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NIH Symposium Committee Co-Chairs:
Richard W. Morris, Ph.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
Karen Skinner, Ph.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH
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| Thursday, November 6, 2003 |
| 7:15 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. |
Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
BISTI Chairman’s Report
Eric Jakobsson, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
Reports From Satellite Events
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| 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
Technology Keynote Address
Nathan Myhrvold, Ph.D., Intellectual Ventures |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon |
A Vision for Biomedical Computing
Chair: Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Director, NIH
Panelists:
Richard J. Hodes, M.D., Director, National Institute on Aging, NIH
Stephen I. Katz, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH
Story C. Landis, Ph.D., Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH
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| 12 noon - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Poster and Demonstration Viewing
Session Organizers:
Michael J. Twery, Ph.D., National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
Daniel Gallahan, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, NIH |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Plenary Session I: Cancer
Cancer Genomics: Applying Data Mining Methodology to the Study of Disease
Jill P. Mesirov, Ph.D., Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Eli and Edythe L.
Broad Institute
Scott L. Pomeroy, M.D., Ph.D., Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School
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| 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Plenary Session II: Immunology
The Research and Clinical Utility of Digital Biology and Interactive
Genomics in Immunology
Isaac S. Kohane, M.D., Ph.D., Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard
Medical School
Atul J. Butte, M.D., Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School
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| 4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
Break |
| 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions: Overview I
Networked Science (Balcony A)
Biomedical Research and Grid Computing: A Natural and Happy Pairing
Rick L. Stevens, Argonne National Laboratory/University of Chicago
Computational Infrastructure To Enable a Systems Approach to Biology
H. Steven Wiley, Ph.D., Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Quantitative Biology (Natcher Auditorium)
Multiscale Modeling for the International Union of Physiological
Science Physiome Project
Peter J. Hunter, D.Phil., University of Auckland
Scientific Data Integration (Balcony C)
Scientific Data Integration: Challenges and Some Solutions
Shankar Subramaniam, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
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| 5:45 p.m. |
Adjournment |
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| Friday, November 7, 2003 |
| 8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Biology Keynote Address
Computational Models of Biological Processes
Sydney Brenner, D.Phil., Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Plenary Session III: Brain
Digital Brain Atlases: Theory and Results in Health and Disease
John C. Mazziotta, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Arthur W. Toga, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
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| 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. |
Plenary Session IV: Heart
Application of Bioinformatics to Complex Multigenic Diseases
Howard J. Jacob, Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin
Functionally and Structurally Integrated Computational Models of the Heart
Andrew D. McCulloch, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
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| 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. |
Poster and Demonstration Viewing
Session Organizers:
Michael J. Twery, Ph.D., National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
Daniel Gallahan, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, NIH
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| 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions: Overview II
Networked Science (Balcony A)
Advanced Imaging and Cyberinfrastructure Applied to Multiscale Challenges in Brain Research
Mark H. Ellisman, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Quantitative Biology (Natcher Auditorium)
Application of the State-Space Model Paradigm to Neural Spike Train Data Analysis
Emery N. Brown, M.D., Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Scientific Data Integration (Balcony C)
Scientific Data Integration
Judith A. Blake, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
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| 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions: Discussions
Networked Science (Balcony A)
Moderator: Peter M. Lyster, Ph.D., National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH
Quantitative Biology (Natcher Auditorium)
Moderators: John Whitmarsh, Ph.D., National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH
Grace C.Y. Peng, Ph.D., M.S., National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH
Yuan Liu, Ph.D., National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
Scientific Data Integration (Balcony C)
Moderator: Gregory K. Farber, Ph.D., National Center for Research Resources, NIH
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| 4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
Break |
| 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. |
NIH 101 - Grant Workshop A (Natcher Auditorium)
Chair: Yuan Liu, Ph.D., National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
(This session is most appropriate for people who have not applied to NIH
before or who have not been successful with their applications. The
complete application and review process will be discussed, as well as the
elements of successful applications.)
NIH 101 - Grant Workshop B (Room D)
Chair: Gregory K. Farber, Ph.D., National Center for Research Resources, NIH
(This session will describe existing program announcements that cover
biomedical computations. Program officers from various institutes will be
available to help guide applicants about the best home for their proposals.)
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| 5:45 p.m. |
Adjournment |
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