Genomics and Bioinformatics:
Genomics and bioinformatics are widely regarded as the key areas of scientific discovery for the 21st century. The sequencing of the entire human genome and of a rapidly growing number of organisms from throughout the tree of life marks the beginning of a revolution in biosciences and medicine. The associated development of computational tools and functional genomics techniques are changing the way we approach fundamental questions in biomedical sciences and understand the complexity of living organisms, including our own species. The Symposium on Genomics and Bioinformatics will highlight some of the recent progress and innovative research undertaken in these areas within the three UT institutions of the DFW metroplex.

Speakers

9:30 A.M.       Dr. Harold ‘Skip’ Garner
Philip O'Bryan Montgomery Distinguished Chair in Developmental Biology, and Professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center
“Scientists behaving badly: Identifying duplicate publications in Medline by text similarity searching”

9:50 A.M.     Dr. Alexander Pertsemlidis
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, UT Southwestern Medical Center
“Elucidating microRNA roles in lung cancer”

10:10 A.M.     Dr. Betty Pace
Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Director, Sickle Cell Disease Research Center, UT Dallas
“Genome-wide association studies to determine risk factors for severe sickle cell anemia”

10:30 A.M.   Dr. Nikola Stojanovic
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, UT Arlington.
“Bioinformatics research and resources at UT Arlington” 

10:45 A.M.   Dr. Cédric Feschotte
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, UT Arlington 
“Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics at UT Arlington”

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