NETTAB 2008

Bioinformatics Methods for Biomedical Complex System Applications

19-21 May 2008, Varenna, Lake Como, Italy

The NETTAB 2008 workshop will focus on all aspects needed to provide the framework for understanding multi-scale, complex biological systems, from the single bio-molecule to the cell, across a wide range of clinical information.
In particular, a special emphasis will be given to combine theory, experiments, informatics, and technologies for an integrative systems approach to biological research, which is becoming increasingly multidisciplinary, multidimensional, information driven.

Sessions
Opening Keynote Session
Bioinformatics Methods for Complex Systems
Gene networking applications
Poster Session
Mathematical methods for System Biology
Bioinformatics for Oncology

Tutorials
Systems Biology Tools
Systems Biology Standards

Location
Villa Monastero, Via Polvani 2, Varenna, Italy

Important dates
10 April 2008: paper submission
21 April 2008: communication of acceptance
22 April 2008: Registration 19-21 May 2008: Tutorials and Workshop

Abstracts
The guidelines and format and for extended abstract submission is available at the following URL:
http://www.nettab.org/2008/abstract.doc

Registration
Register for the NETTAB 2008 workshop: http://www.nettab.org/2008/rform.html

General topics
Network Standards, Technologies, Tools, Applications in Bioinformatics
Network standards devoted to bioinformatics needs
Network techmnologies for bioinformatics
Network tools for bioinformatics
Network bioinformatics applications

Focus theme topics
Computational Systems Biology
Model-driven development for biological complex systems
Software methodologies for complex adaptive systems
Multi-agent systems and cellular automata
Database integration and data warehouses
Analysis of metabolic and regulatory networks
Genetic association studies and linkage analysis
Proteomics and protein interactions
Microarray modelling and analysis
Integrative approaches for drug design
Grid based and HPC for bioinformatics applications   

For the full list of topics please consult the NETTAB website.
http://www.nettab.org/2008/

Chairs
Luciano Milanesi, Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Milan, Italy
Paolo Romano, Bioinformatics, National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy

Scientific Committee
Lilia Alberghina, University of Milan Bicocca, Italy
Alberto Albertini, CNR-ITB, Milano, Italy
Claudia Angelini, CNR-IAC, Napoli, Italy
Francesco Beltrame, ICT Department, CNR, Rome, Italy
Paola Bertolazzi, CNR-IASI, Rome, Italy
Flavio Corradini, University of Camerino, Italy
Nicola Cannata, University of Camerino, Italy
Luca Cardelli, Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK
Rita Casadio, University of Bologna, Italy
Gastone Castellani, University of Bologna, Italy
Giorgio Colombo, CNR-ICRM, Milano, Italy
Gianluigi Condorelli, Medical Department, CNR, Rome, Italy
Daniele Cusi, University of Milan, Italy
Marie-Dominique Devignes, LORIA, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
Angelo Facchiano, CNR-ISA, Avellino, Italy
Piero Fariselli, University of Bologna, Italy
Raffaele Giancarlo, University of Palermo, Italy
Radu Grosu, State University of New YorkStony Brook, USA
Liliana Ironi, CNR-IMATI, Pavia, Italy
Alexander Kel, Biobase, Germany
Pietro Liò, University of Cambridge, UK
Fabio Macciardi, University of Milan, Italy
Roberto Marangoni, University of Pisa, Italy
Francesco Masulli, University of Genoa, Italy
Giancarlo Mauri,  University of Milan Bicocca, Italy
Emanuela Merelli, University of Camerino, Italy
Andrey Mironov, Moscow University, Russia
Marco Muselli, CNR, Genoa, Italy
Giovanni Paolella, CEINGE, University of Naples, Italy
Marco Pellegrini, CNR-IIT, Pisa Italy
Annibale Puca, Multimedica, Milano, Italy
Scott Smolka, State University of New York Stony Brook, USA
Roberto Tagliaferri, University of Salerno, Italy
Giorgio Valentini, University of Milan, Italy