This Gordon conference will cover the areas of structural, functional and evolutionary genomics. It will take a systematic approach to genomics, examining the control and evolution of developmental and physiological systems in the context of genetic and biochemical networks. Emphasis will be placed on what we can learn from comparative genomics and entire genomes and proteomes.

Genomics and Bioinformatics research is of great significance to the biomedical community. The genome projects and the development of technologies for high throughput genetic and molecular analyses are accelerating almost every area of biological investigation. This conference provides a unique forum that unites leading researchers in computational, experimental and theoretical areas of genome science. The subject is intentionally broad and diverse, and leads to intimate exposure of researchers from various subfields of genome science to one another's work. As a result, the atmosphere of this conference is very dynamic and interdisciplinary. Graduate students and post-docs are highly encouraged to apply.

There will be a limited number of fellowship awards of $660 for graduate students and postdocs (no more than 3 years past the date of their PhD at the time of the meeting) who submit a highly meritorious abstract to present a poster. Abstracts received before midnight on May 28 will be reviewed for scientific merit by the chairs and vice-chairs of this meeting and ranked. The recipients of these awards will be announced within a week of the deadline. Please submit your abstract with your application to the conference at the GRC web-site and also contact Audrey Meusel (audrey.meusel@yale.edu) to let the conference chairs know that you want to be considered for a fellowship award. Applicants (student, post doc, faculty or research scientist working at a U.S. institution) who belong to an underrepresented minority are encouraged strongly to apply.