The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
(NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for its "Fast, Free Phylogenies:
HPC for Phylogenetics Tutorial" to be held Oct. 13-15, 2010, at NIMBioS.
*Objectives:* This tutorial focuses on how to use TeraGrid, the CIPRES
Portal, the iPlant Discovery environment, university clusters, and other
typically free HPC resources for phylogenetic analysis. The tutorial is
geared primarily toward biologists (including students, postdocs and
faculty) who are at least moderately experienced with phylogenetic
analysis and who have datasets to run but who are typically running
analyses on their own desktops, though other researchers, such as
statisticians or mathematicians working in phylogenetics, are encouraged
to apply. Learning can be enhanced for people applying as a team (such
as a pairing of a biologist and a statistician who collaborate in their
work). Accepted students will have the option of receiving instruction
in basic unix usage via webinar and self-paced online resources before
the actual workshop, so lack of experience in this area should not be a
barrier. Instructors and/or organizers include Eric Carr (NIMBioS); Jim
Ferguson (National Institute for Computational Sciences, Univ. of
Tennessee/Oak Ridge National Laboratory); Susan Holmes (Stanford Univ.);
Brian O'Meara (Univ. Tennessee); Alexis Stamatakis (Technical Univ. of
Munich); Dan Stanzione (Texas Advanced Computing Center/iPlant); Bob
Thomson (Univ. California Davis); and James Wilgenbusch (Florida State
Univ.).
*Location: *NIMBioS at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
*Co-sponsors:* NIMBioS, iPlant, National Institute for Computational
Sciences
For more information about the tutorial and a link to the online
application form, go to http://nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_hpc2010
If needed, applicants may request travel and lodging support.
Participation is limited, and those selected to attend will be notified
within two weeks of the application deadline. *Application deadline:
August 27, 2010*
The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
(NIMBioS) brings together researchers from around the world to
collaborate across disciplinary boundaries to investigate solutions to
basic and applied problems in the life sciences. NIMBioS is sponsored by
the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture with additional support
from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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Catherine Crawley, Ph.D.
Communications Coordinator
National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)
University of Tennessee
1534 White Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996-1527
Phone: (865) 974-9350
Fax: (865) 974-9461
Email: [email protected]
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