Secretarys Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health,
and Society
Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Showcase of Presentations and Videos from today's
webcast
A G E N D A
8:30 a.m. 2:45 p.m. Large Population Studies: The
Opportunities and Challenges
8:30 9:00 Conceptual Basis for Large Population Studies of Human
Genetic Variation and Common Disease (Real Video & Presentation)
David Goldstein, Ph.D. Wolfson Professor of
Genetics University College London
9:00 9:30 Public Health Perspective on Large Population Studies of
Human Genetic Variation, the Environment, and Common
Disease (Real Video &
Presentation) Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D. Professor
of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics and Public Health University of
Michigan
9:30 10:00 Overview of International and National Large
Population Studies (Real
Video & Presentation) Teri Manolio, M.D.,
Ph.D. Director Epidemiology and Biometry Program National
Heart Lung and Blood Institute
10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:15 10:45 Ethical,
Legal and Social Issues of Large Population
Studies (Real
Video) Bartha Knoppers, Ph.D., L.L.B. Professor of Law
Canada Research Chair in Law and Medicine University of Montreal
10:45 11:15 Dichotomy
Between Social Identity and Ancestry in Large Population
Studies (Real
Video) Charles N. Rotimi, Ph.D. Professor, Genetic
Epidemiology Acting Director, National Human Genome Center Howard
University
11:15 11:45 The
UK Biobank (Real
Video) John Newton, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer UK
Biobank
11:45 12:25 Federal Perspectives on the Need for
a Large Population Study
Ruth Brenner, M.D., M.P.H. National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(Real Video)
Stephan D. Fihn M.D., M.P.H. Department
of Veterans Affairs (Real
Video)
Alan Guttmacher, M.D. National
Human Genome Research Institute (Real Video)
Muin J. Khoury, M.D., Ph.D. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (Real Video)
12:25 1:00 Roundtable
Discussion with Session Participants (Real Video) Facilitator: Huntington
Willard Ph.D., Large Population Studies Task Force Chair
1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. LUNCH
2:00 2:45 Committee
Discussion and Next Steps (Real Video) Facilitator: Dr. Willard
2:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Public
Comments (Real
Video)
3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Summary
Report from the Conference on Promoting Quality Laboratory Testing
for Rare Diseases: Follow-up and Future Activities
(Real Video) D.
Joseph Boone, Ph.D. Assistant Director for Science, Division of
Laboratory Systems Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stephen C. Groft, Pharm.D. Director NIH Office of Rare
Diseases
3:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Closing
Remarks (Real
Video) Dr. Tuckson
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