The Genomic Medicine Foundation

The Second Indo-Uk Genomic Medicine Training Workshop
2018-12-15 | Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632004, India
Organised by the Christian Medical College, Vellore, TN, India in collaboration with the Genomic Medicine Foundation (UK), part of the Indo-UK Genomic Medicine Alliance.
For Programme and Registration please contact Prof. Dhavendra Kumar (kumard1@cf.ac.uk) and Prof. Sumita Danda (sdanda@cmcvellore.ac.in)
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4th International Conference on Birth Defects & 5th Annual Conference of the Society for Indian Academy of Medical Genetics
2018-12-12 - 2018-12-15 | Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632004, India
The theme of the ICBD 2018 is “From Genome Diagnosis to Therapy of Birth Defects”.
It gives us great honor to invite you to participate in the scientific program. The three days event includes series of dedicated sessions, plenary lectures, keynote lectures, CME, Quiz and workshops.
We sincerely hope that you accept this invitation. We can assure an exciting ICBD 2018 and opportunity to visit one of the most enjoyable and memorable historic cities in India. Please confirm your acceptance and preferred topic of presentation.

The Third Indian Cancer Genetics Conference
2018-12-08 - 2018-12-10 | Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Sector 22, Utsav Chowk - CISF Road, Owe Camp, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 410210, India
Organised by the Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Navi Mumbai, India in collaboration with the Genomic Medicine Foundation (UK); Part of the Indo-UK Genomic Medicine Alliance.
For Programme and Registration please contact Prof. Rajiv Sarin (rsarin@actrec.gov.in ); Prof. Shirley Hodgson (shodgson@sgul.ac.uk) and Professor Dhavendra Kumar (kumard1@cf.ac.uk).
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First Indo-UK Training Workshop on 'Genomic and Molecular Medicine'
2018-11-19 - 2018-11-21 | Molecular Biology Unit, Center for Advance Research King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, UP, Shah Mina Road,, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226003, India
Unique training workshop aims to introduce fundamental aspects of genomic and molecular medicine to wide ranging Medical Faculty, Postgraduates in Medicine and Surgery and other Specialist Medical Practitioners.
Three day Workshop offers training in the key aspects of current practice in the following areas-

Fundamentals of genetic and genomic medicine
Concept of molecular basis of human disease
Spectrum and heterogeneity of human disease
Techniques for genetic, genomic and molecular pathology of human disease
Scope and limitations of next generation genome sequencing in clinical medicine
Specific issues in genome and molecular level diagnosis
Gene and genome based molecular therapy for human disease
Genomic and Molecular approach to infectious diseases
Community and public health aspects of genomic & molecular medicine
Targeted molecular therapy including Pharmacogenetics/Pharmacogenomics
Gene & Genome based Therapeutics
Practice of Intergrated precision genomic and molecular medicine

