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Announcement and Call for applications (Deadline march 20, 2010):

"Bioinformatics and Comparative Genome Analysis course"
  July 5 � July 17, 2010
Institut Pasteur Paris - France
  http://www.pasteur.fr/~tekaia/BCGA2010.html

With financial support from: Institut Pasteur International Network.

Aim of the course:
The main objectives of the course are to familiarize young scientists  
(Biologists/Computer Scientists/Mathematicians)
with bioinformatics and genome data analysis skills and to encourage  
multi-disciplinarity by introducing:

1- advanced fundamental algorithms in bioinformatics;
2- their application in genome analyses;
3- and recent knowledge acquired from genomes studies and perspectives.

This international course is aimed at motivated Ph.D and Post- 
doctoral students, as well as young assistant professors and junior  
scientists
in Academic Institutions, with background in Mathematics, Statistics,  
Biology or Computing, and who are involved in Bioinformatics and  
Genomes studies.

Duration: Full time from July 5 to July 17, 2010.

Location:  Institut Pasteur Paris, 28 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 cedex 15  
Paris, France.

Accommodation and meals: Selected students from developed countries  
will be charged a participation of 1300�.
There will be no charge for students from developing countries and  
Institut Pasteur International Network.

Applications Deadline: March 20, 2010.

More information about the course, the preliminary draft programme,  
how to apply and application form can be found at the following link:
http://www.pasteur.fr/~tekaia/BCGA2010.html

Thank you for circulating this announcement.

The Organizers:
Odile Kalogeropoulos, Institut Pasteur Paris - France.
Julie Thompson, IGBMC Strasbourg � France.
Hugo Naya, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo - Uruguay.
Fredj Tekaia, Institut Pasteur Paris - France.