The Algorithmic Biology Laboratory (ABL) was founded at Saint Petersburg Academic University in January 2011 under the endowment of the Megagrant program, which is aimed at supporting cutting edge research in Russia. Most Megagrant projects are led by former Russian scientists who now work abroad, including ABL, which was founded by Dr. Pavel Pevzner from the University of California, San Diego. ABL presently comprises ten permanent members, and its primary research interests lie in computational genomics and proteomics, with particular focuses on single cell sequencing and antibody sequencing.
Getting to the venue
Saint Petersburg Acedemic University is located in 15 minutes walk from the metro station "Ploshad' Muzhestva" ("Площадь Мужества", red line on the scheme); the walking directions can be found here.