Sunday, August 5
Session I: 7:30-9:30pm | Evolution and Molecular Variation in Human Populations |
Aravinda Chakravarti, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Chair
- Svante Paabo, Max-Planck-Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany
Molecular History of Genomes
- Evan Eichler, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Molecular Evolution of New Function
- Aravinda Chakravarti, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Comparative Polymorphisms and SNPs
- Heather True-Krob, The University of Chicago
Epigenetic Variation
Monday, August 6
Session 2: 9:00am-12:30pm | Analysis of Complex Traits |
David Cox, Perlegen (Stanford), Chair
- S. Koustubh Ranade, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Intermediate Phenotypes: Plasma Glucose and Heart Rate
- Jim Kennedy, University of Toronto, Canada
The Molecular Basis of Tardive Dyskinesia
- John Rioux, MIT, Whitehead Institute
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- David Altshuler, Whitehead/MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital
Genome-Wide Analysis of Human Sequence Variation
Monday, August 6
Session 3: 7:30-9:30pm | Analysis of Genetic and Genomic Datasets |
Mike Eisen, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Chair
- Leonid Kruglyak, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Making Sense of Genotyping Data
- Mike Eisen, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Expression Data, The Next Frontier
- Ed Marcotte
Evaluating Approaches to Protein Function
- David Hausler, University of California, Santa Cruz
Assembling the Human Genome
Tuesday, August 7
Session 4: 9:00am-12:30pm | Chromosomal Biology |
Hunt Willard, Case Western Reserve, Chair
- Abby Dernburg (Lawrence Berkeley Labs)
Holocentric chromosomes and meiotic chromosome pairing and segregation in C. elegans
- Daphne Preuss (HHMI, Univ. of Chicago)
Genetic and functional definition of Arabidopsis centromeres
- Hunt Willard (Case Western Reserve U. and University Hospitals of Cleveland)
Genomic and functional definition of human centromeres
- Terry Hassold (Case Western Reserve U.)
Analysis of recombination and nondisjunction in mammals
Tuesday, August 7
Session 5: 7:30-9:30pm | Model System to Decipher Humans Systems |
Eddy Rubin, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Chair
- Nathaniel Heintz, Rockefeller University
High Throughput Mouse BAC Transgenesis to Analyze Brain Gene Expression
- David Cox, Perlegen (Stanford University)
Chipping Away at Human Haplotypes: Mice and Humans
- Warren Kruger, Fox Chase Cancer Institute
Modeling Homocystinuria in Yeast
- Edward Rubin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Comparative Genomic Hypothesis Testing in Mice
Wednesday August 8
Session 6: 9:00am-12:30pm | Molecular Mechanisms in Human Disease |
Rick Lifton, Yale, Chair
- Helen Hobbs, University of Texas Southwestern
Genetic Determinants of Hypercholesterolemia from Major to Minor Genes
- James Scott, Imperial College, UK
Multi-parametric approaches to obesity insulin resistance and dyslipidemia
- Rick Lifton,
Dissecting the Genetics of Hypertension
- Gary Cutting, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Modifiers of Mendelian Disease-Cystic Fibrosis
Wednesday, August 8
Session 7: 7:30-9:30pm | Gene Expression and Regulation |
Desmond Smith, UCLA, Chair
- Vishwanath RIyer, University of Texas, Austin
Analyzing Transcription Initiation at a Global Level
- Art Beaudet, Bayler University
Genetic screens in mice to identify imprinting defects
- Desmond Smith, UCLA
How the Genome Makes a Brain
- Sam Gambhir, UCLA
Watching Gene Expression in the Living Organism
Thursday, August 9
Session 8: 9:00am-12:30pm | Comparative Genomics |
Eric Green, NIH, NHGRI, Chair
- William Gelbart, Dept. of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Harvard University
Annotating the Drosophila Genome
- Elaine Ostrander, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Canine Genome Project: Implications for Human Health and Biology
- Ajit Varki, Glycobiology Research and Training Center (GRTC), UC San Diego
Genetic and Biomedical Differences between Human and Chimps
- Eric Green, NIH, NHGRI
Comparative Genomics: Beyond the Human Genome
Thursday, August 9
8:00pm | Keynote Talk |
- Lee Silver, Princeton
Genetic Enhancement of Future Human Children: How Valid are the Ethical Objections
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