| Sunday, December 9, 2007 |
| 6:00 – 6:30 p.m. |
Registration and Refreshments |
| 6:30 – 6:45 p.m. |
Introduction and Welcome
Francis Collins |
Experiences from Past and Current Genomics Projects
Moderator: Karen Kennedy |
| 6:45 – 7:05 p.m. |
Lessons Learned from Previous Genomics Consortia;
Benefits of an International Consortium for Microbiome Research
Francis Collins |
| 7:05 – 7:30 p.m. |
The Role of Funding Agencies in International Consortia
Christian Desaintes |
| 7:30 – 8:00 p.m. |
Lessons Learned from the Paris Suburban Sewer Study
Jean Weissenbach |
| 8:00 – 8:30 p.m. |
Challenges of New Sequence Technology
Elaine Mardis |
| 8:30 – 9:00 p.m. |
Sequencing 1,000 Bacterial Genomes
George Weinstock |
| 9:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
| Monday, December 10, 2007 |
| 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
International Microbiome Research Progress Updates
Moderators: Christian Desaintes and Jijun Xing |
| 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. |
Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
Mark Morrison |
| 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. |
Australia: University of Notre Dame Australia
George Mendz |
| 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. |
Canada: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Bhagirath Singh |
| 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. |
China: Meta-GUT Project
Xu Lin |
| 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. |
European Union: MetaHIT Project
Dusko Ehrlich |
| 9:45 – 10:00 a.m. |
Japan: RIKEN
Masahira Hattori |
| 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. |
Singapore: Genome Institute of Singapore
Patrick Tan |
| 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. |
United States: HMP Overview by NIH Staff
Jane Peterson |
| 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. |
United States: HMP “Jumpstart” Project
George Weinstock |
| 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. |
Panel Discussion |
Challenges Faced in Forming an IHMC
Moderator: Mark Guyer |
| 1:00 – 1:20 p.m. |
Data Release Background and Examples
Karen Kennedy |
| 1:20 – 1:40 p.m. |
Ethical Issues and Informed Consent in Human Microbiome Research
Jean McEwen |
| 1:40 – 2:10 p.m. |
Management of Metagenomic Data and Metadata
Peer Bork |
| 2:10 – 2:45 p.m. |
Question and Answer Panel Session |
| 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. |
Next Steps in Forming a Consortium
Francis Collins |
| 3:15 – 4:00 p.m. |
Wrap-Up
Francis Collins |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
