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JMP® Genomics next-gen seminar to be held at Broad InstituteEast Coast venues also include Rockville, MD, and Bedminster, NJCARY, NC (Sep. 17, 2009) – Next-generation genetic sequencing technology and its applications to groundbreaking scientific research will be the focus of a seminar sponsored by JMP Genomics and hosted by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, MA, Thursday, Oct. 8. The Broad event is the last of three stops in the East Coast genomics seminar series, which includes presentations at Johns Hopkins University’s Rockville, MD, campus, Tuesday, Oct. 6, and at the SAS office in Bedminster, NJ, Wednesday, Oct. 7. All events are open to members of the scientific community without charge. Representatives from SAS and the National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) will discuss NCGR’s award-winning research into the biological roots of schizophrenia and its next-gen analysis pipeline, which integrates with JMP Genomics for statistical analysis and visualization of summarized data from next-generation studies. Presenters include Faye Schilkey, Associate Director of NCGR’s New Mexico Genome Sequencing Center, and Doug Robinson, PhD, JMP Genomics Application Scientist Manager. The half-day seminars are scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch will be provided. For details about the agenda and registration information, click here or go to http://www.jmp.com/ genomics and look for the article about the series. About JMPJMP is a business division of SAS, the leader in business intelligence and analytics. SAS software answers strategic business questions no one else can -- enabling you to control costs, drive revenue, achieve capital efficiency and lead with confidence. For more than a quarter of the century, SAS has continued an uninterrupted commitment to solving world class business problems. About the Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardThe Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard was founded in 2003 to empower this generation of creative scientists to transform medicine with new genome-based knowledge. The Broad Institute seeks to describe all the molecular components of life and their connections; discover the molecular basis of major human diseases; develop effective new approaches to diagnostics and therapeutics; and disseminate discoveries, tools, methods and data openly to the entire scientific community. Founded by MIT, Harvard and its affiliated hospitals, and the visionary Los Angeles philanthropists Eli and Edythe L. Broad, the Broad Institute includes faculty, professional staff and students from throughout the MIT and Harvard biomedical research communities and beyond, with collaborations spanning over a hundred private and public institutions in more than 40 countries worldwide. For further information about the Broad Institute, go to www.broadinstitute.org.
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