ORNL Sponsors Workshop on Genomics at Duke University

Six speakers from ORNL were invited to address the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Workshop on Genomics held at Duke University April 29—May 1. This workshop, which also included participants from Duke University, the University of Tennessee, North Carolina State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Virginia, was designed to foster scientific collaborations in the focus areas of Genome Applications, Genome Technology, Imaging Applications, and Computational Approaches. Among the University of Tennessee attendees were three speakers who represented the research interests of the Tennessee Mouse Genome Consortium.

The format included formal presentations from the speakers as well as mealtime and evening opportunities for informal gatherings and discussions of common interests. There will be a continuing committee, consisting of John Nemeth of Oak Ridge Associated Unversities, James Siedow of Duke University, Dabney Johnson of ORNL, and John Koontz of UT, charged with keeping connections open for further scientific interactions among the participating institutions.

Invited ORNL participants were Mitch Doktycz, Dabney Johnson, and Ed Uberbacher of the Life Sciences Division, Jim Stephenson of Chemical and Analytical Sciences Division, Jerry Tuscan of Environmental Sciences Division, and Mike Paulus of Instrumentation and Controls Division. (Contact: Dabney Johnson, 574-0953 or johnsondk@ornl.gov; Funding Source: DOE-KP) -- April 2001