Invited plenary lectures

Adriano Aguzzi, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Molecular biology of prion infections

Kristian G. Andersen, Harvard University, Cambridge (MA), USA   
Combining multiple signals to identify the causal variant within regions under positive natural selection

Örjan Carlborg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Deciphering the role of epistasis in complex trait genetics

Mike Goddard, Department of Primary Industry and University of Melbourne, Australia
Genomic selection in farm animal species - lessons learnt and future perspectives

Trudy Mackay, North Carolina State University, Raleigh (NC), USA
Systems genetics of complex traits in drosophila

Peter Visscher, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
Genome-wide association studies of complex traits in human populations: past, present, progress and implications for genomic selection in farm animals

Joachim von Braun, Int. Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C., USA    
The role of livestock production for a growing world population