The 2nd UAEU Zayed Centre Genomic Medicine Workshop and the 22nd Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics Day will be organized in the Sheikh Khalifa Auditorium, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University in Tawam Campus in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. The meeting will be co-organized from the UAEU Zayed Center and the Golden Helix Foundation.
This international event is open for biomedical scientists, hospital and general pharmacists, specialists, general practitioners, medical students, laboratory technicians, regulators, healthcare insurers and others interested in pharmacogenomics.
The meeting will feature two keynote lectures and plenary lectures from local and international speakers on the impact of pharmacogenomics in various medical specialties, focusing in particular on the impact of pharmacogenomics in public health.
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IntroductionSpeakersScientific ProgramSponsorsGalleryThe 2nd UAEU Zayed Centre Genomic Medicine Workshop and the 22nd Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics Day will be organized in the Sheikh Khalifa Auditorium, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University in Tawam Campus in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. The meeting will be co-organized from the UAEU Zayed Center and the Golden Helix Foundation.
This international event is open for biomedical scientists, hospital and general pharmacists, specialists, general practitioners, medical students, laboratory technicians, regulators, healthcare insurers and others interested in pharmacogenomics.
The meeting will feature two keynote lectures and plenary lectures from local and international speakers on the impact of pharmacogenomics in various medical specialties, focusing in particular on the impact of pharmacogenomics in public health.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee
| Co-organized by: | |
Under the auspices of:
Organizing Committee
Fatma Al-Maskari; Professor and Director, Zayed Bin Sultan Center for Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
George P. Patrinos; Professor, University of Patras, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece and Adjunct Professor, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
Bassam R. Ali; Professor, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
Speakers and Moderators
Keynote Speakers
Alessio Squassina; Cagliari, Italy
George P. Patrinos; Patras, Greece
Speakers
Ahmed Abou Tayoun, Dubai, UAE
Noura Al-Dhaheri, Al-Ain, UAE
Zeina Al-Mahairi, Al-Ain, UAE
Aisha Al-Shamsi, Al-Ain, UAE
Fedah Mohammed, Al-Ain, UAE
11:30 – 12:30 Registration
12:30 – 12:40 Welcome addresses:
Fatma Al-Maskari; Professor and Director, Zayed Bin Sultan Center for Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
George P. Patrinos; Professor, University of Patras, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece
Session 1
Chairs: Prof. George P. Patrinos and Prof. Fatima Al-Meskari
12:40 – 13:20 Pharmacogenomics of mood stabilizers in the treatment of bipolar disorder
Alessio Squassina; Assistant Professor, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
13:20 – 14:00 Next Generation Sequencing in the diagnosis of genetic conditions
Ahmed Abou Tayoun; Director, Genetics Laboratory, Al-Jalila Children Hospital, Dubai, UAE
14:00 – 14:30 Novel gene discoveries using exome/genome sequencing
Noura Al-Dhaheri; Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
14:30– 15:00: Coffee Break
Session 2
Chairs: Prof. Bassam Ali and Prof. Fatima Al-Meskari
15:00 – 15:40 Clinical Implementation of Pharmacogenomics
George P. Patrinos; Professor, University of Patras, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece & Adjunct Professor, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
15:40 – 16:10 Delineating families with rare recessive disorders
Aisha Al-Shamsi; Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Tawam Hospital, Al-Ain, UAE
16:10 – 16:30 Pharmacogenomics in selected cancers in UAE
Zeina Al-Mahairi; Research Scientist, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
16:30 – 16:50 From disease mechanisms to potential therapies for genetic diseases
Fedah Mohammed; PhD Student, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
16:50 – 17:00:Closing remarks
Bassam R. Ali; Professor, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
We thank the following academic entities for kindly supporting this conference:
