10th Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics Day, room G106
* Please note that participants whishing to attend the special interest symposium do have to register to attend The EMBO Meeting - day passes are available*
Organizing Committee:
Joseph Borg, University of Malta, Department of Applied Medical Sciences, Msida, Malta & George P. Patrinos, University of Patras, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM – September 21, 2013
| 8.00 – 9.00 | Registration |
| 9.00 – 9.10 | Opening addresses: |
| Joseph Borg (University of Malta), George P. Patrinos (University of Patras) | |
| Session 1 | Chairperson: Wouter de Laat |
| 9.10 - 9.30 | Joseph Borg, Lecturer, University of Malta, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Applied Biomedical Science, Msida, Malta Whole genome sequencing as a tool to identify modifier genes in disease |
| 9.30 – 10.00 | George P. Patrinos, Associate Professor, University of Patras, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece Pharmacogenomics and whole genome sequencing |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Clint Mizzi, Research Assistant, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Malta, Msida, Malta Whole exome sequencing of mixed DNA samples and its clinical applications |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Wouter de Laat, Professor, Hubrecht Institute – KNAW and University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands Next-generation sequencing to determine long-range DNA interactions |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| Session 2 | Chairperson: George P. Patrinos |
| 11.30 - 12.00 | Sjaak Philipsen, Professor, Erasmus University Medical Center, Department of Cell Biology, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Next-generation RNA sequencing |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Bauke Ylstra, Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Pathology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Next-generation sequencing uncovers clinically relevant intra tumor genetic heterogeneous chromosomal aberrations in Low Grade Glioma |
| 12.30 – 13.00 | Joris Veltman, Professor, Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands Whole exome sequencing in clinical genetics |
| 13.00 – 13.30 | Discussion - Concluding remarks |