molecules, using imported data or standard physical properties, such as wcLogP, TPSA, Rule of Five violations. The new molecule editor enables rapid design iterations, while the multi-processor support facilitates faster run times on modern computers. With the option to expand computational power by distributing remote FieldEngines and its enhanced integration with other chemistry applications, more flexible licensing options provide advanced user flexibility. 

“FieldAlign V3.0 is now much simpler to deploy throughout a company and easier to use. This gives medicinal chemists access to an intuitive and powerful tool that enables them to accurately evaluate the effect of small design changes before synthesis”, said Tim Cheeseright, Products Director at Cresset.

Training: Real-Time PCR Seminar Announcement

Key Steps to Generating High Quality Real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) data that meets the MIQE Guidelines

Speaker; Sean Taylor PhD Bio-RAD Laboratories

Date: Monday, Nov 22th, 2010
Time: 11:00AM-12:00PM
Location: University of Toronto, Donnelly Center, 2nd Floor, Red Seminar  Room

In an effort to assist the scientific community to produce consistent, high quality data  from RT-qPCR experiments, The Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments (MIQE) guidelines were recently published. The ultimate goal of MIQE is to establish clear guidelines for the information  required o publish RT-qPCR data to allow reviewers and editors to measure the technical quality of submitted manuscripts against an established yardstick and to facilitate easier replication of experiments described in published studies. This talk focus on how to apply the MIQE guidelines to design a solid experimental approach for RT-qPCR.