WORKSHOP ON CEREAL GENOMICS
September 13 - 19, 2005
Application Deadline: May 15, 2005

Workshop Instructors:
Sarah Hake, USDA/UC Berkeley Plant Gene Expression Center
David Jackson, Lincoln Stein & Doreen Ware
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

This one-week workshop on Cereal Genomics will enable participants to take advantage of emerging genetic tools and genomics data in the cereals, including the complete genome sequence of rice and extensive EST and genome survey sequence from maize, wheat and other grasses. The workshop will feature morning and evening lectures with afternoon computer lab exercises. The workshop will also provide hands-on lab work in the comparative anatomy, phenotype and QTL sections in which participants will examine samples and make measurements for statistical analysis to illustrate the power of maize genetics and its relation to genomics. The faculty (instructors and lecturers) are active researchers in cereal genetics and genomics who have made significant contributions to the field, ensuring that the latest techniques and ideas will be presented. The course will be structured to provide time for informal discussions and exchange with leaders in the field. Students from academic institutions are eligible to apply for partial scholarships.

Topics:
The rice genome and its annotation;
Genetic mapping: linking physical and genetic maps;
Classical maize genetics and tools;
Comparative anatomy of the cereals;
Comparative genomics;
The maize genome - organization &"partial" sequence;
Cereals databases;
Quantitative trait locus mapping, association analysis and evolution;
Genome wide expression analysis- ESTs, microarrays and MPSS.

In addition to the instructors listed above, the following speakers have been confirmed: Jeff Bennetzen, Ed Buckler, Robin Buell, Katrien Devos, Toby Kellogg, Lisa Harper, Blake Myers, Torbert Rocheford, Bob Schmidt, Trent Siegfried, Virginia Walbot, Cliff Weil and Sue Wessler.

The workshop will be held at the Laboratory's newly opened Genome Research Center at Woodbury located south of the main Laboratory campus. Each student will be provided with a wireless PC laptop for the duration of the course. Lunch and coffee breaks will be provided at the Genome Research Center, while housing and dinner will be provided at the main laboratory. Evening sessions will be held in the Delbruck Laboratory on the main campus.

This workshop is supported with funds provided by the National Science Foundation

Cost (including board and lodging): $1855*
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*Students from academic institutions are eligible to apply for partial scholarships.