THE BIOLOGY OF GENOMES
May 10 - 14, 2006
Abstract Deadline: February 15, 2006

Organizers:
Kelly Frazer, Perlegen Sciences, Inc.
Thomas Hudson, McGill University
Svante Pääbo, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany
Richard Wilson, Washington University

This meeting is oversubscribed and accepting waitlist registrations only
Do NOT assume you will be accepted into this meeting
until you have secondary confirmation from CSHL. Automatic confirmation upon registration simply confirms that your waitlist registration has been received.

past program

We are pleased to host the 19th annual meeting on genome science, now named The Biology of Genomes, which will begin at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 and run through lunch on Sunday, May 14.

The 2006 meeting will address DNA sequence variation and its role in molecular evolution, population genetics and complex diseases, comparative genomics, large-scale studies of gene and protein expression, and genomic approaches to ecological systems. Both technologies and applications will be emphasized. In addition there will be a special session on the ethical, legal and social implications of genome research.

Keynotes:
David Cox, Perlegen Sciences, Inc.
Nancy Wexler, Columbia University

Topics & co-Session Chairs:

Computational Genomics
Tim Hubbard, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Manolis Kellis, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT

Functional Genomics
Peter Fraser, Babraham Institute
Len Pennacchio, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Genomics of Non-Human Species
Leif Andersson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Peter Andolfatto, University of California at San Diego

Evolutionary Genomics
Jennifer Graves, Australian National University
Henrik Kaessmann, University of Lausanne

Population Genomic Variation
Jonathan Pritchard, University of Chicago
Jonathan Sebat, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Statistical Genomics & Association Studies
Kathryn Roeder, Carnegie Mellon University
Lon Cardon, University of Oxford

High-Throughput Genomics - Approaches and Platforms
Jane Rogers, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Mathias Uhlen, Royal Institute of Technology

Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline.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 individual 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 conference is supported in part by funds provided by: National Human Genome Research Institute

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Regular packages are all inclusive and cover registration, food, housing, parking, wine-and-cheese party, lobster banquet, etc. No Housing packages include all costs except housing. Full payment is due 4 weeks prior to the meeting.