Welcome to the Indy Regional Bioinformatics Conference webpage. The 2008 conference will be held on Friday, July 11^th at the IU School of Medicine in Indianapolis, IN. The general theme of this conference is "Translational Bioinformatics", in celebration of the successful application of the IU CTSI grant. This conference will feature invited talks, and plenary lectures. The final agenda will be announced shortly.

Please register through our secured website by July 4, 2008. If you have any question, please contact Dr. Yunlong Liu (317) 278-9222 or yunliu@iupui.edu

Plenary Lectures
Dr. Julian Solway	Dr. Jean-Pierre Kocher
Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor Department of Medicine      Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Department of Pediatrics Director, Pulmonary Medical Services Director, Pulmonary Function Laborotory Director, The Asthma Center	Assistant Professor; Director Bioinformatics Core at Mayo Clinic

Keith Dunker, PhD
Director, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Indiana University School of Medicine

Siu Hui, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Biostatistics Section, Regenstrief Institute for Health Care
Indiana University School of Medicine

Dan Li
Senior Research Scientist, Informatics
Eli Lilly and Company

Lang Li, PhD
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Indiana University School of Medicine

Julie McGowan, PhD, FACMI, FMLA,
Associate Dean, Information Services and Education Technology
Indiana University School of Medicine

Sean Mooney, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medical Genetics
Indiana University School of Medicine

Kenneth Nephew, PhD
Assistant Director for Basic Science Research
Program Leader, Walther Cancer Institute
Indiana University Bloomington

Marc Overhage, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Regenstrief Chair in Medical Informatics
Indiana University School of Medicine

Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD
Associate Dean, Translational Research
Indiana University School of Medicine