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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: FW: Virtual School of Computational Science & Engineering Summer School Program

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Of interest. Alán Aspuru-Guzik | Assistant Professor Harvard University | Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street, Room M113 | Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)-384-8188 | http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Franco Nori <fnori(a)riken.jp> Date: Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 6:46 AM Subject: FW: Virtual School of Computational Science & Engineering Summer School Program To: Alan Aspuru-Guzik <alan(a)aspuru.com> Hola Alan, quiza's esta escuela de verano sea de interes para tus estudiantes. Saludos, Franco -----Original Message----- From: dcomp(a)aps.org [mailto:dcomp@aps.org] Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 6:01 AM To: nori(a)umich.edu Subject: Virtual School of Computational Science & Engineering Summer School Program Message to the American Physical Society's Division of Computational Physics, Authorized by Bernd Berg,Secretary-Treasurer of DCOMP *************************************************************** Virtual School of Computational Science & Engineering Summer School Program 2010 Want to learn how to use graphics processors for scientific computing? Scale your parallel code to tens of thousands of CPU cores? Deal with ginormous datasets? The VSCSE has just announced its summer program for 2010. http://www.vscse.org/summerschool/2010/ Applications accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign up now!

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Reminder for group meeting tomorrow Friday. 2:00pm @ M102

by Alejandro Perdomo

Dear group, Tomorrow we will have postdoctoral candidate John Parkhill from Martin Head-Gordon's group. Please find attached the title and abstract of his talk. See you all at *2:00pm* in the Division Room M102. Cheers, -A -- Alejandro Perdomo-Ortiz Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Physics. Harvard University 12 Oxford St #482, Cambridge, MA, 02138. perdomo(a)fas.harvard.edu

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-colloquium] IIC Colloquium May 5: "Computational Thinking" with Jeannette M. Wing

by Rosalind Reid

You are cordially invited to next Wednesday's IIC Colloquium, to be given by Jeannette M. Wing of the National Science Foundation. *********************** Computational Thinking May 5, 2010, 4:00 pm Room G-115, Maxwell Dworkin, 33 Oxford Street, Cambridge Jeannette M. Wing, Assistant Director for Computer & Information Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation and President’s Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University Abstract My vision for the 21st century: Computational thinking will be a fundamental skill used by everyone in the world. To reading, writing, and arithmetic, we should add computational thinking to every child’s analytical ability. Computational thinking involves solving problems, designing systems and understanding human behavior by drawing on the concepts fundamental to computer science. Thinking like a computer scientist means more than being able to program a computer. It requires the ability to abstract and thus to think at multiple levels of abstraction. In this talk I will give many examples of computational thinking, argue that it has already influenced other disciplines, and promote the idea that teaching computational thinking can not only inspire future generations to enter the field of computer science but benefit people in all fields. About the Speaker Jeannette M. Wing has headed the National Science Foundation's Computer & Information Science and Engineering Directorate since 2007. She is also President's Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, where she was named chair of the Computer Science Department in 2004. Wing is an alumna of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she earned bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering and computer science in 1979, and a doctorate in computer science in 1983. She began her career as an assistant professor at the University of Southern California and joined the Carnegie Mellon faculty in 1985. She has worked or consulted for AT&T Bell Laboratories, Xerox Palo Alto Research Laboratories, Digital Equipment Corp., USC/Information Sciences Institute, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Microsoft Corp. Wing is the author or co-author of more than 100 refereed publications and has presented more than 200 talks before academic, corporate and government audiences. She has been or is on the editorial boards of nine scientific journals, including the Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). She is a member of the National Academies of Sciences' Computer Science and Telecommunications Board and Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Academic Advisory Board. She is an elected member-at-large on the ACM Council. __________ Refreshments served at 3:45 pm _______________________________________________ iic-colloquium mailing list iic-colloquium(a)seas.harvard.edu https://lists.deas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/iic-colloquium

