KEY DATES
Paper submission deadline
June 03, 2011
Notification of paper acceptance
June 24, 2011
Poster submission deadline
September 20, 2011
Workshop
October 8-10, 2011
More details available at http://recombcg.org
THEME AND SCOPE
The continuing advance of DNA sequencing technology has produced
an avalanche of genome sequence and genome structural information
across the evolutionary spectrum. Transforming that information
into biological knowledge requires creative and innovative new
computational and statistical methods for comparative genomics.
The RECOMB Satellite Workshop on Comparative Genomics aims to
provide the premier forum for new computational developments applied
to all aspects of comparative genomics. We solicit contributions on
topics including comparison of genome structure and organization,
genome function, and evolution. We particularly encourage contributions
that use new computational methods to acquire new insight into
biological processes. Advances in computational theory are welcome,
though all submissions should include genome-scale analyses informed
by comparative data.
New for 2011, all peer-reviewed and accepted RECOMB-CG manuscripts
will be published in a supplement to BMC Bioinformatics as open access,
author subsidized, articles.
Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to:
Gene and genome duplication
Gene family evolution
Genome structural variation
Algorithms for comparative genomics
Genome rearrangement
Ancestral genome reconstruction
Multiple genome alignment
Genome sequence comparison
Modeling genome evolution
Comparative genomics for genome annotation
Gene tree reconciliation
Species and gene tree inference
Comparative metagenomics
Comparative genomics linked to proteomics, metabolomics, and other ‘omic data
Comparative genomics and gene expression and regulation
Applications of comparative genomic methods
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers should be submitted via the EasyChair system. Submissions must
be received in electronic form by 11:59pm (Samoa time), June
3rd, 2011.
Submissions should be typeset as double-spaced A4 pages with 1-inch
margins all around in a minimum of 10 point font. Submissions should
be limited to 16 pages, everything included (title, authors, addresses,
abstract, references, figures, tables). Exceptions to this limit may be
granted by consultation with the Program Committee Chairs.
Authors are encouraged to use the BMC document templates
when preparing manuscripts. Templates are available in Microsoft
and LaTeX formats. Submitted manuscripts must be rendered to
PDF format prior to upload into EasyChair at the review stage.
Submissions must include the corresponding author’s email address.
Papers submitted for review should represent original, previously
unpublished work. At the time the paper is
submitted to the conference, and for the entire review period, the
paper should not be under review by any other conference or scientific
journal.
At least one author per each successful submission is required to
register and present the paper at the workshop. The paper
will be included in the conference proceedings, which
will be published in BMC Bioinformatics. Address any questions to
the program committee chairs: Aaron E. Darling (aarondarling at
ucdavis.edu) and Cathal Seoighe (cathal.seoighe at nuigalway.ie)
