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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Genetics 2010: Model Organisms to Human Biology meeting
Just got the invitation in email today:
The Genetics 2010: Model Organisms to Human Biology meeting registration and hotel
deadline is Monday, May 10. Join researchers in exciting Boston, Massachusetts where you can:
-Listen to invited talks given by renowned genetic researchers and keynotes by
Jeremy Berg, Carol Greider and Gary Ruvkun
-Participate in platform and poster sessions to stimulate new ideas
-Network with potential collaborators at meals and evening mixers
We look forward to seeing you in Boston,
Fred Winston and Scott Hawley, Meeting Co-chairs
Plenary Sessions
*Personal Genomics
*Cancer as a Genetic Disease
*Models of Disease
*Sex and Gene Expression
*Neurogenetics: From Synapses to Senescence
*Modern Approach to Pathogenesis and Infectious Disease
*Analyzing Genomes
*Organismal Architecture and Developmental Disabilities
*Stem Cells: The Genetics of Commitment
Schedule of Events
Saturday, June 12
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Workshop:
Education and Outreach Workshop
Co-chairs: Beth De Stasio, Lawrence University and Pat Pukkila, University of North Carolina
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm High-Throughput RNAi Screening in Model Systems used to Study Human Biology at Genome Scale Workshop
Co-chairs: Stephanie Mohr, Harvard University and Liz Perkins, Harvard University
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Session 1: Personal Genomics
Co-chairs: Chuck Langley, PhD, University of California, Davis and David Altshuler, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Speakers:
Chuck Langley, PhD, University of California, Davis
David Altshuler, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Leonid Kruglyak, PhD, Lewis-Sigler Institute, Princeton University
Carlos Bustamante, PhD, Cornell University
9:15 pm - 10:00 pm Keynote Address:
Carol Greider, PhD, Johns Hopkins Medical School
10:00 pm - 11:30 pm Opening Mixer
Sunday, June 13
8:30 am - 10:30 am Session 2: Sex and gene expression
Co-chairs: Barbara Meyer, PhD, University of California, Berkeley and Melissa Hines, PhD, University of Cambridge
Speakers:
Barbara Meyer, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Melissa Hines, PhD, University of Cambridge
David Page, PhD, Whitehead Institute/MIT
Eric Vilain, MD, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Session 3: Models of Disease
Co-chairs: Susan Lindquist, PhD, Whitehead Institute/MIT and Rick Lifton, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine
Speakers:
Susan Lindquist, PhD, Whitehead Institute/ MIT
Rick Lifton, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine
Eric Olson, PhD, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Phil Hieter, PhD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
1:15 pm - 3:15 pm Luncheon Roundtable
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Session 4: Cancer as a genetic disease
Co-chairs: Angelika Amon, PhD, MIT and Phil Beachy, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine
Speakers:
Angelika Amon, PhD, MIT
Phil Beachy, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine
Kathryn Anderson, PhD, Sloan-Kettering Institute
Richard Kolodner, PhD, University of California, San Diego and Ludwig Institute
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm Keynote Address:
Gary Ruvkun, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
8:15 pm - 11:15 pm Poster Session 1
Monday, June 14
8:30 am - 10:30 am Session 5: Neurogenetics: from synapses to senescence
Co-chairs: Barry Ganetzky, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Pamela Sklar, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Speakers:
Barry Ganetzky, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Pamela Sklar, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Li-Huei Tsai, PhD, MIT
Erik Jorgensen, University of Utah
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Session 6: Modern approaches to pathogenesis and infectious disease
Co-chairs: Gerry Fink, PhD, Whitehead Institute/MIT and Joe DeRisi, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Speakers:
Gerry Fink, PhD, Whitehead Institute/MIT
Joe DeRisi, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
John Mekalanos, PhD, Harvard Medical School
Peter Palese, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1:15 pm - 3:15 pm Lunch Roundtable
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Session 7: Stem cell: the genetics of commitment
Co-chairs: Minx Fuller, PhD, Stanford University and George Daley, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital
Speakers:
Minx Fuller, PhD, Stanford University and George Daley, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital
Anjana Rao, PhD, Harvard Medical School
Joanna Wysocka, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm GSA Education Special Interest Group Social
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm Keynote Address:
Jeremy Berg, PhD, National Institute of General Medical Sciences and National Institutes of Health
8:15 pm - 11:15 pm Poster Session 2
Tuesday, June 15
8:30 am - 10:30 am Session 8: Organismal architecture and developmental disabilities
Co-chairs: Olivier Pourquie, PhD, Stowers Institute for Medical Research and Matt Warman, MD, Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital
Speakers:
Olivier Pourquie, PhD, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Matt Warman, MD, Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital
Denis Duboule, PhD, University of Geneva and School of Life Sciences, Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne
Nicholas Katsanis, PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Session 9: Analyzing genomes
Co-chairs: Barbara Wold, PhD, CalTech and Joe Ecker, PhD, The Salk Institute
Speakers:
Barbara Wold, PhD, CalTech
Joe Ecker, PhD, The Salk Institute