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] HUCE Weekly Calendar Email April 29 - May 13

by Center for the Environment

Highlights: Saturday, May 1: The Science, Technology, and Policy Crossroads symposium explores the intersection of science, technology and policy, bringing together the greater Cambridge academic community interested in science and technology policy issues and their impact on society. Monday, May 3: John Deutch, an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency explains why United States energy policy has failed over the last forty years to put the country on a path toward greater energy efficiency, less imports, less risk of climate change, and more rapid innovation and recommends changes to the policy making process. Tuesday, May 4: Nat Logar, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy program fellow presents "Institutions for Energy Innovation: Science and Technology Decision-Making at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory" at the Energy Policy Seminar Series. Calendar Listings: April 29, 2010 - May 2, 2010 Cambridge Science Festival The Cambridge Science Festival is a celebration showcasing Cambridge as an internationally recognized leader in science, technology, engineering and math. A multifaceted, multicultural event every spring, the Cambridge Science Festival makes science accessible, interactive and fun for everyone! http://www.cambridgesciencefestival.org/Home.aspx April 29, 2010 - April 30, 2010 6th Harvard Plant Biology Symposium American Academy of Arts and Sciences 136 Irving Street Cambridge, MA "Trees and the Global Environment." Free and open to the public; lunch provided for registered participants. http://www.pbi.fas.harvard.edu/events.htm April 29, 2010 2:30pm China Project Seminar Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA "Financing the Transition to a Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Society, with Implications for China" Dr. Yannick Glemarec, UNDP/GEF Executive Coordinator and UNDP Director of Environmental Finance, United Nations Development Programme. Contact Name: Chris Nielsen nielsen2(a)fas.harvard.edu 3:00pm - 5:00pm ESPP Senior Thesis Presentations Haller Hall, Geo Museum 102 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA Reception to follow in Hoffman Lounge. Contact Name: Lorraine Maffeo maffeo(a)fas.harvard.edu 617-496-6995 6:00pm - 7:00pm MIT Energy Club Energy Discussions: Unconventional Natural Gas MIT 26-204 Cambridge, MA Join members of the MIT Energy Club for a discussion focused on the characteristics of this resource and its impact on energy decision-making. http://www.mitenergyclub.org/events-and-programs/discussion-series/ Contact Name: Rebecca Walsh Dell rwdell(a)mit.edu 7:30pm Global Warming, End of Oil, Perfect Storm Cary Hall 1605 Massachusetts Ave. Lexington, MA Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow In Residence at the Post-Carbon Institute and one of the world's foremost peak oil educators, will discuss how the rapid depletion of fossil fuels and accelerating global climate disruption are creating unprecedented challenges for global society in the twenty-first century. All are welcome. $5 donation requested. http://www.lexgwac.org info(a)lexgwac.org 781-674-2339 April 30, 2010 Radcliffe Science Symposium: "Patterning in Nature" Radcliffe Gymnasium 18 Mason Street Cambridge, MA Patterns are an essential aspect of the natural worlds, from the microscopic aspects of chemical structure to the macroscopic array of objects in the sky. This day-long symposium will address aspects of natural patterns and how they are generated and analyzed in diverse scientific disciplines. http://www.radcliffe.edu/default.aspx April 30, 2010 8:15am - 6:30pm Wyss Symposium: New Directions in Synthetic Biology Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Amphitheater Harvard Medical School Boston, MA This meeting will focus on forefront research at the leading edge of the Synthetic Biology field, with an emphasis on science-driven technology development relating to medicine, sustainability, ecology, and nanotechnology. Registration required. http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewevent/43/wyss-symposium-new-directions-in-synth…... info(a)wyss.harvard.edu 8:45am - 9:30am MSI Chalktalk Breakfast Haller Hall, Room 102 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA "Cyanobacterial activity and functionality as a key to morphology." Stefanie Templer, MIT. MSI-Info(a)hms.harvard.edu 9:00am - 12:30pm New England Restructuring Roundtable Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Boulevard, 13th Fl. Conference Room Boston, MA 02210 "Potential New Natural Gas Supplies for New England: Panacea or Curse?" Distinguished panel of leading experts from across the U.S. and Canada address New England's commodity and infrastructure outlook in light of dynamic changes in conventional and unconventional gas production. http://www.raabassociates.org/main/roundtable.asp May 1, 2010 9:00am Harvard/MIT Geobiology Symposium 4th floor lounge 20 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA "Advent of complex life and the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian transition." Speakers: Tanja Bosak, Alysha Heimberg, Dan Lahr, Elizabeth Turner, Catherine Rose, Ross Mitchell, Boz Wing, Tais Dahl, Ben Gill, Christian Hallmann, Hilary Close, Seth Young Contact Name: David Johnston djohnston(a)oeb.harvard.edu 3:00pm Science, Technology, and Policy Crossroads MIT 34-101 Cambridge, MA A student led symposium exploring the intersection of science, technology and policy, bringing together the greater Cambridge academic community interested in science and technology policy issues and their impact on society. Registration required. http://stpcrossroads.org/ May 2, 2010 11:00am - 3:00pm Phillips Brooks House Weatherization Phillips Brooks House Harvard Yard Cambridge, MA Weatherization includes measures such as adding additional insulation, caulking windows and door frames, switching out lightbulbs and