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Tuesday, April 13

8:30am - 4:00pmBioinformatics Workshop
6:30pm - 9:00pmOpening Reception

Wednesday, April 14

Session 1: Genomes and Technologies

Session Chair: Dr. Jack Harding
Session Co-Chair: Dr. Bob Palermo
7:30am - 8:30amCoffee & Registration with the Sponsors
8:30 - 8:40Welcome
Michael G. Katze, Ph.D.
University of Washington
8:40 - 8:45Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Dave Anderson, D.V.M.
University of Washington
8:45 - 9:10Keynote Speaker
Alan Aderem, Ph.D.
Institute for Systems Biology
9:10 - 9:35Elaine R. Mardis, Ph.D.
Washington University
Genome sequencing
9:35 - 10:00Erika Sasaki, Ph.D.
Central Institute for Experimental Animals (Japan)
Animal disease models; Generation of transgenic marmosets
10:00 - 10:40Coffee Break with Sponsors
10:40 - 11:05Jay Shendure, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Next-generation sequencing; exome sequencing
11:05 - 11:25Abstract Talk
11:25 - 11:45Abstract Talk
11:45am - 1:15pmLunch
Coffee/Dessert with Sponsors

Session 2: Primate Genomics and Human Disease

Session Chair: Dr. Dave Anderson
Session Co-Chair: Dr. Sarah Belisle
1:15pm - 1:40pmKeynote Speaker
Dr. Wang Jun
Beijing Research Institute
1:40 - 2:05Betsy Ferguson, Ph.D.
Oregon NPRC
Genetic basis of age-related macular degeneration, multiple sclerosis, endometriosis, macaque SNP variation
2:05 - 2:30Jeffrey Rogers, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Comparative genomics; Genetic linkage map for rhesus; Rhesus SNP variation
2:30 - 2:55David Glenn Smith, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis and California NPRC
Genetic Diversity among Regional Populations of Longtail Macaques (Macaca fascicularis)
2:55 - 3:20Richard Weindruch, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Influences of caloric intake on aging
3:20 - 4:00Coffee Break with Sponsors
4:00 - 4:20Abstract Talk
4:20 - 4:40Abstract Talk
4:40 - 5:30Round Table Discussion
5:30 - 7:30Poster Session with Sponsors

Thursday, April 15

Session 3: Primate Genomics and AIDS

Session Chair: Dr. Greg Miller
Session Co-Chair: Dr. Pavel Sova
7:30am - 8:30amCoffee/pastries with Sponsors
8:30 - 8:55Keynote Speaker
Lawrence Corey, M.D.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
8:55 - 9:20David O'Connor, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
HIV pathogenesis; Macaque MHC genetics; Next-generation sequencing
9:20 - 9:45Ashley T. Haase, M.D.
University of Minnesota
HIV/SIV pathogenesis
9:45 - 10:10Brandon F. Keele, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
HIV/SIV pathogenesis
10:10 - 10:50Coffee Break with Sponsors
10:50 - 11:15Guido Silvestri, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Pathogenesis of HIV infection; Development of AIDS vaccines
11:15 - 11:35Abstract Talk
11:35 - 11:55Abstract Talk
11:55am - 1:25pmLunch
Coffee/Dessert with Sponsors

Session 4: Systems Biology

Session Chair: Dr. Martha Neuringer
Session Co-Chair: Dr. Jenny Tisoncik
1:25pm - 1:50pmKeynote Speaker
Rafick Sékaly, Ph.D.
University of Montreal Hospital Research Center
1:50 - 2:15Michael G. Katze, Ph.D.
University of Washington
2:15 - 2:40Gary Schroth
Illumina
2:40 - 3:20Break with Sponsors
3:20 - 3:40Abstract Talk
3:40 - 4:00Abstract Talk
4:00 - 5:00Round Table
6:30 - 10:00Banquet Dinner
Seattle Aquarium

Friday, April 16

Session 5: Neuroscience and Translational Research

Session Chair: Dr. Stuart Zola
Session Co-Chair: Dr. Betsy Ferguson
7:30am - 8:30amCoffee/pastries with Sponsors
8:30 - 8:55Nathaniel Heintz, Ph.D.
The Rockefeller University
Development and dysfunction of the mammalian cerebellum
8:55 - 9:20Gregory M. Miller, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School and New England NPRC
Macaque models of neuropsychiatric diseases, drug addiction susceptibility, and alcoholism
9:20 - 9:45Martha Neuringer, Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science University and Oregon NPRC
Nonhuman primate models of age-related macular disease
9:45 - 10:10Douglas Rosene, Ph.D.
Boston University School of Medicine
Aging and cognitive decline
10:10 - 10:50Coffee Break with Sponsors
10:50 - 11:15Stuart Zola, Ph.D.
Director, Yerkes NPRC
Neuroscience and memory
11:15 - 11:35Abstract Talk
11:35 - 11:55Abstract Talk
11:55am - 12:05pmConclusion and Closing Remarks
Michael G. Katze, Ph.D.