By Alex Matthews
San Diego, CA, October 11, 2007 -- Large-scale genome sequencing projects are generating vast amounts of data for a multitude of organisms, including mammals and other vertebrates, invertebrates, fungi, plants, bacteria, and viruses. As the data increase, so do the opportunities and the challenges for scientists to interpret them. Comparative genomics lies at the forefront of this challenge.
The RECOMB Satellite Workshop on Comparative Genomics, held at Calit2's Atkinson Hall September 16-18 2007, is a forum on all aspects and components of this field, ranging from new quantitative discoveries about genome structure and process, to theorems on the complexity of computational problems inspired by genome comparison.
Archived webcasts of the conference are now available for On-Demand viewing [Windows Media Player and a Broadband Connection Required; click for information on the latest version, and on other players for Macs and Linux ]
See the conference website for talk abstracts, conference proceedings, and other information.
SUNDAY |
SEPTEMBER 16 |
Keynote: Function and Evolution of Regions Bound by Drosophila Transcription Factors
Michael Eisen, UC Berkeley
Length: 1:05:56 [video]
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Multi-Break Rearrangements: From Circular to Linear Genomes
Max Aleksyev, UC San Diego
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Spatial Fluctuation of Recombination Rates in the HIV Gemome: A Computational Model Identifies Hotspots
Karin Dorman, Iowa State University
Length: 17:34 [PDF]
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Reconciliation with Non-Binary Species Trees
Maureen Stolzer, Carnegie Mellon University
Length: 17:05 [video]
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SEPTEMBER 17 |
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Keynote: Multiple Geneteic Differences in Sialic Acid Biology Between Humans and Great Apes
Ajit Varki, UC San Diego
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Keynote: Genomics and Bioinformatics: Applications to Conservation Efforts for Endangered Species
Oliver A. Ryder, Zoological Society of San Diego
Length: 1:08:34 [video]
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SEPTEMBER 18 |
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Keynote: Gene Structure Modifications in Primate-Specific Duplicates
Francessca D. Ciccarelli, European Institute of Oncology (Italy)
Video not available at this time
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Parts of the Problem of Polyploids in Rearrangement Phylogeny
David Sankoff, University of Ottawa
Length: 24:42 [video]
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Joint Session With RECOMB Cancer Biology
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UC Discovery Grant
Mona D. Lee, UC San Diego
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James Mullen, Morison & Foerster, LLP
Length: 3:33 [video]
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Dennis Carson, Moores UCSD Cancer Center
Length: 3:01 [video]
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Keynote: Dynamic Duplications in the Human Genome
Barbara J. Trask, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute
Video not available at this time
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