more. Pizza provided. RSVP required: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFRQSlExTHNRNmQtMUF2M29TZG… Contact Name: Gracie Brown lgbrown(a)fas.harvard.edu May 3, 2010 10:30am - 11:30am MIT Energy Club Lecture Series: Empowering and Enabling Clean Energy Entrepreneurs MIT E51-345 Cambridge, MA Jacob Susman, Founder and CEO of Own Energy OwnEnergy is a venture capital-backed community wind developer. May 3, 2010 12:00pm Project on Justice, Welfare & Economics Seminar Lower Library of Robinson Hall 35 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA "Kinship and Capitalism: Coal Mining in the Choctaw Nation." Speaker: Malinda Maynor Lowery (UNC-Chapel Hill) http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/jwe/ Contact Name: Jessica Barnard jbarnard(a)wcfia.harvard.edu 617-495-8923 12:15pm - 1:45pm Belfer Center Director's Lunch Belfer Center Library (L369) Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA "Nuclear Fuel Cycle." Dr. Ernest J. Moniz, Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems, Director of the Energy Initiative, and Director of the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. RSVP required. http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/moniz.html 3:00pm - 6:30pm MIT Clean Energy Prize Flagship Event Boston Marriott Copley Place 110 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA. http://enterpriseforum.mit.edu/network/broadcasts/201005/index.html 3:00pm EPS Dissertation Defense Haller Hall, Geo Museum 102 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA "Aspects of the Early Sulfur Cycle and its Effects on the Climate and Geochemistry of Earth and Mars." Itay Halevy. 6:00pm FORUM: Making Progress on Energy: A Public Address by John Deutch John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA Deutch will explain why United States energy policy has failed over the last forty years to put the country on a path toward greater energy efficiency, less imports, less risk of climate change, and more rapid innovation. http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/4327/making_progress_on_energy.h… belfer_center(a)ksg.harvard.edu 617-495-1400 May 4, 2010 2:30pm - 4:00pm Energy Policy Seminar Series Bell Hall - Belfer Building Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St. Cambridge, MA "Institutions for Energy Innovation: Science and Technology Decision-Making at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory." Nat Logar, Research Fellow, ETIP. Contact Name: Louisa Lund louisa_lund(a)hks.harvard.edu 4:00pm ESI Young Faculty Seminar at MIT MIT 48-316 Cambridge, MA "Pattern Formation in River Networks." Taylor Perron, Assistant Professor in EAPS. Contact Name: Kurt Sternlof kurtster(a)mit.edu 617-253-6895 May 6, 2010 11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club HUCE Meeting Room 318 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA Reading and discussion group on diverse topics in ecology. Visit the website for topics of discussion. All interested researchers are welcome and lunch is provided. http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm Contact Name: Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu 3:00pm - 5:00pm Royal Dutch Shell presents: The Perspectivity Game MIT E19-319 Cambridge, MA [RSVP required] As a participant in the Perspectivity Game you will experience what it is like to wear the hat of politicians in international negotiations. Under severe time pressure, you will have to make decisions that best serve all of your country’s interests, with a central focus on the ever-present tradeoff between sustainability and economic development. Contact Name: Tony Tran tones(a)mit.edu 4:00pm Harvard Climate Seminar Haller Hall 102 Geological Museum Building 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA "U.S. air quality: Observations and interactions with climate." Loretta Mickley, http://www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars/climateseminar.html Contact Name: Shuting Jin jin(a)fas.harvard.edu 617.384.9005 May 7, 2010 11:00am Harvard Forest Seminar Harvard Forest Seminar Room 324 North Main Street Petersham, MA "Mutualism, predation, and human activities: the role of species interactions in plant invasions." Rebecca Irwin, Dartmouth College. http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/research/seminars.php Contact Name: Audrey Barker Plotkin aabarker(a)fas.harvard.edu May 12, 2010 6:00pm - 9:00pm Special Cleantech Event: Raising Capital for Cleantech Companies - How do you do it? Bingham McCutchen LLP One Federal Street, Boston, MA Explore the available early stage capital funding options for CleanTech startups in New England and learn what it takes to successfully attract capital from Boston-area funding sources. Registration and fee (students $20). http://thecapitalnetwork.org/programs.upcoming.php May 13, 2010 11:45am - 1:00pm Ecology Journal Club HUCE Meeting Room 318 24 Oxford St., 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA Reading and discussion group on diverse topics in ecology. Visit the website for topics of discussion. All interested researchers are welcome and lunch is provided. http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pringle/journalclub.htm Contact Name: Primrose Boynton pboynton(a)fas.harvard.edu --- Always check the calendar on the website for updated information. If you would like to submit an event to the calendar, contact Lisa Matthews at the Center for the Environment: lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu. Be sure to sign up to receive the HUCE newsletter. You are receiving this email because you indicated interest in Harvard University Center for the Environment events. [67]Unsubscribe aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu from this list. Links: 67. http://harvard.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&… Our mailing address is: 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA 02138 (T) 617-495-0368 www.environment.harvard.edu Copyright (C) 2008 Harvard University. All rights reserved.

