International Symposium on Frontiers of Genetics and Genomics
The International Symposium on Frontiers of Genetics and Genomics will be held on December
6-8, 2015 in Shenzhen, China.
This symposium is jointly organized by the Editorial Office of Journal of Genetics and Genomics,
Hereditas (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, and Genetics Society of China, co-organized by the Agricultural Genomics Institute at
Shenzhen China Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Journal of Genetics and Genomics (JGG) is a peer-reviewed international journal in the field of
genetics and genomics. Research in this field has been progressing rapidly. This symposium aims
to highlight the emerging frontiers of genetics and genomics covering humans, animals, plants and
microbes. Over 30 leading scientists from different countries will share their cutting-edge
discoveries in this symposium. We sincerely hope this symposium will provide an international
platform for scientists to exchange new ideas, discuss new advances and facilitate collaborations.
Chair: Yongbiao Xue
Executive Chair: Qian Qian
Location: Shenzhen, China
Schedule:
Dec. 6th
Arrival and Reception
th
Dec. 7
Symposium
th
Dec. 8 (morning)
Symposium
th
Dec. 8 (afternoon)
Departure
Registration deadline: Before November 20th, 2015 or 150 participants registered.
Registration fee: Professionals (including Post Docs) 1500 CNY
Students
800 CNY
Venue: AIRLAND HOTEL (雅兰酒店)
No. 92 Yanmei Road, Yantian District, Shenzhen, China (深圳市盐田区大梅沙盐梅路 92 号)
If you would like to attend the symposium, please fill in the below table and send the email to
fgg@genetics.ac.cn.
Name
Gender
Affiliation
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title/Student
Accommodation
(single or shared)
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Speaker List
Session I Medical Genetics and Genomics
Stephen Kearsey
(University of Oxford, UK)
Characterization of replicative DNA polymerases associated with cancer predisposition in fission
yeast
Jin-Qiu Zhou
（Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS, China）
Inhibition of telomere recombination promote cell longevity
Zuoheng Anita Wang
(Yale University, USA)
Genome-wide and epigenome-wide association study in an HIV cohort
Kin Fai Au
(University of Iowa, USA)
Transcriptome analysis by Hybrid-Seq
Wensheng Wei
(Peking University, China)
CRISPR screening in the study of human disease
Yun-Fai Chris Lau
(University of California, USA)
The human Y chromosome as a genetic burden for man
Jingwu Xie
(Indiana University, USA)
To decipher the signaling events driving liver metastasis of pancreatic cancer
Yidong Bai
(Columbia University, USA)
The implications of mitochondrial haplogroups and mutations in cancers
Huidong Shi
(Georgia Regents University, USA)
Modulation of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 expression by activated human T-cells is controlled
by epigenetic mechanisms in breast cancer cells
Xin-Hua Feng
(Baylor College of Medicine, USA)
How tumor suppressors cooperate in control
Wei Zhou
(Emory University School of Medicine, USA)
Targeting pre-ribosomal RNA synthesis in NSCLC
Zhongsheng Sun
(Beijing Institutes of Life Science, CAS, China)
Genetic landscape of Chinese autism patients
Yong-Gang Yao
(Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS, China)
An evolutionary elucidation of the genetic basis of neuro-psychiatric disorders
Ruifu Yang
（Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, China）
Evolution of Yersinia pestis virulence
Session II Animal Genetics and Development
Cahir O’Kane
(University of Cambridge, UK)
Roles of spastic paraplegia genes in organization of axonal endoplasmic reticulum
Ji-Long Liu
(University of Oxford, UK)
The cytoophidium and its kinds: compartmentation and filamentation of metabolic enzymes
Wu-Min Deng
(Florida State University, USA)
Tumor hotspots in Drosophila
Yu Cai
(Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore)
Defining the germline stem cell niche activity in the Drosophila ovary
Yongqing Zhang
(Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, China)
Lipids in the brain--mutations in Acyl-CoA synthetase results in minibrain due to reduced
neuroblast activity
Jinsong Li
(Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for
Biological Sciences, CAS, China)
CRISPR-Cas9-meidated genetic screening in mice with haploid embryonic stem cells
Yikang Rong
(Sun Yat-sen University, China)
Packing and repacking of the paternal genome: lessons learned from studying haploid embryos
produced in a diploid organism
Liangbiao Chen
(Shanghai Ocean University, China)
Evolution of cold-responsive genetic network in Teleost fishes
Session III Plant Genetics and Genomics
Dacheng Tian
(Nanjing University, China)
Mutational "Matthew Effect" during meiosis in plants
Zhukuan Cheng
(Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, China)
Homologous recombination in rice
Hong Qiao
(University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Histone modification in ethylene response
Mingliang Xu
(China Agricultural University, China)
An atypical thioredoxin imparts early resistance to sugarcane mosaic virus in maize
Zhiyong Wang
(Carnegie Institution for Science, USA)
The genomic map of steroid actions
Sanwen Huang
(Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, CAAS, China)
Big data and vegetable biology
Yongbiao Xue
(Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, China)
Evolution of interspecific reproductive barriers in Solanum