REGISTER NOW for Mini-Symposium - Novel candidate gene discovery by computing on phenotypes (Apr 3-4

[Carolyn Lawrence-Dill]

Registration (free) is now open for:  

"Novel candidate gene discovery by computing on phenotypes” 

April 3-4, 2019 — ISU’s Alumni Center in Ames, IA  

FREE REGISTRATION: https://phenomics.iastate.edu
 

The primary goals of the meeting are:

• to convene scientists interested in discovering & computing on phenotypes, especially phenotypes that are similar across large evolutionary distances and/or diverse organisms (“phenologs”)
• to generate ideas and focus groups for developing future collaborations and grant proposals

 
Our  research goal is to develop integrated computational and experimental approaches for identifying underlying similarities in biological processes across diverse organisms (e.g., Arabidopsis to zebrafish to human).  Talks and posters from both computational biologists who focus on “phenomics” and experimental biologists who work on compelling biological problems in model organisms.  

INVITED SPEAKERS: 
Todd Vision (UNC, Chapel Hill) <- Keynote
Maura McGrail (ISU)
Jeanne Serb (ISU)
Jianming Yu (ISU)
Justin Walley (ISU)
Ian Braun (BCB/P3, ISU) <- Graduate student
Claire McWhite (University of Texas) <- Graduate student

Wed Apr 3
AM - Talks (keynotes, short talks) & poster session
Noon - Lunch provided
PM - Talks, focused discussion groups  & poster session
 
Thurs Apr 4  
Optional Tours of ISU Facilities (e.g., Enviratron, Plant Transformation Facility)

This mini-symposium is supported by an ISU Presidential Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grant (PIRS)
awarded to: Diane Bassham (PI), Carolyn Lawrence-Dill, Matthew Ellinwood, and Drena Dobbs.