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: Call for Papers—2010 MRS Fall Meeting

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear Group, Now that the group is going more materials-focused, please look at this and see if it makes sense for you to present at MRS. The announcement is below, Alan Alán Aspuru-Guzik | Assistant Professor Harvard University | Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street, Room M113 | Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)-384-8188 | http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: MRS Member Services <mrshq(a)mrs.org> Date: Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:06 PM Subject: Call for Papers—2010 MRS Fall Meeting To: aspuru(a)chemistry.harvard.edu *CALL FOR PAPERS**** **Abstract Deadline —June 22, 2010 * *The Materials Research Society Announces its Call for Papers for the 2010 MRS Fall Meeting* For details, visit www.mrs.org/fall2010. * *Abstract submission opens May 22, 2010. Web submission only; fax or e-mail submissions will not be accepted. ------------------------------ In an era when "multidisciplinary" research is touted as essential to innovation, the 2010 MRS Fall Meeting <http://www.mrs.org/fall2010>, planned for November 29-December 3 in Boston, will serve as a key forum for you to present your research to a uniquely interdisciplinary and international audience. Leading-edge researchers working in seemingly unrelated fields such as biomedical sensing, scanning probe microscopy, thermoelectric materials for lithium batteries, bulk metallic glasses, and oxide nanoelectronics will gather in Boston to to exchange information *across disciplines*. And we believe that with your contributions, the 2010 MRS Fall Meeting<http://www.mrs.org/fall2010>will be the best yet! The program features 50 technical symposia on topics that include: - materials for information processing - materials for infrastructure and mechanical applications - materials processing and device fabrication - materials for energy - biological and environmental applications of materials - materials exploration For further information on the *2010 MRS Fall Meeting*, visit www.mrs.org/fall2010. To receive e-mail updates on upcoming meetings and workshops from the Materials Research Society sign up at www.mrs.org/alerts. Additional information is also available from MRS Member Services by phone at 724-779-3003, by fax at 724-779-8313 or by e-mail at info(a)mrs.org ------------------------------ This message is being sent to you as a service of the Materials Research Society <http://www.mrs.org>. If you do not wish to receive further messages by e-mail, contact MRS Member Services by phone at 724-779-3003, fax at 724-779-8313 or by e-mail at info(a)mrs.org<info(a)mrs.org?subject=Unsubscribe%202010%20MRS%20Fall%20Mtg> .

