Animal Disease Genomics: Opportunities and Applications
9th - 12th June 2008, Edinburgh, UK
The EU-funded project EADGENE invites you to their annual meeting on Animal Genomics Research from 9th - 12th June 2008 in Edinburgh, UK. This 4-day event will focus on the latest genetics and genomics research in the field of farm animal health, through a 2-day conference which will be preceded and followed by a series of satellite workshops and meetings. The conference features a series of presentations by keynote speakers and leading specialists in their fields which will update delegates on the latest animal genomics research. It also includes a joint session with the Med-Vet-Net Network of Excellence.
To download a PDF version of the full programme please click here.
Animal Disease Genomics: Opportunities and Applications Conference (Open to all)
Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th June 2008
- Session 1: Developments in Animal Genomics
- Session 2: EADGENE Progress in Animal Genomics
- Session 3: Interaction with Med-Vet-Net
- Session 4: EADGENE Applications
- Poster Session
- Conference dinner
For the full programme for 10th-11th June 2008 please click here.
EADGENE Animal Trait Ontology Initiative Workshop (Open to all)
11:00 - 13:00, Thursday 12th June 2008
The objectives of the workshop are 1) to illustrate what the main activities around the development of the ATO are, 2) to give feedback to those involved in the process, 3) to discuss how to improve the process and the value of the resulting product and 4) to illustrate how an ATO can be used and create value for the industry and research community.
For further information on this workshop and the associated WP5.1 Structural genomics workshop please click here.
EADGENE Work Package Meetings
| Monday 9th June |
Thursday 12th June |
- EADGENE WP1.1 Biological resources and facilities (13:30 - 17:00)*
- EADGENE WP6.1 Population genomics (12:00 - 14:30) *
- EADGENE Salmonella Working Group (15:00 - 18:00)*
- IPUDC (13:00-15:30)*
- EADGENE Governing Council (16:00 - 18:00)*
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- EADGENE WP8 Operational genomics (09:00 - 11:00)*
- EADGENE WP5.1 Structural genomics (14:00 - 16:30) - Open to all and linked to the ATO workshop above.
* Open to WP/GC/IPUDC members only
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For further information on the EADGENE Project meetings please click here
Further information and registration
Registration for this event is free, but delegates who have registered and do not notify us of cancellation before 31 May 2008 will be charged 100 Euro for each registered day. Further information, programme updates and the registration form are available on the right side of this page. Please note that the extended deadline for registration is 14th May 2008, but there is a limit on the number of participants, so registration at your earliest convenience is recommended.
The organisers reserve the right to alter the programme at any time.
Note: This event represents the views of the Authors, not the EC. The EC is not liable for any use that may be made of the information.