An EMBL Workshop on Visualizing Biological Data (VizBi)

Heidelberg, Germany (March 03-05, 2010)

AimsA primary way that biologists interact with their data is through visualization systems, ranging from simple, stand-alone methods to complex, integrated software packages. However, the sheer volume and diversity of both data and of visualization systems presents an increasing challenge for biologists.

The goal of the workshop is to bring together, for the first time, researchers developing and using systems to visualize a broad range of biological data, including sequences, genomes, phylogenies, macromolecular structures, systems biology, microscopy, and magnetic resonance imaging. In selecting topics for this workshop, we have focused on the visualization of processed and annotated data in their biological context, rather than the processing of raw data.

The meeting will review the state-of-the-art and highlight current and future challenges across this broad range of visualization systems.The underlying theme of the workshop is to provide a forum to help identify and exploit synergies. For example - cases for inter- operation, the re-use of methods or concepts, and common conventions in usability.

Preliminary Program:

Day 1 (start after lunch):

• Opening Remarks
• Opening Keynote: Bioinformatics/Visualization/Usability
• Session: Visualization of Assemblies and Genomes

o Sequence Assemblyo Genome Browserso Comparative Genomics

• Coffee and Posters
• Session: Visualization of Alignments and Phylogenies

o Alignmentso Gene Evolutiono Phylogenetics

• Pre-Dinner Drinks and Posters
• Dinner

Day 2 (full day):

• Session: Systems Biology Visualization (I)

o Transcriptomicso Proteomics

• Coffee and Posters
• Session: Systems Biology Visualization (II)

o Metabolomicso Interaction Networkso Pathways

• Buffet Lunch and Posters
• Session: Visualization of Structures (I)

o Small Molecule Interactionso Macromolecules

• Coffee and Posters
• Session: Visualization of Structures (II)

o RNAo Complexes, Large Structures & Cryo-Electron Microscopyo Molecular Dynamics

• Pre-Dinner Drinks and Posters
• Gala Dinner

Day 3 (end during afternoon):

• Session: Light Microscopy (I) / Visualization of Image-Resolved Data

o Cellso Tissues and Organisms

• Coffee and Posters
• Session: Light Microscopy (II) / Visualization of Time-Resolved Data

o Single Molecule Dynamicso Cellso Tissues and Organisms

• Buffet Lunch and Posters
• Session: Visualization in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

o Quantitative Tissue Imagingo Cell and Tissue Reconstructiono Diffusion Tensor Imagingo Cardiovascular and Ultra-Short Timescale Imaging

• Coffee and Posters
• Closing Keynote
• Wrap-Up Session and Discussion
• Closing Remarks

Confirmed SpeakersRichard Baldock, Medical Research Council, United KingdomNitin Baliga, Institute for Systems Biology, USAMark Bastin, University of Edinburgh, United KingdomAnne E. Carpenter, Broad Institute, United KingdomMichele Clamp, Broad Institute, USAInna Dubchak, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USASuzanne Duce, University Of Dundee, United KingdomJan Ellenberg, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, GermanyAlexander Goessmann, Bielefeld University Center of Biotechnology (CeBiTec), GermanyMatthew Hibbs, The Jackson Laboratory, USAOliver Kohlbacher, University of Tuebingen, GermanyIvica Letunic, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, GermanyMichael Nilges, Institut Pasteur, FranceChristine Orengo, University College London, United KingdomSteve Pieper, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women's Hospital, USAMark Ragan, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, AustraliaHelen Saibil, Birkbeck Collegeu, United KingdomJurgen Schneider, University of Edinburgh, United KingdomJanet Thornton, European Bioinformatics Institute, United KingdomPavel Tomancak, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, GermanyRebecca Wade, European Media Laboratory, GermanyEric Westhof, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

Keynote SpeakerBen Shneiderman, University of Maryland, Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, USA

Více: http://www.embl.de/training/courses_conferences/conference/2010/VIZ10-