NIG-OIST joint Symposium
Evolutionary Bioinformatics

Dates: August 10th-12th, 2015
Venue: OIST Sea Side House, Okinawa, Japan
Organized and sponsored by NIG and OIST

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Hosted by 
National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Mishima, Japan
and
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Okinawa, Japan

Financially supported by 
# National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Mishima, Japan
# Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Okinawa, , Japan
# The Motoo Kimura Trust Foundation for the Promotion of Evolutionary Biology, Japan

List of invited speakers
Akashi Hiroshi, Professor, Division of Evolutionary Genetics, National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Japan
	Title: Inferring ancestral DNA sequences under non-stationary models: methodology and applications
Chen Runsheng, Professor, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
	Title: Noncoding sequence and precision medicine
Gojobori Takashi, Distinguished Professor, Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, and Project Professor, National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Japan
	Title: Challenges in comparative  metagenomics
Ikeo Kazuho, Associate Professor, Laboratory for DNA Data Analysis, National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Japan
	Title: Integrated data analysis system for NGS technology from DNA to protein
Inoue Ituro, Professor, Division of Human Genetics, National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Japan
	Title: Is "thrifty genotype hypothesis" by Neel still valid?
Kim Jaebum, Assistant Professor, Konkuk University, Korea
	Title: Ancestral genome reconstruction
Kim Ryan Woonbong, Director, Korean Bioinformation Center (KOBIC), Korea
	Title: Building Infrastructure for Korean Bioresource Information Management and Cloud-based Omics Data Analysis Platform
Kim Sangsoo, Professor, Soongsil University, Korea
	Title: Predicting the splicing quantitative trait loci
Kim Sanguk, Professor, Pohang University of Sciecen and Technology (POSTECH), Korea
	Title: Network analysis to understand the process of metazoan evolution
Li Yixue, Professor, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
	Title: Data mining: driven by functional studies for biology
Nakamura Yasukazu, Professor, Genome Informatics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Japan
	Title: Towards better genome annotation
Saitou Naruya, Professor, Division of Population Genetics, National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Japan
	Title: Diversity of conserved noncoding sequence evolution among eukaryotes
Satoh Noriyuki, Professor, Marine Genomics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan
	Title: Horizontal gene transfer, when and how: a case study of tunicates
Dr. Oleg Simakov, Molecular Genetics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan
	Title: Dynamics of genome architecture evolution across metazoans
Robert Sinclair, Associate Professor, Mathematical Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan
	Title: This is not relevant
Xie Lu, Professor and Vice Director, Shanghai Center for Bioinformation Technology (SCBIT), China
	Title: Identification of protein variants influencing protein abundance levels in breast cancer
Zhao Guoping, Professor, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
	Title: Big BioData vs Small BioCuration

List of selected young speakers
Kim DongHyo, Graduate student, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea
	Title: The change of Genotype-Phenotype relationship can be explained by rewiring of functional module
Kimura Ryosuke, Associate Professor, The University of Ryukyu Medical School, Okinawa, Japan
	Title: A search for genetic variants associated with 3D facial morphology in Japanese
Li Ying, Associate Professor, Jilin University, Jilin, China
	Title: Multi-scale RNA Comparison
Park Chan Young, Graduate student, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
	Title: Structural variants from whole genome sequencing of Korean population
Seo Ji Eun, Graduate student, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
	Title: Targeted sequencing using pooled DNA samples to maximize variant discovery power for alzheimer disease susceptibility prediction
Shi Yi, Assistant Professor, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
	Title: The Building Blocks of the Genome 3D Structure
Urbanczyk Henryk, Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, Miyazaki, Japan
	Title: Systematics of "Harveyi clade" bacteria (family Vibrionaceae), using evolutionary bioinformatics
Wang Zhen, Assistant Professor, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
	Title: Whole genome sequencing of six dog breeds from continuous altitudes reveals adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia

List of poster presenters
Poster 01: Cho Kwang Hoon, Graduate student, Korean Bioinformation Center, Korea
	Title: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria classification system based on multiple marker genes
Poster 02: Eun Seok-Chan, Researcher, Seoul National University, Korea
	Title: Business Insight on Bioinformatics
Poster 03: Kawashima Kent Diel, Graduate student, SOKENDAI (Graduate University for Advanced Studies) / National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Japan
	Title: Simulating pathogen molecular evolution in epidemics: a graph approach
Poster 04: Lee Moses, Graduate student, Seoul National University, Korea
	Title: Deciphering clonal evolution in a hematopoietic tumor model
Poster 05: Li Hong, Assistant Professor, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
	Title: Relationship estimation from whole-genome sequence data
Poster 06: Luo Lan, Graduate student, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
	Title: pTop: improving the searching efficienty for intact protein indentification
Poster 07: Ma Lili, Student, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
	Title: MiCroTiTS 4.0: a database of midbody, centrosome, kinetochore, telomere and spindle
Poster 08: Mishra Neha, Graduate student, SOKENDAI (Graduate University for Advanced Studies) / National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Japan
	Title: Lineage-specific genome evolution in Drosophila melanogaster subgroup
Poster 09: Park SunHye, Graduate student, Hanyang University, Korea
	Title: Whole genome based variation analysis study in 62 Koreans
Poster 10: Qin Guangrong, Assistant Professor, Shanghai Center for Bioinformation Technology, China
	Title: Detecting robust DEGs based on gene expression categories
Poster 11: Shokat Shayire, Graduate student, SOKENDAI (Graduate University for Advanced Studies) / National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Japan
	Title: Genetic diversity of Kazakhstan camel population and its evolutionary relationship with the Arabian camel breed
Poster 12: Son Sumin, Graduate student, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
	Title: Comparative genomic study on Myotis formosus
Poster 13: Wang Yan, Associate Professor, Jilin University, China
	Title: Essential protein identification based on essential protein-protein interaction prediction by integrated edge weights
Poster 14: Yoon Hyejun, Graduate student, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
	Title: Comparative genomics for aging genes between bowhead and minke whales
Poster 15: Yoo Taekyeong, Graduate student, Seoul National University, Korea
	Title: Understanding phenotypic subdivision using a non-conventional model species
Poster 16: Uchizono Shun, Graduate student, Kyushu University Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
	Title: Characterizing polymorphism in sugar taste sensitivity in a natural population of Drosophila melanogaster
Poster 17 (Selected Short Talk 4): URBANCZYK Henryk, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, Miyazaki, Japan
	Title: Systematics of "Harveyi clade" bacteria (family Vibrionaceae), using evolutionary bioinformatics

