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Metagenomics 2007 Proceedings Now Available in Streaming Video

By Doug Ramsey

San Diego, CA, August 5, 2007 -- Proceedings from the second annual Metagenomics conference at UC San Diego in July are now available in streaming video. Topics include microbial ecology, genomics and evolution, bioinformatics, biogeochemistry, ecological genomics, population/community genomics and environmental genomics. The July 11-13 conference was hosted by the UCSD Division of Calit2 in Atkinson Hall.

Most presentations are available for on-demand viewing below from Calit2's Multimedia archive [Real player and broadband connection required].

	WEDNESDAY, JULY 11
	Welcome: The Emerging Global Commnuity of Microbial Metagenomics Researchers  Larry Smarr, UCSD/Calit2 Length: 23:45 [video] [PDF]
	Keynote I: Sequencing of Bacterial Genomes and Metagenomes Masahira Hattori, Tokyo University/RIKEN Length: 56:30 [video] [PDF]
	THURSDAY, JULY 12
	Opening Remarks and Logistics Paul Gilna, UCSD Length: 5:55 [video]
	Keynote II : Marine Microbial Metagenomics, Discoveries and New Directions Jed Fuhrman, University of Southern California Length: 1:04:01 [video] [PDF]
	Towards a richer description of our complete collection of genomes and metagenomes: An update on the activities of the Genomic Standards Consortium Dawn Field, Oxford Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Length: 27:05 [video] [PDF]
	National Academies Report: The Global Metagenomics Initiative - The Path Forward James M. Tiedje, Michigan State University Length: 27:09 [video] [PDF]
	Breakout Sessions
	Medical Metagenomics Human Biology Chair: Trevor G. Marshall, Autoimmunity Research Foundation Speaker: Peter J. Turnbaough, Washington University Length: 49:32 [video] [PDF]
	Computational Metagenomics Ontology and Standardization Chair: Jonathan Eisen UC Davis Length: 44:18 [video]
	Applied Metagenomics Discovering opportunity for Bioenergy Chair: Phil Hugenholtz, JGI Speaker: Yuri Gorby, JCVI Length: 50:45 [video] [PDF]
	Environmental Metagenomics Modeling the natural world Chair: Trina McMahon, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison Speaker: Patrick Schloss, UMass Amherst Length: 1:00:36 [video] [PDF]
	Ecological Metagenomics Evolution and population Chair: Francisco Rodriguez-Valera, Universidad Miguel Hernández in Alicante Length: 1:00:36 [video]
	Reports on Breakout Sessions John Wooley, UCSD (Moderator); various speakers Length: 40:47 [video]
	Metagenomic analyses of corals Forest Rohwer, San Diego State University Length: 21:15 [video] [PDF]
	Population structure of microbial communities in the world's oceans Mitchell Sogin, Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole Length: 41:20 [video] [PDF]

	FRIDAY, JULY 13
	Structural metagenomics: Lessons from the first experimentally characterized GOS proteins Adam Godzik, Burnham Institute Length: 46:35 [video]
	Parallel Technical Sessions
	Detailed view of the architecture and implementation of a metagenomics server Philip Papadopoulos, UC San Diego/SDSC Length: 24:27 [video] [PDF]
	Metagenome sequence data management and analysis Victor M. Markowitz, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Length: 34:25 [video] [PDF]
	Developing a software workbench for marine ecological genomics Frank Oliver Gloeckner, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology Length: 32:39 [video]
	The Metagenomics RAST server: Automated analysis of Sanger and 454-type metagenomes Folker Meyer, Argonne National Laboratory Length: 17:00 [video] [PDF]
	Technologies for metagenomics selection and sequencing Gautam Dantas, Harvard University Length: 33:30 [video] [PDF]
	Micro-Mar: A database for dynamic representation of marine microbial diversity Ravindra Pushker, University College Dublin Length: 32:00 [video]
	Conclusion Kayo Arima, UC San Diego Length: 2:16 [video]

Other speakers at Metagenomics 2007 included Janet Jansson, David Relman, Jillian Banfield, Phil Hugenholz and Julian Parkhill. At each speaker's request, video of their talks is not being made available at this time.

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Media Contact: Doug Ramsey, (858) 822-5825, dramsey@ucsd.edu

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