2009

Short Course on Systems Genetics October 19 - 26, 2009

National Centers for Systems Biology Meeting July 12 - 14, 2009 NIH, Bethesda

Advisory Board Meeting [ PDF ] July 6, 2009 Advisory Board Members Present:
- Andrew Murray, Chair, Harvard University
- Aviv Regev, Broad Institute
- Trudy Mackay, NCSU
- Jim Cheverud, Washington Univeristy School of Medicine
Presenters: Gary Churchill, Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, Joel Graber, Wei Wang, Ron Korstanje, Petko Petkov, Ken Paigen, Elissa Chesler, Karen Svenson and Randy Smith.

Mouse Evolutionary Genetics MeetingJune 18-19, 2009
The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education Conference CenterThe Center for Genome Dynamics sponsored: “The house mouse: a model for evolutionary genetics and the study of complex traits”. The central theme of this invitation only meeting was the development of the house mouse as a model for evolutionary genetics, including the study of complex traits, phenotypic evolution, and genetic variation.

NIH Site VisitMarch 26, 2009The Center hosted an NIGMS Site Visit which included presentations by Center Project Leaders and staff.

Lamoine Consolidated School VisitJanuary 29, 200Staff and students from Lamoine Consolidated School in Lamoine, ME visited the Center during a visit to The Jackson Laboratory.

The visit was organized by Center Scientific Software Engineer Lucie Hutchins who participates in a women's volunteer group in Lamoine. The goal of the volunteer group is to promote math and science in the early stages of education. 26 students from 7th and 8th grades took part in the visit with several staff members from the school including the principal and two teachers. The aim of the tour was to answer students questions such as: What is a lab? What kind of work is performed in a lab? How many projects are being worked on at any one time? What are the various jobs or positions that are available at a lab and what are the skill set requirements to be hired by a lab?

Schedule:
9:00 Arrival
9:05 Mouse Models and the Summer Student Program - Kristin Cough (Veterinary Services) and Jon Geiger (Director Educational Programs)
9:55 Demonstration on cheek cell DNA precipitation - Jenn Bridgers (Community Relations Representative)
10:30 The genetics of horns and fire breathing in dragons - Randy Von Smith (Center Research Program Manager)
11:15 Lunch
12:00 Departure

2008

Center RetreatOctober 23, 2008Presenters: Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, Leonard McMillan, Joel Graber, Karen Svenson, Ron Korstanje, Elissa Chesler, Petko Petkov, Ken Paigen and Gary Churchill.

Short Course on Systems Genetics September 23 - 29, 2008

This one-week course covers computational and experimental approaches to genetic studies that utilize whole genome approaches. Lectures and computer workshops are designed to accommodate students with a wide variety of backgrounds. Biologists seeking to gain a deeper understanding of statistical and computational methods as well as quantitative scientists desiring exposure to biological problems are welcome. Topics to be covered include genetic mapping, gene expression microarray analysis and computational modeling of complex systems.

Geniquest Advisory Board Meeting July 23, 2008 Augusta, Maine

National Centers for Systems Biology Meeting July 9, 2008 Princeton University

Statistical Modeling of the Collaborative Cross Lines Workshop March 2008 University of North Carolina
Participants:
Karl Broman (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Elissa Chesler (ORNL)
Gary Churchill (JAX)
Caroline Durrant (Oxford University)
Leslie Galloway (ORNL)
Mark Heise (UNC)
Samir Kelada (NHGRI)
Ethan Lange (UNC)
Leonard MacMillan (UNC)
Ken Manly (University of Buffalo)
Richard Mott (Oxford University)
Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena (UNC)
Daniel Pomp (UNC)
Keith Sheppard (JAX)
David Threadgill (UNC)
Will Valdar (Oxford University)
Wei Wang (UNC)
Tim Wiltshire (UNC)
Fei Zou (UNC)

2007

Maine School of Science and Mathematics (MSSM) Visit November 26, 2007Ryan Keating, Chunan Liang, Renee Symonds, and their instructor Deborah McGann from the Maine School of Science and Mathematics (MSSM) attended a full day of lectures and discussions by members of the Center. Presenations included:
- Learning JMP and Statistics (Weidong Zhang)
- eQTL: Using expression data for QTL analysis (Shirng-Wern Tsaih)
- Narrowing QTLs (Beverly Paigen)
- Working with Gene Lists (Allison Cox)

National Centers for Integrative and Systems Biology Meeting June 12-14, 2007
MIT Cell Decision Process Center

Maine School of Science and Mathematics (MSSM) Visit March 22, 2007George Cooper, Paul Kennedy, David Witmer, and their instructor Deborah McGann from The Maine School of Science and Mathematics (MSSM) attended a full day of lectures and discussions by members of the Center. Topics included:
- Open discussion on potential deliverables for the course
- How to tackle the whole gene list: Filters, Tests, and GO terms
- JGR and iPlots demo
- How to work with scripts
- How to write a paper
- What can we start writing now

2006

Maine School of Science and Mathematics (MSSM) VisitSeptember 15, 2006George Cooper, Paul Kennedy, David Witmer, and their instructor Deborah McGann from The Maine School of Science and Mathematics (MSSM) attended a day of a lecture series for statistical methods for Complex Trait analysis. On the second day of their visit they attended a one day intensive class given by Center staff covering background information in statistics, QTL, and microarray analysis. Lectures included:
- Introduction to Genetics Research - Gary Churchill
- Classical and Modern Genetics - Karen Francher
- DNA Microarray Data Analysis - Keith Shockley
- A Brief Tour of R/qtl in Complex Trait Analysis - Qian Li
- Introductory Statistics Using R part 1 - Randy Von Smith
- Introductory Statistics Using R part 2 - Liam O’Brien
- The Origins of Experimental Strategies in Mouse Genetics - Ken Paigen

Advisory Board Meeting August 11, 2006 Advisory Board Members Present:
- Daniel Hartl, Chair, Harvard University
- Aviv Regev, Harvard University
- Jiri Forejit, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Prague
- Charles Sing, University of Michigan
Presenters: Gary Churchill, Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, Petko Petkov, Beverly Paigen, Karen Svenson, Joel Graber, Randy Smith and Ken Paigen

Center Retreat April 7, 2006 Presenters: Gary Churchill, Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, Joel Graber, Elissa Chesler, Karen Svenson, Bev Paigen, Petko Petkov, Ken Paigen, Ben King