Bioinformatics is increasingly the driving force in genomics and proteomics research. Despite the obvious potential of bioinformatics to accelerate immune system research, the field of immunoinformatics is still in its infancy. The complexity of immune interactions and the data intensive nature of immune research makes immunology a prime area for computational methodologies and concepts that anticipate the interdisciplinary nature of immunology and can readily cope with immune system complexity and diversity.

• High-quality presentations and lively discussions on immunoinformatics

• To demonstrate to the immunology research community the power of computational methodologies and tools in support of immunology research

• To present successful examples of data-driven immunology research

• Bridge the gaps in perception and goals between immunologists, bioinformaticians and computer scientists

Session Topics

• What's New? From Genomics to Vaccine Design
• Case Studies: Infectious Disease, SARS, Diabetes, and Allergy
• Immunoinformatics Resources
• Allergens

Panel Discussion Topics

• Artificial and Virtual Immune Systems and Modeling
• The Next Horizon: New Directions in Immunoinformatics

Targeted audience

Scientists and students conducting research in various areas of immunology, bioinformatics, and computer sciences.

Decision-makers from academic and commerical life sciences research

Convenors

• Charles DeLisi, Metcalf Professor of Science and Engineering, Boston University
• Annie De Groot, Associate Professor of Community Health (Research), Brown University

Scientific Program Committee

• Annie De Groot, TB/HIV Research Laboratory, Brown University
• Charles DeLisi, Metcalf Professor of Science and Engineering
• Vladimir Brusic, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore

Scientific Advisory Committee

• Marie-Paule Lefranc, University of Montpellier II, France
• Hans-Georg Rammensee, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Germany

Organizers