Skeletal Anatomy Jamboree

Phenoscape Skeletal Anatomy Jamboree: April 9-10, 2010

A workshop hosted by the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)

Location and Date

Venue: National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) (directions, also see information for visitors)

Date: April 9-10, 2010

Organizers: Paula Mabee, Wasila Dahdul

Introduction

The main focus of this meeting will be to re-evaluate the high-level skeletal system ontology hierarchy for fishes, particularly in relation to anatomy ontologies of other vertebrates. We will re-examine existing terms and definitions (cells, tissues, development, anatomical structures) for their applicability across vertebrates and redefine terms as necessary so that we leave with complete definitions. We will discuss how to represent of bone development within the structurally-defined hierarchy of the anatomy ontology. In addition, ontological issues such as multiple inheritance and cross-product definitions will be discussed although their solutions depend on the definitions we develop for the relevant terms.

Agenda

Friday, April 9, 2010

Morning

• 8:30 SHUTTLE FROM HOTEL
• 8:45 Coffee & pastries
• 8:45-9:15 Welcomes and participant introductions
• 9:15-9:45 Paula Mabee: Introduction to workshop
• 9:45-10:15 Wasila Dahdul: Intro to ontologies and issues
• 10:15-10:30 Brian Hall: Intro to bone classification
• 10:30 Coffee break
• 10:45-11:45 Group discussion on use cases
• 11:45-12:15
• 12:15 LUNCH

Afternoon -- breakout groups TBD

• 1:30 – 2:00:
• 2:00
• 3:15 Coffee break
• 3:30-4:15:
• 4:15-5:00:
• 5:00: Van back to hotel
• 5:30-6:30: Drinks at hotel
• 6:30 Van from hotel to dinner (whole group)

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Morning

• 8:00 SHUTTLE FROM HOTEL
• 8:15 Coffee & pastries
• 8:30-9:30
• 9:30-9:45
• 9:45
• 10:45 Coffee
• 11:00-11:45 Usability testing concurrent with breakout groups
• 11:45-12:15
• 12:15 LUNCH

Afternoon

• 1:30 – 2:00:
• 2:00
• 3:15 Coffee break
• 3:30-4:15:
• 4:15-5:00:
• 5:00: Van back to hotel
• 5:30-6:30: Drinks at hotel
• 6:30 Van from hotel to dinner (whole group)

Sunday, April 11, 2010

• Participants leave

Logistics

• For long-distance participants, the hotel is the Millennium Hotel (2800 Campus Walk Ave, Durham, NC 27705; tel. (919) 383-8575)
• For dining & entertainment, NESCent is right across from Ninth Street
• For the venue, NESCent is in the historic Erwin Mills building (directions)

Reading

1. Hall, B. K., and Witten, P. E. (2007). The Origin and Plasticity of Skeletal Tissues in Vertebrate Evolution and Development. In: Major Transitions in Vertebrate Evolution (Jason S. Anderson and Hans-Dieter Sues, eds). Festschrift for Dr. Robert L. Carroll. pp. 13-57. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN.
2. Dahdul, W. M., J. G. Lundberg, P. E. Midford, J. P. Balhoff, H. Lapp, T. J. Vision, M. A. Haendel, M. Westerfield, and P. M. Mabee. 2010. The Teleost Anatomy Ontology: Anatomical representation for the genomics age. Systematic Biology, in press.
3. Mabee P, Ashburner M, Cronk Q, Gkoutos G, Haendel M, et al. (2007) Phenotype ontologies: the bridge between genomics and evolution. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 22: 345-350.
4. Haendel MA, Neuhaus F, Osumi-Sutherland DS, Mabee PM, Mejino JLV, et al. (2008) CARO–the common anatomy reference ontology. In: Burger A, Davidson D, Baldock R, editors. Anatomy Ontologies for Bioinformatics: Principles and Practice. London: Springer. pp. 327-349.
5. Hall, B. 2005. Bones and Cartilage: Developmental Skeletal Biology. Academic Press. 792 p.