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Tenth International Summer School on Behavioral Neurogenetics DATES: 8–14 AUGUST 2004 LOCATION: FEDEX INSITITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY University of Memphis MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE PRELIMINARY PROGRAM I Aug 8 (Sunday) 17:30 – 20:30 Registration, reception (Lobby Fedex Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Drive) II Aug 9 (Monday) 08:30 – 08:45 Introduction to the 10th ISSBG R. Williams 08:45 – 10:30 Introduction to behavioral neurogenetics B. Jones 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 – 12:30 Linking behavior and brain to genes W. Crusio 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch 13:30 – 14:30 Linkage analysis and QTL R. Williams 14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break 15:00 – 16:30 From QTL to genes R. Radcliffe 16:30 – 17:30 Discussion, questions III August 10 (Tuesday) 08:30 – 09:30 Genetics of human psychiatric disorders J. Gelernter 09:30 – 10:30 From molecules to malady J. Gelernter 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 – 12:00 Family and twin methods K. Whitfield 12:00 – 13:30 About interactions (GxG, GxE..) B. Jones 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch 14:30 – 15:30 Design issues concerning interactions D. Wahlsten 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 – 16:30 Knockouts: myth and reality L. Flaherty 16:30 – 17:00 Transgenic Mice: Concepts, Technology and 'Fierce' Surprises E. Simpson 17:00 – 17:30 Poster session IV Aug 11 (Wednesday) 08:30 – 09:30 Animal models J-M Lassalle 09:30 – 10:30 Stress. phenotype – genotype shuttle P Mormθde 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 – 12:30 Mutagenesis and high-throughput phenotyping D. Goldowitz 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch 14:30 Bus departs Holiday Inn for Pyramid Wonders Series 19:00 Dinner at Isaac Hayes Restaurant V August 12 (Thursday) – Special Emphasis – Bioinformatics and Behavior 09:00 – 10:15 Exploring Sequence, SNPs, and SSLPs R. Williams 10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 – 11:30 Microarrays and Behavior R. Hitzemann 11:30 – 12:30 Gene Ontologies and Networks R. Homayouni 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch 13:30 – 14:30 Introduction to WebQTL E. Chesler 14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break 15:00 – 16:00 Laboratory R. Williams, E Chesler 16:00 – 17:00 Laboratory R. Williams, E Chesler VI August 13 (Friday) 08:30 – 10:00 Sleep and vigilance L. Toth 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 – 12:30 Behavior genetics of learning and memory D. Matthews 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch 13:30 – 17:00 Laboratory E. Chesler VII August 14 (Saturday) 09:00 - 10:30 Drosophila neurogenetics K. Han 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 – 12:30 Pharmacogenetics B. Jones 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch 13:30 – 15:00 Presentation of Genetics Ethics Faculty 15:00 Wrap up and close Tuition Schedule: Graduate Students, Postdocs 600.00 USD Faculty, Industry: 900.00 USD The Faculty Wim Crusio University of Mass. Med. School Elissa Chesler University of Tennessee, Memphis *Lorraine Flaherty Wadsworth Inst. NY Joel Gelernter Yale University Daniel Goldowitz University of Tennessee, Memphis Kyung-An Han Penn State University Robert Hitzemann Oregon Health Sciences University Ramin Homayouni University of Tennessee, Memphis *Byron Jones Penn State University *Jean-Michel Lassalle Universitι Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Douglas Matthews University of Memphis *Pierre Mormθde Institut F.. Magendie, Bordeaux *Richard Radcliffe Colorado Health Sciences, Denver Elizabeth Simpson University of British Columbia Linda Toth Southern Illinois University *Douglas Wahlsten University of Alberta Keith Whitfield Penn State University *Robert Williams University of Tennessee, Memphis *Member of the Behavioral Neurogenetics Initiative