HVP:, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia
27 - 30 August 2018
The 3rd Variant Effect Prediction Course (VEPTC) will be held in Malaysia from 27 - 30 August 2018 at the Newcastle University School of Medicine, near Johor Bahru. This city is located just 25km from Singapore so is easily accessed. The Course is suitable for anyone working in a DNA laboratory and is not just for students, it is most suitable for professional staff - 90% of past delegates have not been students and have found this very beneficial for their work! You must bring your own laptop to participate. If you are in Asia, this is your best chance to attend this course. If you are elsewhere, this is your chance to attend with a cheaper registration rate and hotel and stay rates in Malaysia - it makes sense to come to Malaysia! Much has changed in the last 20 years: the NGS revolution has shifted our focus from technologies for detecting variants in DNA to the evaluation of the possible consequences of sequence variants. Consequently, we shifted the focus of the 3rd VEPTC to Variant Effect Prediction, or "everything that [we] can do to help decide whether a variant has deleterious consequences or not”. The course will be grouped into plenary sessions, and the lectures given by experts from universities, research institutes, private diagnostic laboratories, and biotech companies. The sessions will be interspersed by presentations from a few selected abstracts and Concurrent Practicals. The field of genetic diagnostics will continue to change, at least as swiftly as it has in the last decade. Continued development depends on the continuing education and training of professionals and beginners alike. Based on participant feedback and our inspired discussions during the course and at evening events we will once again host this educational event.
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