BIOVIS / CITY OF CHICAGO MEETUP
IEEE VIS 2015 Conference
Liz Marai, Jilian Aurisano, Tom Schenk Jr. & Nils Gehlenborg
AGENDA
➤ What is BioVis? (12:30 - 1:00)
➤ Announcements (1:00 - 1:30)
➤ Open Discussion (1:30 - end)
WHAT IS BIOVIS?
Challenges, History, and Future
ROLE OF VISUALIZATION
PUBLICATION
experiment
DATA
INSIGHT HYPOTHESIS
interpretation
HYPOTHESIS
DATA
hypothesis
generation
EXPLORATION
HYPOTHESIS-DRIVEN RESEARCHDATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH
PRESENTATION
“Storytelling”
“Pattern Discovery”
ED Green, MS Guyer & National Human Genome Research Institute, Nature 2011
Charting a Course for
Genomic Medicine from
Base Pairs to Bedside
NHGRI Strategic Plan
Heterogeneity
Scale
DATA GENERATION
10 YEARS
HUMAN
GENOME
PROJECT
$3B
10 YEARS
HUMAN
GENOME
PROJECT
$3B
DAYS$5K
DAYS$5K
DAYS$5K
DAYS$5K
DAYS$5K
DAYS$5K
DAYS$5K
DAYS$5K
Precision Medicine Initiative
1 Million+
whole genomes +
metabolites +
medical records +
devices/sensors
HISTORY OF BIOVIS
IEEE VIS
Providence, RI
2011
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Lynda Chin
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
HISTORY OF BIOVIS
IEEE VIS
Providence, RI
2011
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Lynda Chin
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
IEEE VIS
Seattle, WA
2012
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Christof Koch
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
HISTORY OF BIOVIS
IEEE VIS
Providence, RI
2011
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Lynda Chin
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
IEEE VIS
Seattle, WA
2012
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Christof Koch
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
IEEE VIS
Atlanta, GA
2013
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Daniel Evanko
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
Redesign Challenge
HISTORY OF BIOVIS
IEEE VIS
Providence, RI
2011
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Lynda Chin
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
IEEE VIS
Seattle, WA
2012
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Christof Koch
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
IEEE VIS
Atlanta, GA
2013
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Daniel Evanko
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
Redesign Challenge
ISCB ISMB
Boston, MA
2014
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Tamara Munzner
Challenge Talks
Visualization Primers
Data Challenge
Highlights
HISTORY OF BIOVIS
IEEE VIS
Providence, RI
2011
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Lynda Chin
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
IEEE VIS
Seattle, WA
2012
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Christof Koch
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
IEEE VIS
Atlanta, GA
2013
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Daniel Evanko
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
Redesign Challenge
ISCB ISMB
Boston, MA
2014
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Tamara Munzner
Challenge Talks
Visualization Primers
Data Challenge
Highlights
ISCB ISMB/ECCB
Dublin, Ireland
2015
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Torsten Möller
Keynote: Larry Hunter
Challenge Talks
Visualization Primers
Data Challenge
Redesign Challenge
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Events, Resources, and Opportunities
HISTORY OF BIOVIS
IEEE VIS
Providence, RI
2011
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Lynda Chin
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
IEEE VIS
Seattle, WA
2012
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Christof Koch
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
IEEE VIS
Atlanta, GA
2013
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Daniel Evanko
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
Redesign Challenge
ISCB ISMB
Boston, MA
2014
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Tamara Munzner
Challenge Talks
Visualization Primers
Data Challenge
Highlights
ISCB ISMB/ECCB
Dublin, Ireland
2015
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Torsten Möller
Keynote: Larry Hunter
Challenge Talks
Visualization Primers
Data Challenge
Redesign Challenge
FUTURE OF BIOVIS
IEEE VIS
Seattle, WA
2012
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Christof Koch
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
IEEE VIS
Atlanta, GA
2013
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Daniel Evanko
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
Redesign Challenge
ISCB ISMB
Boston, MA
2014
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Tamara Munzner
Challenge Talks
Visualization Primers
Data Challenge
Highlights
ISCB ISMB/ECCB
