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The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine
August 22 - September 2, 2004
This is a graduate-level genetics course for predoctoral and postdoctoral students as well as established investigators entering the field of mouse genetics. The course focuses on the mouse as an experimental tool in cancer research. Topics include: Genetics of the Laboratory Mouse, Tools for Genetic Analysis, Developmental Genetics and Cancer, Genetic Models in Cancer Research, Genetics of inbred mouse strains, Spontaneous/induced mutants, Lab animal husbandry, Genetic mapping, Physical mapping, Candidate gene identification, Statistical genetics, Complex trait analysis, Gene expression analysis, Strategies in induced mutagenesis, Bio-informatics in genetics and genomics, Development, growth control and malignancy, Mouse models for cancer research.
Workshops will include: mouse genome informatics; genetic mapping; laboratory animal biomethods (optional); and tumor histo-pathology. The intensive 11 day course offers a mix of formal lectures, discussion groups, demonstrations, workshops and tutorials. The course is held in a retreat-like setting and is limited to 35 participants to ensure a supportive learning atmosphere with exceptional interaction between students and faculty.
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Organized by:
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Neal Copeland, Ph.D., NCI, John Macauley, Ph.D. and Barbara Knowles, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory, Raju Kucherlapati, Ph.D., Harvard Med. School, David Threadgill, Ph.D., Univ. of NC at Chapel Hill |
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Invited Speakers:
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Carol Bult, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Judith Blake, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Molly Bogue, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Gary Churchill, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Gregory Cox, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Peggy Danneman, VMD, M.S., ACLAM, The Jackson Laboratory
Muriel Davisson, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Eva Eicher, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Joseph Gile, B.A., The Jackson Laboratory
Tatyana Golovkina, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Timothy O'Brien, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Shaoguang Li, M.D., Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Lucy Rowe, M.S., The Jackson Laboratory
John Macauley, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
John Schimenti, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
David Shaw, M.S., The Jackson Laboratory
Frederick Alt, Ph.D., HHMI at Children's Hospital
Allan Balmain, Ph.D., University of California Cancer Center
Anton Berns, Ph.D., The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Roderick Bronson, D.V.M., Dipl. A.C.V.P., Harvard University
Neal Copeland, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute
Michael Festing, Ph.D., University of Leicester
Eric Holland, M.D., Ph.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Tyler Jacks, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rudolf Jaenisch, M.D., Whitehead Institute
Nancy Jenkins, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute - Frederick
Rolf Kemler, Max-Plank Institute
Raju Kucherlapati, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
William Pavan, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health
Davor Solter, M.D., Ph.D., Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology
David Threadgill, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robert Weinberg, Ph.D., The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Anthony Wynshaw-Boris, Ph.D., M.D., University of California, San Diego
James Allison, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
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Deadline for Abstracts:
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N/A
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Registration:
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Applications will be reviewed on a competitive selection basis until the course is filled. Application deadline is June 22, 2004. Applications by women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged. Modest stipends are available on a limited basis to help pre- and post-doctoral students with travel expenses. Stipend requests must be accompanied by a letter of support from the applicant's advisor. Application for admission is made by submitting:
-Your curriculum vitae
-A letter briefly describing your research and your motivation to attend this course
-A specific request for travel stipend consideration if desired. Please include citizenship, gender, and minority status. Travel stipends are awarded in the form of a check after the course has ended. Full registration fees must be paid in advance
-A letter of recommendation from your major professor (for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows only)
All application may be submitted via email, to the event coordinator, Tyra Hanson.
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E-mail:
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tay@jax.org
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