37th Annual Meeting on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Frontiers in Genomics
| Date | Wednesday, October 29 - Friday, October 31, 2008 |
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| Location | Gl. Avernæs Conference Centre, Helnæsvej, Ebberup, Assens, Fyn, Denmark |
| Organizers | Danish Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Danish Biotechnological Society |
Program
Wednesday, 29 October 2008 |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Arrival and Registration |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Session 1: Genomes and sequencing |
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14:00 - 14:45 |
Niels Tommerup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark: Complexity of the human genome. |
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14:45 - 15:15 |
Michael Egholm, 454 Life Sciences, USA: Next generation sequencing. |
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15:15 - 16:00 |
Coffee and exhibition |
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Session 2: Human Genetic variation |
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16:00 - 16:30 |
Hakon Gudbjartsson, deCODE genetics, Iceland: From population genetics to personalized genetics. |
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16:30 - 17:00 |
Jun Wang, Beijing Genomics Institute, Beijing, China: Genetic variation in patients with obesity, diabetes and hypertension. |
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17:00 - 17:30 |
Karsten Kristiansen, University of Southern Denmark: Functional characterization of gene variants in obesity, diabetes and hypertension. |
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17:30 - 18:30 |
Exhibition |
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18:30 - 20:00 |
Dinner |
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EMBO lecture |
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20:00 - 21:00 |
Peer Bork, EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany: Sequencing of Genomes and ecosystems. |
Thursday, 30 October 2008 |
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08:00 - 09:00 |
Breakfast |
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Session 3: Meta- & comparative Genomics |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Nicole Dubilier, Max Planck Institute, Bremen, Germany: Environmental sequencing: of marine microbes. |
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09:30 - 10:00 |
Thomas Sicheritz Pontén, Technical University of Denmark: Environmental sequencing of the polar seas and the human gut. |
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10:00 - 13:30 |
Roger A. Garrett, University of Copenhagen, Denmark : Evolutionary genomics of archaea: unique genomes in the third domain of life. |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee and exhibition |
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Session 4: Cancer Genomes |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Andy Futreal, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK: Genome-wide association study of human cancer. |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Tobias Sjöblom, Uppsala University, Sweden: Systematic analyses of the cancer genome - sequencing human protein-coding genes. |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Post-lunch walk |
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Session 5: Ancient Genomes |
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14:00 - 14:45 |
Svante Pääbo, Max-Planck Institute, Leipzig, Germany: The Neandertal Genome Project. |
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14:45 - 15:30 |
Eske Willerslev, University of Copenhagen, Denmark: Retrieval of ancient DNA from fossil remains. |
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Session 6: Posters, exhibition and networking |
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15:30 - 18:00 |
Poster Session, Exhibition and Refreshments |
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19:00 - 21:00 |
Banquet |
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21:00 – 01.00 |
Party |
Friday, 31 October 2008 |
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08:00 - 09:00 |
Breakfast |
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Session 7: Epigenetics and transcription |
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09:00 - 09:30 |
Kristian Helin BRIC, University of Copenhagen, Denmark: Histone methylation: at the center of cellular differentiation and disease. |
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09:30 - 10:00 |
Two short talks selected from poster abstracts. |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Henk Stunnenberg, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands: ChIP-sequencing in epigenetics and analysis of transcription factor binding sites. |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee and exhibition |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Jürg Bähler, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK: Dynamic repertoire of a eukaryotic transcriptome surveyed at single nucleotide resolution. |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Albin Sandelin, BRIC, University of Copenhagen, Denmark: Computational studies on transcriptomes. |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00 |
Departure |
Abstract
In the last decade, nucleotide sequencing has revolutionized our understanding of the genomes across all domains of life. In particular the sequencing of the human genome and closely related species has fundamentally changed the way research can be conducted.
We are now at the border of a new wave of sequencing. Some of this development is based on new application of the old technology, whereas other applications are propelled by the recent technological advances in nucleotide sequencing. The vision of having your personal genome on a CD-ROM for 1000$ is moving closer!