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9 th European Cytogenetics Conference 29 June – 2 July 2013 , Dublin ‐ Ireland
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kubíčková, Svatava Olga Kopecna Ventura, Mario Alkan, Can Marquès-Bonet, Tomàs Sajjadian, Saba Tina, Ade Graves Hormozdiari, Fereydoun Navarro, Arcadi Malig, Maika Baker, Carl T. Lee, Choli Emily, Hickson Turner Chen, Lin Kidd, Jeffrey M. Nicoletta Archidiacono Shendure, Jay Wilson, Richard K. Vives, Laura Sudmant, Peter H. Eichler, Evan E. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | This Supplement of Chromosome Research contains abstracts of the invited lectures and submitted oral and poster presentations at the 9th European Cytogenetics Conference held on 29 June–2 July 2013 in Dublin. The Scientific Programme Committee has prepared an exciting programme with outstanding speakers. It was exactly 100 years ago that Alfred H. Sturtevant (1981–1970), an American geneticist, published a paper with the first genetic chromosome map. He was a student of Thomas Hunt Morgan, who was working on ‘crossing-over’ and had already postulated that genes that remained together while being passed from one generation to the next must be located on the same chromosome. In his classical paper on Drosophila in 1913, Sturtevant went on to show that genes were arranged on a chromosome in a linear fashion, like beads on a necklace. Sturtevant and Morgan, therefore, laid the foundations of genetic mapping. At this meeting in Dublin we celebrate 100 years of linear order of genes on chromosomes. Two outstanding and well known speakers, Malcolm FergussonSmith and Evan E. Eichler, will show the relevance of this earlier work to genetic studies today. In the Opening Session Orsetta Zuffardi will show what microarrays and next generation sequencing can add to classical cytogenetics. There is also a plenary session on this subject, Impact of Arrays and NGS on the Clinic. Another highlight of the programme is the session on Chromothripsis. Its role in complex genomic rearrangements is discussed by Wigard Kloosterman and in neuroblastoma by Rogier Versteeg. In the session on Animal and Plant Cytogenetics, J.S. (Pat) Heslop-Harrison will tell us about polyploidy in wild plants and animals and Mario Ventura will tell us about the application of molecular cytogenetics and next generation sequencing to study chimpanzee and gorilla genomes. Besides these highlights, there are the usual sessions on Clinical Cytogenetics, Prenatal Diagnosis, Cancer Cytogenetics and many others, all with interesting topics. I hope you will enjoy them. We end with the Keynote Lecture by Luis A. PérezJurado on Chromosomal Mosaicism in Aging and Cancer. I would like to draw your attention to the many interesting posters that have been submitted in most of the sessions. Dublin, a lively city rich in culture and hospitality, should provide an ideal atmosphere for pursuing the scientific activities in its brand-new congress centre. There will also be ample opportunity for exchange of views and interaction outside the conference centre, in the monuments, pubs and streets of this historical city. Finally, on behalf of the E.C.A. and the Scientific Programme Committee, I welcome you to Dublin and I wish all participants a stimulating and useful meeting which brings together old and new ideas to contribute to the development of cytogenetics. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.rareca.it/allegati/2013_P4_Cytogenetic%20studies%20on%20endangered%20cattle.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
