HGM2006

Symposia

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Thursday 1st June - 10:30-12:30 (SIII 17:30-19:30)

I. EU Symposium - Large Scale Genomic Projects

Chair/Co-Chairs: Bernard Mulligan (EU), Mary Clare King (USA)
Speakers:
Olli-Pekka Kallioniemi (Finland), Moltools
Leena Peltonen (Finland), GenomEUTwin
Tom Hudson (Canada), Public Population Project in Genomics (P3G)
Steve Brown (UK), Mouse Genetics
Mark McCarthy (UK), Molpage
Martin Yuille (UK), European Biobanking Union

II. Epigenomes

Chair/Co-Chairs: Kelly Frazer (USA)
Speakers:
Carmen Sapienza (USA), Human Imprinted Chromosomal Regions are Historical Hot-Spots of Recombination
Beverly Emanuel (USA), Cytogenetic Rearrangements Mediated by Genomic Architecture in Meiosis
Emma Whitelaw (Australia), Increased DNA methylation at the AXIN1 gene in an MZ twin from a pair discordant for a caudal duplication anomaly
Rob Waterland (USA), Early Nutrition and the Establishment of Epigenotype at Metastable Epialleles

III. Genetics in Disasters

Chair/Co-Chairs: Howard Cash (USA)
Speakers:
Bruce Budowle (USA), Identification in Disasters and Bioterrrorism
Antti Sajantila (Finland), Medico legal work for Tsunami victims
Kirsty Wright (Australia), Thai Tsunami Victim Identification: DNA Operation
Patrick Woo (Hong Kong), Control of the epidemic of H5N1 influenza at the source

Friday 2nd June - 11:00-13:00

IV. Genes and Cognition Defects (sponsored by Blackwell Publishing - Annals of Human Genetics)

Chair/Co-Chairs: Ian Craig (UK)
Speakers:
Elena Maestrini (Italy), Searching for autism susceptibility genes
Simon Fisher (UK), Uncovering the molecular mechanisms involved in speech and language disorders
Michael J. Owen (UK), Genomic studies of schizophrenia: mapping madness?
Juha Kere (Finland), Dyslexia genes: from zero to four in three years

V. Genetics of Senses

Chair/Co-Chairs: Mats Ulfendahl (Sweden), Moien Kanaan (Palestinian Authority)
Speakers:
Doron Lancet (Israel), The olfactory receptor universe: genome landscape and evolution
Frans Cremers (Netherlands), Elucidation of the molecular basis of retinal detachment: intronic mutations in CSPG2/Versican cause Wagner disease and erosive vitreoretinopathy
Lynn Jorde (USA), Bitter taste genetics: PTC and other stories
Karen Avraham (Israel), The Contribution of Genomics to Hereditary Deafness

Saturday 3rd June - 11:00-13:00

VI. Genetics and Diseases of Colour: Melanocyte Biology and Pathology

Chair/Co-Chairs: Leif Andersson (Sweden)
Speakers:
Greg Barsh (USA), Genetics and genomics of mammalian color variation
Mark Shriver (USA), The Genetic Basis of Normal Variation in Human Skin Color
Leif Andersson (Sweden), Strong selection on pigmentation genes in domestic animals
Richard Marais (UK), The role of RAS and BRAF signalling in melanoma

VII. Genetics and Sex

Chair/Co-Chairs: Magnus Nordenskjold (Sweden)
Speakers:
Nancy Pedersen (Sweden), Sex differences in disease predisposition
Li Jin (China), Exploring complex diseases using genome-wide association: challenges and strategies
Tim Spector (UK), Twin Studies and the Genetics of Female Sexuality
Mark Ross (UK), What sex did to X