The Biology of Genomes

We are pleased to host the 24th annual meeting on genome science, The Biology of Genomes, which will begin at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 and run thru lunch on Saturday, May 14.

The 2011 meeting will address DNA sequence variation and its role in molecular evolution, population genetics and complex diseases, comparative genomics, large-scale studies of gene and protein expression, and genomic approaches to ecological systems. Both technologies and applications will be emphasized. In addition there will be a special session on the ethical, legal and social implications of genome research.

Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers and individual session chairs. Status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.

We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. We have applied for funds from government and industry to partially support graduate students and postdocs. Apply in writing to meetings@cshl.edu stating need for financial support - preference is given to those submitting abstracts.

Keynote Speakers:
Andrew Feinberg, Johns Hopkins University
Susan Lindquist, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Topics and Session Chairs:
•Functional and Cancer Genomics
John Stamatoyanopolous

• Genetics of Complex Traits
Peter Visscher & Augie Kong

• High Throughput Genomics & Genetics
Jason Lieb & Kris Gunsalus

• Computational Genomics
Kateryna Makova & Richard Bonneau

• Evolutionary Genomics
David Stern & Aoife McLysaght

• Population Genomic Variation
Graham Coop & David Reich

https://meetings.cshl.edu/meetingR/Default.aspx