Introduction
10th Golden HelixPharmacogenomics Day
RAI Convention Center
21 September 2013, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The 10th Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics day was held in the G106 lecture hall of the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The meeting was organized as a Special Interest Symposium of the 5th EMBO Meeting, one of the most prestigious scientific events in Molecular Biology worldwide. The meeting was opened to registered participants of the 5th EMBO Meeting and was attended by over 100 participants from various countries.
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Speakers
Organizing Committe
Joseph Borg; Lecturer; University of Malta, Department of Applied Medical Sciences, Msida, Malta
George P. Patrinos; Associate Professor, University of Patras, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece
Invited speakers
Joseph Borg (Msida, Malta)
Wouter de Laat (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
Clint Mizzi (Msida, Malta)
George P. Patrinos (Patras, Greece)
Sjaak Philipsen (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
Bauke Ylstra (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Joris Veltman (Nijmegen, the Netherlands)
Scientific Program
Scientific Program
08.00 09.00 Registration
09.00 09.10 Opening addresses
Session 1 - Chairperson: Wouter de Laat
09.10 09.30 Joseph Borg, Lecturer, University of Malta, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Applied Biomedical Science, Msida, Malta
Whole genome sequencing as a tool to identify modifier genes in disease
09.30 10.00 George P. Patrinos, Associate Professor, University of Patras, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece
Pharmacogenomics and whole genome sequencing
10.00 10.30 Clint Mizzi, Research Assistant, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
Whole exome sequencing of mixed DNA samples and its clinical applications
10.30 11.00 Wouter de Laat, Professor, Hubrecht Institute KNAW and University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Next-generation sequencing to determine long-range DNA interactions
COFFEE BREAK
Session 2 - Chairperson: George P. Patrinos
11.30 12.00 Sjaak Philipsen, Professor, Erasmus University Medical Center, Department of Cell Biology, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Next-generation RNA sequencing
12.00 12.30 Bauke Ylstra, Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Pathology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Next-generation sequencing uncovers clinically relevant intra tumor genetic heterogeneous chromosomal aberrations in Low Grade Glioma
12.30 13.00 Joris Veltman, Professor, Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Whole exome sequencing in clinical genetics
13.00 13.30 Discussion - Concluding remarks
