From | 2010-05-23 |
To | 2010-05-28 |
Course | Medical Genetics is a week-long postgraduate level course addressed to both researchers and clinicians seeking an up-to-date overview of the field of medical genetics today. It provides an overall view of the clinical developments which are taking place in the major application fields of modern genetics in different medical specialties. The topics covered in the present edition are: Introduction to Medical Genetics and Genome Analysis, Cytogenetics and Clinical Genetics, New Approaches in Medical Genetics, Complex Genetic Disorders and Neurogenetics, Therapy, Technology, Epigenetics and Ethical Issues. |
Venue | Bologna (Italy) - EuroMediterranean University Centre of Ronzano |
Directors | Han Brunner(Nijmegen, The Netherlands) Giovanni Romeo (Bologna, Italy) Brunhilde Wirth (Cologne, Germany). |
Speakers | Dian Donnai (Manchester, UK) Josef Gecz (Adelaide, Australia) Bernhard Horsthemke (Essen, Germany) Nicholas Katsanis (Baltimore, USA) Johannes Krause (Leipzig, Germany) Bart Loeys (Ghent, Belgium) Elena Maestrini (Bologna, Italy) Andrew Read (Manchester, UK) Olaf Riess ( Tuebingen, Germany) Michael Speacher (Graz, Austria) David Valle (Baltimore, USA) Joris Veltman (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) |
Programme | Sunday, May 23rd 08:30: G. Romeo, Overview of the course 09:00: D. Donnai, Medical Genetics today 11:45: J. Krause, The Neandertal Genome Project 12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures 11:45: J. Veltman, Next Generation Sequencing 12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures Tuesday, May 25th 09:45: N. Katsanis, Ciliopathies and Zebrafish as model organism 11:45: O. Riess, What can animal models teach us on the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases? 12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures Morning session: THERAPY 11:00: J. Gecz, ARX Spectrum Disorders 11:45: B. Horsthemke, Epigenetics 12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures Afternoon session: 14:30 - 18:00 Friday, May 28th Morning session: EPIGENETICS, TECHNOLOGY AND ETHICAL ISSUES 09:45: J. Veltman, Copy Number Variation 10:15: A. Read, Ethical Issues 10:45: Coffee break 11:15: General discussion with students as moderators. Departure after lunch |