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The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
July 15-27, 2007
This two week course includes daily lectures in the mornings and evenings supplemented by afternoon mini-symposia, workshops tutorials, poster session, and demonstrations. There is special emphasis on student-faculty interaction. The faculty is diverse in terms of disciplines and the students in terms of stage of career and fields of concentration. This diversity makes for an exciting experience for all. Although the course schedule is quite full, there is time set aside to enjoy the natural beauties of Mt. Desert Island.
The content of the annual Short Course focuses on (1) an up-to-date presentation of genetics in experimental animals and humans, (2) the relationship of heredity to disease in experimental animals and humans, and (3) the importance of molecular genetics in the diagnosis and treatment of inherited disorders. The development and uses of modern techniques in bioinformatics, mathematical genetics, genome manipulation, mutagenesis, and phenotyping are taught in lectures and in afternoon workshop sessions. The Short Course includes an implicit focus on translational biology and clinical applications
Topics include: History of medical genetics
Chromosome structure, function, and aberrations
Regulation of gene expression
Population genetics, linkage, and complex trait analysis
Genome diversity
Bioinformatics
Immunogenetics
Neurogenetics
Neurosensory disorders
Metabolic disorders such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, etc
Epi genetics
Model organisms of human diseases
Clinical genetics: human congenital anomalies and molecular diagnosis
Systems bioloby
Treatment of genetic diseases and gene therapy
Ethical, legal, and societal issues in genetics/genomics
Stem cell biology
Whole genome sequences from humans, mice, and other models
The haplotype map project
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Organized by:
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The Jackson Laboratory |
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Invited Speakers:
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This annual course is taught by a core faculty that returns each year, complemented by speakers invited for their particular area of research and recent discoveries in the field. A list of faculty will be posted when invitation acceptances are confirmed.
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Deadline for Abstracts:
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May 15, 2007
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Registration:
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Placement is limited to 120 participants. Applicants need to possess a doctoral or terminal degree or be advanced graduate or medical students. Please submit the following materials via email to the event coordinator (link above).
-A one-page letter briefly describing your current work and/or research interest, your motivation to attend the course, a Curriculum vitae (please limit to two pages), a letter of recommendation from your major advisor or supervisor (for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and residents),
-Include complete contact information: institute and/or home address, phone and fax numbers and email address.
- If you wish to be considered for a scholarship award, please include your request in your application letter, and provide one letter of recommendation from your supervisor addressing the need for financial support (no request will be considered without such recommnedation). Scholarship awards are primarily for students, recent graduates in training programs, and those with very limited financial resources.
Applications will be reviewed on a competitive selection basis until the course is full. Accepted applicants will be notified by email, telephone or fax. Registration and payment instructions will accompany notification.
Application deadline is May 15, 2007, however the course usually fills earlier than the deadline so early application is advised.
Applications by women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged.
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E-mail:
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toni.joerres@jax.org
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