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Bioinformatics Group Meetings - past
The MGH Molecular Biology department's Bioinformatics Group meets
each Monday in the Jackson 13 conference room at MGH for presentations
by its members and outside guests. Here is the MGH-PGA
Bioinformatics Group Meeting Schedule. The following is a listing of
past presentations given by Bioinformatics Group members.
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The Bakeoff Project
Harry Bjorkbacka, Freeman Lab,
Feb 9, 2004, Jackson 13 Conference Room, MGH, Boston, MA
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MGH DNACore LIMS
Stefan Dragnev, Bioinformatics Group,
Sep 29, 2003, Jackson 13 Conference Room, MGH, Boston, MA
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Microarray Software Package - BASE
Daniel Park, Bioinformatics Group,
Sep 15, 2003, Jackson 13 Conference Room, MGH, Boston, MA
The presentation is available in
HTML,
PDF, and
PowerPoint
formats.
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Oligo Synthesis 101
Jay Klaren, Oligonucleotide Synthesis Center,
Jun 16, 2003, Bioinformatics Conference Room, 38 Sidney St DNA Core, Cambridge, MA
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New Microarray Tools: OOP module, DB & shell
Sean Quinlan, Bioinformatics Group,
May 12, 2003, Jackson 13 Conference Room, MGH, Boston, MA
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Microarray Project
Xiaowei Wang, Bioinformatics Group,
Mar 24, 2003, Jackson 13 Conference Room, MGH, Boston, MA
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Collaborative Groupware
Eric VanHelene, Bioinformatics Group,
Mar 10, 2003, Jackson 13 Conference Room, MGH, Boston, MA
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QC testing w Rational Software's "Team Test"
Adam Boc, Software QA, Bioinformatics Group,
Mar 3, 2003, Jackson 13 Conference Room, MGH, Boston, MA
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Glue LIMS and Data Entry System in Production
Chen Liu, Bioinformatics Group,
Feb 24, 2003, Jackson 13 Conference Room, MGH, Boston, MA
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Annotation Project
Dong Liu, Bioinformatics Group,
Feb 10, 2003, Jackson 13 Conference Room, MGH, Boston, MA
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PIMA
Sean Quinlan, Bioinformatics Group,
Jan 27, 2003, Jackson 13 Conference Room, MGH, Boston, MA
Find out more about PIMA.
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Microarray Database System Using Struts Technology
Chen Liu, Software Engineer, Bioinformatics Group,
May 13, 2002, Jackson 13 Conference Room, MGH, Boston MA
The presentation is available in
HTML,
PDF, and
PowerPoint
formats.
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BLAST: Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
Jonathan Urbach, Ph.D., Bioinformatics Specialist, MGH Dept. of Molecular
Biology, Jul 27, 2001, Shriners Burns Center Auditorium, Boston MA
This lecture was given as part of a course, "Current
Techniques in Molecular Genetics," organized by Dr. Lee Kaplan at
the Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, MGH.
The presentation is available in
HTML,
PDF, and
PowerPoint
formats.
Bioinformatic Analysis Using the Internet: A Primer
on Using Web-based Tools in Functional Genomics Analysis
Dr. Joel Graber, Senior Research Associate and Lecturer, Boston University,
Mar 28, 2001, Wellman 11 Conference Room, MGH, Boston MA.
Joel Graber, Senior Research Associate and Lecturer,
Boston University presented a brief overview of the information sources
and tools that are freely available to the biological scientist via
the world wide web. This presentation included examples that have arisen
in his research to delineate the information and showed some of the inconsistencies,
errors and other headaches that can arise.
The presentation is available in
HTML and
PowerPoint
formats.
MGH Genetics Seminars - upcoming
On phenotyping and genotyping patients with psychiatric
disease
Pam Sklar, MD, PhD,
Mar 26, 2004
New approaches to discovering the genes
responsible for Alzheimer's disease
Rudy Tanzi, PhD,
Apr 1, 2004
The genetics of learning disorders
David Pauls, PhD,
Apr 29, 2004
Genetics and genomics approaches to clarifying the role of lipid
disorders in atherosclerosis
Mason Freeman, MD, Director of the MGH Program in Genomics Applications,
July 22, 2004
MGH Genetics Seminars - past
The Asthma Epidemic: Genes, the Environment, or Both?
Scott Weiss, MD, MS,
Feb 17, 2004
Nancy Cox
Nancy Cox, Assoc. Professor of Human Genetics and Medicine, University of
Chicago.
Jan 14 & 15, 2004
Dr. Cox presented four separate lectures over two days on the following
topics:
- Linkage Analysis from the Basics to the Controversies
- Linkage Disequilibrium: Impressionist Painting in the Genome
- Association Studies: Traditional and Perditional
- Review & Evaluation of Selected Clinical Research Studies
Genetics and Clinical Research: Points to Consider
Lisa Lehmann, M.D., Ph.D., MSc., Instructor in Medicine and Medical Ethics, HMS,
May 29th, 2003
The explosion of information about human genetics and genomics is creating new
opportunities for clinical research, but also raises important questions
regarding research participants. This talk will review some major issues
involved in genetics and genomics research, including definition of genetic
testing & research, return of research results, consent of family members, and
DNA and tissue banking.
Human Genomes and Beyond
Eric Lander, PhD, Professor of Biology, MIT and Director, Whitehead
Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research,
Oct 30, 2002
The Institute of Medicine is honored to be hosting a Regional Distinguished
Lecture by IOM member Eric S. Lander, Ph.D..
Genomic Approaches to the Study of Obesity
Dr. Jeffrey M. Friedman, Director, Starr Center for Human Genetics and
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Rockefeller University,
Oct 30, 2002
Translating Genomic Advances to Genomic Medicine for Investigation of Complex
Diseases in Human Populations
Christopher O'Donnell, M.D., M.P.H., Cardiology Division, MGH and Associate
Director, Framingham Heart Study,
Jun 11, 2002
Dr. O'Donnell will provide a broad overview of concepts in study design and
statistical analyses used for genetic studies of "complex" human diseases in
human populations. Disease examples will include cardiovascular,
endocrinologic and pulmonary diseases.
Genetics and Clinical Research: Issues in the Protection of Human Subjects
Bruce Korf, M.D., Ph.D. , Medical Director, HPCGG
Jan 30, 2002
Dr. Korf will discuss the issues involved in performing genetic research
in human subjects.
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