The Program and Abstracts for this meeting are published in Cytogenetics & Genome Research 2002;97:261-275 (DOI: 10.1159/000066630)
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MEETING REPORT
Report on 37th American Cytogenetics Conference
The 37th Biannual American Cytogenetics Conference was held on April
25-28, 2002, at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Co-hosts of
the meeting were Sue Ann Berend, Laurel Estabrooks and Kathleen Rao.
There were approximately 150 registrants including participants from
Canada, India, Germany and France. In keeping with the tradition of this
meeting, all submitted abstracts were accepted for platform
presentations which provided a dynamic and diverse assortment. The
presen-tations covered a wide range of topics including general
mechanisms, as well as animal, cancer, prenatal and postnatal
cytogenetics.
The recipient of the 2002 Distinguished Cytogeneticist Award was Dr.
Catherine G. Palmer from Indiana University. Dr. Palmer was recognized
for her significant role in teaching as she has trained many of the
currently practicing clinical cytogeneticists in the US. After a dinner
held in her honour, several of her previous students and colleagues
shared personal tributes regarding her passion for cytogenetics and role
as a mentor.
The two student award winners for this year’s conference were Judith
Brown from the University of Connecticut for her abstract “mdm2
amplification associated with double minute chromosomes in an
interspecific Mus hybrid” and Deidre Parish from Texas Tech University
for her abstract “Distribution of LINES and other repetitive elements in
the karyotype of the bat Carollia: Implications for X chromosome
inacti-vation”.
There were four invited speakers represen-ting the various session
categories. Dr. Oliver Ryder from the San Diego Zoological Society spoke
on “Comparative mammalian cytogenetics: Applications to endangered
species and conservation in the era of genomics”. Dr. Thomas Cremer from
Ludwig Maximilians University (Munich) spoke on “Higher order chromatin
arrangements and their dynamics: Evolutionary and functional aspects”.
Dr. Allen Lamb from Genzyme Genetics spoke on “Subtelomere FISH stories:
Are all endings meaningful?” Dr. Susana Raimondi from St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital provided a nice overview on “The
cytogenetics of childhood acute leukemias”.
Dr. Peter Jacky and Dr. Debra Saxe agreed to co-host the 2004 American
Cytogenetics Conference. The site for the conference will most likely be
in Port Ludlow, Washington, a scenic region of the Olympic Peninsula.
Address of the author:
Laurel Estabrooks
Genzyme Genetics
10421 University Center Drive, Suite 100
Tampa, FL 33612
U.S.A.
Tel.: +1 800 966-4440
Fax: +1 813 972 4632
e-mail: Laurel.Estabrooks@Genzyme.com
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