The McKusick Short CoursePast Event

Human and Mammalian Genetics and Genomics: The 63rd McKusick Short Course

Location: Hybrid - The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME, & Virtual

This course is a modern survey of heredity, disease, genetics in experimental animals and humans, and molecular genetics in the diagnosis and treatment of inherited disorders.

The virtual, option for the course will include daily lectures, panel discussions, and featured presentations from 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM EDT. Live sessions will be recorded and posted on a centralized canvas course for participants within 72 hours of airing.

Please contact the event organizer for more information

Jul 18 - 28

2022

About

Offered annually for over 60 years, the ‘Short Course’ is a 2-week program consisting of an immersive set of lectures, workshops, tutorials and demonstrations to understand the breadth of modern human genetics. The faculty includes leaders in contemporary genetics and genomics from Johns Hopkins, The Jackson Laboratory and other institutions around the world. The course covers basic science, clinical and translational aspects of human genetics and genomics, and runs the gamut from gene and variant discovery in Mendelian and complex disease, genome biology, the molecular basis of genetic disease, the use of animal models of human disease to understand pathophysiology, as well as genetic disease treatment and therapy. Workshops and lectures also cover bioinformatics, population genetics, genome manipulation, mutagenesis and phenotyping.

This course includes daily lectures in the mornings and evenings as well as afternoon mini-symposia, workshops, tutorials, demonstrations and a poster session. There is special emphasis on student-faculty interaction. The faculty is diverse in terms of disciplines and the students in terms of stage of career and fields of concentration. This diversity makes for an enriching experience for all. Although the course schedule is quite full, there is time set aside to enjoy the natural beauty of Mt. Desert Island and Acadia National Park.

2022 Featured Speakers:

Chen K. Chai Memorial Lecture
Svante Pääbo, Ph.D., Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Victor A. McKusick Memorial Lecture
Wylie Burke, M.D., Ph.D., University of Washington

Thomas H. Roderick Memorial Lecture
Hopi Hoekstra, Ph.D., Harvard University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Senior Lecturer
Cynthia Morton, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital

AMA Designation Statement
The Maine Medical Education Trust designates this live activity for a maximum of 36.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

*Credits are only available to those attending the course in-person. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Research reported in this publication was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R25HD079344. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Code of Conduct

The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) Courses and Conferences program is committed to:

(1)    Fostering an educational and working environment that encourages and supports our mission and the promotion of free and open exchange of scientific ideas;
(2)    Creating and maintaining a safe and respectful environment for all in-person and virtual participants in educational programs, including event directors and organizers, internal and invited speakers, attendees, and all staff; and
(3)    Providing an environment free from discrimination and harassment, in accordance with federal, state and local law, at all of our courses, conferences, symposia and workshops delivered both on and off of the JAX campuses.

The Code and expectations outlined below are aligned with the JAX Code of Conduct and NIH Policy and are applicable to all intramural and extramural participants including faculty, trainees, students and staff.

By registering for and attending a JAX Courses and Conferences -facilitated meeting or event, either in person or virtually, participants agree to:

Treat fellow meeting participants and staff with respect, civility and fairness, without bias based on sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, color, religion, nationality or national origin, citizenship status, disability status, veteran status, marital or partnership status, age, genetic information, or any other criteria prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law.
Follow applicable federal, state and local laws on unlawful harassment and discrimination. Harassment or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, marital status, citizenship, or any other status protected by applicable law is prohibited.
Not engage in or encourage action that creates an intimidating, hostile, or unprofessional work environment.
Discourage and report comments or activities that are unprofessional, offensive, derogatory, bullying, discriminating or harassing.

By participating in JAX Courses and Conferences programming attendees, either in person or virtually, agree to refrain from:

Discrimination or harassment, as outlined above.
Unprofessional or disrespectful behavior that interferes with the learning environment.
Sharing of data or information, including through social media, from invite-only (e.g. not publicly-
accessible) programs and meetings without the explicit permission of the presenter.
Misuse or excessive personal use of JAX property or resources including equipment, computers, internet and network infrastructure, supplies and residential/hospitality resources.

