Conference Organizers

Program Chairs
Bob Blumenthal, University of Toledo
robert.blumenthal@utoledo.edu
Anthony Johnson, University of Toledo
anthony.johnson@utoledo.edu

Tutorial Chair
Vijay Goel, University of Toledo
vijay.goel@utoledo.edu

Proceedings Chair
Gwenn Volkert, Kent State University
volkert@cs.kent.edu

Publicity Chair
Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati
carla.purdy@uc.edu

Publication Chair
Jens Lichtenberg, Ohio University
lichtenj@ohio.edu

Sponsorship Chairs
Eric Stahlberg, Wittenberg University
estahlberg@wittenberg.edu
Sarah Wyatt, Ohio University
sarah.e.wyatt.1@ohio.edu

Local Arrangements Chair
Anthony Johnson, University of Toledo
anthony.johnson@utoledo.edu

Steering Committee
Lonnie Welch, Ohio University, Co-Chair
welch@ohiou.edu
Terry Lewis, Ohio Supercomputer Center, Co-Chair
terry@osc.edu
David Wight, Edison Biotechnology Institute
wight@biotech.ohio.edu
Sarah Wyatt, Ohio University
sarah.e.wyatt.1@ohio.edu
Eric Stahlberg, Ohio Wittenberg University
estahlberg@wittenberg.edu
Gilbert Pacey, Miami University
paceyge@muohio.edu
Bruce Aronow, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 
bruce.aronow@chmcc.org
Victor Chan, WPAFB
Victor.Chan@wpafb.af.mil
Xiu-Feng (Henry) Wan, (CDC/CCID/NCIRD)
fvq7@cdc.gov>
Gwenn Volkert, Kent State University
volkert@cs.kent.edu
GQ Zhang, Case Western Reserve University 
gqz@eecs.cwru.edu
Tony Dennis, BioOhio
Tdennis@bioohio.com
Erich Groetwold, The Ohio State University
grotewold.1@osu.edu
Kelly Hall, Clark State Community College
hallk@clarkstate.edu
Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati
carla.purdy@uc.edu

Program Committee
Gerald Alter, Wright State University
Kumar Anuj, University of Michigan
Anthony Arment , Central State University
Keller Benjamin, Eastern Michigan University
Robert Blumenthal, University of Toledo
Margit Burmeister, University of Michigan
Umit Catalyurek, The Ohio State University
Victor Chan, Wright Patterson AFB
Khew-Voon Chin, University of Toledo
Zhong-Hui Duan, University of Akron
Susan Evans, Ohio University
Farshad Fotouhi, Wayne State University
Michael Freitas, The Ohio State University
Sudhindra Gadagkar, University of Dayton
Vijay Goel, University of Toledo
Kelly Hall, Clark State Community College
Xiche Hu, University of Toledo
Marianne Huebner, Michigan State University
Ruoming Jin, Kent State University
Anthony Johnson, University of Toledo
Douglas Leaman, University of Toledo
Neocles Leontis, Bowling Green State University
Jing Li, Case Western Reserve University
Chun Liang, Miami University
Gary Little, Information Technology Alliance of Appalachian Ohio
Jundong Liu, Ohio University
Helen Piontkivska, Kent State University
Michael Raymer, Wright State University
Allan Showalter, Ohio University
Gwenn Volkert, Kent State University
Michael Wagner, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Xiufeng Wan, US Center for Disease Control
G.Q. Zhang, Case Western Reserve University
Assem Ziady, Case Western Reserve University

Industry Panel
June 3, 2008

Moderator: Bill Tacon, BioOhio

Industry Panel
Kevin P. Cross, Leadscope, Inc.

Daniel Bornman, Battelle Memorial Institute

Patricia E. Spitzner, Manager, Ohio Health Research and Innovation
Institute

Jeff Spitzner, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer, Rescentris