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The McKusick Short CourseUpcoming 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.

Registration is Open

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

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.

Schedule

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Speakers

Registration

In-Person Standard Registration

Course Registration Fee: $1200

If you are applying for a scholarship to attend this workshop, please do not use this registration link. Please click on the "Scholarship Application" tab in this section and follow the scholarship application registration link.

Dormitory lodging at the College of the Atlantic is available for an additional fee of $600. Online, wire transfer and check payment options are available. Registrations must be paid in full by June 15, 2022 unless alternative arrangements have been made. Attendees are responsible for all travel and lodging costs associated with this course. Breakfast and lunches are provided each day of the course and are included in the registration fee.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Erin McDevitt at 207-288-6659 or erin.mcdevitt@jax.org.

In-Person Scholarship Application

Registration Fee: $1200

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Scholarships are available for this course, and are made possible by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, NIH Grants, foundation awards and gifts or donations to The Jackson Laboratory. The Jackson Laboratory strongly encourages students, post-doctoral fellows, or junior faculty from populations under-represented in the biomedical sciences to register, with a preference for those currently enrolled in or working at a U.S. institution. Underrepresented populations are defined by the National Institutes of Health, see NIH NOT-OD-20-031 for definitions.

Scholarship applicants must provide a statement of financial need during registration are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract for poster presentation.

Applicants will be notified no later than June 1st with scholarship decisions. Any remaining balance due must be received no later than June 15th to secure your space in the workshop.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Erin McDevitt at 207-288-6659 or erin.mcdevitt@jax.org.

Virtual

Registration includes full virtual access to lectures, Q&A sessions, and course materials during the event and for a period of time after the event concludes. Special pricing is available for virtual participation, including scholarships, and discounts for groups.

Fee Structure:

Standard Registration - $400
Trainee Registration - $250
Scholarship Fee - $25

Scholarships available for this course are made possible by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, NIH Grants, foundation awards and gifts or donations to The Jackson Laboratory. The Jackson Laboratory strongly encourages students, post-doctoral fellows, or junior faculty from populations under-represented in the biomedical sciences to register, with a preference for those currently enrolled in or working at a U.S. institution. Underrepresented populations are defined by the National Institutes of Health, see NIH NOT-OD-20-031 for definitions.

During registration please include a brief statement to describe your financial need for reduced registration fees, including any employer or institutional support that may be available to you. If adequate criteria is met, the scholarship will be automatically approved and the amount due will be reduced to $25.

*Regardless of registration type, a minimum payment of 50% will be due at the time of registration via credit card. If you need to pay by wire or check please contact the event planner (contact info below) in advancing of completing registration.

Participants are responsible for arranging their lodging off-campus.

Dormitory lodging at the College of the Atlantic is available for an additional fee of $600. Online, wire transfer and check payment options are available. Registrations must be paid in full by June 15, 2022 unless alternative arrangements have been made. Attendees are responsible for all travel and lodging costs associated with this course. Breakfast and lunches are provided each day of the course and are included in the registration fee.

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

Event Contact

Katie Hodgkins, B.A.

Erin McDevitt, B.S.

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The McKusick Short CourseUpcoming 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:

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

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

Benjamin Neale, Ph.D.

The Broad Institute; Massachusetts General Hospital

Greg Newby, Ph.D.