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Duke Genomic & Precision Medicine Forum: Jeanette McCarthy, MPH, PhD
2022-04-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Attend the next Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine Forum on April 14, 2022 at 12 pm ET
Registration is required.

Duke School Of Medicine Genomic Seminar Series: Diana Bianchi, MD
2022-04-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Duke School of Medicine Genomic Seminar Series, hosted by the Precision Genomics Collaboratory, will take place Friday, April 22 from 12-1 pm ET on Zoom with Diana Bianchi, MD, from National Institute of Child Health and Development
Learn more about the event.

NHGRI Virtual Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture
2022-04-25 13:00 - 14:00
Today, April 25, is National DNA Day, which commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure in 1953. Please join the NHGRI today from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET for the virtual Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture. This year’s speaker is Carter Clinton, Ph.D., postdoctoral scholar at Pennsylvania State University in the Departments of Anthropology and Biology. He will share his research, which looks to the past to improve our understanding of health disparities in African Americans today, with an emphasis on the importance of diversity in genomic databases. A moderated Q&A session will follow the presentation.
Registration is required.
The annual Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture honors the life and legacy of the late Representative Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.). Congresswoman Slaughter was a strong advocate for genomics research, and her tireless work on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) helps protect Americans from discrimination in health insurance and employment based on genetic information. She was also responsible for passing the 2003 concurrent resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives that created National DNA Day.
For additional information, visit the lecture event page.

Advancing Implementation Science In Precision Public Health: Balancing Dynamism, Evolution And Sustainment
2022-04-27 14:00 - 15:00
Attend a virtual webinar with Dr. David Chambers from the National Cancer Institute, titled “Advancing Implementation Science in Precision Public Health: Balancing Dynamism, Evolution and Sustainment.”
When: April 27, 2022, 2-3pm ET
Registration is required.
This event is co-hosted by the Future Leaders in Precision Public Health and the CDC Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health.

Duke Precision Medicine Forum: Samira Musah, PhD
2022-04-28 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for the next Duke Precision Medicine Forum on April 28, 2022 at 12 p.m. EST Registration is required.

ELSIconversations: Utility Of Population Descriptors In Clinical Genetics
2022-05-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Register to attend the upcoming ELSIconversations discussion, titled “Utility of Population Descriptors in Clinical Genetics.”
Register Here
When: May 6, 2022 from 12:00-1:00 pm ET/9:00-10:00 am PT
Question: What is the most important information, conceptually, for clinical genetics professionals to do their jobs well? Is the information always necessary; if not, when is it critical vs. extraneous? When is it potentially harmful?
Goal: Distill the most relevant information among population descriptors that serves a purpose in the clinical curation pipeline, or other clinical genetics work
Speakers:

Carlee Dawson, BA: Diversity Measures in Genomic Medicine
Dee McKnight, PhD: How Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry Information is Used in Genetic Diagnostics: One Lab’s Perspective
Julia Gimbernat-Mayol, MEng: Clinical Genetics Laboratories Use Divergent Demographic Frameworks Across Countries

Moderator: Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD
Please watch the above videos before attending the discussion (click on each title next to speaker names above to access the video). During the session, the presenters will answer questions about their research and take part in an open discussion with all attendees. Please bring your questions, join the discussion, and expect to network with your colleagues. We hope you will make new connections and start new conversations on ELSI research.

CPIC-PGRN Meeting: Diversifying PGx Science To Improve Implementation
2022-05-10 - 2022-05-12
Network affiliate, OneOme, will present “The importance of genotyping multiethnic high-frequency CYP2C9 alleles in pharmacogenomic testing.” The CPIC: PGRN In-person Meeting will be held May 10, 11, and 12 at the University of Colorado Anschutz.

