Nordic Symposium on Computational Biology

[Hans Liljenström]

             NORDIC SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY 2000

                            18-23 JUNE 2000

                 AGORA FOR BIOSYSTEMS, SIGTUNA, SWEDEN

            Co-organized by Agora for Biosystems and Nordita

The symposium addresses questions of high current interest in biology
and related fields. The main focus is on bioinformatics, but
computational methods applied to molecular and cellular biology, as well
as computational neurobiology and ecology will also be included.

The symposium is primarily intended to attract young scientists in the
Nordic and surrounding countries, but all interested are welcome as long
as space allows. A major objective is to give an introduction to some of
the most important problems and challenges within the field. This will
be accomplished by several tutorials, in addition to invited talks given
by top scientists from abroad and from the region. There will also be
ample time for poster presentations and for formal and informal
discussions.

TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Bioinformatics
- Macromolecular dynamics
- Computational (functional) genomics
- Computational neurobiology
- Computational ecology

INVITED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Edward Cox,  Dept. of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
Mats Gyllenberg, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Turku
John Hopfield, Dept. of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
Eric Jakobsson, Dept. of Molecular and Integrative Physiology,
University of Illinois
Inge Jonassen, Dept. of Informatics, University of Bergen
Erik Lindahl, Dept. of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology
Kristian Lindgren, Dept. of Physical Resource Theory, Chalmers and
G=F6teborg University
Michael Mackey, Department of Physiology, McGill University
Johan Paulsson, Dept. of Molecular Biology, Uppsala University
Hans Plesser, Dept. of Physics, G=F6ttingen
Dirk Repsilber, Inst. for Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding,
University of Hamburg
Mattias Wahde, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Chalmers

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Soren Brunak, Center for Biological Sequence Analysis, Technical
University of Denmark
Olle Edholm, Theoretical Physics, Royal Institute of Technology,
Stockholm
Gaute Einevoll, Dept. of Physics, Agricultural University of Norway
Jarl-Thure Eriksson, Electrical Engineering Labs, Tampere University
Gunnar von Heijne, Center for Bioinformatics, Stockholm University
John Hertz, Nordita, Copenhagen
Hans Liljenstr=F6m, Agora for Biosystems, Sigtuna
Dietrich von Rosen, Dept. of Biometrics, SLU, Uppsala

More information and registration form can be obtained:

   - http://www.agora.kva.se/meetings/CompBio2000
     Please register electronically using a web browser if possible.
Abstract submissions
    can also be made via the online registration form.

   - email: hans.liljenstrom at sdi.slu.se
   - by mail:  Hans Liljenstrom
                  Dept. of Biometrics, SLU
                  Box 7013
                  SE-750 07 Uppsala
                  Sweden
                  FAX: +46-18-673502

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  May 31, 2000.