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] John Parkhill visit

by Mark A. Watson

Hello Everyone, On Thursday and Friday this week, we will have another visiting postdoc candidate: John Parkhill from the Head-Gordon Group (UC, Berkeley). He arrives early in the morning tomorrow, and will leave soon after his seminar on Friday. If you would like to fix a specific time to chat with him, please let me know and I can organize it. I guess we will also be taking him to dinner on Thursday. His precise schedule so far is: Thursday 29: 07:30: arrives Logan airport. 14:30 - 15:30: meeting with Alan. Friday 30: 14:00 - 15:00: seminar. approx 16:00: departs CCB. Thanks, Mark

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [theochem-announce] Klaus Schulten Tomorrow 56-154

by Lee-Ping

Dear All, Professor Klaus Schulten, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is presenting a theoretical chemistry seminar tomorrow (Wednesday, April 28) from 4:00-6:00pm in Room 56-154. The title of his talk will be "New synthesis of experiment, theory, and simulation in the crystallographic and electron microscopy analysis of ribosome function." Thanks! Lee-Ping _______________________________________________ theochem-announce mailing list theochem-announce(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/theochem-announce

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] TODAY at 4 pm: The Future of Energy with Marvin Odum, President, Shell Oil

by Center for the Environment

Finding secure, safe and reliable sources of energy to power world economic growth will be one of the great challenges of this century. The Harvard University Center for the Environment invites the Harvard community to take up the challenge by participating in this ongoing series of discussions. THE FUTURE OF ENERGY Spring 2010 Marvin E. Odum, President, Shell Oil Company and Managing Director for Upstream Americas "The Future of Energy: Five Things We're Excited About" TODAY 4:00 pm Harvard University Science Center, Lecture Hall D One Oxford Street, Cambridge Marvin E. Odum is president of Shell Oil Company and was recently named a Director of Royal Dutch Shell. As a member of Shell’s Executive Committee, he oversees upstream company-wide business operations for North and South America. Odum holds positions of board leadership and participation in the Business Roundtable, Council of the Americas, US Climate Action Partnership and the American Petroleum Institute. Odum is a trustee of the National Urban League and serves as a commissioner on Aspen Institute’s Dialogue and Commission on Arctic Climate Change. Also, he is a Steering Committee member for the Energy, Security, Innovation, and Sustainability Initiative of The Council On Competitiveness. Odum is a member of the Dean’s Council of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and Advisory Board of the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas. Odum began his Shell career as an engineer in 1982, and has since served in a number of management positions of increasing responsibility in both technical and commercial aspects of energy. **Please note: Backpacks, cameras, and video recorders will not be allowed into the lecture hall.** The Future of Energy lecture series is sponsored by the Harvard University Center for the Environment with generous support from Bank of America. All of the lectures are free and open to the public. View detailed lecture information at www.environment.harvard.edu. Contact: Lisa Matthews Events Coordinator Harvard University Center for the Environment 24 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 lisa_matthews(a)harvard.edu p. 617-495-8883 f. 617-496-0425 *|LIST:Future of Energy|* [4]Unsubscribe aspuru-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu from this list. Links: 4. http://harvard.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&… Our mailing address is: 24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA 02138 T: (617) 495-0368 www.environment.harvard.edu Copyright (C) 2008 Harvard University. All rights reserved. [5]Forward this email to a friend Links: 5. http://us1.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=7532d1fbf18f39219ac742ebe&id=d5b…

