SETTING UP LARGE-SCALE PROGRAMS TO EMPOWER PRECISION HEALTH AND PREDICTIVE GENOMICS
1ST & 2ND OF DECEMBER 2024
09:00 - 09:05 AM | Welcome note Dima Darwish – Qatar Precision Health Institute |
09:05 - 09:40 AM | Investing in The Human Capacities Dr. Zisis Kozalkidis – World Health Organisation |
09:40 - 10:15 AM | Predictive Genomics & Personalised Medicine: A Vision from Thermo Fisher Scientific Francesco Florindi & Dr. Sarah Chahine – Thermo Fisher Scientific |
10:15 - 10:35 AM | COFFEE BREAK |
10:35 - 11:10 AM | State of Art of Predictive Genomics in Estonia & Genome of Europe Prof. Reedik Mägi – University of Tartu Center of Excellence for Personal Medicine |
11:10 AM - 11:45 AM | Launching Large Scale Genome Programs Prof. Said Ismail – Qatar Precision Health Institute |
11:45 - 12:20 PM | Design & Manage a Sustainable Biobank for Precision Health Dr. Eleni Fthenou – Qatar Precision Health Institute |
12:20 – 01:20 PM | LIGHT LUNCH |
02:00 - 04:00 PM | TOUR OF QATAR BIOBANK & LABORATORIES |
08:30 - 09:05 AM | Building the Lab Capacity Prof. Joel Malek – Weill Cornell Medicine Qatar |
09:05 - 09:40 AM | Building the Backbone: Bioinformatics Infrastructure & Expertise for Large-Scale Genome Programs Dr. Chadi Saad – Qatar Precision Health Institute |
09:40 – 10:15 AM | Building Collaborations Dr. Hamdi Mbarek – Qatar Precision Health Institute |
10:15 – 10:35 AM | COFFEE BREAK |
10:35AM – 11:10 AM | The Return of Genetic Findings: Empowering Genome & Biobank Programs for Precision Health Implementation Dr. Radja Badja – Qatar Precision Health Institute |
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM | Preparing the Scene for Genetic Counseling Dr. Mashael Al-Shafai – Qatar University |
11:35 - 12:10 PM | Clinical Implementation: Pharmacogenomics Dr. Rania Abdelatif – Qatar Precision Health Institute |
12:10 - 12:50 PM | Interactive Dialogue: Interdisciplinary Challenges and Opportunities Dr. Wadha Al Muftah & Dima Darwish – Qatar Precision Health Institute |
01:00 – 02:30 PM | LUNCH |
03:00 – 04:00 PM | TOUR OF CORE GENOMICS LABORATORY |
04:30 – 05:30 PM | TOUR OF WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE - CLINICAL GENOMICS LABORATORIES |