What to do in case of breaches or violations of these guidelines:

Program organizers and leadership can be approached informally about any apparent or actual breaches or violations. Breaches or violations should be reported to the specific program leader or to JAX Courses and Conferences organizers in person or by email:

Erin McDevitt, Building 01D Room 2185 (Bar Harbor, ME campus), Erin.McDevitt@jax.org
Dr. Brent Berwin, Building 01D Room 2175 (Bar Harbor, ME campus), Brent.Berwin@jac.org

Reports can be submitted by those who experience harassment or discrimination as well as by those who witness violations of the behavior laid out in this Code. The TDCC will act as needed to resolve the matter, up to and including immediate expulsion of the offending participant(s) from the meeting and exclusion from future events offered by JAX. Individuals at any NIH-supported conference who have questions, concerns or complaints related to harassment or discrimination can also file a report with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or notify NIH. Seeking assistance from a program leader or organizer in no way prohibits filing complaints with HHS OCR.

Schedule

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Speakers

Participants are responsible for arranging their lodging off-campus.

Dormitory lodging at the College of the Atlantic is FULL. Online, wire transfer and check payment options are available.

Special block rates at the following hotel will be available for a limited time:

Bar Harbor Regency - 123 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME - (207) 299-9723
July 17 - 27 | Room with one king bed or two queen beds: $369/night + $25 taxable resort fee per room, per night.
Please call phone number to book and reference "Jackson Labs Participant Room Block" or click here.

Refer to the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce website for a list of hotels, motels, and private rentals nearby The Jackson Laboratory.

Participants must adhere to Maine State travel, health and safety guidelines at the time of the event and use good judgement when arranging lodging. We recommend participants be familiar with their hotel’s cancellation policies prior to booking. The Jackson Laboratory is not responsible for lodging expenses or losses incurred due to the cancellation or rescheduling of an event.

Air

Bar Harbor is serviced by two airports:

Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) – 20 minutes away
Bangor International Airport (BGR) – 1hr 15 minutes away

Public transportation is not available from local airports. Please visit the Bar Harbor and Bangor airport services webpages for information on shuttles to and from Mount Desert Island. Rideshare options like Uber or Lyft are not commonly available.

Ground

Bar Harbor is approximately 5 hours by car from the greater Boston area. Rental cars are available from Hertz at either nearby airport. Additionally, there is a free Island Explorer bus system which can be used around the island and the national park.

Additional Area Information:
Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Acadia National Park

The McKusick Short CoursePast Event

Human and Mammalian Genetics and Genomics: The 63rd McKusick Short Course

Location: Hybrid - The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME, & Virtual

About

2022 Featured Speakers:

Code of Conduct

Schedule

Speakers

Sonia Abdelhak, Ph.D.

Institut Pasteur de Tunis

Stylianos Antonarakis, M.D., DSc

University of Geneva Medical School

Laura Arbour, MSc, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG

University of Victoria

Michael Beer, Ph.D.

John Hopkins University School of Medicine

Hans Tomas Bjornsson, M.D., Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; University of Iceland

Carol Bult, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

Wylie Burke, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Washington

Lon Cardon, Ph.D., FMedSci

The Jackson Laboratory

Gregory Carter, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D.

The Rockefeller University

Aravinda Chakravarti, Ph.D.

NYU Langone Health

Gregory Cox, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

Garry Cutting, M.D.

Johns Hopkins Unviersity School of Medicine

Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D.

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Spiros Denaxas, Ph.D.

University College London

Harry (Hal) Dietz, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Beth Dumont, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

Loyal Goff, Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Ada Hamosh, M.D., M.P.H.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Christian Happi, Ph.D.

African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) & Redeemer's University

Hopi Hoekstra, Ph.D.

Harvard University

Steven M. Holland, M.D.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

Julie Hoover-Fong, M.D., Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Rudolf Jaenisch, M.D.

Whitehead Institute, MIT

Robert Kuhn, Ph.D.

UC Santa Cruz

Vivek Kumar, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

Jeanne B. Lawrence, Ph.D.

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Charles Lee, Ph.D., FACMG

The Jackson Laboratory

Christopher Lord, Ph.D.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Debra Mathews, Ph.D., M.A.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Rasika Ann Mathias, Sc.D.

Johns Hopkins University

Andy McCallion, Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Karen Miga, Ph.D.

University of California, Santa Cruz Genomics Institute

Andrés Moreno-Estrada, M.D., Ph.D.

Cinvestav UGA-Langebio

Cynthia Morton, Ph.D.

Harvard Medical School & Brigham and Women's Hospital

Steven Munger, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory