Fungi are important for both fundamental researches and economic applications. By using the second generation of sequencing techniques, there are more than 500 fungal species have been sequenced world widely. China’s Fungal Genome Initiative (CFGI) has also been proposed by the Mycological Society of China (MSC) and Chinese mycologists are now investing great efforts for fungal genomics. More than 60 species of plant, insect and nematode pathogens as well as the mushrooms and mycorrhizal fungi have been sequenced or are being sequenced. To incorporate the joint efforts, the first CFGI Symposium was successfully held in Shanghai on September 20-22, 2009. The studies on fungal genomics have been extensively advanced for the past two years. To continue promoting fungal genomics studies in China, the Second CFGI symposium will be organized by MSC and the Key State of Mycology and hosted by Yunnan University on October 23-25, 2011. Experts have been invited and it will be a great opportunity for Chinese mycologists to learn the most current research on fungal genomics. Following the invited talks, a workshop will be held for sharing the techniques/methods for genomic data analysis. All are welcomed to join the meeting.
Organizing committee
Chair:
Prof. Ke-Qin Zhang, Vice-President, Yunnan University
Co-Chairs:
Prof. Joan Bennett, Rutgers University
Dr. Zhiqiang An, University of Texas Health Science Center
Dr. Xing-Zhong Liu, Institute of Microbiology, CAS
Dr. Chengshu Wang, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, CAS
Organized by:
Mycological Society of China
State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, CAS
Hosted by:
Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources, Yunnan University
Programs：
Oct. 23, Registration
Oct. 24, Invited Lectures
Invited international speakers:
Prof. Joan Bennett, Rutgers University
Prof. John Taylor, University of California, Berkeley
Prof. Brett Tyler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Prof. George M. Weinstock, Washington University in St. Louis
Prof. Raymond J. St. Leger, University of Maryland
Prof. Zhiqiang An, University of Texas Health Science Center
Dr. Jiujiang Yu, Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Dr. Igor Grigoriev, DOE Joint Genome Institute
Dr. Li-Jun Ma, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Dr. Christina Cuomo, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Dr. Kathryn Bushley, Oregon State University
Oct. 25, Workshops:
Techniques/methods for fungal comparative genomics analysis
Platform and database constructions
How to sell your data
Registration fees:
Non-MSC member: 1200 RMB;
MSC member: 1000 RMB;
Students: 800 RMB.
Contacts:
Miss Juan Li,
Tel: 86-871-5033805
Email: liuxulj_530@yahoo.com.cn
Miss Siwei Zhang,
Tel：86-21-54924170
Email: swzhang01@sibs.ac.cn
Miss Na Jiang
Tel: 86-10-64807455
Email: msc93@im.ac.cn
Hotel information:
Please contact Miss Juan Li for hotel and local travel info.
