Seattle Children's Research Institute

Workshop on Genome Engineering

Inaugural Workshop: November 10, 2008

Arnold Building room M1-A305 (NOTE LOCATION CHANGE)
Map and Directions (PDF)
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Dana Carroll (University of Utah): Gene Targeting with Zinc-finger Nucleases
Dr. Adrian Thrasher (University College, London, UK): Stem Cells and Gene Therapy

Schedule (subject to revision):

9:00-9:10 a.m.
Welcome
9:10-10:10 a.m.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Carroll
10:10-10:20 a.m.
Break
10:20-11:50 a.m.
Research Talks Session 1: Design and Engineering
Dr. Andy Scharenberg, Dr. Hui Li, Justin Ashworth, Jordan Jarjour & Dr. David Edgell
11:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:30-1:50 p.m.
Research Talks Session 2: Applications
Dr. David Rawlings, Audrey McConnell Smith, Dr. Jason Cummings & Dr. Matt Hirsch
1:50-2:00 p.m.
Break
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Thrasher
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Poster Session

The research sessions will consist of presentations from both NGEC and non-NGEC researchers.

Registration Form (DOC)

Registration Deadline: October 27, 2008

Registration is required if you are attending from out of town, wish to present a poster or want a box lunch. Drop-in attendees from the Seattle area are welcome at all presentations. Registrations must be received by the Priority Deadline in order to be considered for talks or travel scholarships. There is no fee to attend this workshop.

A limited number of travel scholarships (including airfare, hotel and meal allowance) are available for this workshop. Please submit the short scholarship application found below if you are interested in receiving one. The official application deadline has passed, but we may still be able to accommodate late requests.

Scholarship Application (DOC)

Questions? Contact Jennifer Eastberg, NGEC Project Coordinator, at jennifer.eastberg@seattlechildrens.org.