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Genomics of Non-Classical Model Animals

The workshop deals with genomics of non-classical organsims that can be sources of natural substances or have biological traits of interest that can contribute to human welfare.
Date: Sunday, January 15, 2017
Time: 10:30 AM-12:40 PM
Room: Pacific Salon 4-5 (2nd Floor)
Organizer:
Aaron Avivi
10:30 AM
W455
The Gray Short-Tailed Opossum (Monodelphis domestica) in Biomedical Research
Jennifer A. Maier, Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Daniel Urban, Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Alexa Sadier, Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Karen E. Sears, Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

11:00 AM
W456
Cats Genome as a Potential Model for Human Disease
Leslie A. Lyons, University of Missouri-Columbia

11:30 AM
W457
Transmissible Tumors Represent a Unique Evolutionary Paradigm in Multiple Species
Brian W. Davis, NHGRI

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12:00 PM
W458
The Evolution of Cancer Suppression: Solutions to Peto’s Paradox Revealed by Genomic Analyses of Elephants and Whales
Marc Tollis, Arizona State University; Lisa M. Abegglen, University of Utah School of Medicine; Aleah F. Caulin, University of Pennsylvania; Andrea A. Cabrera, Groningen Institute of Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen; Richard E. Green, University of California Santa Cruz; Nader Pourmand, University of California Santa Cruz; Jooke Robbins, Center for Coastal Studies; Per J. Palsbøll, University of Groningen; Joshua D. Schiffman, University of Utah School of Medicine; Carlo C. Maley, Arizona State University

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