The 19th Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics day will be organized in the Siakoleio Educational Centre of Clinical Medicine (Nicolas Siakolas Amphitheater) of the Medical School of the University of Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus. The meeting will be co-organized from the University of Cyprus and the Golden Helix Foundation.

This international event is open for clinical chemists, hospital pharmacists, general pharmacists, specialists, general practitioners, medical students, laboratory technicians, regulators, healthcare insurers and others interested in pharmacogenomics.

The meeting will feature lectures from local and international speakers on the impact of pharmacogenomics in various medical specialties, such as oncology, cardiology, and psychiatry, while it will also include lectures on emerging tools for treatment individualisation and the impact of pharmacogenomics on public health.

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The 19th Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics day will be organized in the Siakoleio Educational Centre of Clinical Medicine (Nicolas Siakolas Amphitheater) of the Medical School of the University of Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus. The meeting will be co-organized from the University of Cyprus and the Golden Helix Foundation.

This international event is open for clinical chemists, hospital pharmacists, general pharmacists, specialists, general practitioners, medical students, laboratory technicians, regulators, healthcare insurers and others interested in pharmacogenomics.

The meeting will feature lectures from local and international speakers on the impact of pharmacogenomics in various medical specialties, such as oncology, cardiology, and psychiatry, while it will also include lectures on emerging tools for treatment individualisation and the impact of pharmacogenomics on public health.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee

Co-organized by

Under the auspices of:

Organizing Committee

Nikolas Dietis, Assistant Professor; University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus

Konstantinos Voskarides, Special teaching staff; University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus

George P. Patrinos, Associate Professor; University of Patras School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece

Invited speakers and moderators

Keynote speaker

Alessio Squassina, Pharmacologist; Associate Professor, University of Cagliari, Faculty of Medicine, Cagliari, Italy

Plenary speakers

Andreas Chatzitofis, Psychiatrist, Lecturer, University of Cyprus, Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus

Anastasia Constantinidou, Oncologist, Lecturer, University of Cyprus, Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus

Theodora Katsila, Biochemist, Academic Scholar; University of Patras, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece

George P. Patrinos, Molecular Geneticist, Associate Professor; University of Patras School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece

Gregory Papagregoriou, Molecular Biologist, Senior Scientist, University of Cyprus, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Nicosia, Cyprus

Nikolaos Pavlidis; Oncologist, Professor and Acting Dean, University of Cyprus, Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus

Maja Stojljkovic, Molecular Biologist, Senior Scientist, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Belrgade, Serbia

Konstantinos Voskarides, Geneticist/Molecular Biologist, Special teaching staff; University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus

Scientific Program

8:30 – 9:30      Registration

9:30 – 9:45      Welcome addresses

Nikolaos PavlidisProfessor and Acting Dean, University of Cyprus, Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus

Nikolas Dietis; Assistant Professor, University of Cyprus, Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus

George P. Patrinos; Associate Professor, University of Patras, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece

09:45 – 10:15 Pharmacogenomics of acute lymphoblstic leukemia: Application of next-generation sequencing approaches

Maja Stojiljkovic; Senior Scientist, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Belrgade, Serbia

10:15 – 10:45 Companion Diagnostics in Precision Medicine

George P. Patrinos; Associate Professor, University of Patras, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece

10:45 – 11:15  Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:00 Keynote lecture:

Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine: The example of mood stabilizers

Alessio Squassina; Associate Professor, University of Cagliari, Faculty of Medicine, Cagliari, Italy

12:00 – 12:30 Pharmacometabolomics: Emerging tools for precision medicine

Theodora Katsila; Academic Scholar; University of Patras, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece

12:30 – 14:00  Lunch Break

14:00 – 14:30 Pharmacogenomics in psychiatry

Andreas Chatzitofis, Lecturer, University of Cyprus, Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus

14:30 – 15:00 Precision Medicine in Cancer

Anastasia Constantinidou, Lecturer, University of Cyprus, Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus

15:00 – 15:45 Round table discussion “Introducing personalized medicine into clinical practice: hopes and realities”

Participants: George P. Patrinos (moderator), Theodora Katsila, Konstantinos Voskarides, Anastasia Constantinidou, Andreas Chatzittofis, Nikolas Dietis

15:45 – 16:15 Coffee/Tea break

16:15 – 16:45 Pharmacogenomics and renal diseases

Konstantinos Voskarides; Special Teaching Stuff, University of Cyprus, Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus

16:45 – 17:15 Pharmacogenomics and the role of microRNAs

Gregory Papagregoriou, Senior Scientist, University of Cyprus, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Nicosia, Cyprus

17:15 – 17:30 Closing remarks

Konstantinos Voskarides; Special Teaching Stuff, University of Cyprus, Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus

Sponsors

We thank the following academic and corporate entities for kindly supporting this conference: