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The capacity audience of 230 represented an international community of specialists from major mapping and sequencing centers, university and government laboratories, and the private sector. In addition to the 78 presentations, 20 manufacturers exhibited leading-edge technology. DOE and NIH managers gave overviews of various genome programs and their expectations for continued automation and instrumentation development. Researchers reported significant progress in both conventional and new technologies. Several talks described gains in sequencing speed and throughput using capillary electrophoresis and new methods based on revolutionary chip-microfabrication technologies. Representatives from genome research centers described efforts to increase productivity through large-scale system integration; data handling in large-scale applications and expert-system analysis were also addressed. Although the conference program was tightly scheduled for the 3-day event, social occasions provided time for individual interactions at the welcoming reception, exhibitors display reception, and conference banquet. The Engineering R&D area displayed technology development and fabrication efforts at LBNL, and human genome laboratory tours showed a wide range of custom-built and custom-adapted equipment in actual use. |
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