In August 1997, a workshop was held at NMSU to discuss the Human Genome Project with specific reference to Type II diabetes. The speakers at the workshop were: Paul Kraemer, Julie Meyne, and P. Scott White from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM; Rick Dorin from VA Hospital, University of New Mexico, Medical School, Albuquerque, NM; and Clay Dillingham and Susan Root from the National Center for Genome Resources, Santa Fe, NM. A representation of the information presented and discussed during that workshop is provided in the following web pages:
The Human Genome Project: a general review of the structure of the human genome and the
rationale for genome mapping with regard to human diseases
Population Genetics and Diabetes: a discussion
of ethnicity with examples drawn from New Mexican populations, as well as
a presentation of the types of genetic data used to analyze polymorphisms
in human populations
Genetics of Type II Diabetes: a brief discussion
of the physiology of diabetes with an extended discussion on the efforts
to identify and map genetic components for diabetes
Genetics and Public Issues - ELSI (Ethical, Legal &Social
Issues): an open-ended discussion comparing past, current and future
methods to collect and use genetic information on individuals
Schedule for "Human Genome Database: Impact on the Prevalence of Diabetes"
August 11-15, 1997 NMSU
Schedule |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
Monday
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· Overview of workshop · What is the Human Genome Project? (Julie Meyne, Los Alamos National Lab) |
· Build teams and select topics for web tools on genetics, physiology, or biochemistry of diabetes Tutorials in: |
Open lab: web page authoring |
Tuesday
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Using DNA sequences to understand relationships among different human populations (Scott White & Paul Kramer, Los Alamos National Lab) | Tutorials in: · Multiply aligned sequences · Phylogenetic trees |
Open lab: web page authoring |
Wednesday
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Using the human genome database to map disease-related genes (Rick Dorin, University of New Mexico) | Tutorials in: · BLAST searches · GSDB annotator |
Open lab: web page authoring |
Thursday
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Using the human genome database to improve public health (Sue Root & Clay Dillingham, National Center for Genome Resources) | Tutorials in: · 3D modelling · homology modelling |
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Friday
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Discuss web pages to be published on the workshop | · Depart |
|Outreach and Education Resources
This work was supported in part by US ARO under grant number DAAH04-96-1-0415,
NIH grant S06 GM 08136 and the NM Agricultural Experiment Station.
Last updated: July 10, 1998
For more information, comments, or corrections contact: moconnel@nmsu.edu