Mouse Development,
Genetics & Genomics
October 26 - 30, 2010
Abstract Deadline: August 6, 2010

Organizers:
Kathryn Anderson, Sloan-Kettering Institute
Haruhiko Koseki, RIKEN Ctr for Allergy & Immunology, Japan
William Skarnes, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK
Michael Shen, Columbia University Medical Center

past program

You are cordially invited to participate in the twenty-third annual meeting on Mouse Development, Genetics & Genomics which will be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The meeting will begin with dinner and the first session on the evening of Tuesday, October 26, 2010, and will conclude with lunch on Saturday, October 30. The specific goal of this conference is to bring together a diverse group of scientists studying various molecular and genetic aspects of mammalian development. This meeting is intended to provide a format for the exchange of ideas and information, to discuss the latest research findings and technical advances towards the study of mammalian development and disease.

Rosa Beddington Lecture:
Sally Dunwoodie
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Australia

Keynote Lecture:
Mario Capecchi
University of Utah School of Medicine

Sessions & Discussion Leaders:
Germ Cells and Stem Cells:
Konrad Hochedlinger, Harvard University
Yumiko Saga, University of Tokyo, Japan

Patterning:
Philippe Soriano. Mount Sinai
Andrew McMahon, Harvard University

Neurobiology:
Sam Pfaff, The Salk Institute
Alexandra Joyner, Memorial Sloan-Kettering

Epigenetics:
Timothy Bestor, Columbia University
Bradley Bernstein, Harvard University

Organogenesis:
Klaus Kaestner, University of Pennsylvania
Nicholas Hastie, MRC, Edinburgh, UK

Genetics and Genomics:
Julie Baker, Stanford University
Gary Churchill, The Jackson Laboratory

Human Disease Models:
Gerard Karsenty, Columbia University
Fiona Watt, University of Cambridge, UK

New Technologies:
Andras Nagy, University of Toronto, Canada
Francis Stewart, Technical University of Dresden, Germany

Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline.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 stephens@cshl.edu stating need for financial support - preference is given to those submitting abstracts.

All questions pertaining to registration, fees, housing, meals, transportation, visas, abstract submission or any other matters may be directed to stephens@cshl.edu

We look forward to seeing you at Cold Spring Harbor in October/November.

This conference may be supported in part by funds provided by the US National Institutes of Health

We have funds to provide partial scholarships for individuals who are US citizens/permanent residents from minority groups under-represented in the life sciences. Please provide justification in writing to stephens@cshl.edu and state your financial needs. Preference will be given to those applying who submit abstracts to the meeting.

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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.