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Date Time Room Company Title/Presenters
22 May
07:30-08:30
525 A comprehensive whole genome association study in Parkinson's disease using the Rosetta SyllegoTM system and publicly available genotype data
Angela Qi Chen, Ph.D.
Product Manager, Genotyping
22 May
13:00-15:00
519 Mutation Scanning using High Resolution Melting on the LightCycler 480 System
Dr Johan den Dunnen
LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands


Dr Alexandre Evrard
CHU, Nimes, France
22 May
13:00-15:00
524 Development of Pharmacogenomics Assays for use in Clinical Research
Michael S. Phillips Ph.D
Director of Pharmacogenomics, Genome Quebec
Associate Professor, Université de Montréal


A genome-wide association study identifies novel risk loci for type 2 diabetes
Rob Sladek Ph.D.
Scientist, Genome Groups
McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, MONTREAL GENOMICS and PROTEOMICS Centre


Correlating DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Patterns in Cancer
Dirk Van Den Boom, Ph.D.
R & D, Molecular Applications Director, Sequenom, Inc
22 May
17:00-18:45
525 Driving Genetics Forward with Affymetrix GeneChip® DNA Analysis Products

The Ottawa Heart Genomics Study: Genome-wide scanning for coronary artery disease genes
Alexandre Stewart, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ontario, Canada


New approaches and insights into the genomics of acute leukemia
Charles Mullighan, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN


Analysis of Affymetrix® whole-genome association data
Learn more about the soon-to-be-available GeneChip® Genome-wide SNP Array 6.0
Simon Cawley, Ph.D.
Director, Algorithms and Data Analysis
Affymetrix
23 May
07:30-08:30
525 A Vision for the Future of Sequencing Technology - Key Developments in the SOLiDTM System
Kevin McKernan
Sr. Director - Scientific Operations
High Throughput Discovery
Applied Biosystems
23 May
13:00-15:00
519 Genome Sequencer FLX: Next-Generation Sequencing Technology - Advancements in Genomics Research
Dr. Bruce Taillon
454 Life Sciences


Comprehensive interrogation of transcription regulatory networks using paired end ditag sequencing
Dr. Yijun Ruan
Genome Institute of Singapore


Multiplex Sequencing of miRNA libraries
Dr. Michael Boutros
German Cancer Research Center


Sequencing Genome Variation using Structural Variant Paired-End Mapping (SV-PEM)
Dr. Jan Korbel
Yale University, Center for Excellence in Genome Science
23 May
13:00-15:00
524 The Role of DNA Storage Solutions for Clinical and Basic Research in Opthamology
Dr. Jean-Claude Marshall
McGill University
The Henry C. Witelson Ocular Pathology Laboratory
23 May
17:00-18:45
525 Advanced Statistical Analysis in Genome-Wide Association Studies
John Raelson Ph.D.
Chief Geneticist, Genizon BioSciences


High Throughput, High Quality Genetic Services SNP Genotyping, Genetic Analysis and Pharmacogenomics
Bruno Paquin, Ph.D.
Director Science & Technology Liaison, Genizon BioSciences
24 May
13:00-15:00
524 Candidate gene mutation screening using the Lightscanner
Dr. Nigel M. Williams
University of Wales College of Medicine


Hi-Resolution Melting: Advanced Applications Using the LightScanner
Jason McKinney,
Idaho Technology


Screening of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene by high-resolution melt analysis
Dr. Martin Somerville
University of Alberta
24 May
13:00-15:00
519 Enabling Genome Biology with Solexa Sequencing
David Bentley, Ph.D.
Illumina, Inc.


The Genetics of Complex Traits in the HapMap Era: Diabetes as a Paradigm
Constantin Polychronakos, Ph.D.
McGill Department of Pediatrics
Montreal Children's Hospital








Created Sunday, 28-May-2006 19:58:08 BST
Updated Tuesday, 22-May-2007 15:27:21 BST