Great Plains Network Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Group

The Great Plains Network Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Group is a cooperative undertaking of member Great Plains Network universities.  The group seek to use existing programs and regional initiatives to advance educational and research objectives at the intersection of biology and computer science. The group leadership currently meets by conference calls on the first Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m.

Objectives

• Computing resources. Make available through a common site regional computing resources, applications, and data sets which can be used for applicable research.  Computing resources also include storage and networking.
• Educational resources. Make available through a common site a suite of resources available from members and affiliates which can be used for bioinformatics graduate education.
• Educational partnerships. Create partnership opportunities across campuses for training of graduate students, and course-sharing opportunities. This is currently done through the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Visiting Students program. Offerings of bioinformatics and computational biology courses via a campus’ distance education activities may be possible in the future. Ask about it if interested.
• Research partnerships. Create partnership opportunities to develop and test new tools and discover new knowledge of use to the scientific and commercial community, such as for example those relating to development and testing new drug interventions.
• Regional organization. Keep scientists and educators in the region aware of regional activities and opportunities in the field.
• International and industrial affiliations. Build mutually beneficial ties with international and industrial affiliates. These ties can be educational, research, and service oriented. Educational ties include student exchanges, distance education courses, and visiting speakers, and instructors. Research ties include collaborative and sponsored projects. Service ties include recruitment and advisory committee memberships.

Group Meetings

Interested members of the group currently meet by conference call on the first Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. You are invited! Please inquire.

Also go to http://gpn.axiolearning.org and register for the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Group. We may be using this collaborative work system at some point.

Please send comments and updates. Updated 5/23/06 by:

Daniel Berleant

Department of Information Science (as of June, 2006)

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, AR

515-294-3959 (until June 2006)

berleant at gmail dot com