| Monday, September 3rd | Abstract Submission Opens |
| Tuesday, October 9th, 11:59 PM | Abstract Submission Deadline (Consideration for Presentation) |
| Monday, October 15, 11:59 PM | Late Abstract Submission Deadline (Poster Only) Now the extended deadline for presentation abstracts as well! |
| Tuesday, October 23rd, 11:59p.m. | Normal Registration Deadline (Guarantee Conference Giveaways) |
| Tuesday, October 30th | BCATS 2012 conference |
| 8:00 am | On-Site Registration, Badge Pickup, and Breakfast |
| 8:45 am | Opening Remarks |
| 9:00 am | Keynote Address:
Michael Eisen
Activation of the Drosophila genome in early development |
| 9:45 am | Scientific Talks I: Systems Biology and Population Genetics (3 Talks) Jonathan Karr: A comprehensive computational analysis of the performance limitations of biological systems Jamie Blundell: Adaptation in large populations using millions of yeast lineages Alicia Martin: Characterizing gene expression variation across seven diverse human populations |
| 10:30 am | Poster Spotlight Session (5 Spotlights) |
| 10:45 am | Poster Session I |
| 11:30 am | Scientific Talks II: Biochemistry and Cell Biology (4 talks) Derek Mendez: X-ray measurements give atomic resolution structural information for non-crystalline ensembles of nano-particles or bio-molecules Seyed Hanif Mahboobi: In silico study of the interaction between CRM1 and the nuclear pore protein Tpr Jen Hsin: Relating the structural dynamics of a bacterial tubulin to its division function Sara Salha: 3D structure determination through sparsity seeking algorithm |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Keynote Address:
Lin Chao
Evolution of Bacterial Aging |
| 2:15 pm | Scientific Talks III: Disease Biology (4 Talks) William Du: Novel subtypes of glioblastoma determined through imaging and genomic analytics Christopher Szeto: Online resources for predictors of cancer outcomes at UCSC Daniel Golden: Qualitative and quantitative image-based biomarkers of therapeutic response in triple-negative breast cancer Kaustubh Supekar: Widespread brain hyper-connectivity in children with autism |
| 3:15 pm | Poster Session II |
| 4:15 pm | Kenote Address:
Armin Spura
From raw signal to annotations: An overview of Ion Torrent’s sequencing software pipeline |
| 5:00 pm | Awards and Closing Remarks |
| 5:30 pm | Dinner with Keynote Speakers (Selected Participants Only) |
BCATS 2012 will take place at the Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge on Stanford's Campus.
The conference will take place in the Conference Center on the second floor of the building.
Directions to the LKSC can be found here.
Parking is available in the S1, S2 and Sand Hill Parking lots but may be limited; please arrive early to guarantee parking space.
