ENCODE Project Overview

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) launched a public research consortium named ENCODE, the Encyclopedia Of DNA Elements, in September 2003, to carry out a project to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence. The project started with two components - a pilot phase and a technology development phase.

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FROM DNA TO A BETTER HEALTHCARE: PROMISES OR FALLACIES?

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Marie Curie Monitoring Action and Information Days
Barcelona, 9-11 june 2010

Organizers: CRG Postdoc Committee

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The CRG Postdoc community organized this symposium aiming to reflect the work achieved by CRG Postdocs that will be illustrated by both oral and poster presentations. Together with the talks of the invited speakers, this symposium will be a day for sharing scientific knowledge and bridging interdisciplinary projects.

Invited speakers

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NANOSCIENCE: MINIATURE SCIENCE

What is a nanoparticle and how big it is? Where is nanoscience used? How does nanotechnology contribute to medicine, to ecology, to energy production...? Magnetic nanostructures, nanosensors, nanobioelectronics, nanoethics?

Let's discuss about nanotechnology with our invited speakers:

Barcelona, 14th May 2010
Organized by the Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG)

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How the environment affects our health?

How the air we breath, the water we drink or the food we eat affect us?

Has the social environment in which we live an influence on our health?