Appendix B
Presentations to the Committee
Keck Center of the National Academies
September 25, 2005
Ari Patrinos, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Biological and Environmental Research; Michael Strayer, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research
Overview of Genomics: GTL program
James Fredrickson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Progress and potential of Genomics: GTL program and challenges it faces
George Church, Harvard Medical School
Role of Genomics: GTL in genome engineering and synthetic biology
Derek Lovley, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Role of Genomics: GTL in bioremediation and biofuel research
George Pierce, Georgia State University
Role of Genomics: GTL in bioremediation research
Craig Venter, J. Craig Venter Institute
Role of Genomics: GTL in carbon-sequestration research
Elbert Branscomb, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Role of Genomics: GTL in achieving DOE’s mission—national-laboratory perspective
Michael Himmel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Relation of Genomics: GTL to NREL programs
Eric Eisenstadt, The Institute for Genomic Research
Role of Genomics: GTL in advancing genomic research—nonprofit institution’s perspective
Joel Parriott, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget (OMB); Michael Salamon, Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
Genomics: GTL—OMB and OSTP’s perspective
September 26, 2005
James Tiedje, Michigan State University
Role of Genomics: GTL in environmental research
Mark Guyer, National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Relation of Genomics: GTL to NHGRI’s programs
Joanne Tornow, National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Biological Sciences
Relation of Genomics: GTL to NSF’s genomics programs
Ann Lichens-Park, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Relation of Genomics: GTL to USDA genomics programs
Martin Godbout, Genome Canada
Genome Canada—successes, lessons learned, and relation to Genomics: GTL
Dawn Field, Oxford Center for Ecology and Hydrology
Environmental Genomics Thematic Programme Data Centre—successes, lessons learned, and relation to Genomics: GTL