Invited Speakers: see program
Program:
PROGRAM OF MORNING SESSIONS:
Thursday, September 25
GENETICS AND INHERITANCE OF CANCER
G. Romeo (Lyon, France)
- Non-Mendelian inheritance in cancer genetics
L. Luzzatto (New York, NY, USA)
- PNH: a clonal disorder of hematopoiesis
D. Goldgar (Lyon, France)
- Genetic mapping of susceptibility loci for cancer
P. Brennan (Lyon, France)
- Gene-environment interaction
C. Sapienza (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
- Genome imprinting and parental origin effects in cancer genetics
-> Get together party
Friday, September 26
CLONING OF CANCER GENES
M. Stratton (Sutton, UK)
- BRCA1, BRCA2
P. Devilee (Leiden, Netherlands)
- Identification of somatically mutated genes targeted by loss of heterozygosity
B. Weber (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
- To be announced
H. Sobol (Marseille, France)
- To be announced
Saturday, September 27
CANCER GENETICS AND SOCIETY
G. Lenoir (Lyon, France)
- To be announced
F. Eisinger (Marseille, France)
- Medical management of the genetic risk in breast and ovarian cancer. French and North American guidelines: a comparative analysis.
R. Eeles (Sutton, UK)
- Predictive genetic testing for BRCA1
S. Hodgson (London, UK)
- How can we prevent cancer mortality by our knowledge of clinical genetic aspects of cancer?
-> Excursion through the Cinque Terre
Sunday, September 28
FROM GENES TO FUNCTION
J. Hall (Lyon, France)
- DNA damage and repair: cellular deficiencies and their consequences
Y. Shiloh (Tel Aviv, Israel)
- ATM from gene to function: DNA damage and more
J. Groden (Cincinnati, OH, USA)
- The genetics and biochemistry of Bloom1s syndrome
A. Savoia (S. Giovanni Rotondo, Italy)
- Fanconi anaemia: a model of predisposition to malignancies
Monday, September 29
MUTATION ANALYSIS
R. Wolf (Dundee, UK)
- Genetic polymorphism and cancer
P. Hainaut (Lyon, France)
- The lesson from sporadic mutation analysis
Z. Wang (Lyon, France)
- Genomic stability and tumour development
R. Fodde (Leiden, Netherlands)
- Genotype-phenotype correlations at the APC gene: lessons from mice and men
Tuesday, September 30
TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND CANCER RESEARCH
F. Eggerding (Pasadena, CA, USA)
- Cancer profiling: molecular genetic approaches to cancer diagnosis
E. Mansfield (Sunnyvale, CA, USA)
- Genetic profiling by capillary array electrophoresis
P. Fortina (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
- Genetic analysis by microfabricated devices
T. Theriault (Pasadena, CA, USA)
- Gene expression level monitoring by DNA microarrays
Each afternoon: 2 rounds of workshops (1-2 Faculties with 15-20 students).
Registration :
- Purpose:
The course will be addressed to:
(a) PhD students and post-doctoral fellows engaged in research on cancer;
(b) MD and PhD who are involved in the delivery of services of patients and families with heritable cancer;
(c) geneticists and other medical specialists who need to attend an introductory course on cancer genetics;
(d) a limited number of genetic associates or genetic nurses who have a scientific background and are already working in oncology or genetics departments.
The course should create a bridge between the basic knowledge which is accumulating in the field of cancer genetics and its medical applications.
- Format:
Review lectures given during morning sessions on different aspects of cancer genetics; two sessions of 67 concurrent workshops each afternoon: one or more faculty members will discuss with a small group of students different aspects of research in cancer genetics and/or practical applications oriented towards the delivery of services (e.g. genetic counselling).
- Fees:
It. Lire 600,000, to cover course fee, course book, lunches, coffee and tea breaks, welcome party, certificate of attendance.
- Accommodation:
Half board per day per person: Lire 130.000/person/day/single room. Lire 110.000/person/day/twin beds. Lire 85.000/person/day/room with 3 beds.
- Venue:
Grand Hotel dei Castelli, Sestri Levante (a seaside resort, 40 km from Genoa).
- Language:
English.
- Applications:
The course will be limited to 110 participants. Send by regular mail a short c.v., a letter of 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 Silvia Trucco
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics
Istituto G. Gaslini
16148 Genoa, Italy
Tel. +(39) 10 563 63 70
Fax: +(39) 10 377 97 97
E-mail: genetica@igecuniv.cisi.unige.it
- Fellowships:
Candidates admitted to the course will be encouraged to apply for financial support directly to their own national cancer charities.
Deadline for Abstracts: Applications will be accepted until the course is full.
Email for Requests and Registration: genetica@igecuniv.cisi.unige.it