SECTION	SCOPE
Animal Genetics	Animal models of disease Behavioural genetics Cloning Epigenetics Knockouts Transgenic models
Bioinformatics	Algorithms Comparative genomics Computational genomics Databases Linkage analysis Statistics of sequence comparison Structural biology
Cell Growth & Division	Cell cycle & proteolysis Cell cycle modelling Cell cycle protein structure Checkpoints Cyclin Cdk regulation/Cdk inhibitors DNA replication G1 progression G1/S G2/M Growth Control Meiotic maturation & meiosis Mitosis Mitotic exit & cytokinesis Nutrient sensing & the cell cycle Positive & negative receptor signalling to the cell cycle Simple metazoan cell cycle Telomeres, centromeres & centrosome/spindle pole body Transcriptome analysis, nutritional sensing & the cell cycle
Control of Gene Expression	Assembly of multi-subunit proteins Basic transcription mechanisms (initiation, promoter escape, elongation) Chromatin remodelling (SWI/SNF-like complexes, histone modification, DNA methylation) Connections among processing steps mRNA stability mRNA transport/localization Post-translational regulation of gene expression (ubiquitination, methylation, phosphorylation) RNA-protein interactions Signalling & translational control Splicing/polyadenylation Transcription activation mechanisms (transcriptional activators, mediator/coactivators) Translation mechanisms Translational regulation
Evolutionary/Comparative Genetics	Comparative evolutionary genomics Evolution of genetic systems Evolutionary genetics Evolutionary genetics of phenotype Phylogenetics & taxonomy Population genetics Quantitative evolutionary genetics & QTL mapping Speciation
Genetics of the Immune System	Autoimmune gene mapping Cytokines/interferon Disease mapping Gene super-families Genomic sequence Ig genetics Immunoarrays Immuno-evolution MHC Mouse immunogenetics/knock-outs Primate genetics Receptors Regulation
Genomics	Computational analysis Expression analysis General genomics expertise High-throughput genome technology Mapping and sequencing Proteomics
Medical Genetics	Complex & simple gene mapping Gene therapy Genetic basis of diseases Pre-/post-natal diagnosis
Microbial Evolution & Genomics	Bacterial comparative genomics Evolution Genetic/phenotypic diversity of bacteria, parasites & fungi Microbial genetics Phylogeny Virus evolution
Nuclear Structure & Function	Centromeres Chromatin DNA repair DNA replication Higher order chromosome structure Mutation Nucleolus & nuclear bodies Recombination
Pharmacogenomics	Comparative (evolutionary) pharmacology Genetic factors influencing pharmacodynamics Genetic factors influencing pharmacokinetics Genetically identified drug targets (e.g. orphan receptors) Genetic screening Tailoring drugs to individuals/populations
Physiogenomics	Scope: Approaches, results & interpretation that integrate molecular information for whole organisms or physiological systems through the simultaneous use of genomics, informatics, & physiological analysis. Analysis of genes, expression, or proteomic profiles, recombination mapping, genomic comparison & complex phenotyping to identify those genes influencing complex physiological pathways. Assays for molecular interactions, natural & directed gene alteration, selective breeding studies, or cloning techniques that enable nuclear reprogramming, gene identification or the assessment of gene/environment interactions important to fundamental biochemical pathways. Computational & informatic approaches to integrative models, biomedical data analysis, or mathematical predictions to understand gene-influenced physiological function. Translational observations & interpretation of results important to medical application.
Plant Genetics & Gene Expression	Chromatin Chromosomes, including telomeres, centromeres & cytogenetics Genetics: mapping, meiotic segregation, population genetics, & QTL mapping RNA turnover Silencing & epigenetics Splicing Transcription factors Translation regulation
Plant Genomes & Evolution	Evolution of developmental genes & morphology Genome evolution Genomics Organelle genomes Phylogeny of genes Phylogeny of taxa Transposons

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