Dear Colleague:

We are pleased to announce that NHGRI will once again be presenting its "Current Topics in Genome Analysis" course. The 15 lectures will be held in the Lipsett Amphitheatre, NIH Clinical Center (Bldg. 10) from 10:00 - 11:30 am each Tuesday, beginning January 11, 2005.

Given the rapid advances in genomics and bioinformatics that have taken place in the past few years, we feel that an intensive review of the major areas of ongoing genome research would be of great value to our fellow NIH colleagues. A mixture of local and outside speakers will give the lectures and, as you will see from the schedule below, we have designed the series to cover the major areas of genomics and bioinformatics. The lectures are geared at the level of first year graduate students, are practical in nature, and are intended for a diverse audience. Handouts and reference lists will be provided for each talk, and ample time will be available at the end of each lecture for questions and discussion.

A Web site has been established for the series that contains additional information about the lectures, electronic versions of all course handouts, and information about video archives of the lectures. The URL for the course Web site is: http://www.genome.gov/COURSE2005

An automated mailing list has been set up for this course, and we ask all participants to subscribe to this list. The course organizers will be using this mailing list to remind everyone of upcoming lectures, as well as to notify participants of any announcements or changes to the course schedule.  To subscribe to this mailing list, point your Web browser to http://list.nih.gov/archives/nhgri-course2005-l.html

Click the link marked "Join or Leave the List" and follow the instructions provided on the subsequent page to subscribe.

Sign language interpreters will be provided. Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact Ms. Debbie Wilson (dwilson@nhgri.nih.gov or 301-496-7925). The National Institutes of Health/Foundation for the Advanced Education in the Sciences (NIH/FAES) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

We look forward to seeing you on January 11!

Andy Baxevanis, Ph.D., NHGRI
Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., NHGRI
Tyra Wolfsberg, Ph.D., NHGRI

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January 11
Techniques for Genome Mapping and Sequencing
Eric Green, NHGRI

January 18
NCBI Resources: From Sequence to Function
Medha Bhagwat, NCBI

January 25
Mining Genomic Sequence Data
Tyra Wolfsberg, NHGRI

February 1
Nucleotide and Protein Sequence Analysis I
Andy Baxevanis, NHGRI

February 8
Nucleotide and Protein Sequence Analysis II
Andy Baxevanis, NHGRI

February 15
Protein Structure Analysis and Protein-Protein Interactions David Wishart,
University of Alberta

February 22
Genetics and Genomics of Model Organisms
Roger Reeves, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

March 1
Comparative Sequence Analysis
Elliott Margulies, NHGRI

March 8
Noncoding Functional Elements
Laura Elnitski, NHGRI

March 15
Evolutionary Analysis
Fiona Brinkman, Simon Fraser University

March 22
Linkage Analysis and Complex Traits
Elaine Ostrander, NHGRI

March 29
Studying Genetic Variation I: Laboratory Techniques
Karen Mohlke, University of North Carolina

April 5
Studying Genetic Variation II: Computational Techniques
Jim Mullikin, NHGRI

April 12
Microarray Analysis
Paul Meltzer, NHGRI

April 19
Strategies for Disease Gene Identification
Dennis Drayna, NIDCD