DIRECTORS: Antonio Baldini (Naples, Italy), Mariano Rocchi (Bari, Italy), Felix Mitelman (Lund, Sweden), Brian Young (London, UK).
SPEAKERS: Giuseppe Calabrese (Chieti, Italy), Wei Chen (Berlin, Germany), John Crolla (Salisbury, UK), Gianluca De Bellis (Segrate, Italy), Peter Robinson (Berlin, Germany), Frank Speleman (Ghent, Belgium), Joris Vermeesch (Leuven, Belgium), Bauke Ylstra (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Orsetta Zuffardi (Pavia, Italy).
Saturday, October 16th
Morning session: Introduction to classic cytogenetics
08:30: Registration and Overview of the course
09:00: O. Zuffardi, Cytogenetics
09:45: F. Mitelman, Cancer cytogenetics
10:30: Coffee break
11:00: M. Rocchi, Human genome plasticity
11:45: J. Crolla, t.b.d.
12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures
13:00: Lunch break
Afternoon session: 14:30 - 18:00
Concurrent Workshops
Sunday, October 17th
Morning session: Molecular Cytogenetics
09:00: J. Crolla, t.b.d.
09:45: O. Zuffardi, CNV in clinics
10:30: Coffee break
11:00: G. Calabrese, FiberFISH
11:45: B. Young, The application of SNP arrays to the cancer genome
12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures
13:00: Lunch break
Afternoon session: 14:30 - 18:00
Concurrent Workshops
Monday, October 18th: Biomedical and Clinical Research
Morning session:
09:00: J. Vermeesch, Genome wide CNV and SNP detection in single cells
09:45: F. Speleman, QPCR platform for miRNA
10:30: Coffee break
11:00: B. Young, Expression profiling by microarray
11:45: A. Baldini, t.b.d.
12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures
13:00: Lunch break
Afternoon session: 14:30 - 18:00
Concurrent Workshops
Tuesday, October 19th: Massive Sequencing
Morning session:
09:00: B. Ylstra, Technology advancement: from microarrays to deep sequencing
09:45: W. Chen, Solexa sequencing technology
10:30: Coffee break
11:00: G. De Bellis, 454 sequencing technology
11:45: J. Vermeesch, The impact of massive sequencing on genetic research
12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures
13:00: Lunch break
Wednesday, October 20t:
Morning session: Ontology approach to phenotype classification
09:00: W. Chen, Application of Illumina/Solexa sequencing technology in genetic research
09:45: G. De Bellis, Application of 454 sequencing technology in genetic research
10:30: Coffee break
11:00: P. Robinson, Ontology approach to phenotype classification
12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures
13:00: Lunch break
Departure after lunch
