BIOLOGY OF SEX CHROMOSOMES AND THE GERM LINE: May 5th 2011 RSE George St
XY
Chromosome
Speakers
Intro – Wendy
and Nick
Gudrun Rappold
Time
9.00-9.15
Title
9.15-9.45
The pseudoautosomal region, SHOX and disease
Chair – Veronica
van Heyningen
Chris Tyler-Smith
9.45-10.15
Paul Burgoyne
10.15-10.45
Human Y chromosome structure: From restriction
enzyme analysis to sequencing 1000 genomes
Involvement of Y-encoded zinc finger transcription
factors in male and female infertility
COFFEE
Meiosis
Alec Jeffries
11.20-11.50
Why minisatellites aren't boring
Chair - Adrian
Bird
James Turner
11.50-12.20
Meiotic silencing and mammalian infertility
Kim Nasmyth
12.20-12.50
How do cells establish and maintain sister chromatid
cohesion
LUNCH
Germ Cells
and Stem cells
Philippa Saunders
2.00-2.30
Chair –Niki Gray
Pauline Yen
2.30-3.00
The sex chromosomes and spermatogenesis
David Elliott
3.00-3.30
Roles of RNA binding proteins in germ cell
development
Shining a dazl-ing light on germ cell function
COFFEE
Ian Adams
4.00-4.30
Maintaining genetic and chromosomal stability in the
developing germline
Ron Mckay
4.30-5.00
Dynamic control of stem cells
Closing remarks Howard
Drinks reception at RSE
5.15-6.15