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Genomic Medicine XIV: Genomic Learning Healthcare Systems
2022-08-31 11:00 - 2022-09-01 17:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Midwest Genetics Network Annual Meeting
2022-09-28 - 2022-09-29 | Virtual
Wednesday, September 28-Thursday, September 29 | 1-5pm ET | Virtual
The theme of this year’s Midwest Genetics Network (MGN) virtual Annual Meeting is “Raising the Bar: Building Authentic Relationships”. Over the course of the two day meeting, attendees will dialogue about how to develop and sustain meaningful engagement with stakeholders and other partners to promote the best possible outcomes for individuals living with genetic conditions.
The keynote speaker for the event is Abner Mason. Abner has spent decades working to reduce barriers to care faced by underserved people nationally and internationally. As the founder and CEO of SameSky Health, he leads a team of diverse professionals who strive every day to improve outcomes and lower costs on behalf of health plans.
The conference will also include a panel discussion of Rare Disease Advisory Councils (RDACs) in MGN’s seven state region. RDACs are advisory panels that give the rare disease community a stronger voice in state government and are supported by NORD.
Learn more and register on the MGN website.

IHCC Educational Webinar Series
2022-09-29 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Thursday, September 29 | 9 am EST | Virtual
This webinar will be presented by Dr. Nahla Maher Afifi. The title of her talk is “Qatar Biobank: A Pillar in Precision Medicine Initiative.”
To learn more about the guest speaker and webinar, please visit the IHCC Educational Webinar Series webpage.
Please note: Registration is required for this event.

From All of Us Research to All of Us in the Real World: Using the All of Us Research Program Data to Improve Population Health
2022-09-29 09:30 - 11:00 | Virtual
From All of Us Research to All of Us in the Real World: Using the All of Us Research Program Data to Improve Population Health
Thursday, September 29 | 9:30-11 a.m., ET | Virtual | Free, registration required
Through a Data Use Agreement with the All of Us Research Program, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can now register to access and analyze All of Us Research Program Data through a cloud platform. In this seminar we will: 1) Review the All of Us Research Program study design and current status, 2) Discuss its potential for providing important population data to inform implementation of disease prevention and to reduce health disparities and 3) Provide a hands-on training session for scientists interested in accessing and analyzing All of Us Data.
Learn more and register on the CDC’s website.

Playing genomic battleship with CRISPR technologies to uncover non-coding functional elements and their phenotypic effects
2022-09-29 15:00 - 16:15 | Virtual
Thursday, September 29, 2022 | 3 – 4:15 p.m. ET | Virtual

Beginning September 2022, NHGRI will host a new seminar series based on its Genomic Innovator Award Program, which supports innovative work by early-career genomics investigators who are part of consortia or other team-science efforts. Each seminar will feature an early-career researcher and an established researcher. Their presentations will cover specific topics that showcase the creative ways that early-career investigators are accelerating genomics research.
Each seminar will include two speakers (each giving 20-minute talks) followed by a moderated Q&A session.
This seminar will be presented by speakers Luca Pinello, Ph.D. of the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital and Karen Mohlke, Ph.D. of the University of North Carolina.
Please note: registration is required. Learn more and register on the Genomic Innovator Seminar Series website.

Genetics-Related COVID Cohorts Webinar
2022-10-03 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Monday, October 3 | 9-10 a.m. ET | Virtual
The IHCC is debuting a new panel series as part of the IHCC Educational Webinar Series. This Panel Discussion will focus on Genetics-Related COVID-19 Cohorts.
The panelists for this first session will include:

Dr. Sarah Bauermeister: Global Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr. Michèle Ramsay: Potential impact of genetic diversity on COVID-19 host susceptibility in African populations
Dr. Ricardo Verdugo: Creating a Multi-centric COVID-19 Cohort for Genomic and Proteomic Research on Chilean Patients
Dr. Albert Tenesa: Citizen science meets COVID research: Coronagenes study

This panel will be moderated by Dr. Nicki Tiffin.
Registration is required. Sign up on the IHCC website.

