British Yeast Group Meeting (BYG 2012)
21st - 23rd March 2012
Organisers: Adele Marston and Robin Allshire
A meeting sponsored by the Genetics Society
University of Edinburgh South Hall Complex Conference Rooms, Pollock Halls Campus, Edinburgh EH16 5AY
The British Yeast Group meets annually to discuss all aspects of yeast biology. In addition to providing a platform for high quality scientific discussion, the BYG meetings, which have been running annually since 1977, provide a unique networking and training opportunity for members of the British yeast research community. The topics covered will ecompass a wide range of areas.
Invited speakers who have accepted are:
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John Kilmartin
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Keynote Lecture
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| Jurg Bahler |
Global gene expression
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Tony Carr
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DNA damage
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Anne Donaldson
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DNA replication
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Iain Hagan
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Mitosis
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| Jon Houseley |
Non-coding RNA |
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Ed Louis
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Telomeres, genome evolution
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Carol Munro
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Fungal pathogens
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Markus Raiser
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Metabolic networks
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Ken Sawin
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Microtubules |
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Martin Singleton
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Kinetochore structures
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Tomo Tanaka
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Chromosome segregation |
- Full residential (2 nights). Double room with single occupancy. Meeting etc all included £260
- Meeting only (meals and refreshments provided, no accommodation) £170
Please consider joining the Genetics Society (see http://www.genetics.org.uk/). They are major sponsors of the BYG meetings and we have an "affiliated" status that means they will almost certainly sponsor us again.
