GeneGo one day training course on data mining & pathway analysis, Dec. 2^nd, Boston

Pharma and Biotech $1,000, Academic $250

By the end of the day you will have a basic understanding of systems biology, pathway analysis and be able to use MetaCore for data mining and experimental data analysis.

Limited space available so reserve your seat today!

Call 1 858 756 7996 or email training@genego.com or fax PO to 760 479 2059

Introduction to Systems Biology with GeneGo

Since the introduction of microarray technology, high-throughput data and its analysis have become an integral part of disease biology research. The “OMICs” field has expanded to include proteomics, metabolomics, genotyping, allowing scientists to easily interrogate mechanisms of complex diseases on multiple molecular levels concurrently: from DNA, to gene expression, to protein behavior and metabolite imbalances. However, the OMICS era analysis begs the need for tools to analyze and prioritize the biological relevance of this information. GeneGo provides a solution with MetaCore.

This course begins by introducing systems biology, addresses data collection, how statistics are used to normalize data and elaborate on the need for functional analysis with MetaCore. The first session focuses on learning the basics: data manager capabilities, how to upload, batch uploading, store, share and check data properties and signal distribution. We will then focus on how MetaCore uses your gene list to extract functional relevance by determining the most enriched processes across several ontologies. This entails a detailed lesson on how to prioritize your hypothesis using the statistically significance enrichment histograms and associate highly interactive GeneGo Maps and pre-built networks. In addition to learning the basics, the last session of the day is designed to highlight how to approach a relevant clinical application such as biomarker identification from several angles. The full day course is designed to provide an interactive learning environment where each session begins with a brief how-to-overview to facilitate the breakout work sessions that follow. Attendees will also have the opportunity to present their findings.

Date: December 2, 2008

Location: Harvard Medical School: The Countway Library Room 403

Website: https://www.countway.harvard.edu/lenya/countway/live/index.html

Directions to Countway Library

The Countway Library is located in the Longwood Medical Area at 10 Shattuck St. Boston, MA 02115 which runs parallel to Francis Street behind the Brigham & Women’s Hospital. When you enter the building you will be asked to sign in. Security will be informed about the course. On the main floor, there will be a screen listing the course room number.

For advice on travel to the Countway Library visit http://www.hms.harvard.edu/about/direction.html to the Longwood campus.

If you have a Harvard id you may use the Longwood Medical Area Shuttle (the M2) to travel between the Longwood Campus and Harvard's Cambridge Campus (past MIT and along Massachusetts Avenue). To access a schedule visit http://www.masco.org/transit/ptsM2.htm

If you wish to use transit, the nearest MBTA “T” Stop: Brigham Circle on the Green Line “E” Train. Nearest MBTA Bus Stop: Harvard School of Public Health, Bus #39, Huntington Ave. If you are traveling from Cambridge, there are 2 MBTA bus schedules that stop nearby (at Blackfan Circle): Bus #47 and CT2. Please visit http://www.MBTA.com for more information.

Parking

Parking convenient to the Countway Library is available as follows:

Street parking on Huntington Avenue @ $0.25 per 15 minutes, 2 hour maximum

Brigham and Women‘s parking garage on Francis Street

Children's Hospital parking garage on Longwood Avenue

Hotel Accomodations

Inn at Longwood
42 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 1-800-GOT-BEST
Phone: (617) 731-4700
Fax: (617) 731-4870
Email: info@innatlongwood.com
Website: http://www.innatlongwood.com/index.html

Brigham Guest House
698 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA
Phone: 617-566-8947

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