Richard Doll Building
Oxford Genomics Centre Autumn Forum 2013 
October 3, 2013

 

From DNA Sequence to Function:
A series of presentations and discussions hosted by the Oxford Genomics Centre exploring how functional genomics can give biological understanding to genetic loci involved in complex disease.

 

Program:  

10:00-10:30           Registration

 

Registration

10:30-10:40           Welcome and overview with Professor Gil McVean

 

10:40-11:10           Jim Hughes (Weatherall Institute for Molecular Medicine)
                                   Investigating gene regulation using NGS methods

 

11:10-11:20           Sponsor talk

 

11:20-11:50           Calliope Dendrou (Weatherall Institute for Molecular Medicine)
                                   Genome-wide associations with multiple sclerosis: Recognising clinical utility

 

11:50-12:05           Helen Lockstone (Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics)
                                   Comparing micro-array and sequencing approaches to gene expression analysis

 

12:05-12:35           Mark McCarthy (Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics)
                                   Connecting sequence variation and islet function to unravel the basis of type 2 diabetes

 

12:35-12:45           Sponsor talk

 

12:45-13:45           Lunch

 

13:45-13:55           Sponsor talk

 

13:55-14:25           Julian Knight (Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics)
                                   Applying genomic approaches to understanding immune function

 

14:25-14:35           Sponsor talk

 

14:35-15:35           Nicole Soranzo (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)
                                   Genetic analyses of high dimensional human phenotypes

 

15:35-16:15           Informal networking session with refreshments