Machine Learning Tools For Clinical Researchers: A Pragmatic Approach Series
2022-05-11 09:30 - 11:30, 2022-05-18 09:30 - 11:30, 2022-05-25 09:30 - 11:30
Join the UNC Core Center for Clinical Research (CCCR) and Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH) for “Machine Learning Tools for Clinical Researchers: A Pragmatic Approach Series,” a free virtual seminar series on May 11 from 9:30am ET – 11:30am ET and May 18 and 25 from 1pm ET – 3pm ET. This series will provide a foundation of knowledge regarding the use of machine learning tools in clinical questions, define the strengths and limitations of these methods, explore real-world examples of applied machine learning methodology in clinical research, and elucidate how machine learning can be used to advance precision medicine research.
Are you a clinician with an idea for how patient care could be improved with computational decision support tools? Be sure to attend the May 25 session. Pitch your idea (5-10 minute overview) to assembled machine learning experts. Receive guidance and compete for funding from PPMH for analytical support to develop your project. Email precisionmedicine@med.unc.edu for pitch guidelines.
Click here to register and for more information.

Duke Precision Medicine Forum: Katherine Collins, PhD And Nathan Hawkey, MD
2022-05-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Katherine Collins, PhD and Nathan Hawkey, MD will present at the May 12, 2022 Duke School of Medicine Genomic and Precision Medicine Forum. See below for speaker and event details.

16th Annual Personalized Medicine Conference
2022-05-19 - 2022-05-20 | Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, Dana Point, CA
May 19-20, 2022
Convening more than 500 of the world’s leading clinicians, industry executives, investors, patient advocates, payers, policy experts, and researchers, the 16th Annual Personalized Medicine Conference will facilitate a cross-sector exchange of perspectives on the scientific, business, and policy issues influencing the status and outlook for personalized medicine in the wake of a devastating pandemic that has upended the health care landscape.
Learn more about the event and register to attend.

Public Health Genetics Week 2022
2022-05-23 08:00 - 2022-05-27 17:00
During the second annual Public Health Genetics Week, we will be celebrating the efforts of those individuals who participate in the public health genetics system and seek to raise awareness about the field.
Learn more about virtual events to attend.

IHCC Educational Webinar
2022-05-23 09:00 - 10:00
Register for the upcoming International HundredK+ Cohorts Consortium(IHCC) Educational Webinar on May 23, 2022 at 9am ET/1pm GMT. Our guest speaker Dr. Mahdi Sheikh will present his talk on “A journey from opium research to the opioid cohort consortium (OPICO)”. To learn more and to register, please visit the Educational Webinar page on the IHCC Website.
Registration is required. Register here.

Translational Science In Drug Development: Surrogate Endpoints, Biomarkers, and More
2022-05-24 08:00 - 2022-05-25 17:00
The Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, in collaboration with the FDA, is convening a virtual two-day workshop May 24-25 from 12pm ET – 4pm ET, titled “Translational Science in Drug Development: Surrogate Endpoints, Biomarkers, and More.” This workshop will be of key relevance to a wide array of faculty, staff, and students working in basic, translational, and clinical sciences that support the development of therapeutics.
Registration is required.
For any questions about the workshop, please feel free to reach out to Erin Soule or Nancy Allen Lapointe.

NHGRI Roundtable Discussion: “Does Genetic And Genomic Screening Keep Open The Door To Eugenics?”
2022-05-25 13:00 - 15:00
Join the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) on Wednesday, May 25, from 1-3 p.m. ET for a conversation on the complexities surrounding historical and present-day eugenics, scientific racism and ableism in the context of genetic and genomic screening and diagnostic technologies.

Topics covered:

What are the historical connections between the eugenics movement and genetic counseling, and what are their continuing legacies today?
How are ethical and scientific experts addressing the development of contemporary genetic counseling, reproductive choice and clinically informed decision-making?
How can the scientific community discuss health, disease and disability in an empathetic way?

The NHGRI asked an internationally recognized group of experts to help answer these questions and more. It will also answer select questions from registered audience members.
This event is free and open to the public. Sign language interpreting and CART services will be provided.
Register here and view the agenda.

Duke Precision Medicine Forum: Sarah Heston, MD And Nathan Bihlmeyer, PhD
2022-05-26 12:00 - 13:00
Join Sarah Heston, MD and Nathan Bihlmeyer, PhD on May 26 from 12pm ET – 1pm ET for a discussion on the “Effects of Antibiotic Exposures on the Gut Resistome after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Children” and “Pediatric and Proteins: Unique Biology of Children Undergoing Obesity Interventions and Association to Cardiovascular Health.” Registration is required.