Rick Young, PhD, Whitehead Institute/MIT
Stuart Kim, PhD, Stanford University
The Genetics 2010: Model Organisms to Human Biology meeting registration and hotel
deadline is Monday, May 10. Join researchers in exciting Boston, Massachusetts where you can:
-Listen to invited talks given by renowned genetic researchers and keynotes by
Jeremy Berg, Carol Greider and Gary Ruvkun
-Participate in platform and poster sessions to stimulate new ideas
-Network with potential collaborators at meals and evening mixers
We look forward to seeing you in Boston,
Fred Winston and Scott Hawley, Meeting Co-chairs
Plenary Sessions
*Personal Genomics
*Cancer as a Genetic Disease
*Models of Disease
*Sex and Gene Expression
*Neurogenetics: From Synapses to Senescence
*Modern Approach to Pathogenesis and Infectious Disease
*Analyzing Genomes
*Organismal Architecture and Developmental Disabilities
*Stem Cells: The Genetics of Commitment
Schedule of Events
Saturday, June 12
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Workshop:
Education and Outreach Workshop
Co-chairs: Beth De Stasio, Lawrence University and Pat Pukkila, University of North Carolina
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm High-Throughput RNAi Screening in Model Systems used to Study Human Biology at Genome Scale Workshop
Co-chairs: Stephanie Mohr, Harvard University and Liz Perkins, Harvard University
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Session 1: Personal Genomics
Co-chairs: Chuck Langley, PhD, University of California, Davis and David Altshuler, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Speakers:
Chuck Langley, PhD, University of California, Davis
David Altshuler, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Leonid Kruglyak, PhD, Lewis-Sigler Institute, Princeton University
Carlos Bustamante, PhD, Cornell University
9:15 pm - 10:00 pm Keynote Address:
Carol Greider, PhD, Johns Hopkins Medical School
10:00 pm - 11:30 pm Opening Mixer
Sunday, June 13
8:30 am - 10:30 am Session 2: Sex and gene expression
Co-chairs: Barbara Meyer, PhD, University of California, Berkeley and Melissa Hines, PhD, University of Cambridge
Speakers:
Barbara Meyer, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Melissa Hines, PhD, University of Cambridge
David Page, PhD, Whitehead Institute/MIT
Eric Vilain, MD, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Session 3: Models of Disease
Co-chairs: Susan Lindquist, PhD, Whitehead Institute/MIT and Rick Lifton, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine
Speakers:
Susan Lindquist, PhD, Whitehead Institute/ MIT
Rick Lifton, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine
Eric Olson, PhD, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Phil Hieter, PhD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
1:15 pm - 3:15 pm Luncheon Roundtable
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Session 4: Cancer as a genetic disease
Co-chairs: Angelika Amon, PhD, MIT and Phil Beachy, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine
Speakers:
Angelika Amon, PhD, MIT
Phil Beachy, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine
Kathryn Anderson, PhD, Sloan-Kettering Institute
Richard Kolodner, PhD, University of California, San Diego and Ludwig Institute
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm Keynote Address:
Gary Ruvkun, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
8:15 pm - 11:15 pm Poster Session 1
Monday, June 14
8:30 am - 10:30 am Session 5: Neurogenetics: from synapses to senescence
Co-chairs: Barry Ganetzky, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Pamela Sklar, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Speakers:
Barry Ganetzky, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Pamela Sklar, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Li-Huei Tsai, PhD, MIT
Erik Jorgensen, University of Utah
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Session 6: Modern approaches to pathogenesis and infectious disease
Co-chairs: Gerry Fink, PhD, Whitehead Institute/MIT and Joe DeRisi, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Speakers:
Gerry Fink, PhD, Whitehead Institute/MIT
Joe DeRisi, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
John Mekalanos, PhD, Harvard Medical School
Peter Palese, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1:15 pm - 3:15 pm Lunch Roundtable
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Session 7: Stem cell: the genetics of commitment
Co-chairs: Minx Fuller, PhD, Stanford University and George Daley, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital
Speakers:
Minx Fuller, PhD, Stanford University and George Daley, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital
Anjana Rao, PhD, Harvard Medical School
Joanna Wysocka, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm GSA Education Special Interest Group Social
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm Keynote Address:
Jeremy Berg, PhD, National Institute of General Medical Sciences and National Institutes of Health
8:15 pm - 11:15 pm Poster Session 2
Tuesday, June 15
8:30 am - 10:30 am Session 8: Organismal architecture and developmental disabilities
Co-chairs: Olivier Pourquie, PhD, Stowers Institute for Medical Research and Matt Warman, MD, Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital
Speakers:
Olivier Pourquie, PhD, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Matt Warman, MD, Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital
Denis Duboule, PhD, University of Geneva and School of Life Sciences, Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne
Nicholas Katsanis, PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Session 9: Analyzing genomes
Co-chairs: Barbara Wold, PhD, CalTech and Joe Ecker, PhD, The Salk Institute
Speakers:
Barbara Wold, PhD, CalTech
Joe Ecker, PhD, The Salk Institute
Rick Young, PhD, Whitehead Institute/MIT
Stuart Kim, PhD, Stanford University
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