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Look for SGD at the 27th ICYGMB!
August 30, 2015
SGD staff will be attending the 27th International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology (ICYGMB), September 6-12, in Levico Terme, Italy. We will be hosting a Workshop, Posters, and an Exhibit Table. We’ll be available during the entire conference to hear your comments or suggestions about SGD and answer your questions.
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Find these SGD staff members at the conference:
 Mike Cherry |
 Maria Costanzo |
 Stacia Engel |
 Edith Wong |
 Giltae Song |
Workshop: “Getting More out of SGD”
Sunday, September 6, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
We’ll be discussing our curation efforts in capturing yeast-human functional complementation data, the new sequence Variant Viewer, new data in YeastMine, and more. Bring your questions and comments – we love feedback!
Posters
In addition to the Workshop, SGD staff will present three posters – please stop by and chat with us.
| Poster no. | Title | Presenter | Location | Time/Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS7-9 | Homology curation at SGD: budding yeast as a model for eukaryotic biology | Stacia Engel | Sala Belvedere | 2:30-4 PM, Tuesday and Thursday, 9/8 and 9/10 |
| PS15-24 | Inferring Genome Variation Patterns in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using the Eukaryote Pan-Genome Toolset | Giltae Song | Sala Impero | 2:30-4 PM, Monday and Thursday, 9/7 and 9/10 |
| PS15-29 | Integrating genome-wide datasets into the Saccharomyces Genome Database | Edith Wong | Sala Impero | 2:30-4 PM, Tuesday and Thursday, 9/8 and 9/10 |
Exhibit Table
SGD will also have an exhibit table at the conference. Come by to take a spin on our site, learn about various features of the database, and provide us with feedback as to what we can do to improve SGD. You might even receive a prize for a good question or suggestion!
Categories: Conferences