14th Annual Short Course on Experimental Genetics Of The Laboratory Mouse 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.

2004 Faculty List:

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
Wayne Frankel, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Rakesh Jain, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Richard Schultz, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Enrollment is limited to 35. 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 applications may be submitted via email, to the event coordinator (contact person above).

Accepted applicants will be notified as soon as possible and will be provided with registration instructions.