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The Jackson Laboratory & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bar Harbor, Maine
July 20 - August 1, 2008
The preliminary course schedule is available at: http://www.jax.org/courses/2008/schedule_1_54529_54529.html Schedule updates will be made as plans are finalized. Please contact the event planner with any questions you might have at nancy.place@jax.org
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Organized by:
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The Jackson Laboratory & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
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Invited Speakers:
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Organizers: Victor McKusick, M.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Juergen Naggert, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Patsy Nishina, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
David Valle, M.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Speakers: Goncalo R. Abecasis, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Susan L. Ackerman, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Stylianos E. Antonarakis, MD, PhD, University of Geneva Medical School
Lawrence C. Brody, Ph.D., National Human Genome Research Institute
Carol Bult, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Wylie Burke, M.D., Ph.D., University of Washington
Aravinda Chakravarti, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Gary Churchill, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Garry R. Cutting, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Harry C. Dietz, M.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Leah Rae Donahue, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Clair A. Francomano, M.D., Harvey Institute for Human Genetics
Thomas Gridley, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Judith G. Hall, M.D., UBC & BC’s Children’s Hospital
Ada Hamosh, M.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins Medical Institute of Genetic Medicine
Katherine A. High, M.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Steven M. Holland, MD, National Institutes of Health
Ethylin Wang Jabs, M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Laird G. Jackson, M.D., Drexel University College of Medicine
Nicholas Katsanis, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Ian D. Krantz, M.D., The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
David H. Ledbetter, Ph.D., Emory University School of Medicine
Charles J. Lowenstein, M.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
James R. Lupski, M.D., Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Christa Lese Martin, Ph.D., Emory University School of Medicine
Andrew S. McCallion, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Victor A. McKusick, M.D., The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Joshua T. Mendell, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jeffrey C Murray, M.D., University of Iowa
Joseph H. Nadeau, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Juergen Naggert, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Patsy Nishina, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Robert L. Nussbaum, M.D., University of California, San Francisco
Maynard V. Olson, , University of Washington
Kenneth Paigen, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
John A. Phillips, III, M.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Jennifer M. Puck, M.D., University of California, San Francisco
Philip R. Reilly, M.D., J.D., Interleukin Genetics, Inc.
Derry C. Roopenian, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Lucy B. Rowe, B.A., The Jackson Laboratory
Edward M. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Gregg L. Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University Schoold of Medicine
David Serreze, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Lindsay S. Shopland, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory/ Unviersity of Maine
Joseph S. Takahashi, Ph.D., Northwestern University / HHMI
David Valle, M.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Marc Vidal, Ph.D., Center for Cancer Systems Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School
Richard M Weinshilboum, M.D., Mayo Clinic
John R. Yates, Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute
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Deadline for Abstracts:
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May 1, 2008
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Registration:
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Participants must apply for acceptance into the course. Applications by women and minorities in the life sciences are highly encouraged.
Complete Application Instructions and required form are available at: http://www.jax.org/courses/2008/registration_1_54529_54529.html A summary of application procedure is noted below:
1. download and complete the Applicaiton Cover form (available at the above site) and submit as instructed on the form, along with your CV. 2. students, predocs and postdocs only: your mentor/advisor must send a letter of recommendation to Nancy Place at nancy.place@jax.org Please note: there is no set application deadline. Applications will be reviewed periodically on a competitive basis and participants will be accepted until the course is filled. Early application is strongly encouraged. Registration fees are $700.00 for students, and $1,600.00 for all others. Student discount requires proof of enrollment in an accredited degree program, postdoc training or medical internship. Basic registration fee includes course materials and daily lunch during the sessions. A limited number of scholarships are available to eligible students,including predocs and postdocs. You must include a letter applying for a scholarship and provide an additional recommendation letter verifying financial need. Scholarships are awarded through a reduction in registration fees. If you are awarded a scholarship you must submit an abstract for the poster session taking place during the course. The deadline for scholarship requests and abstracts is May 1, 2008. To assist participants with travel expenses during the high summer tourist season, the conference office reserves a room block at a local full service hotel to provide shared double occupancy rooms at a deeply discounted rate. Accepted participants may pay the registration and lodging fees, or just the registration fee and find their own accomodations. Shuttle Bus transportation between the room block hotel and the laboratory is provided free of charge. Those staying elsewhere are responsible for their own local transportation costs. Employees of pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporations that belong to our Research Affiliates Program are eligible for either a registration fee waiver or 25% reduction. Please contact Teresa Chu at teresa.chu@jax.org for more details.
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E-mail:
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nancy.place@jax.org
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