Are Alcoholic Habits Determined by Genes?

May 30, 2011 · Posted in Research · Comment

A recently published study has revealed that a gene related to autism, called autism susceptibility candidate 2, or AUTS2, is linked to increased alcohol consumption.

To read more, please go to www.mgrc.com.my/genomics_news/AUTS2.shtml

12th International Meeting On HUMAN GENOME VARIATION AND COMPLEX GENOME ANALYSIS (HGV2011)

May 24, 2011 · Posted in Events · Comment

Date: 8th-10th September 2011
Place: Claremont Hotel Club and Spa, Berkeley, CA, USA
Website: http://www.hgvmeeting.org/hgv2011
Abstract deadline: 31st May 2011
Registration deadline: Open until all delegate places taken

* Topics to be covered include methods/strategies for utilisation of different types of DNA variation (e.g., SNPs and copy number variations-CNVs), functional genomics applications, population genetics, bioinformatics, databases, algorithm development, personal genome sequencing, The 1000 Genomes Project, and the study of human disease.

* Postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty member, and under-represented groups can apply for meeting grants to help minimise their attendance costs.