Improving Genetic Resources for the Rhesus Macaque Workshop—May 23, 2007

AGENDA

May 23, 2007
8–8:15 a.m. WELCOME AND CHARGE
NCRR staff
8:15–8:35 a.m. OVERVIEW: GENETICS OF THE RHESUS AND USES FOR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
Dr. Jeffrey Rogers

SESSION 1: CURRENT STATUS
Chair: Dr. Robert Norgren
8:35–9:05 a.m.

a). The genome sequence
Dr. Richard Gibbs
9:05–9:20 a.m. b). Gene-specific SNPs
Dr. Robert Norgren / Dr. Betsy Ferguson
9:20–9:35 a.m.

c). Rhesus Population structure
Dr. David Glenn Smith
9:35–9:50 a.m. d). Lessons from Encode
Dr. Carlos Bustamante
9:50–10:10 a.m. BREAK
10:10–10:25 a.m. e). The rhesus MHC
Dr. Daniel Geraghty

SESSION 2: LESSONS LEARNED FROM OTHER PROJECTS
Chair: Dr. Daniel Geraghty.
10:25–10:40 a.m. f). Questions
Dr. Robert Norgren, Moderator
10:40–10:55 a.m.

a). Humans
Dr. Paul de Bakker
10:55–11:10 a.m. (cont.) Dr. Sridhar Kudaravalli
11:10–11:25 a.m. (cont.) Dr. Nelson Freimer
11:25–11:40 a.m. b). Dogs
Dr. Carlos Bustamante
11:40–11:55 a.m.

c). Vervet Monkeys
Dr. Ken Dewar / Dr. Nelson Freimer
11:55 a.m.–12:10 p.m. d). Questions
Moderator: Dr. Dan Geraghty
12:10–1 p.m. LUNCH

SESSION 3. ASSAY PLATFORMS
Chair: Dr. Carlos Bustamante
1–1:20 p.m.
 a). Genotyping
Dr. Stacey Gabriel
1:20–1:40 p.m. b). Advanced Sequencing
Dr. Elaine Mardis
1:40–1:55 p.m. Questions
Moderator: Dr. Carlos Bustamante

SESSION 4. DATABASES AND OUTREACH
Chair: Dr. Stacey Gabriel
1:55–2:10 p.m. a). Mice-Jackson Laboratory Databases
Dr. Joel Richardson
2:10–2:25 p.m. b). Rat Genome Database
Dr. Simon Twigger
2:25–2:40 p.m. c). dbSNP
Dr. Deanna Church
2:40–2:55 p.m. d). Case study for rhesus SNPs
Dr. Betsy Ferguson
2:55–3:10 p.m. e). Collaborative databases
Dr. Aleksandar Milosavljevic
3:10–3:25 p.m. e). Questions
Moderator: Dr. Stacey Gabriel
3:25–3:40 p.m. BREAK
3:40–4 p.m. SESSION 5: USER FORUM
Moderator: Dr. Jack Harding
4–5 p.m. Session 6: DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Moderator: Dr. Richard Gibbs