Dublin, Ireland
2015
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Torsten Möller
Keynote: Larry Hunter
Challenge Talks
Visualization Primers
Data Challenge
Redesign Challenge
ISCB ISMB
Orlando, FL
2016 - July
Posters
Keynote: TBD
Redesign Challenge
FUTURE OF BIOVIS
IEEE VIS
Atlanta, GA
2013
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Daniel Evanko
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Data Challenge
Redesign Challenge
ISCB ISMB
Boston, MA
2014
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Tamara Munzner
Challenge Talks
Visualization Primers
Data Challenge
Highlights
ISCB ISMB/ECCB
Dublin, Ireland
2015
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Torsten Möller
Keynote: Larry Hunter
Challenge Talks
Visualization Primers
Data Challenge
Redesign Challenge
ISCB ISMB
Orlando, FL
2016 - July
Posters
Keynote: TBD
Redesign Challenge
IEEE VIS
Baltimore, MD
2016 - October
Papers
Posters
Keynote: TBD
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Design Challenge
FUTURE OF BIOVIS
ISCB ISMB
Boston, MA
2014
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Tamara Munzner
Challenge Talks
Visualization Primers
Data Challenge
Highlights
ISCB ISMB/ECCB
Dublin, Ireland
2015
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Torsten Möller
Keynote: Larry Hunter
Challenge Talks
Visualization Primers
Data Challenge
Redesign Challenge
ISCB ISMB
Orlando, FL
2016 - July
Posters
Keynote: TBD
Redesign Challenge
IEEE VIS
Baltimore, MD
2016 - October
Papers
Posters
Keynote: TBD
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Design Challenge
DREAM Challenge
Everywhere
2016 - Winter
Data Challenge
DREAM CHALLENGE - HTTP://DREAMCHALLENGES.ORG
DREAM CHALLENGE - HTTP://DREAMCHALLENGES.ORG
Sub-Challenge 1: Fusion Prediction
Sub-Challenge 2: Isoform Prediction
Sub-Challenge 3: Somatic SNV Calling
Sub-Challenge 4: Visualization
FUTURE OF BIOVIS
ISCB ISMB
Boston, MA
2014
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Tamara Munzner
Challenge Talks
Visualization Primers
Data Challenge
Highlights
ISCB ISMB/ECCB
Dublin, Ireland
2015
Papers
Posters
Keynote: Torsten Möller
Keynote: Larry Hunter
Challenge Talks
Visualization Primers
Data Challenge
Redesign Challenge
ISCB ISMB
Orlando, FL
2016 - July
Posters
Keynote: TBD
Redesign Challenge
IEEE VIS
Baltimore, MD
2016 - October
Papers
Posters
Keynote: TBD
Challenge Talks
Biology Primers
Design Challenge
DREAM Challenge
Everywhere
2016 - Winter
Data Challenge
HTTP://WWW.BIOVIS.NET - FOLLOW @BIOVIS_NET
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
➤ VIZBI 2016, Heidelberg, Germany (March 2016)
➤ BioIT World Expo, Boston, MA, USA (April 2016)
➤ EuroVis, Groningen, The Netherlands (June 2016)
➤ Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, Bergen, Norway (September 2016)
VIZBI - HTTP://WWW.VIZBI.ORG
BIO-IT WORLD EXPO - HTTP://WWW.BIO-ITWORLDEXPO.COM
EUROVIS - HTTP://WWW.CS.RUG.NL/JBI/EUROVIS2016/
VCBM - HTTP://WWW.VCBM.ORG
VCBM 2016, together with MedViz
VCBM = Eurographics Workshop
on Visual Computing for Biology
and Medicine
●
2016 in Bergen, Norway
●
collocated with MedViz 2016,
●
a >100 participants interdiscipl.
●
meeting of medicine & techn.
●
important dates:
●
June, 2016: full paper deadline
●
Sept. 7–9, 2016: workshop
RESOURCES
➤ BiVi Community Website: http://bivi.co
➤ Nature Methods Points of View Columns: http://www.nature.com/nmeth
➤ BioVis Proceedings:
➤ 2015: http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbioinformatics/supplements/16/S11
➤ 2015: http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcproc/supplements/9/S6
➤ 2014: http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbioinformatics/series/BioVis2014
➤ 2013: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6648474
➤ 2012: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6373776
➤ 2011: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6083214
➤ VIZBI Videos: http://www.vizbi.org/Videos
CAREERS
Visualization PostDoc Position
We’re looking for a great PostDoc to work on a range of visualization projects, including but not lim-
ited to visualization for biology, graph visualization, big data visualization, and heterogeneous data
visualization.
Ideally, you have experience in writing papers, developing software, preferably for the web, and have
a track record of published work at VIS, EuroVis, CHI, BioVis, or similar venues.
More Information about this position can be found at http://goo.gl/GJtcca
Call for Visualization PhD Students
We are looking to admit multiple PhD Students to work on visualization topics. Funding is available.
If you’re interested in a great PhD program, like to do research, and enjoy building software apply to
our graduate program. We are a large and diverse community of visualization researchers with in-
terdisciplinary interests.
