SYNAPSES – Bridging the gap between Biologists and Bioinformaticians. 2nd international Workshop on Pattern Discovery in Biology

Abstract

This has been the second Bioinformatics Workshop organized at Covenant University with the aim of bringing together Biologists and Bioinformaticians. The main goal of these workshops is to provide a way for specialists in both fields to get together and exchange knowledge and experience. The workshop is structured around a series of talks that introduce key concepts (of Biology for Bioinformaticians and of Bioinformatics for Biologists) and a series of hands-on practical sessions where relevant tools are demonstrated and tried first-hand by assistants. This basic scheme, provides a nurturing medium where specialists in both areas can talk, interact and get closer, shedding the seed of future collaborations.