Mobile DNA (Jun 2018)

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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13100-018-0126-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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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.