ICG AMERICAS-II 2013 - The 2nd International Conference on Genomics in the Americas

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Category Genomics;Biology

Deadline: September 12, 2013 | Date: September 12, 2013-September 13, 2013

Venue/Country: Sacramento, CA, USA, U.S.A

Updated: 2013-03-28 14:52:00 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

September 12-13, 2013

Sacramento, CA

The 2nd International Conference on Genomics in the Americas will bring together the unique strengths of two world-class institutions ? BGI and University of California, Davis ? to provide a powerful platform to share ground-breaking research in basic and applied genomics and to advance new approaches to sequencing and bioinformatics.

Scheduled for September 12 - 13, 2013 in Sacramento, CA, ICG Americas-II is modeled after BGI’s International Conferences on Genomics held annually since 2006 in China, which is regarded as one of the top scientific gatherings that features recent developments in genome sciences. The conference is uniquely formatted to maximize opportunities to interact directly with other genomics industry luminaries, scientific thought leaders, key decision makers, top pharmaceutical executives, and influential policy makers.

Highlights of ICG Americas-II include:

Prestigious gathering of global thought leaders devoted to the latest developments in human, plant, microbial, and animal genome sciences

Pre-conference training programs offered by the UC Davis Genome Center

Pre-conference microbial genomics meeting hosted by the FDA

A full-service dinner that brings Napa Valley to Sacramento with wine tasting, demonstration and live entertainment, attended exclusively by conference speakers, luminaries and other conference attendees

Proximity to multiple international life sciences companies in the Bay Area

Access to multiple national historical sites and museums in Sacramento and to world-class outdoor recreation in Lake Tahoe

Register before May 31, 2013, and save up to 200 USD!

Register during July 31, 2013 , and save up to 100 USD!

Speakers:

Dr. Leroy Hood - President, Institute for Systems Biology

Dr. Bahija Jallal - Executive Vice President, AstraZeneca & Head, MedImmune?

Dr. David Bergvinson - Deputy Director, Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. Richard Roberts - Chief Scientific Officer, New England Biolabs?

Dr. Huanming Yang - Chairman & Professor, BGI

Dr. Jun Wang - Executive Director, BGI

Dr. Linda Katehi - Chancellor, UC Davis

Dr. Harris Lewin - Vice Chancellor of Research, UC Davis

Dr. James Watters - Head of Applied Genomics, Sanofi Oncology

Dr. Fred Dubee - Special Advisor, United Nations Global Compact

Dr. Oscar Puig - Biomarker & Experimental Medicine Leader in Oncology, Translational Clinical Research Center, Roche

Dr. John M. Maris - Director, Center for Childhood Cancer Research, CHOP; Professor, UPenn

Dr. Luis G. Carvajal-Carmona - Assistant Professor, UC Davis

Dr. Robert Hills - Senior Scientist, Johnson and Johnson

Dr. Brett Tyler - Professor & Director of Center for Genome Research & Biocomputing, Oregon State University

Dr. Rasmus Nielsen - Professor, University of Copenhagen & UC Berkeley

Dr. Pamela Ronald - Professor, Department of Plant Pathology & the Genome Center, UC Davis

Mr. Yingrui Li - Chief Executive Officer, BGI Americas

Dr. Lihua Yu - Director of Bioinformatics, H3 Biomedicine

Dr. Robert Sandrock - Principal Scientist, Amgen, Inc.

Dr. Allen Sessions - Team Leader, Bayer Crop Science

And many more