Promoting Inter/Multidisciplinary Education and Research, The International Joint Conference on Bioinformatics, Systems biology and intelligent computing

生物信息学、系统生物学和智能计算是协同互动的研究学科，在复杂生物医学系统、农业、环境、制药和医学以及公共卫生、药物设计和基因组学等领域的研究和发展前景广阔。这两个领域的研究和开发正在影响医学、食品生产、法医学、农业、药学、工程学以及生物数学和生物物理科学等领域的科学和技术，因为它们促进了分子生物学、基因组学和医学的基本概念，帮助我们从多个层面了解生物体，开发创新的植入物和假体，通过新的医学成像技术，以及通过改进检测、预防和治疗疾病的工具和技术。国际生物信息学、系统生物学和智能计算联席会议(IJCBS 2009)提供了一个交流思想的共同平台，并通过将这两个非常重要和互补的学科连接成一个互动和有吸引力的论坛来帮助塑造知识和科学成就。铭记这一目标，IJCBS 2009旨在通过提供一系列主旨讲座、辅导课和前沿研究讲座，促进跨学科/多学科的教育和研究。IJCBS 2009将举办以跨学科和多学科教育和研究为重点的特别会议，以促进美国生物信息学、系统生物学和智能计算领域与中国之间的合作。IJCBS09将为一些精选的美国学生和学者提供参加活动的旅行支持。

Bioinformatics, Systems Biology and Intelligent Computing are synergistic interactive researchdisciplines that hold great promise for the advancement of research and development in complexbiomedical systems, agricultural, environmental, pharmaceutical and medical sciences as wellas public health, drug design, genomics and so on. Research and development in these two are impacting the science and technology of fields such as medicine, food production, forensics, agriculture, pharmacy, engineering and bio-mathematical and biophysical sciences by advancingfundamental concepts in molecular biology, in genomics and in medicine, by helping us understand living organisms at multiple levels, by developing innovative implants and prosthetics, by new medical image technologies, and by improving tools and techniques for the detection, prevention and treatment of diseases. The International Joint Conference on Bioinformatics, Systems Biology and Intelligent Computing (IJCBS 2009) provides a common platform for the cross fertilization of ideas, and to help shape knowledge and scientific achievements by bridging these two very important and complementary disciplines into an interactive and attractive forum. Keeping this objective in mind, IJCBS 2009 is aimed at promoting inter/multidisciplinary educationand research by offering a number of keynote, tutorial and cutting-edge research lectures. IJCBS 2009 will host special sessions focusing on the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary education and research in order to foster collaboration between the bioinformatics, systems biology and intelligent computing domains in the USA and China. IJCBS09 will provide travel support for a number of selected USA students and scholars to attend the event.