[BiO BB] Course on Protein-Protein Interactions

[J.W. Bizzaro]

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                       BI211 Protein-Protein Interactions
                                July 25-29, 2011
                          Online at Bioinformatics.Org

     http://www.bioinformatics.org/wiki/BI211_Protein-Protein_Interactions

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OBJECTIVES:
This course will dig into some of the fundamental issues concerning protein-protein interactions (PPIs), including their need and use in research.  It will introduce various tools and provide examples for finding true, positive interactors from Web searches and interfaces.  The exercises and take-home messages will encourage participants to give the topics some thought and then hopefully build some excitement about the top-down approach of systems biology involving protein-protein interactions.

INSTRUCTORS:
Prashanth Suravajhala is on the Board of Directors of Bioinformatics.Org.  His home page is at http://www.bioinformatics.org/wiki/Prash.

Gary D. Bader works on biological network analysis and pathway information resources as an Assistant Professor at The Donnelly Centre at the University of Toronto.  His home page is at http://baderlab.org/.

TOPICS:
* Assays, tools and techniques in PPIs: Pros and Cons
* Types of interactions and networks
* Data validation and integration
* Capabilities of networks
* A look at sample PPI data
* Future challenges
* Introduction to Cytoscape, Osprey and Ingenuity
* Networkology: Data representations
* Exercises using Osprey: A short project
* Exercises with iHOP, String, Bind, PreBind, Genecards, MINT, HPRD

REGISTRATION:
http://www.bioinformatics.org/edu/ACAA

Cheers,
Jeff