"GeneMappers 2005"

5th Australasian Human Gene Mapping Conference

Incorporating the 9th Australian Twin Registry Conference

November 23 - 25, 2005

Mt. Buller, Victoria, Australia

GeneMappers 2005- A success!

Thank you to all delegates, the GeneMappers 2005 Conference was a great success. Of course the Organising Committee has many people to thank. Firstly our sponsors, see the Sponsors page for links to their websites. Thanks also to all of our Invited Speakers, and all delegates who presented oral and poster presentations.

Congratulations to Manuel A R Ferreira (QIMR) winner of the Best Student Oral Presentation and Catherine Carmichael (WEHI) winner of the Best Poster Presentation. We would also like to thank the judges of the student poster and talk prizes for their efforts.

Finally our thanks to La Trobe University (Mt Buller), especially Wendy, Ann, Frank and Greg; Magnolia catering; Mercure Grand Chalet.

Thanks for coming!- GeneMappers Organising Committee

Welcome announcement

Welcome to the Australasian GeneMappers 2005 conference incorporating the Australian Twin Registry Conference. This conference is the 5th in a series of conferences on the genetics of common, complex disorders. We will discuss the traditional topics of linkage and association, technological developments, and statistical approaches. This year's GeneMappers conference will focus on modern approaches to linkage and association mapping with a mix of methodological, technological and applied talks in the field of gene mapping, hopefully providing something for everyone!

Hope to see you there!- GeneMappers Organising Committee

GeneMappers Program available on website

Click on Program button on the menu to go to download page.

Student Prizes

The best Student Oral presentation and Student Poster presentation will be awarded $100 each. The GeneMappers Organising committee will present this award at the end of the conference.

Conference Details

This year's meeting will be held at the La Trobe University Campus at Mt. Buller, a 3 hour scenic drive from Melbourne, from November 23 - 25, 2005.

Invited Speakers

Prof Pak Sham	Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London
Dr Shaun Purcell	Psychiatric & Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit , Massachusetts General Hospital
A/Prof Karl Broman	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore
Prof Peter Visscher	Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Dr Charles Cantor	Sequenom
Dr Michael Rhodes	Applied Biosystems

Key Dates

Registration Opens	Start August
Abstract Submissions Close	7 October
Early Bird Registration Close	7 October
Notification of Abstract Acceptance	21 October
Late Registration Close	9 November
Conference Dates	23-25 November