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2010 Yeast Genetics & Molecular Biology Conference Organizers

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Meeting Highlights

Special Symposium

Paul Nurse, Nobel Laureate and President of Rockefeller University, New York, Lee Hartwell, Nobel Laureate and Director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle and Marc Garneau, Canadian Astronaut and member of Parliament, will be speaking in a special symposium and panel discussion entitled "Discovery, Research and Society" on Thursday, July 29 at 2:00pm in the Chan Centre.

Special Lecture

Jack Szostak, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine (2009) for his work on telomere structure and function, will present a lecture entitled, "DNA ends: just the beginning". Jack Szostak is at Harvard University and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Yeast Genetics Meeting Awards and Presentations:

The 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Sir Paul Nurse.
A presentation by Dr. Nurse will follow.
 

Lifetime Achievement Award for lifetime contributions in the field of the yeast genetics and outstanding community service.

Recipients:
2010 – Paul Nurse, The Rockefeller University
2008 – Elizabeth Jones, Carnegie Mellon University
2006 – Fred Sherman, University of Rochester Medical School
2004 – Ron Davis, Stanford University
2002 – Gerald Fink, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
 

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The 2010 Ira Herskowitz Award will be given to Dr. Brenda Andrews.
A presentation by Dr. Andrews will follow.

Ira Herskowitz Award: Presented to younger scientists whose cutting edge research and technological innovation has made the most significant impact on the field in the last 20 years.

Recipients:
2010 – Brenda Andrews, University of Toronto
2008 – David Drubin, University of California, Berkeley
2006 – Charles Boone, University of Toronto, Canada
2004 – Jef Boeke, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2002 – Mark Johnston, University of Colorado
 

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The 2010 Winge-Lindegren Address will be given by Dr. Jasper Rine.

Winge-Lindegren Address: This lecture is presented by scientists whose significant contributions and unique perspectives have provided exceptional leadership in the field.

2010 – Jasper Rine, University of California, Berkeley
2008 – The Cold Spring Harbor Yeast Group – Jeff Strathern, NIH, Amar Klar, NIH, Jim Hick, Cold Spring Harbor Lab
2006 – Chris Guthrie, University of California, San Francisco
2004 – Andre Sentenac, CEA/Saclay
2002 – David Botstein, Princeton University
 

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The 2010 Lee Hartwell Lecture will be given by Dr. Randy Schekman.

Lee Hartwell Lecture: Named in honor of Nobel Laureate Lee Hartwell, is given by scientists whose research in yeast has made the most impact in the broader areas of biology.

2010 – Randy Schekman, University of California, Berkeley
2008 – Mitsurhio Yanagida, Kyoto University
2006 – Kim Nasmyth, Oxford University
2004 – Susan Lindquist, Whitehead Institute
2002 – Leland Hartwell, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Workshops

The following workshops will be held on Thursday, July 29:

Chemical Biology, Chair: Corey Nislow

Quantitative Imaging Methods, Chair: Jackie Vogel
Yeast Pathogens, Chair: Jim Kronstad

On Saturday, July 31 the following workshops will be offered:

SGD, other databases and Computational tools, Chair: Mike Cherry
Omic technologies for Strain and Process Improvement, Chairs: Industry and Academics
Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Drugs and Biofuels, Chair: Jef Boeke

Session Chairs

Jim Broach
Ron Davis
Maitreya Dunham
Gerry Fink
Audrey Gasch
Alan Hinnebusch
Stefan Hohmann
Vicki Lundblad
Peter Phillppsen
Fritz Roth
Michael Snyder
Mitsuhiro Yanagida

 

Genetics Society of America Award Presentations

The Edward Novitski Prize for 2009 will be awarded to Rodney Rothstein. The Novitski Prize is given in recognition of his extraordinary creativity and intellectual ingenuity in solving significant problems in genetics research.

The 2009 GSA medal will be presented to Marian Carlson. The GSA medal is given for outstanding contributions in the past 15 years.

Genetics Society of America Poster Awards

Awards will be given for the best poster presentations by students. The following prizes will be awarded: 1st place - $400, 2nd place - $300, 3rd place - $200, 4th place - $100, 5 honorable mentions will receive meeting t-shirts. Both scientific merit and clarity of presentation will be taken into account. Winners will be announced at the general session on Sunday, August 1.

Poster Sessions/Exhibits/Beer Garden

The poster sessions and exhibits will be held in the Student Recreation Center. All posters will be on display continuously Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. These will be highly interactive sessions. Beer and wine will be offered during the poster sessions, including an outdoor area adjacent to the poster sessions/exhibits for attendees to exchange ideas and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.
 

Closing Banquet

A salmon barbeque will be held at the world-renowned Museum of Anthropology. After the Winge-Lindegren address music will be provided by The Paperboys. They received a Juno Award (the Canadian Grammy) for Best Roots & Traditional Album of the Year (Molinos); and Juno Award nominations for three of their albums; two West Coast Music Awards for Best Roots Recording (Molinos, Postcards) and three more nominations in that category.

Abstract Search and Program Planner

The Abstract Search and Program Planner, available on June 28, 2010, enables the user to search (by keyword, author and abstract title), view and print all abstracts. The program will also permit the user to select abstracts of interest to create a day-by-day, session-by-session personal Conference itinerary. Please direct any questions about this program to Mahoney@genetics-gsa.org.
 

Program and Abstracts Volume

The Program and Abstracts Volume will be provided at the meeting to registrants and is included in the registration fee.
 

Poster Sessions

The majority of the submitted abstracts will be scheduled as posters. There will be 3 poster sessions. The poster boards will be 4 feet high x 8 feet wide. Each poster will have a net useable space of 3'10" (116.8cm) high by 3'10" (116.8cm) wide. There will be two posters on each board. The poster sessions will be held in Student Recreation Centre.
 

Equipment for Oral Presentations

The following equipment will be provided in all plenary sessions: a PC loaded with PowerPoint, an LCD projector, laser pointer and lavaliere microphone. Please have your presentation stored on a CD, zip disc or memory stick. Presenters should plan to be in Chan Centre 60 minutes prior to the start of their session.
 

2010 Yeast Genetics & Molecular Biology Conference Organizers:

Local Organizing Committee