Introduction
3rd Golden HelixPharmacogenomics Day
Auditorium, Democritus University of Thrace, School of Medicine
8 April 2011, Alexandroupolis, GREECE
The 3rd Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics day was held in the auditorium of the School of Medicine of the Democritus University of Thrace in Greece. Over 200 participants, mostly udergraduate and graduate students followed this educational event that revolved around the promise of pharmacogenomics in modern medical practice. The meeting coincided with the inaugural Board meeting of the European Society of Pharmacogenomics and Theranostics.
Co-organized by:
Speakers
Organizing Committe
Evangelos Manolopoulos; Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace, School of Medicine, Alexandroupolis, Greece
Sotiria Boukouvala; Lecturer,Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Molceular Biology and Genetics, Alexandroupolis, Greece
George P. Patrinos; Assistant Professor, University of Patras, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece
Invited speakers
Sotiria Boukouvala (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
Adrian Llerena (Extremadura, Spain)
George P. Patrinos (Patras, Greece)
Georgia Ragia (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
Despina Sanoudou (Athens, Greece)
Ron van Schaik (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
Gerard Siest (Nancy, France)
Sophie Visvikis-Siest (Nancy, France)
Scientific Program
Scientific Program
11:00-12:00 Registrations
SESSION 1 - Chairpersons: Vangelis G. Manolopoulos, Nikolaos Papanas
12:00-12:10: Welcome notes (Head of the Medical Faculty, Head of Hospital etc)
12:10-12:40: Ron van Schaik;Erasmus MC,Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Integration of Pharmacogenomics into clinical practice
12:40-13:10: Adrian Llerena; University of Extremadura, Spain
Pharmacogenetics and Psychological functioning: CYP2D6, Eating Disorders and Suicide
13:10-13:40:Sophie Visvikis-Siest; CHU-Nancy, France
Biobanking in pharmacogenomics
13:40-14:20: Gerard Siest, CHU-Nancy, France
KEYNOTE LECTURE - Pharmacogenomics of clopidogrel and other antiplatelet agents: A major issue in current cardiology
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 2 - Chairpersons: George P. Patrinos, Sotiria Boukouvala
14:50-15:15:Despina Sanoudou, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
From Pharmacology and Genomics to Pharmacogenomics
15:15-15:40: Sotiria Boukouvala, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis,Greece
The three faces of Pharmacogenomics in drug discovery and development
15:40-16:05: Georgia Ragia, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
The EU-PACT clinical trial: Pharmacogenomics of anticoagulant therapy ready for the clinic?
16:05-16:30:George P. Patrinos, University of Patras, Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece
Pharmacogenomics and hemoglobinopathies
COMPANY LECTURE
16:05-16:30: Fotini Papageorgiou, Roche Diagnostics S.A., Athens, Greece
Novel tools for biomarker detection
16:55-17:10 Concluding remarks
18:00-20:00 BOARD MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOGENOMICS AND THERANOSTICS (By invitation only)
