1-3 March 2010
Wellcome Trust Conference Centre, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
With the US National Institute of Health’s Molecular Library Initiative and the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute’s chemogenomics and cheminformatics programmes, large-scale drug discovery and biological screening data have entered the public domain. We are also witnessing the first efforts to sequence individual human genomes, and are making impressive progress in understanding the genomes of some of the world’s most significant disease-causing organisms. Integration of genomic sequence information with proteomics and metabolomics data provides an unprecedented chance to systematically attack disease on a molecular level. Open access to bioinformatics and cheminformatics data also opens up exciting new opportunities for academic–industrial collaboration. TACBAC 2010 will bring together experts from both the biomedical and the computational domains to explore these novel developments, discuss how to overcome the major challenges, and create new opportunities for applying computational biology and chemistry to disease management and prevention.
Scientific Programme Committee:
Conference co-chairs
- John Overington: EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute, HInxton
- Christoph Steinbeck: EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute, HInxton
Provisional Programme
Day 1: Monday 1 March |
10:00 | Registration open and exhibitor setup |
12:30 | Lunch |
14:00 | Welcome address, Janet Thornton, EMBL-EBI |
14:15 | Opening keynote: Tom Blundell, University of Cambridge |
SESSION 1a: NOT-FOR-PROFIT DRUG DISCOVERY (chair: Alexander Tropsha) |
15:00 | Alexander Tropsha, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
15:30 | Paul Workman, Institute of Cancer Research |
16:15 | Tea |
16:45 | Denis Liotta, Emory University |
17:15 | Tom Heightman, University of Oxford |
17:45 | Andrew Hopkins, University of Dundee |
18:15 | Welcome reception |
19:00 | Dinner |
Day 2: Tuesday 2 March |
SESSION 1b: NOT-FOR-PROFIT DRUG DISCOVERY ctd (chair: Paul Wyatt) |
09:00 | Paul Wyatt, University of Dundee |
09:30 | Brian Walker, University of Edinburgh |
10:00 | Speaker TBD |
10:30 | Coffee |
11:00 | Short talk selected from abstracts |
11:15 | Tim Wells, MMV |
11:45 | Speaker TBD |
12:15 | Lunch and exhibition |
SESSION 2: LARGE-SCALE PREDICTIVE APPROACHES (chair: Tudor Oprea) |
14:00 | Tudor Oprea, University of New Mexico: Ligand–Protein interaction networks |
14:30 | Søren Brunak, Danish Technical University: Protein–protein interactions |
15:00 | Chris Austin, US National Human Genome Research Institute: the NCGC approach to early discovery |
15:30 | Tea |
16:00 | Short talk selected from abstracts |
16:15 | Jon Mason, Heptares: understanding polypharmacology |
16:45 | Scott Boyer, AZ Goteborg: using metabolic networks to understand drug safety |
17:15 | Poster session, EBI demos and pre-dinner drinks |
19:00 | Dinner |
Day 3: Wednesday 3 March |
SESSION 3: PHYSIOLOGICAL AND METABOLIC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY (chair: Jeremy Nicholson) |
09:00 | Jeremy Nicholson, Imperial College, London |
09:30 | Nicolas Le Novère, EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton |
10:00 | David Wishart, University of Alberta, Edmonton |
10:30 | Coffee |
11:00 | Short talk selected from abstracts |
11:15 | Serge Rezzi, Nestlé |
11:45 | Thomas Hankemeier, Netherlands Metabolomics Centre |
12:15 | Lunch and exhibition |
SESSION 4: PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SCREENING (chair: Steve Bryant) |
14:00 | Steve Bryant, US National Center for Biotecnology Information |
14:30 | Mark Scheideler, US National Institutes of Health: NIH Molecular Library’s grant solicitation for screening bioassays |
14:45 | Ronald Frank, Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie: EU-OpenScreen |
15:00 | Heather Carlson: CSAR, Community Structure-Activity Resource |
15:30 | Tea |
16:00 | Ann Richard: US EPA’s toxicology resources |
16:30 | Antony Williams: ChemSpider |
17:00 | Closing Keynote: Andrew Hamilton, University of Oxford |
17:45 | Closing remarks (John Overington and Chris Steinbeck) |
18:00 | Depart |
Registration Fees:
Due to the generous financial support of the Wellcome Trust and EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute we are able to offer subsidised registrations as follows:
Student | No Accommodation | £110.00 |
Student | Twin Accommodation | sold out |
Student | Single Accommodation | Sold out |
Academic | No Accommodation | £210.00 |
Academic | Twin Accommodation | sold out |
Academic | Single Accommodation | sold out |
Commercial/SME | No Accommodation | £310.00 |
Commercial/SME | Twin Accommodation | Sold out |
Commercial/SME | Single Accommodation | Sold out |
EBI Industry Programme Member | No Accommodation | £0.00 |
EBI Industry Programme Member | Twin Accommodation | Sold Out |
EBI Industry Programme Member | Single Accommodation | Sold Out |
* If you require accommodation, please contact the Wellcome Trust Conference Centre directly, reception@wtconference.org.uk, +44 (0)1223 495000
NEW - Abstract Deadline – Monday 18th January 2010
Abstracts can be uploaded during the registration process, see link below
Abstracts will be invited as Poster or Oral presentations. You will receive confirmation of which, within approximately 2 weeks after the abstract deadline.
Registration Deadline – Monday 18th January 2010
After the abstract deadline the scientific committee will be selecting 5 abstracts for oral presentations. Those that are selected will receive reimbursement of their registration fee, and an allowance towards their travel costs*.
* Allowance to be confirmed once selected
Accommodation
The housing packages include registration, food and accommodation for the night of Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd March 2010, at the Wellcome Trust Conference Centre.
The no housing package includes all costs accept accommodation.
Important – limited on-site accommodation
As we have limited bedrooms on-site, bedrooms will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. Early registration is recommended. Once we have reached capacity and accommodation is no longer a registration option, delegates are advised to make their own accommodation arrangements.
A complimentary shuttle service will run between Cambridge City Centre and the Conference Centre, once in the morning and once in the evening, once accommodation is fully booked.
