Time: Wed June 11, 9:00 am - 11:30 pm
          Thur June 12, 9:00 am - 11:30 pm
Place: Bioinformatics Computer Core Lab (Rm 104), Life Sciences Bldg
Organizers: Wan-Ling Chiu, Jeff Elhai, and Billy Budd
Audience: Primarily 1st year students

Schedule

Wed June 11, 9am	Rationale for transcript sequencing - The value of plant/cyanobacterial symbioses - Sequencing to find symbiosis-specific genes Joe Alvin presents:   The Life and Times of Jason Papin Before coming: Please read (very brief)   The Issues of Nitrogen       (from the International Nitrogen Initiative) Presentation: Genes required for symbioses
Thu June 12, 9am	From sequence to function - Normalization - Sequencing and assembly - Gene finding - Gene function Natasha Williams presents:   Vera JC et al (2008). Molec Ecol 17: 1636-1647   Rapid transcriptome characterization for a   nonmodel organism using 454 pyrosequencing. Before coming: Please read   Cheung F et al (2006). BMC Genomics 7:272   Sequencing Medicago truncatula expressed   sequenced tags using 454 Life Sciences   technology Notes on Chueng et al (2006) Questionnaire
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