Workshop on
CHICKEN GENOMICS & DEVELOPMENT
May 7 - 10, 2006
Abstract Deadline: March 1, 2006

Workshop Organizers:
David Burt, Roslin Institute (UK)
Olivier Pourquié, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City

Workshop Committee:
Leif Andersson, University of Uppsala (Sweden)
Parker Antin, University of Arizona
Joan Burnside, Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Jerry Dodgson, Michigan State University
Martien Groenen, University of Wageningen (The Netherlands)
Cheryll Tickle, University of Dundee (UK)
Wesley Warren, Washington University School of Medicine

Keynote Speaker:
Cliff Tabin, Harvard Medical School

Speakers:
Marianne Bronner Fraser, California Insitute of Technology
Shane Burgess, Mississippi State University
Orjan Carlborg, Uppsala University, Sweden
David Clayton, University of Illinois, Urbana
Scott Edwards, Harvard University
Oliver Hanotte, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Domingos Henrique, Faculdade Medicina Lisboa, Portugal
John McCauley, Institute for Animal Health, UK
Marcia Miller, Beckman Research Institute
Kate Storey, University of Dundee, UK
Wesley Warren, Washington University School of Medicine
Stuart Wilson, University of Sheffield, UK
Ziheng Yang, University College London, UK

2005 program

We are pleased to host the second workshop on Chicken Genomics & Development, which will begin on the evening of Sunday, May 7, 2006 and run through lunch on Wednesday, May 10, immediately preceeding the Cold Spring Harbor meeting on The Biology of Genomes. Topics include:

· Model organism databases
· Chicken genome sequencing
· Gene predictions and protein sets
· Gene regulation and expression
· SNPs and QTL mapping
· Evolution and comparative genomics
· Embryogenesis
· Resources

The format of the workshop will include morning, afternoon and evening sessions consisting of short talks, limited to approximately 12 minutes, principally on unpublished work. Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers and session chairs. Status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our Web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.

We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. We have applied for funds from government and industry to partially support graduate students and postdocs. Apply in writing to meetings@cshl.edu stating need for financial support - preference is given to those submitting abstracts.

We look forward to seeing you at Cold Spring Harbor in May.

This workshop is supported in part by funds provided by a grant from the Society for Developmental Biology and proceedings from Developmental Biology, the SDB official journal.

http://www.sdbonline.org
http://www.sciencedirect.com/sdb

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