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3 April 2011: Health Sector Training Event

Venue: central London

For those working within all areas of the health sector it is essential to keep abreast of the ever evolving changes in government policy and practice. Government Knowledge, in association with Bridge Partnership, is proud to present a one day interactive course specifically tailored to demystifying the work of the Department of Health, understanding the role of the private sector in healthcare and discussing the future of the NHS.

 

Our unrivalled expertise ensures our training days get to the heart of these complex and ever changing topics with a clear and succinct approach. As an approved supplier on the Buying Solutions framework contract for Learning and Development our economical events provide an efficient solution to meeting all your training needs. For the full agenda for the day please click here.All our courses are currently being accredited with a major university and all courses will count towards either a higher education certificate or a degree.

3 April 2011
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5 April 2011: Provisioning Bioinformatics for the Next Decade - are we prepared?

The 1st Eagle Genomics Symposium. 

Venue: Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT

Eagle Genomics Ltd. would like to invite you to our 1st Symposium, on the subject of "Provisioning Bioinformatics for the Next Decade – are we prepared?". Bringing together thought leaders from across a wide range of biotechnology sectors, we hope to explore such questions as: Just how much are we expecting bioinformatics data to grow in the next few years? What data will it be? When will it arrive? Where will it be generated? Do we really need it all? Who's going to look after it? How are we going to search it? Who will build the tools to analyse it? Where will they be built? How do we keep it all secure? Will we have to share?

Symposium
0900 - 1700 : 5 April 2011
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Bioinformatics
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5 April 2011: Provisioning Bioinformatics for the Next Decade - are we prepared? The 1st Eagle Symposium

Venue: Babraham Research Campus near Cambridge.

Eagle Genomics are proud to offer our fellow OneNucleus members substantial discounts for attending our first ever symposium on 5th April here at the Babraham Research Campus near Cambridge. OneNucleus Silver members can receive 10% off the list price, and Gold members receive a 20% discount.

In addition, all delegates who register before the 28th February will receive an extra 10% early-bird discount.

Act now to secure the best deals on registration. The panel of speakers comprising leading bioinformatics experts from across all the major biotech sectors is second-to-none, promising to give a unique insight into current thinking into the future of bioinformatics and how it applies to you no matter what sector you are working in.

** All delegates will also receive a US$50 Amazon Web Services voucher free-of-charge, thanks to Amazon's generous support of the event. **

Confirmed presentations include:

"Industry needs and the public life science information infrastructure" – Dr. Mark Forster, External Relationships Manager, Syngenta R&D Information systems"Provisioning bioinformatics using open source software: plate spinning, wave riding and friendships" – Prof. Carole Goble, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester"The Pistoia Alliance: Pre-Competitive Collaborations and Next Generation Services in Research Informatics" – Dr. Nick Lynch, President, Pistoia Alliance"The current state of bioinformatics in a big pharma company" – Dr. Matt Hall, UK Team Leader Computational Biology, GSK"Squeezing big data into a small organisation" – Dr. Dan McLean, Head of Bioinformatics, The Sainsbury Laboratory"From Sanger Sequencing to Third Gen Sequencing – are the bioinformatic challenges still the same?!" – Dr. Ulrike Schoeck, Director Bioinformatics, GATC Biotech (Germany)"Meeting the global challenge of food security: bioinformatics in the animal health and welfare sector"– Mr. Mick Watson, Director, ARK Genomics"Ahead in the Cloud" – Dr. Matt Wood, Technology Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

 

 

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0900 - 1700 : 5 April 2011
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Bioinformatics
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7 April 2011: SADS UK National Conference

Venue: Kettering Conference Centre, Northants, NN15 6PB

The cardiac charity SADS UK is holding a conference at the Lifeconnections Congress at the Kettering Conference Centre, Northampton on Thursday 7th  April this year.

Ø     Are you thinking about putting an Automated External Defibrillator at home or school? Ø     Would you like to know more about assistance available to students living with cardiac conditions? Ø     Would you like to see a defibrillator demonstration and see stands exhibiting latest equipment and technology currently available ? Ø     Would you like to meet like-minded individuals and make contacts and network?

7 April 2011
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10 April 2011: VII Course Latin American School of Human & Medical Genetics

Venue: Samuara Hotel, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil

Course
7 day event : 10 April 2011 to 16 April 2011
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Genetics
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11 April 2011: SGPPH - 5th AGM

Venue: Cardiff.   SGPPH is the Society for Genomics Policy and Population Health. 

This one-day meeting, based on the theme of "Clinical and Public Health implications of cutting edge genomic advances", will be presented by scientists and social researchers. The aim of the day is to update participants with an excellent overview regarding present and future developments in these cutting edge technologies, generating lively debate and exploring what they can bring to public health and developing clinical practice. The conference will explore new developments in genomic technologies. This includes presentations on whole genome sequencing, epigenetics and public health, genomics and the evolution of pathogens before exploring what the implications of these developments mean for medicine and healthcare. Topics examined will include how the genome is used against pathogens to fight the old diseases that have often plagued so many across the globe and how the rapidly advancing science of epigenetics provides new possibilities for those at risk from long term disease including cancer and cardiovascular disease. Through dissection of the technologies the scientists will describe what is achievable and realistic, with social scientists and clinicians talking about the ethical, philosophical and legal implications. As part of the audience you will be drawn into discussions and lively debates with these speakers who are leading these new fields.   

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11 April 2011
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Genomics
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14 April 2011: Next generation sequencing for rare and common genetic disorders

Venue: Bologna, Italy

The course in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for Rare and Common
Genetic Disorders is a 3.5 day-long postgraduate level course
addressed to both researchers and clinicians seeking an up-to-date
overview as well as hands-on experience with this revolutionizing
technology and its impact in medicine today. It provides an overview
of the technology and its applications in the mornings, complemented
with afternoon workshops aimed at providing insight in the NGS-based
identification and interpretation of genomic variations, combining
clinical information with functional bioinformatics.

Course
3.5 day event : 14 April 2011 to 17 April 2011
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14 April 2011: Non-coding RNA, Epigenetic Memory and the Environment

Venue: London UK

Conference
2 day event : 14 April 2011 to 15 April 2011
Keywords
Epigenetics
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18 April 2011: Awakening Australia to Rare Diseases

Symposium
3 day event : 18 April 2011 to 20 April 2011
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25 April 2011: World DNA and Genome Day

Venue: Dalian World Expo Center, Dalian, China

Conference
6 day event : 25 April 2011 to 30 April 2011
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25 April 2011: BIT Live Sciences' 2nd World DNA and Genome Day

venue: Dalian, China

Congress
6 day event : 25 April 2011 to 30 April 2011
Keywords
Genomics
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26 April 2011: Epigenetics World Congress

Venue: Boston, USA

2 day event : 26 April 2011 to 27 April 2011
Keywords
Epigenetics
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