The Bioinformatics Platform (BIP) is offering the Applied Computational Genomics Course (ACGC) to Bioinformatics/ Biology researchers and students as well as to doctors and residences.

The ACGC will run full-days from July 14th to July 20th in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and will feature instruction from some of the best bioinformaticians across Canada on software applications such as BioMoby, Birch, Bluejay, Helpdesk, and more.

• Registration deadline:  14th July 2009
• Early bird registration deadline: 1st June 2009 - offering a $500 reduction on course fees (at $1250 for Canadian registrants and $1500 for non-Canadian registrants)
• PrioNet Canada is offering bursaries (covering basic costs associated with the course) for PrioNet student members only.

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Contact: Susanne Cardwell (please include 'ACGC Course Information' in the Subjeact header).

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