WALNUT CREEK, CA -- Four hundred researchers tapping the massive flow of DNA sequence information will gather March 28-30 to share their recent developments at the 2nd Annual U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) User Meeting. DOE JGI is the world's only user facility dedicated to making high-throughput DNA sequencing available to a diverse research community and individual investigators who otherwise would not have access to such a resource to advance the frontiers of their disciplines. The meeting will be held in the California Ballroom at the Walnut Creek Marriott, 2355 North Main Street.

Highlights of the three-day event include:

• Search for Superior Biofuels

• Engineering Microbes for Production of Low-Cost, Effective, Anti-Malarial Drugs

• A Genomic Encyclopedia for Bacteria and Archaea

• Explorations of the Human Microbiome

• New Amplification and Cloning Tools

• Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system workshop

• Tours of the DOE JGI Production Genomics Facility

The complete agenda, registration, and other details may be found at: http://www.jgi.doe.gov/meetings/usermtg07/index.html