Welcome to Florida Genetics 2008

Dates:  October 29-30, 2008

Location: UF Cancer & Genetics Research Complex, U. of Florida , Gainesville, FL

See the list of outside speakers and schedule

Note: Francis Collins’ keynote session to take place in the Health Professions, Nursing, Pharmacy auditorium

Join us for two pre-conference presentations on emerging trends in bioinformatics, National Center for Biotechnology Information initiatives, and InterdisciplinaryCenter for Biotechnology Research projects.  On Wednesday, October 29, Dr. David Lipman  (NCBI) will speak from 10:00-11:00 and Dr. William Farmerie (ICBR) from 11:00-12:00 in the UF Cancer & Genetics Research Complex , Room 133.

Poster sessions will be Wednesday, October 29, 2:30 to 4:30 pm , AND Thursday, October 30, 11:15 am to 1:30 pm

Post-conference event: UF Technology Resources for Genetics Research, October 31st, 2008.  Hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR)

Diana Nolte (dnolte@ufl.edu); Phone: (352) 273-8290 FAX: (352) 273-8284 for any questions

Florida Genetics 2008 co-sponsors:

University of Florida Genetics Institute, Graduate Program in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute, College of Engineering, Health Science Center Libraries, Center for Epigenetics, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, Florida Center for AIDS Research, Center for Research in Pediatric Immune Deficiency, and Clinical and Translational Science Institute.

Florida Genetics 2008 Organizing Committee:

Henry Baker (Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology),  John Davis (School of Forest Resources and Conservation), Connie Mulligan (Department of Anthropology),  Diana Nolte (Genetics Institute), John Pastor (Genetics Institute),  Doug Soltis (Department of Botany and Zoology), Michele Tennant (HSC Libraries/UFGI),  Indra Vasil , Organizing Committee Chair (Department of Horticultural Sciences), and Thomas Yang (Center for Epigenetics).