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Workshop 1 Array techniques to identify copy number variations
(Finland, Sep 10th - 15th, 2007) at Biomedicum Helsinki

Workshop lodging at Helsinki Scandic Continental

The first training course will be given at the University of Helsinki at the Biomedicum Biochip Center in Helsinki. This training course is a practical hands-on wet laboratory course for early stage researcher. The course will focus entirely on the techniques brought forward in the first event, including arrayCGH for copy number variation and SNP detection.

Emphasis/Topics High-resolution arrayCGH, SNP arrays, integration of array- based copy number and gene expression, normal copy number variation, arrayCGH in diagnostics, applications of arrayCGH in cancer and communicable diseases, ChIP-on-chip arrays, high-throughput sequencing.

Confirmed lecturers and trainers Wan Lam (Vancouver, Canada), Anja Matthei (Dresden, DE), Heike Fiegler (Sanger Center, UK), Graham Snudden (Bluefuse, UK), Janna Saarela (National Public Health Institute, FI), Bauke Ylstra (Amsterdam, NL), Maija Wolf (VTT Medical Biotechnology, FI), Esteban Ballestar (CNIO, Madrid), Outi Monni (University of Helsinki, FI), Alan Mršic (Amsterdam, NL), Hanna Pesonen (University of Helsinki, FI), ,Päivi Tainola (University of Helsinki, FI), Siina Junnila (University of Helsinki, FI), Nick Gilbert (Edinburgh, UK)

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