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Yeast Yeast2000;17 :314±321. MeetingHighlights BeyondtheGenome2000:The18thInternational CongressofBiochemistryandMolecularBiology / JoWixon1*andFrancescoBrancia1,2 1SchoolofBiologicalSciences,UniversityofManchester,StopfordBuildingRm.2.205.OxfordRoad.ManchesterM139PT,UK 2MichaelBarberCentreforMassSpectrometry,UMIST,POBox88.ManchesterM601QD,UK *Correspondenceto: JoWixon,SchoolofBiological Sciences,Universityof Manchester,StopfordBuilding Rm.2.205,OxfordRoad, ManchesterM139PT,UK Abstract The meeting was held on 16±20 July 2000 at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, UK, and was co-organized by the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology %IUBMB) and the Federation of European Biochemical Societies %FEBS).Althoughthemeetinghadabroadsubjectarea,theemphasiswas?rmlyplacedon post-genomic studies, and hence several sessions should be of interest to our readers. We provide highlights of these sessions, bringing you a report on the most exciting and informativepresentations.Copyright#2000JohnWileySons,Ltd. Received:19September2000 Accepted:19September2000 Plenarytalks This will involve high-throughput proteomics stu- dies using vastly improved mass spectrometers and The ?rst presentation of the meeting the Severo large-scale productionof antibodies against human Ochoa Lecture), entitled `Decoding of the Human Genome,wasgivenbyCraigVenterCelera,USA). proteins. The meeting ended with George Poste of Aftergivinganoverviewoftheprogressmadewith SmithKline Beecham UK) giving his view of sequencing using ˉuorescent dyes, he went on to molecular medicine, population genetics and the discuss Celeras efforts to sequence the `human future of healthcare delivery in the Datta Lecture. genome.Sampleswereobtainedfromthreefemales All of the drugs produced so far in the last ?ve andtwomales,twoofwhomareCaucasian,oneis years act on just 450 targets, and the seven major Hispanic, one is Chinese and one is African- classes of antibiotic