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BSHG Annual Conference York University

12-14 Sept. 2005

Call for papers now open

(Deadline for submissions: Friday 3rd June 2005)

UNIVERSITY OF YORK (how to get there)

This conference is a forum for all workers in human and medical genetics.

CONFERENCE EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]

BSHG Conference 2005 Programme:

Monday 12th Sept  
11:15 Chairman's Welcome
11:30-13:00 Symposium -  Post Genome Technology and Medical Genetics
13:00-14:15 Lunch
14:15-15:15 Concurrent Sessions - submitted papers
15:15-16:00 Tea
16:00-17:30 Symposium - Diabetes/Obesity
17:30 BSHG - AGM
18:00 Wine Tasting
19:00-20:00 Great Debate - "This House believes that healthy carriers identified during neonatal screening should have their carrier status disclosed to their parents"
Tuesday 13th Sept  
08:45-10:30 Symposium - Evaluating Genetic Services (including Knowledge Parks)
10:30-11:15 Coffee
11:15-12:45 Concurrent Sessions - submitted papers
  AGNC workshop - Genetic Education & Practice for non-specialist Health Professionals 
12:45-16:00 Lunch and Poster viewing
16:00 Plenary Session - to include Late Breaking Research
17:15 Carter Lecture - Professor Sydney Brenner- "Humanity's Gene"
19:00 Conference Dinner 
Wednesday 14th Sept  
09:00-10:30 Symposium - Genome Variation and Evolution
10:30-11:15 Coffee
11:15-12:45 Symposium - Chromatin Diseases
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 Workshops
    ACC - Array based technologies: copy number changes and gene expression in acute leukaemia
    CMGS / CGG  - Molecular Genetics and Cancer Diagnosis
    CGS - Skeletal dysplasias in the clinic - a practical approach to diagnosis and management

Conference Office:

British Society for Human Genetics,
Clinical Genetics Unit,
Birmingham Women's Hospital,
Edgbaston, Birmingham
B15 2TG
Tel/Fax: 0121 627 2634
e-mail: [email protected]

Future Conference Dates:

18-20 September 2006
10-12 September 2007