Please, put the date in your personal meeting calendars.

Registration:

    Registration for the workshop is open to the public. To register for the workshop, please complete the registration form , and email it to jjcao@zju.edu.cn. All registrations will be confirmed by email. The deadline of registration is July 31. The overdue registrations might not be accepted.

Program:

    Coming soon ...

Speakers:

Broadening transcriptome resources for plants
Dr Neil Graham, Nottingham

Investigating crop nutrition through transcriptional studies
Dr John Hammond, Warwick

A transcriptomic analysis of photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis
Dr Hugh Shanahan, Royal Holloway, London

Arabidopsis ‘omics and their applications to crops
Professor Sean May, Nottingham

From Arabidopsis to rice: pathways in pollen development
Dr Zoe Wilson, Nottingham

Vernalization and cold acclimation in Wheat
Dr Mark Winfield, Bristol

Genotype-Specific Hepatitis B Virus Genomic Markers Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Stephen Tsui, Hong Kong

BioChip Platform
Fangliang Huang, Hangzhou

Using correlations in Affymetrix probe intensities to study alternative splice site
Ms Joanna Rowsell, Essex

Using surveys of Affymetrix GeneChip experiments to find groups of genes undergoing coordinated post-transcriptional processing.
Dr Olivia Sanchez-Graillet, Essex

Affymetrix probes containing contiguous runs of guanines are not gene-specific
Dr Andrew Harrison, Essex

Is the current photosynthetic carbon metabolism optimal for photosynthetic efficiency?—A systems biology approach
Xinguang Zhu, USA

From microarrays to regulatory networks in Arabidopsis
Dr Chris Needham, Leeds

Learning from various data sources of transcriptional regulation
Dr Sasha Ott, Warwick

Qingyun Shi, Hangzhou

Junjie Cao, Hangzhou

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Accommodation:

    The workshop is scheduled to be held in Hangzhou Jinxi Hotel. The workshop secretariat is able to reserve rooms  at discounted rates to accommodate participants and accompanying persons. To enjoy the preferential rates, booking must be made through the secretariat in advance.

Social Events:

    The workshop will feature a number of special events to help you enjoy your stay in Hangzhou and to give you insight into Chinese art, culture and history.

    West-lake & Zhejiang Museum

    Tea Garden & Song City

    Night of Hangzhou Show

Sponsors:

Links:

    Hangzhou City

    The West Lake