Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, England
Rat Genomics and Models 1-4 December 2014
The abstract deadline of 20 October is now approaching for the 9th Rat Genomics and Models conference. This meeting will focus on the use of the rat (Rattus norvegicus) as a model for studying the aetiology of complex diseases in humans, including hypertension, diabetes, renal failure, neurological disorders and cancer. The scientific sessions will be organized based on disease and/or technology focus and the participants will present data generated using a broad array of genetics- and genomics-based approaches and disease models. A diverse program will feature a variety of scientific sessions from genomics and integrative biology to modelling complex genetic disease and updates on the latest, state-of-the-art technologies and approaches for manipulating the rat genome. We welcome abstracts from all areas relevant to rat genomics and rat models, several oral presentations will be selected from the abstracts submitted. All abstracts must be received by 20 October. For further information, visit the conference website.
Scientific sessions will include: Genomics Manipulating the genome Cardiovascular disease Neurobiology and addiction Tumour biology Metabolism and inflammation Integrative biology Emerging areas
Scientific programme committee Edwin Cuppen (Hubrecht Institute, The Netherlands) Aron Geurts (Medical College of Wisconsin, USA) Michael Gould (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) Bina Joe (University of Toledo, USA)
Keynote speakers Tim Aitman (University of Edinburgh, UK) Anna Dominiczak (University of Glasgow, UK)
Confirmed speakers Dusan Bartsch (Central Institute of Mental Health, Germany) Dominique Gauguier (INSERM, France) Victor Guryev (ERIBA, The Netherlands) Rikard Holmdahl (Karolinska Institute, Sweden) Norbert Huebner (Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Germany) Zsuzsanna Izsvák (Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Germany) Randy Jirtle (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) John Mullins (University of Edinburgh, UK) Eric Ostertag (Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals Inc., USA) Abraham Palmer (University of Chicago, USA) Michal Pravenec (Institute of Physiology AS CR, Czech Republic) Nilesh Samani (University of Leicester, UK) Bart Smits (Medical University of South Carolina, USA) Leah Solberg (Woods Medical College of Wisconsin, USA) Charles Wang (Loma Linda University, USA) Robert W. Williams (The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA) Qi Zhou (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Dates for your diary
Abstract deadline: 20 October
Registration deadline: 3 November