IHCC Educational Webinar Series
2022-06-28 08:00 - 09:00 | Virtual
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 | 8:00 am ET
This webinar will be presented by a guest speaker Dr. Reza Malekzadeh. The title of his talk is “Using the IHCC to Prevent Premature Death Around the Globe.”
To learn more about the series, the upcoming webinar, guest speaker, and to register for this event, please visit the IHCC Educational Webinar Series webpage.
Please note: Registration for this event is required.

NHGRI Virtual Lecture: Reflections on Modern Scientific Publishing
2022-06-30 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
Reflections on Modern Scientific Publishing
Thursday, June 30, 2022 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET
Speaker: Magdalena Skipper, Ph.D.
Editor in Chief, Nature; Chief Editorial Advisor, Nature Research
Moderator: Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D.
NHGRI
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will host a virtual lecture series throughout 2021 and 2022 that features trailblazers in science communication. Each distinguished speaker is an expert in communicating about genomics across media, including radio, podcasting, writing, speaking, publishing and everything in-between. The series aims to demonstrate the various approaches for communicating about genomics as well as the unique challenges and opportunities each medium can bring.
These lectures will provide communicators with the opportunity to talk about what it’s like to cover genomics today, such as the special challenges in reporting on the quickly growing scientific field, and how it’s changed since the Human Genome Project.
Visit the NHGRI Genomics and the Media Seminar Series website for more information and viewing options.

Virtual Symposium: Understanding Recent Advances in Genome Technology Development
2022-07-07 11:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Understanding Recent Advances in Genome Technology Development
Thursday, July 7, 2022 | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. ET
Recent improvements in the efficiency, accuracy and complexity of genomic analyses have been driven by new technological advances. The objective of this live, virtual symposium is to provide biomedical researchers, learners and providers with a fundamental understanding of how these new technologies are utilized, as well as emerging opportunities and challenges associated with their optimization and use. Speakers will discuss genomic technologies that include nanopore and epigenetic sequencing as well as multi-omic analyses of genomic structure and function, followed by roundtable discussions and participant Q&A.
This free event is hosted by the NHGRI Genome Technology Program’s recently funded Technology Development Coordinating Center (TDCC), led by the Jackson Laboratory.
Registration is required. Learn more and sign up on the Jackson Laboratory’s website.

Virtual Precision Public Health Webinar
2022-07-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Attend a free virtual precision public health webinar on July 27 from 7:00-8:00pm ET/July 28 from 9-10 am AEST. During this time, Dr. Ainsley Newson, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Sydney, will present “Approaches to Ethical Deliberation in Precision Public Health,” which will examine how bioethics scholarship should approach issues related to the use of genetics and genomics in precision public health and the appropriate implementation of these technologies.
This webinar will be held on Zoom. Registration is required.

IHCC Educational Webinar Series
2022-07-28 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Thursday, July 28, 2022 | 9 a.m. ET
This webinar will be presented by guest speaker Dr. Ricardo Verdugo. The title of his talk is “ Creating a multi-centric COVID-19 cohort for Genomic and Proteomic research on Chilean patients”.
To learn more about the webinar and guest speaker, please visit the IHCC Educational Webinar Series webpage.
Please note: Registration is required for this event.

PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome: A personalized healthcare journey
2022-08-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome: A personalized healthcare journey
Monday, August 22 | 12-1 p.m. ET | Virtual
Charis Eng, MD, PhD, FACP, is a leader in the field of cancer genetics. She was the first to discover a link between mutations in the cancer suppressor gene PTEN and Cowden syndrome and other disorders that can put patients at an increased risk for several types of cancer. Read more about her work in this Q&A with Dr. Eng.
This lecture is part of the Precision Genomic Collaboratory’s Genomic Seminar Series, a quarterly seminar series that highlights leading researchers and their high-level vision for genetics, genomics, and ‘omics broadly.
Learn more about Dr. Eng’s virtual lecture on the Genomic Seminar Series website.