International Cardiovascular Genomic Medicine Conference
2017-10-30 - 2017-10-31 | Radisson Blu Convention Center, Meridian Gate Bute Terrace, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 2FL, United Kingdom
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PROGRAMME
DAY 1: 30 October 2017
08:30 Registration/ Coffee
09:15 Welcome/ Introduction Professor Dhavendra Kumar
SESSION I: CONGENITAL CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY
CHAIRS: DR. JUAN KASKI, GOSH, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
DR. GRAHAM STUART, BRISTOL, UK
09:20 ‘New genomic and molecular insights in cardiovascular development’
Dr. Jean Luc Balligand , UH Brussels, Belgium
09:40 ‘Genomic profiling in monogenic malformation syndromes with cardiovascular phenotype’
Dr. Catherine Mercer, Southampton, UK
10:00 Biallelic truncating mutations in PKP2 underlie hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Judith M.A. Verhagen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
10:20 Genomic heterogeneity of Primary and Paediatric Lymphoedema
Pia Ostergaard* and Sahar Mansour St George’s, University of London, London,
10:40 Tailoring the ACMG and AMP recommendations for the interpretation
of genetic variants in the FBN1 gene: A gene-specific guideline.
L. Muiño-Mosquera*, F. Steijns, M. Renard, J. De Backer; University of Ghent, Belgium
10:40 Discussion/ Questions & Answers
10:45 COFFEE
11:00 KEY NOTE LECTURE I
CHAIR: DR. ANN CHILD, READER/ CONSULTANT CARDIOVASCULAR GENETICS, ST. GEORGE’S, LONDON, UK
‘THE EXPANDING LANDSCAPE OF THE TGF-BETA MOLECULAR FAMILY”
PROFESSOR BART LOEYS, ANTWERP, BELGIUM
SESSION II: FUNCTIONAL VASCULAR DISEASE
CHAIR: DR. GERAINT JENKINS, CONSULTANT CARDIOLOGIST, MORRISTON HOSPITAL, SWANSEA, WALES, UK
12:00 ‘Genomic insights of essential hypertension and clinical applications’
Professor Patricia Munroe, William Harvey Research Institute, QMUL, London
12:20 ‘Molecular heterogeneity in pulmonary arterial hypertension’
Professor Robert Tulloh, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol
12:40 ‘Genomic heterogeneity of vascular phenotypes of inherited connective tissue disease’
Prof. Julie de Baker, University of Ghent, Belgium
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 SESSION III: CARDIAC CONDUCTION AND RHYTHM DISORDERS
CHAIRS: DR. JOHN DEAN, CONSULTANT CLINICAL GENETICS, ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND
DR. PETER O’CALLAGHAN, UHW, CARDIFF, UK
14:00 ‘Clinical and molecular heterogeneity of the SCN5A related cardiac phenotypes’
Professor Arthur Wilde, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
14:30 ‘Molecular complexities of atrial fibrillation and related disorders’
Professor Pier Lambiase, UCL & St. Bart’s, London
15:00 “Cardiac conduction manifestations in rare primary myopathies- genotype: phenotype correlations’
Dr. Mark Rogers, UHW, Cardiff, Wales, UK
15:30 TEA BREAK
SESSION IV: MANAGEMENT OF INHERITED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
CHAIR: Dr. CHRISTOPHER MADLER, NEWPORT, WALES, UK
15:45 ‘Genetic & Genomic selection for cardiovascular pharmacotherapy’
Dr. Richard Turner, MRC Centre for Pharmacogenomics, Liverpool, UK
16:15 ‘Peripartum cardiomyopathy- Genomic & Therapeutic perspectives’
Dr. James Ware, Imperial College of Medicine & Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
16:45 ‘Inactivation of KLHL24 associated with abnormal glycogen storage in heart and skeletal muscle
C. Hedberg-Oldfors (1) and Y. Jamshidi* (2)
(1) University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; (2) St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom,
17:00 “Whole exome sequencing for elucidation of Pediatric cardiomyopathy patients- a Pilot study”
Selim S.S., Seidman C., El-Saiedi S.A*., Alizera H., Mehaney D., Darwish R., Ammar R., El Feel N., Abd Elsatar E; Deprtment of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Cairo, Egypt
17:15 Reflections on Day 1
17:30 CLOSE
18:30 DRINKS RECEPTION/ JAZZ QUARTET
19:30 WELSH CARDIAC CHOIR/ GALA DINNER
DAY 2: 31 October 2017
08:30 Registration/ Coffee
09:00 SESSION V: KEY NOTE LECTURE II
CHAIR: PROF. ZAHEER YOUSEF, UHW, CARDIFF, UK
“BROADENING SPECTRUM OF CARDIAC SARCOMERES FAMILY- GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATIONS AND THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITIES”
PROFESSOR PERRY ELLIOTT, UCL & ST BART’S, LONDON
SESSION VI: CARDIAC AND VOLUNTARY MUSCLE DISORDERS
CHAIRS: PROFESSOR PERRY ELLIOTT, LONDON, UK
DR MARK ROGERS, UHW, CARDIFF, UK
10:00 ‘Expanding genomic horizons of dilated cardiomyopathy’
Professor Eloisa Arbustini, University of Pavia, Italy
10:30 “Molecular advances in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy”
Kalliopi Pilichou, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
11:00 ‘New genomic biomarkers and therapy for ARVC’
Professor Robert Hamilton, Hospital Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada
11:30 GUEST LECTURE
PROFESSOR SIR NILESH SAMANI,
MEDICAL DIRECTOR BHF & PROFESSOR OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE, LEICESTER, UK
INTRODUCTION- PROFESSOR DHAVENDRA KUMAR
“New opportunities and challenges for Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions”
12:30 ‘Genomic diagnosis of rare cardiovascular diseases’
Mr. Anil Bhardwaj, Centogene, Germany
