European Genetics Foundation, “EuroMediterranean University Center” of Ronzano (Bologna)
May 23-28, 2010
Sunday, May 23rd Morning session: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL GENETICS AND GENOME ANALYSIS 08:30: G. Romeo, Overview of the course 09:00: D. Donnai, Medical Genetics today 09:45: A. Read, Process of disease gene discovery-monogenic disorders 10:30: Coffee break 11:00: H. Brunner, Genotypes and Phenotypes 11:45: J. Krause, The Neandertal Genome Project 12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures
13:00: Lunch break Afternoon session: 14:30 - 18:00 Concurrent Workshops
Monday, May 24th Morning session: CYTOGENETICS AND CLINICAL GENETICS 09:00: D. Donnai, Basic Concepts in Dysmorphology 09:45: M. Speicher, Cytogenetic Techniques 10:30: Coffee break 11:00: H. Brunner, Chromosomal Syndromes 11:45: J. Veltman, Next Generation Sequencing 12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures
13:00: Lunch break Afternoon session: 14:30 - 18:00 Concurrent Workshops Tuesday, May 25th Morning session: NEW APPROACHES IN MEDICAL GENETICS 09:00: H. Dietz, Marfan disease as paradigm for the transition from medical genetics to genetic medicine. 09:45: N. Katsanis, Ciliopathies and Zebrafish as model organism 10:30: Coffee break 11:00: J. Gecz, Capitalising on genomics to understand the genetics and biology of (primarily X-Linked) learning disability. 11:45: P. Robinson, The Human Phenotype Ontology 13:00: Lunch break 12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures
13:00: Lunch break Afternoon session: 14:30 - 18:00 Concurrent Workshops
Wednesday, May 26th Morning session: COMPLEX GENETIC DISORDERS AND NEUROGENETICS 09:00: E. Maestrini, Complex Traits 09:45: D. Valle, Schizophrenia 10:30: Coffee break 11:00: J. Gecz, ARX Spectrum Disorders 11:45: O. Riess (t.b.d.) 12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures
13:00: Lunch break Afternoon session: SIGHTSEEING TOUR Thursday, May 27th Morning session: THERAPY 09:00: B. Wirth, Spinal Muscular atrophy: from gene to therapy 09:45: D. Valle, (t.b.d.) 10:30: Coffee break 11:00: N. Levy, Treatment of mice in progeria 11:45: (t.b.d.) 12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures
13:00: Lunch break Afternoon session: 14:30 - 18:00 Concurrent Workshops Friday, May 28th Morning session: TECHNOLOGY, EPIGENETICS AND ETHICAL ISSUES 09:00: J. Veltman, (t.b.d.) 09:45: B. Horsthemke, Epigenetics and disease 10:30: Coffee break 11:45: M. C. King, Inherited forms of cancer: breast cancer 11:45: A. Read, Ethical Issues
12:30: Questions from students on morning lectures
13:00: Lunch break Departure after lunch
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