DAY 1

Wednesday, March 11: Arkansas Research Alliance Reception and Poster Session 5:00 to 9:00 PM
Hoffman Room, Little Rock Marriott

• 5:00 – 9:00 PM Registration desk open
• 5:00 – 6:30 PM Poster Session (see abstracts)
• 6:30 – 9:00 PM Welcome Reception (Hors d’oeuvres provided; cash bar) hosted by Arkansas Research Alliance

DAY 2

Thursday, March 12: AR-BIC Conference 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Hoffman Room, Little Rock Marriott

• 7:00 AM - Coffee service and light breakfast available
• 8:00 AM - Conference begins & registration remains open until noon

• Welcome and Introductory Remarks - Jerry Adams of Arkansas Research Alliance
• Other Opening Remarks?
• Keynote Address: “A brief history of the Arkansas Bioinformatics Consortium”
  William Slikker, Jr., Ph.D., Director, National Center for Toxicological Research, US Food and Drug Administration

8:30 – 10:15 AM Session 1: Bioinformatics and Precision Medicine – Medical School Experiences

Session Chairs: Charlotte Hobbs (UAMS) and ???; Also see presenter biographies missing

• Talk 1 - link to bio?
• Talk 2
• Talk 3
• Talk 4

10:30 – 12:00 AM Session 2: : Bioinformatics in FDA and Advancing Regulatory Science

Session Chairs: William Slikker (NCTR) and Weida Tong (NCTR)

• 10:30 – 11:00 AM Bioinformatics at NCTR
  Weida Tong, Ph.D., Director, Division of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, NCTR/FDA
• 11:00 – 11:20 AM Systems biology for lymphoma classification
  Wenming Xiao, Ph.D., Division of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, NCTR/FDA
• 11:20 – 11:40 AM FDA Drug Labeling
  Hong Fang, Ph.D., Office of Coordination, NCTR/FDA
• 11:40 – 12:00 AM, TBD

12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lunch provided?

1:00 – 3:00 PM Session 3: : State-Wide Bioinformatics Activities and Resources

Session Chairs: Session Chairs: Rick McMullen (affiliation?) and xxx)

3:30– 5:00 PM Session 4: : State Resources in Training and Education for Bioinformatics

Session Chairs: Abhijit Bhattacharyya (UALR) and xxx (affiliation?)

• Talk 1
• Talk 2
• Talk 3
• Talk 4