12:40 Bio-Informatics input in cardiac genome diagnosis
Dr. David Una, Health-in-Code, La Coruna, Spain
12:50 LUNCH/ POSTER VIEWING
14:00 SESSION VII: DIAGNOSTIC CARDIOVASCULAR GENOMIC MEDICINE
CHAIRS: DR. RACHEL BUTLER, IMG, UHW, CARDIFF, UK
14:00 “The impact of NGS testing for inherited cardiovascular disease”
Dr. Lorenzo Monserratt, Health in Code, La Coruna, Spain
14:20 “Complexities and challenges of genome diagnostics in clinical practice’
Dr. Antoine Bondue, Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
14:40 Quantitative approaches to variant classification increase the yield, precision and equitability of genetic testing in HCM
Roddy Walsh, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK
15:00 ‘Genomic bio-markers for drug induced arrhythmias’
Dr. Elijah Behr, St. George’s Hospital, Medical School, London, UK
SESSION VIII: FATAL AND NEAR MISS LIFE THREATENING OUTCOMES
CHAIRS: Prof. MARY SHEPARD, ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL, LONDON, UK
DR. SARJU MEHTA, ADDENBROOKE’S HOSPITAL, CAMBRIDGE, UK
15:25 ‘Recommendations for post-mortem genetic analysis for sudden cardiac death’
Florence Felmann*, Lausanne, Switzerland; on behalf of the Public and Professional Policy Committee of the European Society of Human Genetics
15:45 ‘Genomic perspectives of sudden cardiac death in Sports & Athletics’
Dr. Michael Papadakis, St. George’s, London, UK
16:05 ‘Targetting prevention of sudden cardiac death’
Dr. Andrew Grace, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, England, UK
16:25 REFLECTIONS ON DAY 2 & CONFERENCE
16:30 CLOSE & GOODBYE
Faculty
Prof. Dhavendra Kumar, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK (Chair- Scientific Committee)
Kumard1@cf.ac.uk ; dhavendra.kumar@southwales.ac.uk
Prof. Perry Elliott, UCL/ Bart’s, London, UK
perry.elliott@ucl.ac.uk
Prof. Sir Nilesh Samani, BHF Medical Director & Leicester University, UK
njs@leicester.ac.uk
Dr. Richard Turner, MRC Centre for Pharmacogenomics, Liverpool, UK
Richard.Turner@liverpool.ac.uk
Prof. Arthur Wilde, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, NL
a.a.wilde@amc.uva.nl
Dr. Lorenzo Monserrat, Health in Code, La Coruna, Spain
lorenzo.monserrat@healthincode.com
Dr. Elijah Behr, St. George’s Hospital Medical School. London, UK
ebehr@sgul.ac.uk
Prof. Julie de Backer, Medical Genetics Centre, University of Ghent, Belgium
Julie.DeBacker@UGent.be
Dr. Michael Pappadakis, St. George’s, London, UK
mihalispapadakis@hotmail.com
Dr. James Ware, Imperial College of Medicine & Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
j.ware@imperial.ac.uk
Prof. Bart Loeys, Centre for Medical Genetics, Univ. Antwerp, Belgium
bart.loeys@uantwerpen.be
Dr. Antoine Bondue, Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
(Bondue Antoine Antoine.Bondue@erasme.ulb.ac.be)
Professor Robert Hamilton, Hospital Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada
robert.hamilton@sickkids.ca
Professor Eloisa Arbustini, University of Pavia, Italy
e.arbustini@smatteo.pv.it
Dr. Jean Luc Balligand , Université catholique de Louvain, Tour Vésale +5, 52 avenue Mounier, 1200 Bruxelles
jean-luc.balligand@uclouvain.be
Dr. Catherine Mercer, Princess Ann Hospital, Southampton, UK
Catherine.Mercer@uhs.nhs.uk
Prof. Robert Tulloh, Consultant Cardiologist, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK
Robert.Tulloh@bristol.ac.uk
Prof. Patricia Munroe, William Harvey Research Centre, QMUL, UK
p.b.munroe@qmul.ac.uk
Dr. Kalliopi Pilichou/ Prof. Cristina Basso, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
cristina.basso@unipd.it
Dr. Andrew Grace, Department of Cardiology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, Engalnd, UK
aag1000@cam.ac.uk
Dr Florence FELLMANN – MD, PhD – Médecin Associé
Service de Médecine Génétique, NES 06/ 6024
Avenue Pierre Decker 5, CH-1011 Lausanne
Switzerland
Florence.Fellmann@chuv.ch
Jean-Luc Balligand, MD, PhD
Head, Pole of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
President, Institut de Recherche Experimentale et
Clinique (IREC)
University of Louvain Medical School
UCL-FATH Tour Vésale 5th floor
52 Avenue Mounier B1.53.09
1200 Brussels, Belgium (E.U.)
jean-luc.balligand@uclouvain.be
Dr. Catherine Mercer, Consultant Clinical Genetics,
Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK
Catherine.Mercer@uhs.nhs.uk
Dr. Judith M.A. Verhagen, Department of Clinical Genetics
DeUErasmus M.C
UnivUniversity Medical Center, Rotterdam
Th
The Netherlands
j.m.a.verhagen@erasmusmc.nl
Dr. Pia Ostergaard, St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, London,
posterga@sgul.ac.uk
Dr. L. Muiño-Mosquera, Department of Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Ghent, Belgium
Laura.MuinoMosquera@uzgent.be
Dr. Yalda Jamshidi, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
St. George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, UK
yjamshid@sgul.ac.uk
Prof. Sonia A. El-Saiedi, Deparment of Pediatric Cardiology
Cairo University Children’s Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
Mr. Anil Bhardwaj, Senior Executive, Centogene, Germany
Anil.bhardwaj@centogene.com
Dr. David de Uña, Bioinformatics Scientist, Health in Code, La Coruna, Spain
David.deuna@healthincode.com
Dr. Roddy Walsh, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK
r.walsh@rbht.nhs.uk