International Conference on Newborn Sequencing
2022-10-05 - 2022-10-06 | Virtual
Wednesday, October 5 – Thursday, October 6 | Boston, MA & Virtual
The inaugural International Conference on Newborn Sequencing, to be held October 5-6 in Boston, will explore how DNA sequencing is being implemented globally as a diagnostic and screening strategy for newborn children.
Learn more and register on the event website.
Please note: registration fees vary and will increase after Friday, September 30.

Irreducible Subjects: Disability and Genomics in the Past, Present and Future
2022-10-06 10:00 - 2022-10-07 17:00 | Virtual
October 6-7, 2022 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Virtual
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the University at Buffalo Center for Disability Studies will hold a two-day symposium entitled, “Irreducible Subjects: Disability and Genomics in the Past, Present and Future.”
The symposium will address historical and present-day constructions of disability and ableism, with a focus on the history and lived experiences of people with disabilities in the context of genetics and genomics.
Learn more about this virtual event on the NHGRI website.

Host Genomics and COVID-19: Implications for Clinical and Public Health Practice Webinar
2022-10-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Thursday, October 6 | 11 am-12 pm ET
This seminar will review our emerging knowledge of the role of host genomic factors in the susceptibility and outcomes of COVID-19 infection, response to vaccines and treatments as well as long-term sequels of the disease. Speakers Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D. and Jacques Fellay, M.D., Ph.D. will discuss implications of such knowledge for clinical and public health practice and how this information could be used in the control of the pandemic, and more generally in the control of infectious diseases.
Please note: registration is required.
Learn more about the webinar and register for the webinar on the CDC’s website.

The Biology of Health Disparities: Ancestry-Driven Drug Discovery
2022-10-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Thursday, October 6, 2022 | 2-3 p.m. ET | Virtual & In Person (Bethesda, MD)
The Division of Intramural Research (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics research. Speakers are selected by NHGRI intramural faculty and trainees and cover research topics of interest to a wide audience. All seminars are free and open to the public.
“The Biology of Health Disparities: Ancestry-Driven Drug Discovery” seminar will be delivered by guest speaker:
K. Sean Kimbro, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biomedical and Biological Sciences
Director, Integrated Bioscience Ph.D. Program
JLC Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute
North Carolina Central University
Registration is required to attend the Zoom meeting. Learn more about this event and others in the series on the NHGRI website.

Workshop: Realizing the Potential of Genomics across the Continuum of Precision Health Care
2022-10-12 10:30 - 18:00 | Virtual
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | 10:30 am – 6 pm ET | Virtual
A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and conduct a public workshop to examine how genomic data are used in health care settings and to identify opportunities for advancement of precision health care delivery. The overarching goal of the workshop is to examine strategies to ensure that genomic applications are responsibly and equitably adopted to benefit populations as well as individuals over time.
Learn more about the workshop on the NASEM website.

ASHG Annual Meeting
2022-10-25 - 2022-10-29 | Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
October 25-29 | Los Angeles, CA
ASHG 2022 will take place October 25-29 in Los Angeles. The meeting provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge science in all areas of human genetics. ASHG members and leading scientists from around the world are selected to present their research findings at invited, plenary, platform, and poster sessions. This year’s meeting will be an unmatched opportunity to reunite and reconnect with your colleagues in a warm, diverse, and welcoming city. The official meeting language is English.
Registration is required and fees vary. Visit the ASHG website for more details about the conference.

Race, Society, and Genetics Virtual Seminar
2022-10-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Monday, October 31 | 12-1 pm ET | Virtual
Virtual seminar: Race, Society, and Genetics
Speaker: Marwa Elnagheeb, MPH, Senior Coordinator, Clinical Genome Resource, UNC Chapel Hill
Seminar abstract: Interactions between race, society, and genetics have played a major role in health disparities and inequities across the world. This presentation examines the history and definition of race, sources of human genetic variation, the lack of a biological basis for race, and career paths in genetics.
About the speaker: Marwa Elnagheeb graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Biology and a Master’s in Public Health. While at UNC, Marwa’s research has focused on three areas: (1) the impact of genetic variation and epigenetics on differential responses to adverse perinatal exposures, (2) the effects of maternal host nutrient status on infectious disease development, and (3) the role of socioeconomic factors in maternal and child health disparities. Marwa is a member of the Berg Lab at UNC and works with the Clinical Genome Resource as a Senior Coordinator to guide expert panels in determining the clinical validity of gene-disease relationships and pathogenicity of variants.
Join the seminar on Zoom.

