NBIC

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NBIC

• Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre

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NBIC

• Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre
• Network of collaborating (bio)informatics and
  genomics groups
• Platform for bioinformatics development and
  stimulation
• Foundation NBIC
• Coordination of bioinformatics funds (government)
• BSIK 21,9 M matching by institutes
• N.W.O. 12,1 M
• Total budget 54 M

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Netherlands Genomics Initiative

• Centre for BioSystems Genomics
• Centre for Medical Systems Biology
• Cancer Genomics Centre
• Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial
  Fermentation
• Centre for Society and Genomics
• Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre
• Netherlands Proteomics Centre
• Celiac Disease Consortium
• Ecogenomics Consortium
• Nutrigenomics Consortium
• VIRGO Consortium

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Organisation
NBIC SB SD MD
SAB
SciCom
Management Support
MT
Key partner- consortium
Research
Support
Education
BioAssist (NGI/NWO)
BioWise (NGI/NWO)
BioRange (BSIK)
Consortium of (bio)-informatics groups

UvA
Consortium of (bio)-informatics groups
RU
SARA
Network of bioinformatics teachers
Projects
Research and Application Support
Projects
P2
P4
P1
P1
P3
P2
Participants
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Management

• Supervisory Board (Trustees)
• De Wijkerslooth de Weerdesteyn (chair)
• Hoogland (University of Amsterdam)
• Koornstra (SARA computing and networking
  services)
• Reuver (IBM)
• Rijnders (Organon)
• Te Beest (Leiden University)
• Wendelaar Bonga (Radboud University Nijmegen)
• Executive Board
• Scientific director (SD)
• Prof. Dr. L.O. Hertzberger (UvA)
• Managing director (MD)
• Dr. R. G. Kok (Radboud University)

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Scientific Board Committee

• Scientific Committee
• Hertzberger (chair)
• Boer (CMSB)
• Breit (SILS/UvA)
• Bouwhuis (SARA)
• Leunissen (CBSG)
• Siezen (Kluyver Centre)
• Van Breukelen (NPC)
• Van Kampen (AMC)
• Van Schaik (Organon NV)
• Vriend (RU Nijmegen)
• Wessels (CGC)

• Scientific Advisory Board
• De Vlieg (chair)
• Berendsen (RUG, NL)
• Glenn (Unilever Cambridge Centre for Molecular
  Informatics, UK)
• Thornton (European Bioinformatics Institute, UK)

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Programmes
NBIC SB SD MD
SAB
SciCom
Management Support
Key partner- consortium
Research
Support
Education
BioAssist (NGI/NWO)
BioWise (NGI/NWO)
BioRange (BSIK)
Consortium of (bio)-informatics groups

UvA
Consortium of (bio)-informatics groups
RU
SARA
Network of bioinformatics teachers
Projects
Research and Application Support
Projects
P2
P4
P1
P1
P3
P2
Participants
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Programme Integration
NBIC - management
Research (BioRange)
SP4 Vl-e
SP2
SP1
SP3
SPX
CLS
Vl-e (BSIK)
Proteomics Metabolomics
Inter-linking projects
VL-e for bioinformatics
Computational Life Sciences
Integrative Bioinformatics
Microarrays
Research support (SP5/BioAssist)
Education (BioWise)
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BioRange - research

• Integrated bioinformatics research program (BSIK
  matching 43,8 M)
• Consortium of (bio)informatics groups
• Management Team
• Sub-program leaders
• Scientific director
• Managing director

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BioRange - research

• Sub programs
• Micro array technology (sp1)
• Proteomics Metabolomics (sp2)
• Integrative Bioinformatics (sp3)
• Vle for bioinformatics applications (sp4)
• Test Bed for real-life applications (sp5
  BioAssist)
• Inter-linking projects (spx)
• Computational Life Sciences (CLS)

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BioRange subprograms themes

• SP1. Microarray technology Dr. A.H.C. Van
  Kampen
• Experimental design dr. A.H.C. Van Kampen
• Understanding biological processes dr. L.F.A.
  Wessels
• Genotype-phenotype analysis dr. J. Boer
• Dissemination dr. A.H.C. Van Kampen

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BioRange subprograms themes

• SP2. Proteomics and Metabolomics
• Prof. dr. R.J. Siezen
• Prof. dr. G. Vriend
• Dr. R. van Schaik
• Pre-processing of experimental data
• (Statistical) Data analysis and modelling
• Analysis of molecular interactions

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BioRange subprograms themes

• SP3. Integrative Bioinformatics
• Structural genomics
• prof. dr. G.Vriend
• Comparative genomics
• prof. dr. J. Leunissen
• Phenotype-genotype modelling
• prof. dr. J. Leunissen
• Pathway modelling and visualization
• prof. dr. G. Vriend
• Content driven data modelling
• dr. T.M. Breit
• Content driven text mining
• dr. T.M. Breit

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BioRange subprograms themes

• SP4. VL-e for Bioinformatics Applications
• Prof. dr. L.O Hertzberger
• Adaptive information disclosure
• User interface and visualization
• Collaborative information management

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BioRange subprograms themes

• SP5. Test bed with real-life applications
• Prof. dr. L.O. Hertzberger
• Dr. T. M. Breit
• Selection of bioinformatics applications, scaling
  approach and real-life test applications
• Dedicated scaling and validation approach
• Integrated scaling and validation approach
• SPX. Multi-theme projects
• Prof. dr. R.J. Siezen

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BioAssist - support

• Bioinformatics research support network
• Infrastructure (network of computer clusters)
• Access to bioinformatics databases and
  applications
• Link to Vle Proof of Concept (PoC)
• Consortium of (bio)informatics groups
• Directly related to genomics themes

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BioWise - education

• Stimulating bioinformatics education at all
  levels
• High school, BSc, MSc, PhD
• Exchange of expertise and education material
• BioWise Education Committee
• Establishment of a NBIC- academy
• Example projects
• BioTune building an infrastructure to exchange
  education material (BSc, MSc, PhD)
• Systems Biology Course developing new course
  material (Wageningen UR) (MSc, PhD)
• DNA practicals (high school)

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Contact information

• NBIC office
• P.O. Box 9010
• 6500 GL Nijmegen
• office_at_nbic.nl
• http//www.nbic.nl