HGM2006 - Workshops

Workshop Overviews

Overviews of the Workshops can be obtained by clicking the Workshop Title (where available and marked with click for overview).

Workshop speakers will be selected from submitted abstracts, after the closing date for abstract submissions (24 Feb 2006).

A full List of Oral Presentations including speakers and presentation titles is now available.

1. Twin Studies: Chair/Co-Chairs: Jaakko Kaprio (Finland), Emma Whitelaw (Australia)
Speakers: A. Loukola, Olli P.H. Pietiläinen, Kaisu Keskitalo, Andreas Dahlgren, Antti Knaapila, Tellervo Korhonen, Nick Martin
2. Genomics and Identity (Ethics) (click for overview): Chair/Co-Chairs: Ruth Chadwick (UK), Helena Kaariainen (Finland)
Speakers: Kazuto Kato, Darryl R.J. Macer, I. C. Verma, Elisa Pieri, Minakshi Bhardwaj, Anthony Mark Cutter, Santiago March
3. Genetic Epidemiology: Chair/Co-Chairs: Nick Martin (Australia), Nancy Pedersen (Sweden)
Speakers: Sampo Sammalisto, R.M. Corbo, Mei-Shu Xu, Se-Min Park, Ciara Dolan, Tero Hiekkalinna, J. Tuimala
4. Comparative Genomics (click for overview): Chair/Co-Chairs: Ross Hardison (USA), Anna-Elina Lehesjoki (Finland)
Speakers: Giorgio Bernardi, D.M. Church, Ryuichi Sakate, Pille Hallast, Robert Querfurth, Carol Edwards, Johanna Sandling
5. Bioinformatics (click for overview): Chair/Co-Chairs: Samir K. Brahmachari (India), Heikki Mannila (Finland)
Speakers: Donna Maglott, Juri Reimand, J. Mudge, Outi Hallikas, Christoph Bock, Mikhail Skoblov

6. Genomic Variation and Diversity (click for overview): Chair/Co-Chairs: Howard Cann (France), Jaume Bertranpetit (Spain)
Speakers: T. Varilo, David Comas, Nina Bosch, S.J. White, Oscar Lao, Luis B. Barreiro, Michelle Gardner, Bryndis Yngvadottir
7. New and Emerging Technologies (sponsored by Operon Biotechnologies): Chair/Co-Chairs: Ulf Landegren (Sweden), Ann-Christine Syvanen (Sweden)
Speakers: David R. Bentley, Anthony J. Brookes, Mats Nilsson, Lev Nikolaev, Osamu Gotoh, Uwe Radelof, Silke Argo
8. Genetics of Immune System Disorders: Chair/Co-Chairs: Rikard Holmdahl (Sweden), Andres.Metspalu (Estonia)
Speakers: Maritta Pykäläinen, Holger Kirsten, Sara Bruce, V. Dideberg, Lotta Koskinen, Changwon Kang, Ann-Christine Syvänen
9. Transcriptome, expression profile, non-coding RNA (click for overview): Chair/Co-Chairs: Torben Orntoft (Denmark), Sumio Sugano (Japan)
Speakers: Jian Huang, Pelin Akan, Yutaka Suzuk, Marc Sultan, Taro Fukao, Daniel Klevebring, Chenna Reddy Galiveti
10. Cancer Genomics: Chair/Co-Chairs: Mary-Claire King (USA), Anne-Lise Borensen-Dale (Norway)
Speakers: Lili Milani, Vessela N. Kristensen, Eugene R. Zabarovsky, Edith Y.T. Tse, M.C. Moran Moguel, Hannele Erkko, Liesbeth Hameetman, Brenda L. Gallie

11. Genomics of Complex Disorders: Chair/Co-Chairs: Aarno Palotie (Finland), Mark Daly (USA)
Speakers: Joanne E. Curran, I. Hovatta, T. Paunio, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Jussi Naukkarinen, V. Pulkkinen, S.P. Kallio
12. RNAi (click for overview): Chair/Co-Chairs: Brian Harfe (USA), Tomi Makela (Finland)
Speakers: Brian Harfe, Xavier Tordoir, Ilaria Piccini, Tariq Alsheddi, Omid Rasool, Mikael Björklund, Olli Kallioniemi
13. Genes Chromosomes and Diseases: Chair/Co-Chairs: Hans Hilger Ropers (Germany), Beverly Emanuel (USA)
Speakers: Miguel Angel Moreno-Pelayo, Udy Bar-Yosef, Yan Shen, Heli Honkala, Gloria Queipo, Irma Silva-Zolezzi, J.T. Den Dunnen, Tetsuro Toyoda
14. EU Workshop on International Co-operation: Chair/Co-Chairs: Bernard Mulligan (EU), Edison Liu (Singapore)
Speakers: Jose Maria Cantu (Mexico), Ishwar Verma (India), Samir Brahmachari (India), Li Jin (China), Xiaomei Zhai (China), Emma Whitelaw (Australia), Abdallah Daar (Canada), Moien Kanaan (Palestinian Authority), Doron Lancet (Israel), Nick Yankovsky (Russia), Lai Poh San (Singapore), Edison Liu (Singapore)

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Updated Thursday, 11-May-2006 12:25:14 BST