Talk to Alexander Lex here at VIS,
or e-mail alex@sci.utah.edu
http://www.sci.utah.edu
http://vdl.sci.utah.edu
http://caleydo.org
Recruiting PostDocs and
PhD Students at SCI in Utah
More Information
CAREERS
Seeking a postdoctoral candidate interested in applying visualization to

guide the development of bioinformatic models.
Columbus Ohio, at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University
http://tinyurl.com/pbgmg96
CAREERS


Join a vibrant of community of scientists, physicians, and engineers at Harvard Medical
School who are advancing the boundaries of knowledge.
Develop visualization approaches to study genomic structural variants, dynamics of the 3D
genome, or patient cohorts in cancer genomics. Design new techniques for visual
exploration of data repositories or provenance graphs. Apply now.
Gehlenborg Lab ∙ http://gehlenborglab.org
Postdoctoral Fellowships in
Biomedical Data Visualization
You will get to work on many multidimensional problems in parallel.


oin a vibrant of community of scientists, physicians, and engineers at Harvard Medical
chool who are advancing the boundaries of knowledge.
Postdoctoral Fellowships in
Biomedical Data Visualization
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Visualization for Biology at Harvard
University
The Visual Computing Group (VCG) in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
(SEAS) at Harvard University seeks motivated postdoctoral fellows with a Ph.D. in
computer science/engineering, bioinformatics, or a related field to work on varied
research projects in visual data analysis. Potential candidates should possess a strong
background in the fields of visualization and visual analytics, bioinformatics or similar
areas to conduct visualization projects applied to biological and biochemical data. In
addition to working closely with scientists, industry partners, and graduate students on
research projects, the candidate is expected to actively participate in writing grant
proposals.
More information about the VCG can be found at
http://vcg.seas.harvard.edu/.
Candidates should have a substantial publication history (preferred venues are IEEE
InfoVis, IEEE VAST, BioVis, Bioinformatics, Nature Methods, and BMC Bioinformatics), a
good standing in the research community, as well as good teamwork and
communication skills. Ideally, the candidate also has strong software development
experience, especially for web-based applications. Competitive salary and benefits are
included. The position is available immediately. For more information, please send your
CV and at least three references to Michaela Kapp at michaela@seas.harvard.edu.
CAREERS
DISCUSSION
Planning the Future of the BioVis Community

BioVis Meetup @ IEEE VIS 2015

  • 1.
    BIOVIS / CITYOF CHICAGO MEETUP IEEE VIS 2015 Conference Liz Marai, Jilian Aurisano, Tom Schenk Jr. & Nils Gehlenborg
  • 2.
    AGENDA ➤ What isBioVis? (12:30 - 1:00) ➤ Announcements (1:00 - 1:30) ➤ Open Discussion (1:30 - end)
  • 3.
    WHAT IS BIOVIS? Challenges,History, and Future
  • 4.
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  • 6.
    ED Green, MSGuyer & National Human Genome Research Institute, Nature 2011 Charting a Course for Genomic Medicine from Base Pairs to Bedside NHGRI Strategic Plan
  • 7.
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  • 13.
    Precision Medicine Initiative 1Million+ whole genomes + metabolites + medical records + devices/sensors
  • 14.
    HISTORY OF BIOVIS IEEEVIS Providence, RI 2011 Papers Posters Keynote: Lynda Chin Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge
  • 15.
    HISTORY OF BIOVIS IEEEVIS Providence, RI 2011 Papers Posters Keynote: Lynda Chin Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge IEEE VIS Seattle, WA 2012 Papers Posters Keynote: Christof Koch Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge
  • 16.
    HISTORY OF BIOVIS IEEEVIS Providence, RI 2011 Papers Posters Keynote: Lynda Chin Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge IEEE VIS Seattle, WA 2012 Papers Posters Keynote: Christof Koch Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge IEEE VIS Atlanta, GA 2013 Papers Posters Keynote: Daniel Evanko Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge Redesign Challenge
  • 17.
    HISTORY OF BIOVIS IEEEVIS Providence, RI 2011 Papers Posters Keynote: Lynda Chin Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge IEEE VIS Seattle, WA 2012 Papers Posters Keynote: Christof Koch Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge IEEE VIS Atlanta, GA 2013 Papers Posters Keynote: Daniel Evanko Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge Redesign Challenge ISCB ISMB Boston, MA 2014 Papers Posters Keynote: Tamara Munzner Challenge Talks Visualization Primers Data Challenge Highlights
  • 18.
