Genomics of R. salmoninarum

1:00 – 1:15 PM

Welcome and introductions by genome workshop organizers - Greg Wiens and Mark Strom (presentation pdf)

1:15 - 2:00 PM

Keynote: From Sequence to Sickness: Using genomics and biotechnology to understand aquatic animal pathogens - Laura Brown, National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Marine Biosciences (presentation pdf)

2:00 – 2:25 PM

Renibacterium salmoninarum: Genome Sequencing, Finishing Strategies and Assembly validation – Rajinder Kaul, University of Washington Genome Center (presentation pdf)

2:25 – 2:50 PM

Genome annotation – the ERGO bioinformatics platform - Anamitra Bhattacharyya, Integrated Genomics (presentation pdf)

2:50 – 3:10 PM

Break

3:10 – 3:30 PM

First Findings: Overview of the R. salmoninarum Genome - Mark Strom, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries (presentation pdf)

3:30 – 3:50 PM

Novel Vaccine Targets and Assessment of Cellular Immunity - Greg Wiens, National Center for Cool and Coldwater Aquaculture, USDA-ARS (presentation pdf)

3:50 – 4:10 PM

Training Undergraduates in Genome Analysis and Bioinformatics - Dan Rockey, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterninary Medicine, Oregon State University (presentation pdf)

4:10-4:25 PM

Identification of the sortase enzyme and its substrates in  Renibacterium salmoninarum: Solving problems with bioinformatics - Samuel Crane, University of Washington (presentation pdf)

4:25-4:35 PM

Break

4:35-5:30 PM

Public release of R. salmoninarum –Strom / Wiens / Crane / Integrated Genomics

Demonstration of planned availability

Tools for analysis

Clone and other information request methods

Live demonstration of ERGO