Date(s) Offered

February 27th, 2009 - February 28th, 2009

The Future of Genomic Medicine II

Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28, 2009
The Neurosciences Institute Auditorium
San Diego, California

The Future of Genomic Medicine II Brochure (PDF, 2.4 MB)

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Dear Colleague,

We invite you to a special day and a half program on a Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28, 2009 in beautiful La Jolla, California. Once again, this year’s program will be held at the Neurosciences Institute Auditorium on The Scripps Research Institute campus.
As you will see in the enclosed program, we are inviting a dynamic group of speakers who will cover a wide range of topics. The Friday afternoon session will focus on Technology Breakthroughs and Challenges whereas the Saturday session will feature a wide variety of topics along with keynote speakers. Our goal is to continue to examine the salient progress and challenges in the field of genomics with concise, 20-minute presentations, allowing ample time for interactive panel and participant discussions following each topic series.

We look forward to your participation,

Eric J. Topol, M.D., and Robert L. Strausberg, Ph.D.
Course Co-Directors

Target Audience

The conference is designed for human geneticists, genomic scientists, and health care professionals of all disciplines interested in the future of medicine, especially with respect to individualized therapies.

Educational Objectives

• Demonstrate the unmet needs of medicine today with respect to more targeted, individualized prevention and treatments.
• Discuss the opportunities of the genome, proteome, metabolome discovery to change medical practice as it exists today.
• Assess how changes and advances in technology are rapidly ushering in a whole array of new pathways for individualized medicine of the future.
• Explore specific strategies in cancer, cardiovascular and pharmacogenomic futuristic interventions.

Location

The Neurosciences Institute Auditorium

To Register

Email: med.edu@scrippshealth.org
Office: (858) 652-5400
Fax: (858) 652-5565