    HISTORY OF BIOVIS IEEEVIS Providence, RI 2011 Papers Posters Keynote: Lynda Chin Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge IEEE VIS Seattle, WA 2012 Papers Posters Keynote: Christof Koch Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge IEEE VIS Atlanta, GA 2013 Papers Posters Keynote: Daniel Evanko Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge Redesign Challenge ISCB ISMB Boston, MA 2014 Papers Posters Keynote: Tamara Munzner Challenge Talks Visualization Primers Data Challenge Highlights ISCB ISMB/ECCB Dublin, Ireland 2015 Papers Posters Keynote: Torsten Möller Keynote: Larry Hunter Challenge Talks Visualization Primers Data Challenge Redesign Challenge
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    HISTORY OF BIOVIS IEEEVIS Providence, RI 2011 Papers Posters Keynote: Lynda Chin Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge IEEE VIS Seattle, WA 2012 Papers Posters Keynote: Christof Koch Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge IEEE VIS Atlanta, GA 2013 Papers Posters Keynote: Daniel Evanko Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge Redesign Challenge ISCB ISMB Boston, MA 2014 Papers Posters Keynote: Tamara Munzner Challenge Talks Visualization Primers Data Challenge Highlights ISCB ISMB/ECCB Dublin, Ireland 2015 Papers Posters Keynote: Torsten Möller Keynote: Larry Hunter Challenge Talks Visualization Primers Data Challenge Redesign Challenge
  • 21.
    FUTURE OF BIOVIS IEEEVIS Seattle, WA 2012 Papers Posters Keynote: Christof Koch Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge IEEE VIS Atlanta, GA 2013 Papers Posters Keynote: Daniel Evanko Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge Redesign Challenge ISCB ISMB Boston, MA 2014 Papers Posters Keynote: Tamara Munzner Challenge Talks Visualization Primers Data Challenge Highlights ISCB ISMB/ECCB Dublin, Ireland 2015 Papers Posters Keynote: Torsten Möller Keynote: Larry Hunter Challenge Talks Visualization Primers Data Challenge Redesign Challenge ISCB ISMB Orlando, FL 2016 - July Posters Keynote: TBD Redesign Challenge
  • 22.
    FUTURE OF BIOVIS IEEEVIS Atlanta, GA 2013 Papers Posters Keynote: Daniel Evanko Challenge Talks Biology Primers Data Challenge Redesign Challenge ISCB ISMB Boston, MA 2014 Papers Posters Keynote: Tamara Munzner Challenge Talks Visualization Primers Data Challenge Highlights ISCB ISMB/ECCB Dublin, Ireland 2015 Papers Posters Keynote: Torsten Möller Keynote: Larry Hunter Challenge Talks Visualization Primers Data Challenge Redesign Challenge ISCB ISMB Orlando, FL 2016 - July Posters Keynote: TBD Redesign Challenge IEEE VIS Baltimore, MD 2016 - October Papers Posters Keynote: TBD Challenge Talks Biology Primers Design Challenge
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    FUTURE OF BIOVIS ISCBISMB Boston, MA 2014 Papers Posters Keynote: Tamara Munzner Challenge Talks Visualization Primers Data Challenge Highlights ISCB ISMB/ECCB Dublin, Ireland 2015 Papers Posters Keynote: Torsten Möller Keynote: Larry Hunter Challenge Talks Visualization Primers Data Challenge Redesign Challenge ISCB ISMB Orlando, FL 2016 - July Posters Keynote: TBD Redesign Challenge IEEE VIS Baltimore, MD 2016 - October Papers Posters Keynote: TBD Challenge Talks Biology Primers Design Challenge DREAM Challenge Everywhere 2016 - Winter Data Challenge
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    DREAM CHALLENGE -HTTP://DREAMCHALLENGES.ORG
  • 25.
    DREAM CHALLENGE -HTTP://DREAMCHALLENGES.ORG Sub-Challenge 1: Fusion Prediction Sub-Challenge 2: Isoform Prediction Sub-Challenge 3: Somatic SNV Calling Sub-Challenge 4: Visualization
  • 26.
    FUTURE OF BIOVIS ISCBISMB Boston, MA 2014 Papers Posters Keynote: Tamara Munzner Challenge Talks Visualization Primers Data Challenge Highlights ISCB ISMB/ECCB Dublin, Ireland 2015 Papers Posters Keynote: Torsten Möller Keynote: Larry Hunter Challenge Talks Visualization Primers Data Challenge Redesign Challenge ISCB ISMB Orlando, FL 2016 - July Posters Keynote: TBD Redesign Challenge IEEE VIS Baltimore, MD 2016 - October Papers Posters Keynote: TBD Challenge Talks Biology Primers Design Challenge DREAM Challenge Everywhere 2016 - Winter Data Challenge HTTP://WWW.BIOVIS.NET - FOLLOW @BIOVIS_NET
  • 27.
    OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS ➤VIZBI 2016, Heidelberg, Germany (March 2016) ➤ BioIT World Expo, Boston, MA, USA (April 2016) ➤ EuroVis, Groningen, The Netherlands (June 2016) ➤ Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, Bergen, Norway (September 2016)
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    BIO-IT WORLD EXPO- HTTP://WWW.BIO-ITWORLDEXPO.COM
  • 30.
  • 31.
    VCBM - HTTP://WWW.VCBM.ORG VCBM2016, together with MedViz VCBM = Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine ● 2016 in Bergen, Norway ● collocated with MedViz 2016, ● a >100 participants interdiscipl. ● meeting of medicine & techn. ● important dates: ● June, 2016: full paper deadline ● Sept. 7–9, 2016: workshop
  • 32.
    RESOURCES ➤ BiVi CommunityWebsite: http://bivi.co ➤ Nature Methods Points of View Columns: http://www.nature.com/nmeth ➤ BioVis Proceedings: ➤ 2015: http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbioinformatics/supplements/16/S11 ➤ 2015: http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcproc/supplements/9/S6 ➤ 2014: http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbioinformatics/series/BioVis2014 ➤ 2013: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6648474 ➤ 2012: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6373776 ➤ 2011: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6083214 ➤ VIZBI Videos: http://www.vizbi.org/Videos
  • 33.
    CAREERS Visualization PostDoc Position We’relooking for a great PostDoc to work on a range of visualization projects, including but not lim- ited to visualization for biology, graph visualization, big data visualization, and heterogeneous data visualization. Ideally, you have experience in writing papers, developing software, preferably for the web, and have a track record of published work at VIS, EuroVis, CHI, BioVis, or similar venues. More Information about this position can be found at http://goo.gl/GJtcca Call for Visualization PhD Students We are looking to admit multiple PhD Students to work on visualization topics. Funding is available. If you’re interested in a great PhD program, like to do research, and enjoy building software apply to our graduate program. We are a large and diverse community of visualization researchers with in- terdisciplinary interests. Talk to Alexander Lex here at VIS, or e-mail alex@sci.utah.edu http://www.sci.utah.edu http://vdl.sci.utah.edu http://caleydo.org Recruiting PostDocs and PhD Students at SCI in Utah More Information
  • 34.
    CAREERS Seeking a postdoctoralcandidate interested in applying visualization to
 guide the development of bioinformatic models. Columbus Ohio, at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University http://tinyurl.com/pbgmg96
  • 35.
    CAREERS 
 Join a vibrantof community of scientists, physicians, and engineers at Harvard Medical School who are advancing the boundaries of knowledge. Develop visualization approaches to study genomic structural variants, dynamics of the 3D genome, or patient cohorts in cancer genomics. Design new techniques for visual exploration of data repositories or provenance graphs. Apply now. Gehlenborg Lab ∙ http://gehlenborglab.org Postdoctoral Fellowships in Biomedical Data Visualization You will get to work on many multidimensional problems in parallel. 
 oin a vibrant of community of scientists, physicians, and engineers at Harvard Medical chool who are advancing the boundaries of knowledge. Postdoctoral Fellowships in Biomedical Data Visualization
  • 36.
    Postdoctoral Fellowship inVisualization for Biology at Harvard University The Visual Computing Group (VCG) in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University seeks motivated postdoctoral fellows with a Ph.D. in computer science/engineering, bioinformatics, or a related field to work on varied research projects in visual data analysis. Potential candidates should possess a strong background in the fields of visualization and visual analytics, bioinformatics or similar areas to conduct visualization projects applied to biological and biochemical data. In addition to working closely with scientists, industry partners, and graduate students on research projects, the candidate is expected to actively participate in writing grant proposals. More information about the VCG can be found at http://vcg.seas.harvard.edu/. Candidates should have a substantial publication history (preferred venues are IEEE InfoVis, IEEE VAST, BioVis, Bioinformatics, Nature Methods, and BMC Bioinformatics), a good standing in the research community, as well as good teamwork and communication skills. Ideally, the candidate also has strong software development experience, especially for web-based applications. Competitive salary and benefits are included. The position is available immediately. For more information, please send your CV and at least three references to Michaela Kapp at michaela@seas.harvard.edu. CAREERS
  • 37.
    DISCUSSION Planning the Futureof the BioVis Community