Computational Molecular Biology Symposium 2007

Monday, May 7, 2007
8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Singleton Room, Roberts Hall
*Please note schedule change and new ending time*

We are pleased to invite you to the 6th Annual Computational Biology Symposium at Carnegie Mellon University. The Carnegie Mellon Computational Biology Symposia are designed to introduce computational biology and genomics to Carnegie Mellon students and faculty members, through presentations on cutting edge research and technology.

The theme of this year's symposium is Systems Biology and Statistical Genetics.

Schedule
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.	"How genomics and computational science changed biological science" David Botstein, Ph.D. Anthony B. Evnin Professor of Genomics Director, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics Princeton University
9:20 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.	"Reconstructing dynamic regulatory maps" Ziv Bar-Joseph, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Machine Learning & Computer Science Departments Carnegie Mellon University
9:50 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.	"Stretching those genome-wide association dollars: genome-wide association studies for type 2 diabetes in Mexican Americans" Nancy Cox, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Human Genetics University of Chicago
10:35 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.	Break
11:05 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.	"Models and methods for population genetic variation" Matthew Stephens, Ph.D. Professor Departments of Human Genetics and Statistics University of Chicago
11:55 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.	"So many phenotypes, so little power: Discovering genetic association when multiple traits are measured" Kathryn Roeder, Ph.D. Professor Department of Statistics Carnegie Mellon University
12:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Break
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	“The unit of selection in cis-regulatory modules” Martin Kreitman, Ph.D. Professor Department of Ecology and Evolution University of Chicago
2:20 p.m.- 2:45 p.m.	"Universal properties of genome evolution and the origin of singlets" Carlos Camacho, Ph.D. Associate Professor Departments of Computational Biology and Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry University of Pittsburgh
2:45p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	"Bayesian bioinformatics" Eric Xing, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Machine Learning & Computer Science Departments Language Technology Institute Computer Science Department Carnegie Mellon University
4:05 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	"How T-killer cells deliver the kiss of death: A quantitative systems perspective" Ivan Maly, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Computational Biology University of Pittsburgh

For additional information, please send e-mail to the organizer:
Eric Xing , Computer Science Department

Supported by the Department of Biological Sciences through a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute