Biomedical Informatics Journal Club
Next Journal Club
| Time | Place | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1, Mon. 12-1pm | Sanger Hall 1-044 | Computational and experimental studies of microRNAs in human and other genomes | Dr. Wen-Hsiung Li, a James Watson Chaired Professor in University of Chicago and an academician in both USA and Taiwan |
Background: The past decade has witnessed an exponential growth of vast amount of biological and biomedical data including genomic sequences, gene annotations, expression and regulation, protein-protein interactions, biological pathways, and large-scale genotyping. We have also seen a wide-spread proliferation of biology-oriented databases, algorithm and computational tool developments, and computational analysis and data mining. This trend will accelerate thanks to the revolutionary high-throughput technologies, especially the next generation of sequencing technology, of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, cancer genomics, and pharmacogenomics.
The basic and clinical research in the post-genome era has already taken great advantages of these data and tools. VCU has a large number of investigators who are directly or indirectly involved in biomedical informatics or who are interested in sharing/learning the bioinformatics techniques. Thus, a community focusing on biomedical informatics is expected to greatly benefit VCU investigators, especially in clinical and translational research. Such a community will help investigators learn new techniques, share data, exchange ideas, and promote collaborations both within VCU and externally.
Organizers: Drs. Zhongming Zhao and Anyuan Guo.
Participants: VCU faculty, students, post-doctoral fellows and staff who are interested in biomedical informatics.
Time: Wednesday 4:00 pm -5:00 pm.
Place: BioTech One Rm 1-160 (VIPBG conference room).
Presentations/forum: Each participant voluntarily selects a topic or a recent paper and leads the discussion. The topic or the paper should be in the broad field of biomedical informatics. Topics in clinical and translational research are particularly encouraged. We aim to learn as much as possible in a minimum time and effort, thus, the leading participant is not required to prepare a formal presentation. Instead, he/she should select a paper one week in advance, distribute it to the list, prepare for it before the journal club, and lead the reading and discussion.
Other options will be available to the participants including an online forum and an email list.
We will invite two external speakers each year. Most importantly, we need your participation and suggestions!
Support: VCU Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR)