Genomics – Plants, Animals, and Big Data

Saturday, October 5, 2013: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
213 B (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Chairs:
Gabriel Quinones, PhD, Senior Research Associate, Genentech and Maggie Werner-Washburne, PhD, Regent's Professor, University of New Mexico

Description: Genomics, which developed once complete genome sequences were available, is creating a research revolution. Using model systems, studying thousands of organisms, and bringing together data from flies to humans in one database, the researchers in this session will describe three, very different, and exciting frontiers in genomics research.



4:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
4:05 PM
Going From RNAi Screening to Functional Genomics
Gabriel Quinones, PhD , Senior Research Associate , Genentech
4:25 PM
Comparative genomics: using the genome to infer adaptation and constraint
Scott Edwards, PhD , Professor , Harvard University
4:45 PM
Drosophila: A human in insect clothing?"
Bill Gelbart, PhD , Professor , Harvard University
5:05 PM
The cis-regulatory landscape of the plant A. thaliana
Christine queitsch, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Washington