The Routine Failure to Clinically Identify Monogenic Cases of Common Disease in Clinical Practice
2022-08-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
CDC Webinar – The Routine Failure to Clinically Identify Monogenic Cases of Common Disease in Clinical Practice: Addressing Diagnostic Misattributions and Errors
Thursday, August 25 | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET | Virtual
Changes in clinical and laboratory practice are needed to improve the diagnosis of monogenic forms of common diseases. This webinar seeks to focus attention on the need for universal genetic testing in common diseases for which the recommended clinical management of patients with specific monogenic forms of disease diverges from standard management and has evidence for improved outcomes.
Please note: registration is required. Visit the CDC’s website to learn more and sign up.

Genomic Medicine XIV: Genomic Learning Healthcare Systems
2022-08-31 11:00 - 2022-09-01 17:00 | Virtual
Genomic Medicine XIV: Genomic Learning Healthcare Systems
Wednesday, August 31 – Thursday, September 1, 2022 | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET | Virtual
On August 31 – September 1, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will sponsor its 14th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XIV: Genomic Learning Healthcare Systems.
This meeting will discuss progress and identify generalizable solutions to the challenges of implementing genomic medicine we have encountered since the 2015 National Academy of Medicine’s Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Care Systems workshop. Persistent barriers and evidence gaps will be examined as opportunities for additional research.

ASHG Community Dialogue: Confronting the Past – A Necessary Path to Equity
2022-09-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual
Wednesday, September 14 | 2-3:30 pm ET | Virtual
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) invites their community to participate in a 90-minute virtual forum featuring a brief presentation of the Facing Our History – Building an Equitable Future initiative, a panel discussion, and a safe space for questions and dialogue.
Read more about the forum and register on the ASHG website.

4th University Of Minnesota Biennial Pharmacogenomics Conference
2022-09-21 - 2022-09-23 | Virtual
The 4th annual conference will take place September 21-23, 2022 in a live virtual format.
Learn more about the event and register to attend.

Clinical Genomics: Ending Diagnostic Odysseys & Enhancing Equity in Patient Care Webinar
2022-09-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Thursday, September 22 | 1-3 p.m. ET | Virtual
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, in close partnership with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, is hosting a webinar on clinical genomics. This event will engage a variety of stakeholder groups, with significant representation from patients and patient organizations, as well as professionals from the genetics community, including genetic counselors, medical geneticists, and researchers along with decision makers from state Medicaid and private insurance plans.
Visit the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s website for more details and to register for this virtual event.

ClinGen Somatic Cancer and VICC Virtual Molecular Tumor Board Case Series
2022-09-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 | 11 am – 12 pm ET | Virtual
Therapy-related neoplasms are recognized as a late effect of genotoxic exposure (cytotoxic chemotherapy or irradiation as a treatment for primary malignancy) or complication after solid organ transplant or treatment of autoimmune disorder. The importance of recognition of this type of neoplasms in oncology testing will be discussed in this session through a series of representative cases. These illustrative cases will demonstrate the utility of various axillary testing types in identification of markers associated with specific prognosis in this type of cancer and treatment options.
This workshop is for all medical and healthcare professionals and researchers interested in understanding cancer genomic testing and somatic and germline variant interpretation methods. This series is presented as a collaboration between ClinGen Somatic, VICC, and the ACMG consortia.
Learn more and register on the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics website.

Updates in Precision Medicine: Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacovigilance Conference
2022-09-28 - 2022-09-29 | Virtual
Updates in Precision Medicine: Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacovigilance Conference

Wednesday, September 28 – Thursday, September 29, 2022 | Orlando, FL & Online
This conference, co-hosted by the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and GenomeWeb’s Precision Medicine Leaders’ Summit, will highlight the evolving role of molecular profiling in pharmacology – from new developments in pharmacogenomics to emerging biomarker strategies for post-market surveillance. Join other clinicians, researchers, and thought leaders from medicine and pharmacy to hear from expert speakers with experience implementing genomic medicine and pharmacogenomics in a variety of settings.
Learn more and register on the conference website.
Note: Registration fees vary and will increase after August 15. IGNITE members can use promo code IGNITE to register at a reduced rate.