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] 3 minute request

by Leslie Vogt

Hi guys, I have a quick favor to ask of you. For my teaching class, I have an assignment to evaluate test questions using different metrics. I made up a quick 6 question (mostly multiple choice) quiz about protein structure. I would be forever indebted to all of you if you can spend 3-5 min taking this quiz. I particularly need those people who don't know much about proteins to take a shot - I am looking to see the correlations between certain questions and overall performance. I know many of you don't know this type of material, but I would really appreciate your help anyway. Answers are anonymous! Here is the link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHpIbGxNR3ZZZVdLVnZnOUlCZmt… Thanks a ton, Leslie -- Leslie Vogt Aspuru-Guzik Group Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [iic-colloquium] Reminder of Wednesday Colloquium: "Visualization of Emergent Infectious Diseases" with Daniel Janies

by Rosalind Reid

A reminder of this week's IIC Colloquium, to be given by Daniel Janies of Ohio State University. *********************** Large-Scale Visualization of Emergent Infectious Diseases April 28, 2010, 4:00 pm Room G-115, Maxwell Dworkin, 33 Oxford Street, Cambridge Daniel Janies, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University Abstract Emerging infectious diseases are critical issues for public health. Rapid genomic sequencing, used in response to SARS and pandemic influenza, has become a primary method of diagnosing agents of infectious disease. In order to understand epidemics, however, one must incorporate more information. Sequence alignment and phylogenetics are fundamental tools for making sense of sequence data from emergent pathogens, enabling comparison to well-characterized pathogens. Both tools require significant computational equipment and user expertise. Janies’ group has developed web-based applications (e.g., http://supramap.osu.edu) that marry parallel sequence alignment and tree search with geographic visualization of the spread of pathogens and their genotypes and phenotypes. These applications reduce the expertise and nearly eliminate the computational equipment required for individuals to use sequence alignment and phylogenetics. They allow users to analyze large datasets of raw genetic sequence and phenotypes from pathogens and hosts in a geographic context, fostering interactions among diverse disciplines by providing a common framework for hypothesis generation and testing. Janies will discuss several multidisciplinary use cases, including analyses of host adaptation and drug resistance over space and time. About the Speaker Daniel Janies is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at The Ohio State University. He teaches computational analysis of genomic information for biomedical research and won an award for excellence in teaching and research at Ohio State in 2007. Dr. Janies' current research concerns the global spread of emergent infectious diseases. His work involves the development of software to map the spread of agents of infectious disease based on genomic and geographic data. The results are akin to weather maps for disease that allow public health scientists to visualize when and where pathogens jump from animals to humans and evolve to resist drugs. Dr. Janies' work has been the subject of local, national, and international press coverage. He was recently called to testify to the United States Senate and has advised the Pentagon, The White House Office of Medical Preparedness, and the United States Department of State on methods for disease surveillance. __________ Refreshments served at 3:45 pm Dr. Janies' visit is hosted by Chia Shen. __________ Mark your calendar for the final IIC Colloquium: Wednesday, May 5: Jeannette M. Wing, National Science Foundation For more information about IIC colloquia and other events : http://iic.harvard.edu/events/upcoming _______________________________________________ iic-colloquium mailing list iic-colloquium(a)seas.harvard.edu https://lists.deas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/iic-colloquium

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