Meeting report: mobile genetic elements and genome plasticity 2018
John M. Abrams,
Irina R. Arkhipova,
Marlene Belfort,
Jef D. Boeke,
M. Joan Curcio,
Geoffrey J. Faulkner,
John L. Goodier,
Ruth Lehmann,
Henry L. Levin
Affiliations
John M. Abrams
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Irina R. Arkhipova
Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution, Marine Biological Laboratory
Marlene Belfort
Department of Biology, University at Albany
Jef D. Boeke
Institute for Systems Genetics, NYU Langone Health
M. Joan Curcio
Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
Geoffrey J. Faulkner
Mater Research Institute – University of Queensland
John L. Goodier
McKusick-Nathans Institute for Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ruth Lehmann
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine of the Skirball Institute, Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine
Henry L. Levin
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
Abstract The Mobile Genetic Elements and Genome Plasticity conference was hosted by Keystone Symposia in Santa Fe, NM USA, February 11–15, 2018. The organizers were Marlene Belfort, Evan Eichler, Henry Levin and Lynne Maquat. The goal of this conference was to bring together scientists from around the world to discuss the function of transposable elements and their impact on host species. Central themes of the meeting included recent innovations in genome analysis and the role of mobile DNA in disease and evolution. The conference included 200 scientists who participated in poster presentations, short talks selected from abstracts, and invited talks. A total of 58 talks were organized into eight sessions and two workshops. The topics varied from mechanisms of mobilization, to the structure of genomes and their defense strategies to protect against transposable elements.
