• Workshop on Nomenclature for Physical Mapping of Complex Genomes 

 (cosponsored with Howard Hughes Medical Institute) (April 1989). 



• Large Insert Cloning Workshop (December 1989), and 



• Workshops on Chromosomes 16 and X (June and December 1989). 



The Joint Informatics Task Force, comprised of experts appointed by the NIH PAC 

 and the DOE HGCC. has constructed a document that makes recommendations for the 

 present and future computing needs of researchers involved in the Human Genome 

 Project. Another joint DOE/NIH working group has been formed to address ethical, 

 social, and legal issues associated with the Human Genome Project. A third joint 

 working group, on chromosome mapping, is being fonned. 



International Human Genome Organisation 



The international Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) has been formed to assist with 

 coordination of national efforts, facilitate exchange of research resources, encourage 

 public debate, and provide information and advice on the implications of human 

 genome research. Conceived in April 1988. HUGO is incorporated in Switzerland and 

 in the United States. New members from among participants in genome research are 

 elected in a manner similar to that of the European Molecular Biology Organisation and 

 in some ways parallel to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Its 42 founding 

 members represented 17 countries and included 3 members of the DOE HGCC. Within 

 its first year. 219 members were elected, including 12 participants in DOE-funded 

 genome projects. The election of 20 new members in December 1989 increased the 

 membership to 239. HUGO'S officers for 1990 are Sir Walter Bodmer (United 

 Kingdom). President; Charles R. Cantor (United States), Vice President, North 

 America; Kenichi Matsubara (Japan), Vice President, Asia; and Andrei D. Mirzabekov 

 (Soviet Union), Vice President, Eastern Europe. 



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