2011 Genome Assembly Workshop Mar 14-16, 2011

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Monday, March 14, 2011, 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Location: Chaminade, Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz, CA
Hosted By David Haussler, Stephen J. O'Brien, Oliver Ryder, Joe DeRisi, & Jasper Rine

The Santa Cruz 2011 Genome Assembly Workshop (March 14-16, 2011) will be held in conjunction with the Genome 10K project meeting. The genome assembly workshop will address one of the most pressing problems in genome sequencing: the increasing challenge of developing computational analysis methods that can keep up with the ever-accelerating advances in genome sequencing technology. This meeting will focus on computational analysis of whole-genome sequencing data and in particular on the critical problem of assembling these data into a reasonably complete and accurate genome sequence. Our goal is to agree on rigorous standards for de novo and reference-assisted genome assemblies and determine the best way forward to achieve these standards. To facilitate cross-fertilization in this workshop, we will engage experts from a variety of projects involving large-scale genome sequencing. We are holding this meeting to a limited number of participants so that we can have maximally focused discussions.

Agenda:

2011 Genome Assembly Workshop Agenda

2011 Genome Assembly Workshop talks and abstracts

2011 G10K Supporters

California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3)
American Genetic Association (AGA)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Illumina
Life Technologies
The Wellcome Trust
Genome Canada

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The Genome 10K Community of Scientists and BGI (formerly the Beijing Genomics Institute) of Shenzhen, China, have announced a plan to sequence the genomes of 101 animals within the next two years, the first of 10,000 species to be sequenced by the Genome 10K Project.
G10K in the news: G10K allies with BGI to decode 101 species within 2 years
BGI (previously known as Beijing Genomics Institute) and The Genome 10K Consortium of Scientists (G10KCOS) together announce a plan to sequence the genomes of the first 101 vertebrate species using BGI's facilities and infrastructure of next sequencing technology and bioinformatics platform within 2 years.
G10K in the news: UCSC working on animal genome sequencing
The Genome 10K Project, which began as a meeting of scientists on the UC Santa Cruz campus in April 2009, has announced plans to sequence the genomes of 101 vertebrate species within the next two years.
Genome 10K Project announces first 101 species for genome sequencing
The G10KCOS and BGI (formerly the Beijing Genomics Institute) of Shenzhen, China, have announced a plan to sequence the genomes of 101 vertebrate species within the next two years, the first of an eventual 10,000 species to be sequenced by the Genome 10K Project.
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G10K in the news: Comparative animal genomics and evolution of human disease
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G10K in the news: A zoo without bars.
Scientists are attempting to decode the DNA of more than 10,000 vertebrates to build a “genome ark.”
G10K in the news: BGI to sequence 100 vertebrate species for Genome 10K project
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