R Genetics Project Meeting

Agenda Items
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        - Presentation at UseR!
        - Launch
        - Grant
        - Rosetta

Attendance
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        - Greg Warnes
        - Nitin Jain
        - Ross Lazarus
        - David Henderson
Meeting Minutes
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        - Grant - Ross
                        o Funded at 53% by removing last 2 years, one PI, reduced time,
                                and drop one employee
                        o Funding start April 1
                        o Need really good R/C programmer for grant.  Send
                        candidates to Ross
                                [] Greg knows of 1, ask him if he's willing to go to Boston
                                - email him this evening, have him email Ross directly

David has an SBR grant Gene Expression as phenotype w genetic
                markers as predictors
                        o Has gone to review
                        o We're all willing to help
                        [] David will ask when Supplimentary Info can be sent: Today
Presentation at UseR! 2006
                        o June 15-17
                        o Abstract Deadline Feb 22
                        o Participants: Greg, Ross (not attending), David (attending),
                                        Nitin (not attending), Scott (attending?)
                        o I also have a 1 or two other abstract going in (using O-S
                        software in Pharma, parallel computing with R)
                        [] Greg: Draft abstract, forward to list: Tuesday

[Aside:] NetWorkSpaces for R parallel computing library... send
                        copy to list]
                        [] Greg: Send description to list: Today

"Genetic Association Information Network" (GAIN) Pfizer + NIH +
                Affymetrics collaboration to FUND 5+ large scale whole genome
                scans using 500K SNP chips including phenotype data
                URL: (paste in later today)
                Idea: establish R-Genetics codes as the default way of
                processing that data!

Launch of R-Genetics codes
                What is still left to do?
                [] Greg: Vignette mostly done.      Put draft into CVS on Monday
                                                 Complete vignetted by Mar 1. (with Nitin's help)
                [] Ross: Vignette for the FBAT code: By Feb 24
                [] David: Vignette for GeneticsPed: Mar 1
                [] Ross: Have web site up for project: (Software) Mar 1
                         (David's brother runs martian-designs.com to do web design
                         for about $700)
                [] Ross: Send request for $$ to me to ask my boss about
                [] David: Ask Michael if Insightful might be willing to fund
                         site design/construction
                May 15: Alpha release out 1 month before UserR! Want code
                ready for download when talk is given.
                Do through BioConductor site? Vince is willing.
                        --> Use all infrastructure within BioConductor plus own web
                                        site

Rosetta - call from someone who noticed our XML metadata, are
                willing to pitch in and help if they can
                Sounds good.
                Follow-up: