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India|EMBO Symposium

Big data in biomedicine

25 – 27 February 2018 | Delhi, India

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  • Registration Deadline
  • 27 January 2018
  • Abstract Submission Deadline
  • 27 January 2018
  • Chosen Participants Will Be Notified By
  • 05 February 2018
  • Payment Deadline
  • 08 February 2018

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About the India-EMBO Symposium

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Big data analytics is transforming biology and medicine by allowing researchers to extract more information and knowledge from rapidly growing diverse types of data. This India-EMBO Symposium focuses on the translational interface of big data with biomedicine at various scales ranging from microbes to societies. The meeting, other than summarizing the potential of such applications and practical challenges therein, will specifically discuss the different requirements and the need for calibrating big data analytics to the larger purpose of the "actionable information." A computational model for prioritizing drug candidates that will undergo further pre-clinical and clinical testing, vastly differs in terms of error tolerance, from the use of large datasets to form public health policy evidence. Specifically, the "actionability" of any insight would be guided by pragmatic concerns and ethics, which vary between applications. Thus, the emphasis will be to form a well reasoned articulation of exploring different ways in which big data should be approached, integrating the context and the application. The challenges of India-specific applications, such as the need for local training data and research capacity to ensure geo-ethnical validity of machine learning health systems would be emphasized.


About EMBO Courses and Workshops

EMBO Courses and Workshops are selected for their excellent scientific quality and timelines, provision of good networking activities for all participants and speaker gender diversity (at least 40% of speakers must be from the underrepresented gender).

Organisers are encouraged to implement measures to make the meeting environmentally more sustainable.

 

Speakers

 

Programme

 

Registration

  • Registration Deadline
  • 27 January 2018
  • Abstract Submission Deadline
  • 27 January 2018
  • Chosen Participants Will Be Notified By
  • 05 February 2018
  • Payment Deadline
  • 08 February 2018

 

  • STUDENT/POSTDOCS INR 2000
  • ACADEMIC INR 5000
  • INDUSTRY INR 15000

Registration includes:

  • Course material
  • Meals
  • Conference Gala Dinner on Feb 25
  • Accommodation in shared rooms

Accomodation at Hotel Suryaa is available for an additional charge [Rs. 6500 per night]. Else all the participants will stay at the guest house (shared rooms).

Does not include transportation to and fro the conference location or accommodation before or after the symposium.

Payment

Accepted participants will receive a payment link.

Selection criteria

The symposium welcomes contributions from students, postdocs, and researchers working in the multi-disciplinary field of big data in health. The abstracts will be selected on the basis of relevance, appropriateness and significance to the meeting theme i.e., big data in biomedicine.

Abstract submission is mandatory for registration, and participation in meeting.

Abstract guidelines

The abstract must be <=200 words. The range of methodologies, and importance of the research must be key points included in the abstract.

Poster specifications

The poster size must be 30 (width) * 42 (height) inches.

 

Contact

Vikas Chopra

vikas.chopra@igib.in

Mobile number: 7838006648

 

 

Venue

The Suryaa New Delhi

New Friends Colony, New Delhi, Delhi 110025

Accommodation

The accommodation for the speakers at the Suryaa will be handled directly by the organizers.

The accommodation for participants, including postdoc and students will be arranged at International guest house at CSIR-IGIB, New Delhi. The conference venue is ~5 minutes drive and 15 minutes’ walk from the institute.

Accomodation for particiapant at n Hotel Suryaa is also available for an additional charge [Rs. 6500 per night]. Else all the participants will stay at the guest house (shared rooms).

Transport

The Hotel Suryaa is located in South Delhi, in the New Friends Colony locality. The hotel can be conveniently reached by participants arriving by plane or train.

The taxi service at the Indira Gandhi Airport will cost roughly Rs. 500 to reach the hotel directly.

From the New Delhi main train station, there are two options: One can take Ola/Uber from the train station. The landmark is New Friends Colony market. Option 2 is to take the Metro yellow line from New Delhi station and arrive at Apollo Metro station. It is another 4-5 kms from Apollo Metro station to get to Suryaa and an autorickshaw will cost ~Rs. 60-100.

About the Area

The Hotel Suryaa is located just next to New Friends Colony market.

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