Navigating the Translational Researcher Through a Complex of Animal and Biological Resources - March 6-7, 2006

Agenda

March 6, 2006


7:30-8:30 a.m. Registration and refreshments
8:30-8:40 a.m. Welcome and National Center for Research Resources Updatepowerpoint file
Louis Ramm, Ph.D., Deputy Director, National Center for Research Resources
8:40-8:50 a.m. Introduction
Harold Watson, Ph.D., National Center for Research Resources, Division of Comparative Medicine
Carol Bean, Ph.D., National Center for Research Resources, Division of Biomedical Technology
8:50-9:20 a.m. Presentation: Animal Models and Resources - Biologypowerpoint file
Co-Chair, Monte Westerfield, Ph.D., Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon
9:20-9:40 a.m. Presentation: Primate Models and Resourcespowerpoint file
Stuart Zola, Ph.D., Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Yerkes National Primate Research Center
9:40-10:00 a.m. Presentation: Animal Models in Clinical and Translational Sciencepowerpoint file
Keith Cheng, M.D., Ph.D., Pathology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey Medical Center
10:00-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30-11:00 a.m. Presentation: Animal Models and Resources - Informaticspowerpoint file
Co-Chair, Mark Ellisman, Ph.D., Neurosciences and Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine
11:00-11:20 a.m. Presentation: Rat Models and Resourcespowerpoint file
Howard Jacob, Ph.D., Director of the Human and Molecular Genetics Center, Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin
11:20-11:40 a.m. Presentation: Mouse Models and Resourcespowerpoint file
Richard Woychik, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
11:40-12:00 p.m. Presentation: Animal Models and Resources - Ontologiespowerpoint file
Olivier Bodenreider, M.D., Ph.D., National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00-1:20 p.m. Charge to Breakout Groupspowerpoint file
Michael Katze, Ph.D., Microbiology, Washington National Primate Research Center
1:20 -2:30 p.m. Small Group Sessions - Discussions of Questions

(Each Group will discuss all Questions)

Group A: Primary Focus - Questions 1 and 3
Leaders: Maryanne Martone, Ph.D., Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego
Richard Yanagihara, M.D., Departments of Pediatrics, Public Health Sciences and Epidemiology, and Tropical Medicine and Medical Microbiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Group B: Primary Focus - Questions 4 and 5
Leaders: Janan Eppig, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Edward Spack, Ph.D., Stanford Research Institute (SRI International)

Group C: Primary Focus - Question 2
Leaders: Simon Twigger, Ph.D., Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Medical College of Wisconsin
Dr. Michael Katze

2:30- 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 -4:00 p.m. Continuation of Small Group Sessions
4:00-5:00 p.m. Integration of Small Group Responses to Questions


March 7, 2006


8:00-8:45 a.m. Refreshments
8:45-9:00 a.m. Introduction
Dr. Monte Westerfield
Dr. Mark Ellisman
9:00-9:30 a.m. Report and Discussion - Question1
Dr. Mary Martone
9:30-10:00 a.m. Report and Discussion - Question 2
Dr. Simon Twigger
10:00-10:30 a.m. Report and Discussion - Question 3
Dr. Richard Yanagihara
10:30-11:00 a.m. Break
11:00-11:30 a.m. Report and Discussion - Question 4
Dr. Janan Eppig
11:00-11:30 a.m. Report and Discussion - Question 4
Dr. Janan Eppig
12:00-12:30 p.m. Report and Discussion - Question 5
Dr. Edward Spack
12:30-1:00 p.m. Conclusions and General Discussion
Dr. Monte Westerfield
Dr. Mark Ellisman
1:00-1:05 p.m. Thank you and Goodbye
Dr. Carol Bean
Dr. Harold Watson