A. fumigatus genetics

Aspergillus fumigatus genomics workshop

June 3-4, 1999
Hyatt-Regency Hotel
151 E. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL, 60601 USA
312-565-1234

Complete minutes of the workshop

Thursday June 3

6.30 PM
Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Welcome and introductions: V. McGovern

6.40 PM
NIH: Status of genomics in general and medical fungi in particular: D. Dixon

6.50 PM
Co-organisers: Why Aspergillus fumigatus?: J.W. Bennett and D.W. Denning.

7.00 PM
Buffet supper.  Informal discussions.
 

Friday June 4

8.00 AM
Continental Breakfast

8.30 AM
The malaria project: D. Lawson

8.45 AM
The yeast project: G. Turner

9.00 AM
The Aspergillus nidulans chromosome IV project: N. Keller.

9.45 AM
Genoscope and the French perspective: J.P. Latge

10.00 AM
Japanese efforts on fungal genomics: M. Machida.

10.15 AM
Coffee break.

10.45 AM
The A. fumigatus pilot project: M. Anderson and M. Quail.

11.00 AM
Whole group discussions regarding strategy and funding sources.  Where will the sequencing be done?  How do we assure quality control?

Noon
Lunch

1.00 PM
Analysis, annotation and curatorship: D.W. Denning.

1.15 PM
Discussion about data handling and annotation.  How do we co-ordinate efforts between different investigators and organisations?  How do we have dialogues with industrial groups?  How and when should data be released?

2.15 PM
Tea.

2.30 PM
Open session for participants to present issues on other related projects: What is the role for partial sequencing?  What projects are currently underway?  JP Latge – random genome project – M. Anderson – EST project.  What A. nidulans projects are there and how do we compare/share data?

3.00 PM
What are the long-term goals for an A. fumigatus project?  (diagnostics, therapeutics, pathogenesis, etc).  How can we facilitate the integration of genomic, genetic, and biochemical approaches for functional genomics?

4.00 PM
Workshop wrap-up.

4.30 PM
Adjourn

Complete minutes of the workshop