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For Immediate Release
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
12:00 pm U.S. Pacific Time (UTC-05:00)
WHEN:
Saturday through Wednesday, Oct. 18-22, 2014
WHERE:
American Society of Human Genetics 2014 Annual Meeting
San Diego Convention Center, 111 W. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
WHAT:
Invited and platform (oral) sessions and other presentations of the latest research in human genetics and big data:
Saturday, Oct. 18, 5:30-5:50 pm, Hall B1
Plenary Session: The UK10K Project: Rare variants in health and disease
Nicole Soranzo, PhD, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Sunday, Oct. 19, 8:00-9:30 am, Hall B1
Distinguished Speakers Symposium: Separating signal from noise
Moderators: Cynthia Casson Morton, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School; Andrew S. McCallion, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Sunday, Oct. 19, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Room 6AB
Invited Session: Crowdsourced genetics
Moderators: Itsik Pe’er, PhD, Columbia University; Yaniv Erlich, PhD, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Monday, Oct. 20, 8:00-8:30 am, Hall B1
Plenary Session: The Human Knockout Project: Systematic discovery of loss-of-function variants in humans
Konrad J. Karczewski, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, et al
Monday, Oct. 20, 9:00-9:30 am, Hall B1
Award Presentation: ASHG Curt Stern Award
Recipients: Gonçalo R. Abecasis, DPhil, University of Michigan; Mark J. Daly, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Monday, Oct. 20, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, Hall B1
Platform Session: Cloudy with a Chance of Big Data
- 11:00-11:15 pm: Databases, genome repositories, and clinical applications to interpret personal genome for precision and preventive therapies
Rong Chen, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Monday, Oct. 20, 4:30-6:30 pm, Room 6CF
Platform Session: Cardiovascular Genetics II: Genetic Discovery and Characterization
- 5:45-6:00 pm: Trans-ethnic genome-wide association study identified 15 new genetic loci influencing blood pressure traits, and implicates a role for DNA methylation: The International Genetics of Blood Pressure (iGEN-BP) Study
Marie Loh, PhD, Imperial College London, et al
Monday, Oct. 20, 4:30-6:30 pm, Hall B1
Platform Session: From Bytes to Phenotypes
- 5:30-5:45 pm: PhenomeCentral: An integrated portal for sharing patient phenotype and genotype data for rare genetic disorders
Michael Brudno, PhD, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, et al - 6:15-6:30 pm: Findings from the Critical Assessment of Genome Interpretation, a community experiment to evaluate phenotype prediction
Steven E. Brenner, PhD, UC Berkeley, et al
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 8:00-8:30 am, Hall B1
Plenary Session: Completion of the 1000 Genomes Project: Results, lessons learned and open questions
Gonçalo Abecasis, DPhil, University of Michigan
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 8:30-10:00 am, Hall B1
ASHG/ESHG Building Bridges Session: Evolving uncertainties in genomic medicine
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, Room 28
Platform Session: Balanced and Unbalanced Chromosomal Rearrangements
- 11:00-11:15 am: Balanced chromosome rearrangements rapidly annotate the morbid human genome
Tammy Kammin, MSc, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, et al
About the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)
Founded in 1948, the American Society of Human Genetics is the primary professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide. Its nearly 8,000 members include researchers, academicians, clinicians, laboratory practice professionals, genetic counselors, nurses, and others with an interest in human genetics. The Society serves scientists, health professionals, and the public by providing forums to: (1) share research results through the ASHG Annual Meeting and in The American Journal of Human Genetics; (2) advance genetic research by advocating for research support; (3) educate current and future genetics professionals, health care providers, advocates, policymakers, educators, students, and the public about all aspects of human genetics; and (4) promote genetic services and support responsible social and scientific policies. For more information, visit: http://wptest.ashg.org.
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