Center for Clinical Genetics
and Genomics
Details
Thursday, September 13, 2018
8 AM – 5 PM
University Club in Oakland
Ballroom A
123 University Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Agenda
| 8:00-9:00 | Breakfast/Registration |
| 9:00-10:30 | Scientific Session 1 |
| 9:00-9:30 Jerry Vockley Recent highlights from Children’s Pediatric Genetics |
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| 9:30-9:50 Dan Bellissimo Clinical testing and activities at the Pittsburgh Clinical Genomics and Cytogenetics Laboratories |
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| 9:50-10:00 Greg Humphreys Improved molecular diagnostic utility of whole exome testing |
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| 10:00-10:10 Angela Verdoni The clinical utility of combined whole exome sequencing and microarray analysis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
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| 10:10-10:20 Maureen May Impact of next generation sequencing on clinical testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer predisposition |
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| 10:20-10:30 Jon Adler The importance of genetics in sporadic and familiar forms of pulmonary fibrosis |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Scientific Session 2 |
| 11:00-11:30 Mary Marazita Research activities at the Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics |
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| 11:30-11:45 Hyun Jung Park Computational models for identifying tumorigenic mechanisms and functions at the post-transcriptional level |
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| 11:45-12:00 Philip Empey Pharmagenetics program at UPMC |
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| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 | Scientific Session 3 |
| 1:00-1:30 Annerose Berndt The UPMC Genome Center |
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| 1:30-1:45 Eleanor Feingold Recent highlights from the Department of Human Genetics |
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| 1:45-2:00 Randall Brand The UPMC hereditary GI tumor program |
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| 2:00-2:15 Samantha Rosenthal CREBRF variation, obesity, and diabetes in a Samoan population |
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| 2:15-2:30 Sarah Munyoki High-resolution transcriptome analysis of the primate testis by single cell RNA sequencing |
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| 2:30-4:00 | Poster Session |
| 4:00-5:00 | Scientific Session 4 |
| 4:00-4:15 John Shaffer Research initiatives at the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia |
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| 4:15-4:30 Elena Kessler Development and outcomes of the multidisciplinary pediatric cancer predisposition clinic in its first year |
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| 4:30-4:45 Eric Goetzman Dehydrogenase activities of VLCAD and LCAD in mouse liver |
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| 4:45-5:00 Eve Karloski The impact of genetic counseling on patient engagement and participation in health coaching programs |
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| 5:00 | Adjourn |