Program
Talk time for invited speakers is 35 min. including questions and discussions.
Talk time for selected young investigators is 20 min. including questions and discussions.

=== Day 1: Monday, August 10, 2015 ===
13:00-13:30 Registration & Poster preparation
13:30-13:40 Introduction by Saitou (NIG) & Satoh (OIST)
13:40-14:15 Invited Talk 1 by Chen Runsheng, China
14:15-14:50 Invited Talk 2 by Kim Sanguk, Korea
14:50-15:25 Invited Talk 3 by Satoh Noriyuki, Japan
15:25-16:00 Invited Talk 4 by Zhao Guoping, China
16:00-16:30 Tea Break
16:30-17:05 Invited Talk 5 by Kim Sangsoo, Korea
17:05-17:40 Invited Talk 6 by Gojobori Takashi, Japan 
17:40-18:15 Invited Talk 7 by Li Yixue, China
18:15-18:50 Invited Talk 8 by Kim Ryan Woonbong, Korea
19:00-20:00 Dinner at Seaside House 
20:00-21:00 Poster Presentation 1

=== Day 2: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 ===
  9:00-  9:20 Selected Short Talk 1 by Kimura Ryosuke, Japan  
  9:20-  9:40 Selected Short Talk 2 by Park Chan Young, Korea
  9:40-10:00 Selected Short Talk 3 by Wang Zhen, China 
10:00-10:35 Invited Talk 9 by Nakamura Yasukazu, NIG, Japan
10:35-11:10 Invited Talk 10 by Oleg Simakov, OIST, Japan
11:10-11:45 Invited Talk 11 by  Xie Lu, China
11:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:35 Invited Talk 12 by Inoue Ituro, NIG, Japan 
14:35-15:10 Invited Talk 13 by Akashi Hiroshi, NIG, Japan
15:10-15:45 Invited Talk 14 by Kim Jaebum, Korea
15:45-16:20 Invited Talk 15 by Robert Sinclair, OIST, Japan
16:20-16:40 Tea Break
16:40-18:30 Poster Presentation 2
18:30-20:00 Dinner at Seaside House 

=== Day 3: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 ===
  9:00-  9:20 Selected Short Talk 4 by Urbanczyk Henryk, Japan
  9:20-  9:40 Selected Short Talk 5 by Kim DongHyo, Korea
  9:40-10:00 Selected Short Talk 6 by Shi Yi, China 
10:00-10:20 Selected Short Talk 7 by Seo Ji Eun, Korea 
10:20-10:40 Selected Short Talk 8 by Li Ying, China
10:40-11:05 Invited Talk 16 by Ikeo Kazuho, NIG, Japan
11:05-11:40 Invited Talk 17 by Saitou Naruya, NIG, Japan
11:50-14:00 Lunch & Closing Ceremony
15:00-16:00 Visit to OIST (optional)

Call for participation of young investigators (closed)
# We expect young investigators from Korea, China, Japan, and other East Asian countries to attend this symposium.
# There is no clear definition about "young investigator". Graduate students, post-docs, junior faculties are our main expectations. However, if you think you are young, it is OK! 
# There is no registration fee for this symposium.
# Participants should cover one's travel expence (air flights, trains, bus, etc.) between one's plance and meeting venue, namely, OIST Sea Side House.
# Organizing committee will provide free two-night stay (Aug. 10-11)  at  OIST Sea Side House for all young investigators who will attend this symposium. This includes free meals as follows: dinner on Aug. 10, breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Aug. 11, and breakfast and lunch on Aug. 12.
# All young investigators are expected to present posters.
# Organizing committee will choose some young investigators to give short oral talks during this symposium.
# All talks and discussions will be in English.

How to apply to this sympoisium (closed)
Young investigators in China should contact Dr Xie Lu (xielu@scbit.org) at SCBIT.
Young investigators in Korea should contact Dr. Hwang Seungwoo (swhwang10@yahoo.com) at KOBIC.
Young investigators in Japan and other East Asian countries should contact Dr. Saitou Naruya (saitounr@nig.ac.jp) at NIG.
Around 10 young investigators from each country will be able to attend this symposium.


Organizing committee
Gojobori Takashi, Distinguished Professor, Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia
Ikeo Kazuho, Associate Professor, Laboratory for DNA Data Analysis, National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Japan
Saitou Naruya, Professor, Division of Population Genetics, National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Japan (Chair)
Satoh Noriyuki, Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan

All informations are updated on August 11th, 2015.