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German Genetics Society (GfG), Berlin - ICC
July 12 – 17, 2008
The XX International Congress of Genetics will address the latest developments in the exciting scientific discipline of genetics.In 10 plenary lectures and 54 concurrent symposia, 280 of the world’s most prominent genetics researchers will focus on recent genetic and genomic insight, as well as the applications thereof.
The XX International Congress of Genetics will review recent developments in genetics and genomics and will cover the following topics: * Ageing & Longevity
* Agricultural Applications
* Behaviour
* Biodiversity
* Biotechnology
* Cancer Genetics
* Cellular Genetics / Cell Cycle / Cell Divison
* Chromosomes / DNA Dynamics
* Clocks and Rhythms
* Complex Traits
* Comparative Genetics
* Computational Genetics
* Developmental Genetics (1): Signalling
* Developmental Genetics (2): Movement
* Epigenetics / Chromatin
* Evolution / Adaptation / Speciation
* Evolution of Development (Evo-Devo)
* Evolution of Humans
* Evolutionary Genomics
* Genetic Model Organisms (Perspectives)
* Genetics and World Hunger
* Genetics of Parasitism
* Genetics of Sex
* Genetics of Symbiosis
* Genome-Environment Interactions / Ecology
* History of Genetics
* Human Diseases (Genetic Model Systems)
* Human Genetics
* Immunogenetics
* Infection
* Mammalian Genetics
* Metagenomics
* Microbial Genetics
* Mutation / DNA Repair / Recombination
* Neurogenetics
* Omics: Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics
* Pharmacogenomics
* Plant Genetics
* Population Genetics
* Quantitative and Statistical Genetics
* RNA World
* Societal, Ethical, Legal Issues of Genetics (SELIG)
* Stem Cells
* Synthetic Biology
* Systems Biology / IT
* Teaching Genetics
* Technology / Instrumentation
* Veterinary Genetics
* Last Minute Excitement
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Organized by:
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K.I.T. GmbH Association & Conference Management Group & Co. KG |
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Invited Speakers:
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The following chairs/speakers (in alphabetical order) have been confirmed so far:
Ruedi Aebersold, Zuerich, Switzerland
Richard Axel, New York, USA (Nobel Laureate)
Cori Bargmann, New York, USA
Ana Barahona, Tialpan, Mexico
Hugo Bellen, Houston, USA
Elizabeth Blackburn, San Francisco, USA
Aravinda Chakravarti, Baltimore, USA
Deborah Charlesworth, Edinburgh, Britain
George Church, Boston, USA
Barry Dickson, Vienna, Austria
Anna Di Rienzo, Chicago, USA
Evan Eichler, Washington, USA
Kelly Frazer, La Jolla, USA
Michel Georges, Liège, Belgium
Min Han
Rudolf Jaenisch, Cambridge, USA
Nancy Jenkins, Singapore
Thomas Kaufman, Indiana, USA
Amar Klar, Frederick, USA
Bartha Knoppers, Montréal, Canada
Eric Lander, Cambridge, USA
Ruth Lehmann, New York, USA
Thomas Lindahl, Linköping, Sweden
Edison Liu, Singapore
Trudy Mackay, Raleigh, USA
Joe Nadeau, Cleveland, USA
Wolfgang Nellen, Kassel, Germany
Terry Orr-Weaver, Cambridge, USA
Svante Pääbo, Leipzig, Germany
Linda Partridge, London, Britain
Alfred Pühler, Bielefeld, Germany
André Reis, Erlangen, Germany
Michael Rosbash, Waltham, USA
John Schimenti, New York, USA
Phillip Sharp, Cambridge, USA (Nobel Laureate)
Akira Shizuo, Osaka, Japan
David Smyth, Melbourne, Australia
Marla Sokolowski, Toronto, Canada
Joseph Takahashi, Evanston, USA
Diethard Tautz, Plön, Germany
Chau-Ti Ting, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Eric Wieschaus, Princeton, USA (Nobel Laureate)
Huda Y. Zoghbi, Houston, USA
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Deadline for Abstracts:
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January 15, 2008
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Registration:
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The registration will open in July 2007 All registrations must be submitted online at www.geneticsberlin2008.com
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E-mail:
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info@geneticsberlin2008.com
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