HVP Neurogenetics Consortium meeting

Confirmed Speakers

• Paola Carrera, Italy
• Maria-Jesus Sobrido, Spain
• Stephan Zuckner, United States
• Giovanni Stevanin / Alexandra Dürr, France 
• Jorge Sequeiros, Portugal
• Shoji Tsuji, Japan
• Johan T. den Dunnen, Netherlands
• Dennis Bulman, Canada
   

Abstracts

Abstract submittal is now closed.

Details

Tuesday 11th October 2011
8.30 AM - 3.30 PM
Room - Mackenzie, Convention Level
Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel
900 Rene Levesque Blvd. W
Montreal, Quebec
Canada


Registration: 8.00 am - 9.00 am
Meeting Start: 9.00 am
Meeting End: 3.30 pm
(in time for ICHG Plenary)

This meeting is designed to run as a satellite to the International Congress of Human Genetics that this year will be held in conjunction with the American Society of Human Genetics' Annual Meeting (11th - 15th October 2011).

The Human Variome Project is an International Initiative with a goal of understanding genetic variation in relation to disease. To achieve this goal, important issues need to be considered such as the new technologies, high throughput data production, genotype to phenotype correlation, multidisciplinary interaction, data-basing and data curation, computation, high standards for data quality, and attention to social-ethical and legal implications. In this frame, a Neurogenetics Consortium has been initiated in order to foster collaboration and to maximize the impact of discovery on the understanding and treatment of neurologic disorders with a genetic basis. The Consortium’s founding group consisted of basic researchers, clinicians, informaticians and database creators. Strategic aims have been established at the preliminary meetings (Haworth et al., Neurogenetics 2011).

Within the Neurogenetics Consortium, more specific initiatives have started to shape up among expert communities, focused on the particular characteristics, clinical natures, and particular diagnostic problems of neurogenetic syndromes. Working groups of researchers and clinical specialists in neurogenetic disorders such as spastic paraparesis, ataxias, peripheral neuropathies, mitochondrial diseases and also complex neurological diseases have started discussions and plans that need now to be further advanced. The common vision and ultimate goal of these specific working groups, within the broader scope of the Neurogenetics Consortium and the Human Variome Project, is to provide the frame, tools and expert teams to bring neurogenetic mutation databases the necessary degree of completeness, integration, quality and coordination.

Thus, this 3rd meeting of the Human Variome Project Neurogenetics Consortium intends to bring continuation both to the general Neurogenetics initiative and also to the specific working groups. The meeting will cover key topics in the field of mutation and genetic/genomic variation of the disorders of the nervous system, databases and their curation. Research groups, healthcare professionals or private companies with an interest in this field are invited to submit an abstract or contact the organizing committee if they wish to contribute any suggestions or proposed topic. The meeting will run from 8:30 am to 3.30 pm, with brief coffee and lunch breaks.

Organizing Committee

Maria-Jesus Sobrido - Spain

Paola Carrera - Italy

Registration Fees

All costs in Australian $. A SEPERATE REGISTRATION FEE WILL BE CHARGED TO THE ASHG/IFHGS MEETING AS THIS IS A DIFFERENT MEETING. The Fee includes administrative costs, coffee break & lunch. Earlybird fees are subsidised by the HVP. 

AUD$50.

VISIT THE MEETING WEBSITE - http://www.humanvariomeproject.org/fora/neuro2011/