Program:
Sunday, March 24
8.30 INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR AND FORMAL GENETIC ANALYSIS IN
HUMANS
S. Antonarakis (Geneve): Introduction to Molecular Genetics and DNA Polymorphisms
G. Romeo (Genoa): Mendelian and Non Mendelian Inheritance
P. L. Gambetti (Cleveland): Phenotypic diversity and Genetics of Prions Diseases
M. Devoto (New York): Introduction to Population Genetics
J. Ott (New york): Linkage Analysis
12.30 Lunch at the venue of the school (divided in groups with Faculty members)
13.30 Questions from students on the morning lessons
14.00-16.00 Workshop on Linkage Analysis
16.30-18.30 Concurrent workshops
20.00 Get together party (Hotel Vis a Vis)
Monday, March 25
8.30 GENETIC ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX TRAITS
J. Ott (New York): Genetic Analysis of Complex Traits
B. Mueller (Hamburg):
F. Clerget-Darpoux (Paris): Study of Multifactorial Diseases through Genetic Markers
M. Devoto (New York): Genetic Analysis of Obesity
S. Antonarakis (Geneve): Genetic Analysis of Schizofrenia
12.30 Lunch at the venue of the school (divided in groups with Faculty members)
13.30 Questions from students on the morning lessons
14.00-16.00 Concurrent workshops
16.30-18.30 Concurrent workshops
21.00 Presentation of short papers by students (5' presentation - 5' discussion)
Tuesday, March 26
8.30 FROM CHROMOSOME TO GENES
I. Hansmann (Goettingen): From Chromosome to Genes
C. Delozier Blanchet (Geneve): Development of Cytogenetics
D. Ledbetter (Bethesda): Molecular Cytogenetics: Dosage and Imprinting in Human Development
S. Antonarakis (Geneve): Genomics of Chromosome 21 and of Down Syndrome
12.30 Lunch at the venue of the school (divided in groups with Faculty members)
13.30 Questions from students on the morning lessons
14.00-16.00 Population Genetics workshops
16.30-18.30 Concurrent workshops
Wednesday, March 27
8.30 MOLECULAR GENETICS I
A. Monaco (Oxford): Molecular Genetics of Monogenic and Polygenic Neuropsychiatric Disease
L. Peltonen (Helsinki): Hunting Disease Loci-Lessons from a Genetic Isolate
A. Ballabio (Milan): Strategies for Disease Gene Identification
G. J. van Ommen (Leiden): Molecular Genetics of Neuromuscular Disease
12.30 Lunch at the venue of the school (divided in groups with Faculty members)
13.30 Questions from students on the morning lessons
14.00 Excursion to the 5 Terre
Thursday, March 28
8.30 MOLECULAR GENETICS II
R. Cotton (Melbourne): Mutation Detection and Its Increasing Importance
L. C. Tsui (Toronto): Molecular Genetics of Cystic Fibrosis
M. Zeviani (Milan): Mitochondrial Disorders
D. Nelson (Houston):
12.30 Lunch at the venue of the school (divided in groups with Faculty members)
13.30 Questions from students on the morning lessons
14.00-16.00 Concurrent workshops
16.30-18.30 Concurrent workshops
Friday, March 29
8.30 INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL GENETICS
V. A. McKusick (Baltimore): Relevance of the Genome Project for Clinical Genetics
R. Hennekam (Utrecht): Dysmorphology from Darwin to Molecular Biology
M. Pembrey (London): Clinical Genetic Services: Organization and Objectives
S. Aymé (Villejuif): Impact of Genetics on Public Health: present and future
H. Brunner (Nijmegen): Behavioural Genetics: Some do's and don'ts
12.30 Lunch at the venue of the school (divided in groups with Faculty members)
13.30 Questions from students on the morning lessons
14.00-16.00 Concurrent workshops
16.30-18.30 Concurrent workshops
Saturday, March 30
8.30 CANCER GENETICS
P. Kleihues (Lyon):
H. Sobol (Marseille): Genetic Predisposition to Breast and Ovarian Cancer
S. Naylor (San Antonio - Texas):
M. Pierotti (Milan):
12.30 Lunch at the venue of the school (divided in groups with Faculty members)
13.30 Questions from students on the morning lessons
14.00-16.00 Concurrent workshops
Sunday, March 31
EUROPEAN WORKSHOP ON "ORGANIZATION OF NETWORKS FOR GENETIC COUNSELLING AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS OF CANCER SYNDROMES"
P. Kleihues (Lyons), F. Rilke (Milan), D. Maraninchi (Marseilles):Introduction
F. Eisinger (Marseilles), B. Pasini (Milan), M. Pierotti (Milan):Organization, clinical issues legal aspects
D. Birnbaum (Marseilles), P. Radice (Milan): Breast Cancer: molecular diagnostics
H. Sobol (Marseilles): Prognostic Factors and BCRA1-associated breast cancer
C. Lasset (Lyons): Hereditary Breast Cancer: Screening in Families
Pons de Leon (Modena): Inherited Colon Cancer Family Screening
L. Scopsi (Milan): Families with Recurrence of Thyroid Carcinoma
Registration :
Registration fee: Itl. 495.000 covering tuition fee, course book, lunches, coffee-breaks, welcome party, excursion, certificate of attendance.
Accommodation: Half Board per day per person Itl. 77.000 - 107.000 depending on the type of the room.
Language: English.
The course will be limited to 120 participants. The students are encouraged to apply for financial support from their own national Institutions.
However, a limited number of fellowships covering tuition fee and/or living expenses may become available. Please state clearly in your letter if you want to apply for one.
Send by regular a short c.v., a letter recommendation from an established scientist or clinician, a brief description of your scientific interests (please underline about 10 key words), and a certificate documenting your fluency in English to:
Ms. Paola Quattrone
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics
Istituto G. Gaslini
Largo G. Gaslini, 5
16148 Genova (Italy)
Tel. +39 10 5636400
Fax +39 10 3779797
E-mail: genetica@igecuniv.cisi.unige.it
Applications will be accepted until the course is full. Notifications of accepatance will be sent starting the end of December 1995.
Deadline for Abstracts: none
Email for Requests and Registration: genetica@igecuniv.cisi.unige.it