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Metagenomics 2008 Webcasts Now Available for On-Demand Viewing

By Alex Matthews, Tiffany Fox, Erik Jepsen

San Diego, CA, November 20 , 2008 -- Calit2 at UC San Diego recently hosted the Metagenomics 2008 workshop, a week-long opportunity to strengthen collaborations, share data and discuss new trends in metagenomics [read article here ].  Participants included members of Calit2's  Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Marine Microbial Ecology Research (CAMERA) project, as well as other scientists, software developers and infrastructure providers from around the world. Approximately 60 of the plenary presentations are now available for on-demand viewing below. [Windows Media player and broadband connection required; for any trouble viewing the videos,  click here for troubleshooting instructions .]

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Monday, 11/3	Enabling Metagenomics and Genomics: Information Required for Metagenomics and Genomic Standards
SESSION 1	Genomic and Metagenomic Metadata
	Setting the Stage: Mobilizing the Metagenomics Community John Wooley, UC San Diego; Chair, Metagenomics 2008 Length: 2:49 [video]
	CAMERA and Metadata Standards Iddo Friedberg, CAMERA-Calit2/UC San Diego Length: 08:14 [video]
	GSC and the Minimum Information About a (Meta) Genome Sequence (MIGS) Specification Dawn Field, Oxford Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Length: 12:27 [video]
	The Rapidly Growing Standards Landscape in 'omics Susanna Sansone, European Bioinformatics Institute Length: 13:43 [video]
	Source Information at INSDC at the Trace Archives Guy Cochrane, European Bioinformatics Institute Length: 13:02 [video]
	Session 1 Wrap Up John Wooley, UC San Diego et. al. Length: 13:36 [video]
SESSION 2	CoreGSC Projects
	Implementing MIGS/MIMS: The Genomic Contextual Data Markup Language (GCDML) Renzo Kottman, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology/Genomic Standards Consortium Length: 21:47 [video]
	StrainInfo and the Linkage of Organisms, Gene and Genomes: The Genomic Rosetta Stone Dawn Field, Oxford Centre [for Peter Dawyndt, StrainInfo] Length: 8:01 [video]
	Towards Computer Assisted Markup of Data: Habitat-Lite Lynette Hirschman, MITRE Corporation Length: 21:11 [video]
	Towards a Standards Compliant Literature: The GSC eJournal George Garrity, Michigan State University Length: 17:07 [video]
	Towards Transparency of Computational Analyses: Standard Operational Procedures Owen White, University of Maryland Length: 24:20 [video]
SESSION 3	Defining the Scope of GCDML
	The Importance of Context for the Design and Interpretation of Comparative Metagenomics Studies: The MINIMESS Proposal Jeroen Raes, European Molecular Biology Laboratory Length: 15:56 [video]
	Metadata Capture for Ecological Data: The Ecological Markup Language and Harmonization with GCDML Inigo San Gil, University of New Mexico Length: 16:21 [video]
	Extending MIGS/MIMS for Ribosomal RNA Sequences Frank Oliver Gloeckner, Jacobs University/Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen Length: 28:56 [video]
SESSION 4	Ontologies and the Description of Habitat and Geolocation
	Envo Gaz: The Environment Ontology - Linking Environmental Data Norman Morrison, University of Manchester Length: 15:40 [video]
	Towards and Open Access Gazetter Lynn Schriml, University of Maryland School of Medicine Length: 16:00 [video]
	RDP Habitat Descriptors Survey James Cole, Michigan State University Length: 22:57 [video]
SESSION 5	Metadata Capture: A Key Step for Advancing Understanding
	The Genomes Online Database (GOLD): The Value of a Comprehensive Metadata Collection Nikos Kyrpides, DOE Joint Genome Institute Length: 19:53 [video]
	Metadata Capture in the IMG/IMGm: Getting Scientists to Contribute Victor Markowitz, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Length: 25:12 [video]
	Panel Day 1: A Community Vision Various speakers and affiliations Length: 1:02:27 [video]

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Tuesday, 11/4
SESSION 1	Challenges in Metagenomics for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
	Rational Approaches of Data Management Across Boodles of Data Owen White, University of Maryland Length: 43:09 [video]
	Studying the Metagenomics Protein Universe: Novelty, Diversity and Divergence Adam Godzik, Burnham Institute for Medical Research/UC San Diego Length: 51:40 [video]
	Computational Aspects of Metagenome Analysis Daniel Huson, Tuebingen University Length: 41:19 [video]
	Metagenomic Data Processing: Pitfalls and Solutions Nikos Kyrpides, DOE Joint Genome Institute/LBL Length: 42:09 [video]
	Challenges in Ecological Metagenomics Patrick Schloss, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Length: 36:18 [video]
SESSION 2	Two-Hour Parallel Discussion Sessions: Documenting the Emergence and Opportunities of the Field
	Wellness and Diseases: Implications of Important Microbiota Justin L. Sonnenberg, Stanford University Length: 1:00:36 [video]
	Molecular characterization of the bacterial flora in the lung of healthy, asthmatic and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseased (COPD) subjects Markus Hilty, Imperial College, London Length: 18:21 [video]
	Discussion Session Wrap Up Various speakers and affiliations Length: 15:00 [video]
	Keynote Dinner Speech: The Evolution of Small Bacterial Genomes in the Ultra-Oligotrophic Ocean Steve Giovannoni, Oregon State University Length: 49:58 [video]

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Wednesday, 11/ 5
	Morning Talk: The Importance of Marine Picoeukaryotes and the Search for Lost Time Alexandra Z. Worden, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) At the speaker's request, this talk will not be webcast until a later date.
SESSION 1	Marine Metagenomics
	Photosystem-I Gene Cassettes in Marine Phages Oded Beja, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Talk Removed by Request of Speaker
	Deep-Ocean Metagenomics: Comparative Investigations of Microbes Inhabiting Hydrothermal Vents and the Cold Deep Ocean Shannon Williamson, J. Craig Venter Institute Length: 40:06 [video]
	Metagenomic Analysis of Deep Subsurface Environments Hideto Takami, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) Length: 35:13 [video]
	Integrative Marine Metagenomics Elizabeth A. Dinsdale, SDSU/University of Adelaide, South Australia Length: 41:08 [video]
SESSION 2	New Technologies in Metagenomics
	Analyzing the Mobile Metagenome Julian R. Marchesi, Cardiff University Length: 26:58 [video]
	Electromicrobiology: Novel Approaches for Investigating Charge Transfer and Energy Transformation in Microbial Systems Yuri Gorby, J. Craig Venter Institute Length: 35:13 [video]
	Accessing the Metatransriptome for Complex Marine Microbial Communities Jack Gilbert, Plymouth Marine Laboratory Length: 41:20 [video]
	Genomic Standards Consortium Report Dawn Field, Oxford Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Length: 21:55 [video]
	Integrated Information System for Genomic and Metagenomic Data Analysis at NCBI Anjanette Johnston and Bill Klimke, NCBI/NLM/NIH Length: 16:14 [video]
	Targeted Gene Identification From Short Gene Fragments in Metagenome and Their Use in Biogeochemical Studies Robin B. Kodner, University of Washington Length: 24:03 [video]
	Metabolic Characterization of Candidatus Accumulibacter Phosphatis Using Metaproteomic Analysis Jason Flowers, University of Wisconsin-Madison Length: 20:21 [video]
	Dinner Keynote: A Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea (GEBA) and the Search for the Dark Matter of the Biological Universe Jonathan Eisen, UC Davis Length: 1:03:32 [video]

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Thursday, 11/6
	Morning Talk: Comparative Metagenomics Peer Bork, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg Length: 52:11 [video]
SESSION 3	Host-associated Microbes
	Genomic and Genetic Insight into the Gut Microbiota Function and Manipulation Justin L. Sonnenburg, Stanford University School of Medicine Length: 43:08 [video]
	New Insights Into Lignocellulose Conversion by Termite Gut Microbes Jared Leadbetter, California Institute of Technology Length: 33:25 [video]
	Metaproteomics as a Key Technology for Characterizing the Human Microbiome Nathan VerBerkmoes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Length: 45:32 [video]
	Metagenomic Comparison of the Microbial Hindgut Communities in Drywood- and Grass-Feeding Families Falk Warnecke, DOE Joint Genome Institute Length: 19:29 [video]
	Screening the Human Intestinal Microbiota for the Discovery of Novel Enzymes Specific for Dietary Fiber Degradation Gabrielle Veronese, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomomique (INRA), Toulouse [video N/A]
	TimeLogic Darryl Leon, TimeLogic/Active Motif Length: 14:41 [video]
Session 4	Emerging Sequence Technologies
	Single Molecule Analyses of DNA in Environmental Microbes Kun Zhang, UC San Diego Length: 35:38 [video]
	New Sequencing Technologies at JGI and Applications in Bioenergy Researches Feng Chen, DOE Joint Genome Institute Length: 37:12 [video]
	Keynote: Soil Metagenomics Timothy M. Vogel, Universite de Lyon [video currently not available]
	After-Dinner Talk: Exploring Next Generation Sequencing Today Thomas Jarvie, 454, Inc./Roche Length: 37:43 [video]

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Friday, 11/7
	Overview of Human Microbiome Project John Wooley, UC San Diego Length: 11:14 [video]
	The Skin Microbiome in Health and Disease Elizabeth Grice, NHGRI / NIH Length: 39:38 [video]
	Human Oral Microbiome Floyd Dewhirst, The Forsyth Institute/Harvard Length: 46:03 [video]
	The 'Surgical' Microbiome  James Kinross, Imperial College, London Length: 44:15 [video]
	NIH Protein Structure Initiative & Discussion  Ian Wilson, The Scripps Research Institute Length: 33:40 [video]
	New York-SGX Research Center for Structural Genomics: Brief Report on Collaboration with Gerlt/Raushel P01 Consortium Stephen Burley, SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Length: 12:33 [video]
	Protein Target Selection and Charge to Breakouts Adam Godzik, Burnham Institute for Medical Research Length: 16:28 [video]
	Discussion/Breakouts: How Might S Geno and M Geno Work Together for Getting to Biological Function? Moderator: John Wooley, Chair, Metagenomics 2008, et. al. Length: 38:09 [video]

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For more information on the Metagenomics 2008, including news releases, press clips and web articles that detail much of what happened during the workshop and symposium, go to the Metagenomics website at http://metagenomics.calit2.net/index.php.

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