Last updated: July 11, 2012
Genomics of model organisms and human biology: Insights from the modENCODE Project
Genomics of model organisms and human biology: Insights from the modENCODE Project
On June 20-21, 2012, The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted a special symposium, Genomics of model organisms and human biology: Insights from the modENCODE Project, at the Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium, Natcher Conference Center in Bethesda, Md. The goal of the symposium was to celebrate the project's accomplishments, as it draws to completion this year. At the symposium, modENCODE consortium members showcased modENCODE findings and highlighted the power of model organisms to enhance our understanding of:
- The biology of these organisms
- Fundamental biological processes such as the regulation of gene expression
- Human health and disease
View symposium videos and slides from: 
June 20 | June 21
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
| Topic | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome and Opening Remarks
| Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. National Human Genome Research Institute |
| 2 | Overview of the modENCODE Project
| Elise Feingold, Ph.D. National Human Genome Research Institute |
| 3 | modENCODE: Data and Tools for the Community
| Gos Micklem, Ph.D. University of Cambridge |
| 4 | Insights from integrative analysis of the C. elegans genome
| Mark Gerstein, Ph.D. Yale University |
| 5 | Insights from integrative analysis of the D. melanogaster genome
| Manolis Kellis, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 6 | Transcriptomes: General prinicples from comparison of worm, fly and human
| Robert Waterston, M.D., Ph.D. University of Washington |
| 7 | View from a C. elegans researcher: transcriptional control of organogenesis
| Susan Mango, Ph.D. Harvard University |
| 8 | Panel Discussion: Use of modENCODE data for understanding basic biology
| Gary Karpen, Ph.D. (Moderator) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Thursday, June 21, 2012
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| Topic | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Regulatory Conservation and Divergence Among Organisms
| Michael Snyder, Ph.D. Stanford University |
| 10 | What we have learned about human chromatin from C. elegans and D. melanogaster modENCODE data
| Jason Lieb, Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 11 | modENCODE as Part of a Drosophila Search for Cancer Therapeutics
| Ross Cagan, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| 12 | Transposon site-specificity and genome evolution
| Allan Spradling, Ph.D. Carnegie Institution for Science |
| 13 | Panel Discussion: Use of modENCODE data for understanding human biology and disease
| Brian Oliver, Ph.D. (Moderator) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
| 14 | Closing Remarks
| Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. National Human Genome Research Institute |