The 2004 Lectures in Biology: Genomics, Bioinformatics and beyond


Hamilton Smith
Prof. Em., Johns Hopkins University
Scientific Director, Institute for Biological Energy Alternatives
Nobel Prize (1978) in Medicine

Peer Bork
Assoc. Programme Coordinator, European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Clyde Hutchison III
Investigator, Institute for Biological Energy Alternatives
Prof. Em., University of North Carolina

Fotis Kafatos
General Director, European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Kitsos Louis
Prof., University of Crete and FORTH

Aristides Patrinos
Assoc. Director, Office of Biological and Environmental Research (DOE)

J. Craig Venter
President of the Center for the Advancement of Genomics
Monday 12  July 09:00 - 09:45 r e g i s t r a t i o n
  09:45 - 10:00 Welcome speech by G.Thireos, Director of IMBB/ FORTH
  10:00 - 11:15 " The Genomics revolution: from Bacteria to Man"  by  Hamilton Smith
  11:15 - 11:45 B r e a k
  11:45 - 13:00 " The Genomics revolution: from Bacteria to Man"  by  Hamilton Smith (continued)
  13:00 - 14:30 L u n c h  B r e a k
  14:30 - 16:00 " Insect Genomics: from Bridges to Comparative Genomics"  by Kitsos Louis
Tuesday 13 July 09:30 - 10:45 " Defining a Minimal Cellural Genome: the prospect of Synthetic Life"  by Clyde Hutchison
  10:45 - 11:15 B r e a k
  11:15 - 12:30 " Defining a Minimal Cellural Genome: the prospect of Synthetic Life"  by Clyde Hutchison  (continued)
  12:30 - 14:00 L u n c h  B r e a k
  14:00 - 15:30 "Genomes to Life: A Program of Systems Biology"  by Aristides Patrinos
Wednesday 14 July 09:30 - 10:45 " Genome Annotation and Protein Networks"  by  Peer Bork
  10:45 - 11:15 B r e a k
  11:15 - 12:30 " Genome Annotation and Protein Networks"  by  Peer Bork  (continued)
  12:30 - 14:00  L u n c h  
  20:00 "GENOMICS: What is it and why is it important ?"  by  Hamilton Smith
PUBLIC LECTURE
Thursday 15 July 09:30 - 10:45 " Ocean Genomics"  by  J. Craig Venter
  10:45 - 11:15 B r e a k
  11:15 - 12:30 " Ocean Genomics"  by  J. Craig Venter  (continued)
  12:30 - 14:00 L u n c h 
Friday 16 July 09:30 - 10:45 " Malaria transmission in mosquitoes: Perspectives from genomics and reverse genetics"  by Fotis Kafatos
  10:45 - 11:15 B r e a k
  11:15 - 12:30 " Malaria transmission in mosquitoes: Perspectives from genomics and reverse genetics"  by Fotis Kafatos  (continued)
  12:30 - 13:00 Closing remarks
  13:00 - 14:30 L u n c h