Intensive International Workshop on High Performance Computing for Informatics and Biosciences
The outline of the workshop and a copy of the compressed proceedings can be found at: IIWHPCIB Proceedings
BISC
Bioinformatics and Information Science Center
Mission Statement and Goals
The mission of the Bioinformatics and Information Science Center at WKU is to build and maintain an interdisciplinary community, with student engagement, that will collaboratively propose and solve problems in bioinformatics and information science.
As part of its mission, BISC will develop goals and procedures to:
- Advance bioinformatics and information science at WKU by bringing together members of the research community who are interested in informatics.
- Advance learning by engaging students in experiences that combine technical skills, scientific integrity, collaboration, and real-world opportunities.
- Develop a support network for bioinformatics and information research and projects through collaboration and consulting.
- Build a strong interdisciplinary curriculum that will prepare students to compete in an expanding world of information science, enter the informatics workforce, and excel in graduate informatics programs.
- Help members compete for external funding through grants, contracts, and endowments; and to present and publish their results in appropriate venues.
Faculty and staff from all disciplines are invited to join BISC as a full or an associate member. As a full member, faculty will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of policies to fulfill the mission of the center, participate in consulting, mentor students in applied research, and help build a cross-disciplinary curriculum in bioinformatics and information science. As an associate member, faculty will be able to establish collaborations with BISC members and are encouraged to support the mission of the center in any way that they can.
BISC Now Has a Blackboard Account!
All BISC members have a Blackboard account for BISC. This will provide a secure electronic forum in which to communicate and exchange information, discussions, and post messages to committees, and perform much of the work of the Center. You can log onto the BISC site by going to http://ecourses.wku.edu/ and logging in with your university email name and password. Each member has been given TA privileges so that you can use many of the tools found in the menu.
Look for Committee discussions and initiatives within the next few weeks to appear on the BISC Blackboard site.
BISC Becomes Member of Advanced Research and Technology Program, ARTP.
BISC is now a member of the Advanced Research and Technology Program, ARTP.
The ARTP is funded by an initiative of Kentucky's Council on Higher
Education for Programs of Distinction (PODs). Through the ARTP BISC has
received funding to hire students to assist in the support of BISC
projects. Members are encouraged to establish collaborations and request
student support from BISC. (The BISC site on Blackboard can be used to
develop project areas for exchange of information.) Since ARTP must account
for its funding, ARTPs support to BISC requires that BISC members report
BISC related activities each quarter. Each quarter we will send out a
summary sheet of the years activities to which you can add your BISC related
activities. Having just completed such a report for the Biotechnology
Center during July, it is exciting to see the summary of all of the activities
that goes on in one of these ARTP centers. I hope that the collaborative
activities within BISC will grow and that as members we will actively
seek to further the mission of BISC by supporting its goals.
--Claire Rinehart , BISC Co-director
BISC Welcomes New Members!
One faculty member has requested membership and has been approved by a
majority of the current membership. Please welcome:
Jonathan Quiton - Assistant Professor
in the Department of Mathematics.
Dr. Quiton has expertise in statistics and has an interest in establishing
a statistical gateway to support research. You can view
all summaries here.
BISC Call for Committee Members
Dear BISC members, please review the following committees and send an email to Claire Rinehart if you are able to serve on one of the committees below. If you wish to see who has signed up for the different committees go to committees.
- Workshop and Seminar Committee
- The Workshop and Seminar Committee will be responsible for organizing workshops to introduce tools and concepts needed to work in the cross-disciplinary environment of BISC. This committee will also be responsible for recruiting speakers, both internal and external, to address the broad interests of the membership.
- Curriculum Committee
- The BISC Curriculum Committee will be made up of members from at least the following departments: Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics.
- The Curriculum Committee is charged with reviewing courses within the college that support cross-disciplinary education in bioinformatics and information science.
- Executive Committee
- The Executive Committee will serve to draft and review the operational procedures of BISC.
- This committee will review and approve funding proposals for center supported projects.
- This committee will work with the co-directors to help the BISC fulfill its mission and goals.
- This committee is charged with pursuing funding appropriate for building the center's infrastructure and programs.
UT-ORNL-KBRIN Bioinformatics Summit 2007
A joint Bioinformatics Summit was held April 13-15, 2007 at Paris LandingState
Park in Buchanan, TN. The summit is jointly sponsored by the Center for
Genomics and Bioinformatics, UTHSC, UT/ORNL Science Alliance,
UT Innovative Computer Laboratory, and KBRIN. Registration
will be $50 and will cover lodging and conference meals. More information
will forthcoming at http://www.kbrin.louisville.edu/summit/index.html
The 2006 Bioinformatics Summit abstracts, powerpoint presentations, educational resources and summaries can be found at: http://kbrin.a-bldg.louisville.edu/SUMMIT06/