Mayo Clinic Individualizing Medicine Conference
2022-11-02 - 2022-11-03 | Virtual
Explore the Exposome: The Next Frontier of Individualizing Medicine
November 2-3, 2022 | Rochester, MN & Virtual
When genomics alone cannot explain a disease, we enter the world of the exposome for insight. Attendees discover ways to innovate and advance care through genomics and emerging exposome science. Expert speakers from around the world and Mayo Clinic inspire attendees to transform future health care. Uncover the range of multiple exposures over a person’s lifetime and their impact on health and disease pathogenesis. Opportunities to connect with others in the field and explore future collaboration.
Please note: registration is required and there is a fee to attend.
Visit the conference website for more information.

Ancestry and Diseases in Latin American Populations Seminar
2022-11-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Thursday, November 3 | 2-3 p.m. ET | Virtual
In this seminar titled “Ancestry and diseases in Latin American populations,” Dr. Eduardo Tarazona-Santos will discuss his work using genomics, bioinformatics and public health in global precision medicine. Learn more and register on the NHGRI website.
Speaker:
Eduardo Tarazona-Santos, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Genetics, Ecology and Evolution
Institute of Biological Sciences
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Brazil

Biomedical Imaging for Precision Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapy Mini-Symposium
2022-11-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Monday, November 7 | 10 am-12 pm | Virtual
Join the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH) for Biomedical Imaging for Precision Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapy, a free virtual mini-symposium. Precision medicine harnesses genomic sequence data to provide prediction of disease risk and choice of optimum treatment. Biomedical imaging is an integral part of early diagnosis and individually tailored treatment. The speakers at this mini-symposium will address data-driven approaches to developing personalized treatment strategies.
Presentations:
Longitudinal neuroimaging to study the brain development of infants with neurodevelopmental disorders
Mark Shen, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, UNC School of Medicine
AI-based stratification of progression along the Alzheimer disease continuum
Eran Dayan, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology
A living ex vivo platform for functional, personalized brain cancer diagnosis
Andrew Satterlee, PhD
Brain Slice Technology Program Manager, Eshelman Institute for Innovation, Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Learn more about the presentations and register for the symposium on the PPMH website.

Working Towards Equity in Genomic Medicine: A Clinician-Investigator's Perspective Lecture
2022-11-07 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Monday, November 7 | 3-4 p.m. ET | Virtual
As part of the NHGRI’s Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series, Dr. Kullo will discuss his research on the genetic basis of lipid disorders and the future of genomic medicine in his talk, “Working Towards Equity in Genomic Medicine: A Clinician-Investigator’s Perspective.” Learn more and register on the NHGRI website.
Speaker:
Iftikhar J. Kullo, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

IHCC Educational Webinar Series
2022-11-08 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Tuesday, November 8 | 9 am EST | Virtual
This webinar will be presented by Dr. Segun Fatumo. The title of his talk is “Navigating Global Biobank Bias for Genomic Studies: What Can We Learn from Flourishing African Biobanks?”
To learn more about the guest speaker and webinar, please visit the IHCC Educational Webinar Series webpage.
Please note: Registration is required for this event.

Increasing Use and Impact of Family Health History in Medically Underserved Populations
2022-11-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual
Monday, November 14 | 2-3:30 pm ET | Virtual
Family health history is a risk factor for many common chronic diseases, such as cancer and heart disease. Knowing a patient’s family health history can aid in earlier diagnoses of genetic conditions, refine disease risk assessments, inform timing and type of preventive interventions, and motivate behavior change. Despite years of public health work promoting its use, family health history remains underutilized in clinical care, especially among medically underserved populations. This webinar will focus on challenges, needs, and approaches to increasing the use and impact of family health history in medically underserved populations, both nationally and globally.
Registration is required. Sign up on the event website.
Speakers:
Nadeem Qureshi, MD
Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
School of Medicine
University of Nottingham Medical School
Kimberly A. Kaphingst, ScD
Professor, Department of Communication
Director of Cancer Communication Research, Huntsman Cancer Institute
University of Utah
Moderator: Grant Wood, Independent Advisor on Clinical Genomics Technology

