FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS Nematode genomics and informatics: leveraging C. elegans PAUL W. STERNBERG. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PASADENA, CA HHMI, Caltech and WormBase C. elegans has emerged as a model organism, not only for classical biology but also for genomics and bioinformatics. With the emergence of additional genome informatic resources, the C. elegans and parasitic helminth commu...