In Association With

Journal of Biotechnology

Genomics

 

 

It is with regret that the Ultra-Fast Genomics conference 2008 has been cancelled. We apologize for any disappointment and/or inconvenience and we are looking at the possibility of reinstating the conference soon.

We will of course announce any progress of a future conference on this website, so please do check the website for further developments.

Again, our apologies for any disappointment caused.

Invited Speakers

  • Philippe Bucher, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
  • Roger Bumgarner, University of Washington, USA
  • Piero Carninci, RIKEN, Genome Science Laboratory, Japan
  • George Church, Harvard University, USA
  • Joakim Lundeberg, KTH
  • Aleksandar Milosavljevic, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
  • Kalim Mir,  Oxford
  • Yijan Ruan, Genome Institute Of Singapore, Singapore

Date: 8-10 December 2008
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Dubai

Scope:
The advent of “Next Generation” DNA sequencing technologies is ushering a second genomics revolution, opening new avenues of investigation. With the promise of a $1000 genome on the horizon, sequencing promises to provide new approaches in a wide range of applications including population studies, gene expression analysis, environmental genomics, and pharmacogenomics.

The objective of the meeting is to review state-of-the-art, as well as developing DNA sequencing technologies and to explore their application in the various fields that comprise genome research.

Focus:
The main objective of the meeting is to review current and future developments in DNA sequencing and to demonstrate the application of these novel technologies in the various fields of genome research.

The focus for 2008 will include:

  1. Comparative genomics analysis
  2. Bioinformatics and computational biology
  3. Functional genomics approaches involving the use of large-scale and/or high-throughput methods.
  4. Advances in genetic and genomics technologies and their applications, including chemical genomics