53rd Annual Short Course on Medical and Experimental Mammalian Genetics

Scope/Topic

Jul 15, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

This two-week course includes daily lectures in the mornings and evenings supplemented by afternoon mini-symposia, workshops, tutorials, poster session, and demonstrations. There is special emphasis on student-faculty interaction. The faculty is diverse in terms of disciplines and the students in terms of stage of career and fields of concentration. This diversity makes for an exciting experience for all. Although the course schedule is quite full, there is time set aside to enjoy the natural beauties of Mt. Desert Island.

The content of the annual Short Course focuses on (1) an up-to-date presentation of genetics in experimental animals and humans, (2) the relationship of heredity to disease in experimental animals and humans, and (3) the importance of molecular genetics in the diagnosis and treatment of inherited disorders. The development and uses of modern techniques in bioinformatics, mathematical genetics, genome manipulation, mutagenesis and phenotyping are taught in lectures and in afternoon workshop sessions. The Short Course includes an implicit focus on translational biology and clinical applications.

Poster Session

There will be a poster session at which presentations by attendees are strongly encouraged. If you are interested in presenting a poster, please prepare a one page abstract to be compiled with others in booklet form for the course. Abstracts must fit on one side of an 8 1/2 x 11" page with 1" margins. It should have a title and author line.  The attending author's name must be underlined. Abstracts of your poster presentation should be submitted in a pdf file or Word document as an E-mail attachment. Abstract sbmission deadline is July 1, 2012

Organizers

Jul 15, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

Aravinda Chakravarti, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jurgen Naggert, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
David Valle, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Speakers

Jul 15, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

Confirmed Speakers Include (additional speakers will be added upon confirmation):

Arkhat Abzhanov, Ph.D., Harvard University
David Altshuler, M.D., Ph.D., Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University
Stylianos E. Antonarakis, M.D., Ph.D., University of Geneva Medical School
Dimitri Avramopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Allan Balmain, Ph.D., UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lawrence C. Brody, Ph.D., National Human Genome Research Institute
Carol Bult, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Aravinda Chakravarti, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Gary Churchill, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Andrew Clark, Ph.D., Cornell University
Doug Coleman, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory, Professor Emeritus
Greg Cox, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory 
Garry R. Cutting, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Harry C. Dietz, M.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Leah Rae Donahue, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Andrew Feinberg, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
David Fitzpatrick, M.D., FRCD(Edin), Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit
Clair A. Francomano, M.D., Harvey Institute for Human Genetics
Jeffrey Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., Rockefeller University
Steve Gygi, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
Ada Hamosh, M.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Katherine A. High, M.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Helen Hobbs, M.D.,  UT Southwestern Medical Center
Steven M. Holland, MD, National Institutes of Health
Laird G. Jackson, M.D., Drexel University College of Medicine
Eric Juengst, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., National Institutes of Health 
Charles Lee, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
Edison Liu, M.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Elaine Mardis, Ph.D., The Genome Institute Washington University
Andrew McCallion, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Joshua T. Mendell, M.D., Ph.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center
Kevin Mills, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Jurgen Naggert, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Maynard Olson, Ph.D., University of Washington *Senior Lecturer
Stuart Orkin, M.D., Harvard Stem Cell Institute
Ken Paigen, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
John A. Phillips, III, M.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Roger Reeves, Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Philip R. Reilly, M.D., J.D., Venture Partner at Third Rock Ventures
Paul Ridker, M.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital
Derry Roopenian, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Edward Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Gregg L. Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dave Serreze, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Lindsay S. Shopland, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory/University of Maine
Sarah A. Tishkoff, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
David Valle, M.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Victor Veculescu, M.D., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Peter Visscher, Ph.D., Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Richard M. Weinshilboum, M.D., Mayo Clinic

Schedule

Jul 15, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

View the 2012 event schedule (.pdf). Please note that the schedule is subject to change. Updates will be made as they occur.

Registration

Jul 15, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

 

Registation Fees:  $2000.00 Standard registration; $1000.00 Student Registration (requires proof of enrollment in an accredited degree program, or postdoctoral training program, or medical internship)

  • Registration fee includes course materials and lunch on course days. Attendees are responsible for securing and payment of their own lodging.

Placement is limited to 130 attendees. Applications will be accepted until the course is full:

 

Hotel/Travel

Jul 15, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

Attendees will be responsible for their own lodging for the duration of this event. Shared lodging will be available at the College of the Atlantic for $650.00. Meal plans will also be available for attendees staying at the college. Accepted participants will also be provided with discount lodging information at the Bar Harbor Regency Hotel.

Morning transportation will be provided by The Jackson Laboratory from both the Bar Harbor Regency and College of the Atlantic. All other transporation will be on your own. There is a free bus system available that runs throughout Bar Harbor - Island Explorer. The Jackson Laboratory is located between The Village Green and Sieur de Monts on the Sand Beach (Bus 3) Route; and both the Bar Harbor Regency Hotel and the College of the Atlantic are on the Eden Street (Bus 2) Route.

For area information and additional lodging options:  Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce

Getting around Bar Harbor:  Island Explorer free bus system

Airports: Bar Harbor is served by two airports:

Car

Bar Harbor is approximately 6 hours by car from the greater Boston area.

Area information:

There are services available for the disabled.  If special arrangements are required for an individual with a disability to attend this program please contact Erin McDevitt at 207-288-6659.

Sponsors

Jul 15, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

Funding for this course has been generously provided by:

  • The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • The National Institute of Child Health and Development - Grant HD007306
  • The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

We would also like to thank our sponsors for their generous support:

Titanium level

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Bronze level

Other level

  • Oli's Trolley

Event Contact:

Erin McDevitt p: 207-288-6659