IHCC 5th International Cohorts Summit (ICS5)
2022-11-29 - 2022-12-02 | Virtual
Tuesday, November 29-Friday, December 2 | 8-11:30 am ET | Virtual
The theme of this year’s summit is: The Journey to Globally Accelerate Science, Diversity, and Global Health in Longitudinal Populations Studies

Registration is required for this free event. Learn more and sign up on the IHCC website.

Beyond the Medical: Genetic Testing for Social Traits Virtual Seminar
2022-12-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Friday, December 9 | 12-1 p.m. ET | Virtual
Anya Prince, JD and Jean Cadigan, PhD will give a talk “Beyond the Medical: Genetic Testing for Social Traits.”
In traditional predictive genetic testing, single gene variants are analyzed to determine whether individuals are at high risk of developing disease. The vast majority of diseases, however, are polygenic—caused by many different genes. Polygenic risk scores (PRS) hold promise to predict risk for complex diseases like heart disease or diabetes by measuring the contribution of hundreds of genetic variants at once. Yet beyond prediction of medical outcomes, the realm of ‘sociogenomics’ is developing polygenic scores (PGS) measuring genetic contributions to social traits and behavioral factors, such as income, educational attainment, sexuality, and optimism. This presentation will present initial findings of a newly-funded NIH grant to study these complex scores.
Sponsor: UNC Center for Genomics & Society
Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5i2AoI6HSHiQmmEjGYNtjw

15th Annual Conference On The Science Of Dissemination And Implementation In Health
2022-12-11 - 2022-12-14 | Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Through a combination of plenaries, breakout, and poster sessions, the Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, co-hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and AcademyHealth, supports the collective understanding of the research agenda, addresses the challenges facing D&I science, presents research findings, and identifies the next set of research priorities – setting the field up for a strong future.
Learn more and register to attend.

IHCC Educational Webinar Series
2022-12-15 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Thursday, December 15 | 9 a.m. ET | Virtual
This webinar will be presented by Dr. Peter Würtz and Dr. Jeffrey Barrett. The title of their talk is “Nightingale Biomarker Profiling Across Large Biobanks – From Molecular Insights to Advancing Preventative Health Screening.”
To learn more about the guest speakers and webinar, please visit the IHCC Educational Webinar Series webpage.
Please note: Registration is required for this event.

PGx ECHO
2022-12-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Friday, December 16 | 1-2 pm ET (12-1 pm CT) | Virtual
The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy invites all actively practicing clinicians to join their Pharmacogenomics (PGx) ECHO project. PGx ECHO aims to improve health professionals’ confidence in using PGx in patient care by providing case-based education and consultation through telementoring. Every month, clinicians from across the nation seek PGx advice regarding real clinical cases. PGx ECHO is modeled on the all-teach-all-learn principle and encourages interactive and engaging discussion between attendees and facilitators.
The University of Minnesota works with colleagues at Children’s MN, Ferris State University, M Health Fairview, Manchester University, North Dakota State University, South Dakota State University, and Sanford Health to coordinate and facilitate the monthly sessions. PGx ECHO meets the third Friday of every month over the lunch hour. For past ECHO cases and topics, and a schedule of upcoming cases, please visit the PGx ECHO website.
If you are interested in joining, please use this link to register.
PGx ECHO is for practicing clinicians with direct patient care responsibilities. Student learners are welcome to join.
If you would like to present a case or have any questions, please contact pgxecho@umn.edu.

Mechanisms of CRISPR-mediated immunity and applications beyond editing
2023-01-05 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Thursday, January 5 | 2-3 p.m. ET | Virtual and In-Person
The Division of Intramural Research (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics research. Speakers are selected by NHGRI intramural faculty and trainees and cover research topics of interest to a wide audience.
On January 5th, Blake Wiedenheft, PhD, will deliver a talk, “Mechanisms of CRISPR-mediated immunity and applications beyond editing.”
Learn more and register on the NHGRI website.
