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The Human Genome:
A Decade of Discovery, Creating a Healthy Future

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Monday, June 7, 2010

Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H Street NW
Farragut Square and Lafayette Park Rooms
Washington D.C., 20001
202-582-1234

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Time of Day Topic/Event Speaker(s)
8:00 a.m. Arrive and Get Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Overview of Day
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Eric Green
8:40 a.m. Perspective on the Human Genome Project — Past and Future
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Francis Collins
9:10 a.m. Q&A with Reporters
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Francis Collins
PANEL ONE - HOW DOES THE GENOME WORK?
9:40 a.m.
A decade of basic research or how does the genome work?
  1. Overview of the Human Genome
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  2. Discovering What's Important: Comparative Genomics and Evolution, The 10K Genomes Project
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  3. More Than The Genes: Controlling the Genome
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  4. Basic Research on the Genome: Human Microbiome Project and Knockout Mouse Project
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Mark Guyer
Adam Felsenfeld
Elise Feingold
Jane Peterson
10:00 a.m. Q&A with Reporters
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PANEL TWO - GENETIC VARIATION: WHY DOES IT MATTER?
10:20 a.m.
What's with all the variation in the genome and what does it mean and how is related to health and disease?
  1. HapMap and 1000 Genomes Project
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  2. Findings from GWAS Studies and Dark Matter: The Missing Heredity
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  3. Epigenetics
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Lisa Brooks
Aravinda Chakravarti
Andy Feinberg
10:40 a.m. Q&A with Reporters
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11:00 a.m. Break
PANEL THREE - DISTRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND THE DATA DELUGE
11:15 a.m.
  1. Advances in Sequencing Technology
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  2. The Bioinformatics Challenge: Data Deluge and Analysis
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  3. The View from a Practitioner
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Jeff Schloss
Vivien Bonazzi
Jim Mullikin
11:35 a.m. Q&A with Reporters
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11:55 a.m. Lunch
12:15 p.m. Luncheon Speaker: Considering the Human Genome from a Patient's Point of View
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Sharon Terry
12:35 p.m. Q&A with Reporters
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PANEL FOUR: POPULATION GENOMICS
12:50 p.m.
  1. Population Studies Beyond GWAS — Considering Genes and the Environment
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  2. Race/Ethnicity and Genetics — Defining the Population to be Studied and the Interpretation of Group Genomic Data
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Teri Manolio
Charles Rotimi
1:10 p.m. Q & A with Reporters
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PANEL FIVE: MEDICAL IMPACT OF GENOMIC RESEARCH
1:30 p.m.
Genome sequencing in the clinic panel discussion:
  1. ClinSeq/Study Volunteer's Experience
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  2. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)
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Leslie Biesecker
Rick Del Sontro
(study volunteer)

Brad Ozenberger
1:50 p.m. Q & A with Reporters
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2:10 p.m. Break
PANEL SIX: CREATING MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS
2:20 p.m.
  1. Success Through Traditional Pathways — Creating a New Drug Now Pending FDA Approval
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  2. Creating New Pathways to Success — Future Options for the NIH Translational Pipeline: NIH Chemical Genomics Center/Therapies for Rare and Neglected Diseases/Rapid Access to Interventional Development (RAID)
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Bill Gahl
Chris Austin
2:40 p.m. Q & A with Reporters
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PANEL SEVEN: PRIVACY AND TESTING — WHAT DO PEOPLE WANT?
2:55 p.m.
  1. What do people want to know about their genetic information?
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  2. How do people use the genetic information in health care decisions?
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  3. What are the Responsibilities to the Public In Genomics Research?
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Joan Scott
Suzanne O'Neill
Laura Rodriguez
3:15 p.m. Q & A with Reporters
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CLOSING REMARKS
3:35 p.m. The Future of Genomics Research: Where Will Tomorrow's Stories Come From?
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Eric Green
3:50 p.m. Q & A with Reporters
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4:00 p.m. End

Last updated: March 07, 2012