New Horizons in the Management of Colo-Rectal Cancer
2017-07-21 | The Medical School, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Convenors: Prof. Dhavendra Kumar (Convenor), Dr. Sunil Dolwani (Co-Convenor)
RCP- CPD Accreditation: Applied for 6 hours CPD credits
Provisional programme:
09:30 – Registration/ Coffee
09:50 – Welcome/ Introduction

Dhavendra Kumar

10:00 – Clinical genetics/ Genomic Medicine perspectives of colo-rectal cancer (CRC)

Julian Sampson

10:30 – Colonoscopic detection and diagnosis of CRC

Sunil Dolwani

11:00 – CT imaging in colo-rectal cancer

Ruth Ellis-Owen

11:30 – Coffee
11:45 – Interpretation of the family history of CRC

Karen Bailey

12:15 – Hereditary non- polyposis CRC

Mark Rogers

12:45 – Interpretation of CRC histopathology

Meleri Morgan

13:15 – Lunch
14:15 – New surgical approaches in CRC management

Jared Torkington

14:45 – What is new in the molecular testing for CRC

Rachel Butler

15:15 – Tailoring and Personalising the oncological management for bowel cancer

Richard Adams

16:00 – Thank you and Close

Dhavendra Kumar

Faculty

Prof. Dhavendra Kumar – Consultant in Clinical Genetics, All Wales Medical Genetics Service, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Dr. Sunil Dolwani – Sr. Lecturer/ Hon. Consultant in Gastroenterology, Cardiff University Medical School, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
Prof. Julian Sampson – Professor/ Hon. Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Director- Inst. Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
Dr. Mark Rogers – Consultant in Clinical Genetics, All Wales Medical Genetics Service, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
Dr. Rachel Butler – Consultant in Laboratory Genetics, All Wales Genetics Laboratory Service, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Ms. Karen Bailey – Genetic Counsellor (Cancer Genetics), All Wales Medical Genetics Service, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Dr. Richard Adams – Consultant in Medical Oncology, Velindre Hospital NHS Trust, Cardiff
Dr. Meleri Morgan – Consultant in Histopathology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Mr. Jared Torckington – Consultant Surgeon/ Colo-rectal surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Dr. Ruth Ellis-Morgan – Consultant Radiologist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

For Registration and All other enquiries, please contact:

genomicmedicine@yahoo.co.uk
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Integration of Genomics in Clinical Practice
2016-12-15 | Tamil Nadu

Third Indian Cancer Genetics Conference
2016-12-12 - 2016-12-14 | Tamil Nadu

Clinical Genetics Workshops
2016-12-10 | Tamil Nadu

Third International Conference on Birth Defects (ICBD 2016)
2016-12-07 - 2016-12-09 | Tamil Nadu

Personalised Management of Breast and Ovarian Cancer
2016-11-26 | The Michael Griffiths Lecture Theatre, The Medical School, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
