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Comparative and Functional Genomics Comp Funct Genom 2001; 2: 257–262. DOI: 10.1002/cfg.88 Meeting Review Royal Society Discussion Meeting: Utilising the genome sequence of parasitic protozoa 21-22 March 2001 The Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG Neil Hall* The Sanger Centre, Welcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK *Correspondence to: Abstract The Sanger Centre, Welcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Protozoan parasites cause some of the world’s most important diseases. Genome Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK. sequencing information is rapidly being acquired and combined with new developments in E-mail: nh1@sanger.ac.uk functional genome analysis to transform our understanding of parasites, and to enable new approaches to combating the diseases they cause. Copyright # 2001 John Wiley Sons, Ltd. Keywords: parasite; functional genomics; protozoa; apicomplexa; plasmodium ; trypano- soma; leishmania Introduction of the yeast community, who obtained their complete genome sequence back in 1995. In his To facilitate the dissemination of the exciting new paper ‘Functional genomics: lessons from yeast’ he data, a public discussion meeting, hosted by The suggested one of the lessons for the parasite Royal Society, was organised by Professor Jennie community is that much can be achieved when the Blackwell, Professor Chris Newbold, Dr Mike Turner community works together, whether this was in the and Professor Keith Vickerman FRS.