Last updated: October 08, 2014
Genome: Unlocking Life's Code Exhibition Closing Symposium
Genomics and Global Health: What does the future hold?
September 30, 2014
Baird Auditorium
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
10th Street and Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20560
The closing symposium, in partnership with NHGRI, the National Museum of Natural History, and the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, focused on how genomics can prevent, diagnose, treat and cure diseases for individuals, their families and global populations, and what the next decade holds in terms of genomic advances.
The symposium included an afternoon program from 1 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and an evening program from 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoon Program | ||
| 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Welcoming Remarks
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Jonathan Coddington, Ph.D. Associate Director for Science National Museum of Natural History Seema Kumar Vice President, Innovation, Global Health, and Policy Communication Johnson and Johnson |
Framing Talk
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Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. Director, NHGRI |
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| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. | The Future of Genomic Medicine A conversation on the future of human genomics: where research is headed, the role of the private citizen in genomic testing and research, access to genomic testing, and clinical practices.
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Anne Wojcicki CEO and Co-Founder 23andMe Richard Lifton, M.D., Ph.D. Sterling Professor of Genetics and Professor of Medicine Yale University Moderated by Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. Director, NHGRI |
| 3:15 - 4:45 p.m. | Genomics and Global Health A conversation focusing on genomics and global health, with a particular emphasis on genomics and the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus on the African continent. e conversation will discuss the use of genomics to find cures and treatments for diseases that a ect populations in developing countries.
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Pardis Sabeti, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Harvard University Senior Associate Member of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT Charles Rotimi, Ph.D. Director, Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health NHGRI Moderated by Seema Kumar Vice President, Innovation, Global Health, and Policy Communication Johnson and Johnson |
| Evening Program | ||
| 6:45 - 8:45 p.m. | A Conversation with Carolyn Hax: Ask Me About Health, Genetics, and Dealing with Disease "Should I get a genomic test to see if I am at risk for breast cancer?" "I just discovered that I have the gene that puts me at high risk for Alzheimer's disease. Should I tell my children?" "Should I have my newborn baby's genome sequenced?" These are just some of the hard questions that people face today or will in the future around personal medical issues and families - particularly related to genomics and medicine.
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Carolyn Hax Washington Post Advice Columnist Barbara Bowles Biesecker, Ph.D. Director, Genetic Counseling Training Program NHGRI and The Johns Hopkins University David Valle, M.D. Professor and Director, Institute of Genetic Medicine The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Moderated by Rebecca Roberts Program Coordinator, Smithsonian Associates |