Upcoming events in genomics policy, law and science

24 May 2012 : Cesagen public lecture: Sir John Suslton FRS

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Venue: Lancaster Nobel Prize winner Sir John Sulston visits Lancaster to provide a Cesagen public lecture drawing on his vast experience in the fields of ethics and biology.

31 May 2012 : Epigenetics - the secret key to health

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

 Venue: Cambridge Discoveries in the field of epigenetics – the study of heritable changes which do not involve alterations to the DNA sequence itself - offer an important contribution to our understanding of human health. This free seminar combines an overview of epigenetics with exa ...

31 May 2012 : Why we can't wait: conference to eliminate health disparities in genomic medicine

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Venue: Miami, FloridaGenetic advances hold extreme promise, but also the potential to further increase health disparities. Now is the time to address this. Join a forum of stakeholders to learn, identify, and discuss many of the challenges and possible solutions for addressing health disparities in ...

02 July 2012 : Festival of Public Health UK

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Venue: Manchester:With a main theme of  Prevention and Screening, the festival  will be celebrating public health work from across the UK.  This free event will bring together students, researchers and workers from within the field and allow them to display their work, as well as prov ...

02 July 2012 : Genetic Alliance Annual Conference and AGM

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Venue: LondonThe Genetic Alliance annual conference promises to be an exciting and interesting day encompassing many areas of their current work as well as exploring new developments in gene therapy and what the Health and Social Care Act now means for patients, the Department of Health and the ...

05 July 2012 : Mainstreaming genomics in the NHS

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Venue: Cambridge Join the PHG Foundation and colleagues from the Department of Health and the Judge Business School to explore the challenges in implementing genomic medicine in the NHS.This is a special  series of seminars from the PHG Foundation who are celebrating 15 year ...

13 September 2012 : The Second International Genomics Conference - "Genomics for Healthcare and Socio-Economic Progress"

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The Wales Gene Park invites you to participate in the Second International Genomics Conference in Cardiff, the National Capital of Wales, and join the distinguished faculty of leading world experts in genome sciences and technologies to share applications of recent advances and developments in the g ...

18 September 2012 : VPH2012: Integrative Approaches to Computational Biomedicine

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Venue: London The second annual conference of  the Virtual Physiological Human Network of Excellence (VPH)  will have a clear focus on the integrative aspects of VPH.  Special attention will be given to the 'Digital Patient' as well as 'health forecasts'.  VPH2012 aims ...

19 September 2012 : International Biobanking Summit: Future Directions

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100

 Venue: Upsala, SwedenPre-conference ahead of HandsOn: Biobanks

20 September 2012 : Hands On: Biobanks

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100

 Venue: Upsala, Sweden Biobanking has become hot, and rather quickly. The technology, the claims and the investments are increasing, but what is the value we are chasing? At this interactive conference we invite you to help understand and improve the activities in these value chains a ...

02 November 2012 : Unanswered questions in cancer sequencing

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

 Venue: CambridgeThe Cambridge Research Institute Annual SymposiumThe 2012 Symposium will focus on questions relating to cancer sequencing, specifically: Cancer genome sequencing; cChallenges facing the computational biology of cancer sequencing; functional genomics of cancer; the impact o ...

04 December 2012 : Making science work for health: Gala Dinner

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

To celebrate our 15 year anniversary, we invite you to join us for a very special dinner in the renowned Great Hall of Kings College, Cambridge – an unforgettable dining experience in itself – and to enjoy the company of leading experts in public health, medicine and health policy.

04 December 2012 : Making science work for health: Translating Genomics

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Join us for this ground-breaking conference to explore the future role of genomics and biomedical science in 21st century population health. For an inclusive price of just £65, with full student bursaries available, enjoy a stimulating programme of superb speakers along with opportunities for ...

13 December 2012 : Genesis 2012

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Venue: London Brought to you by One Nucleus, the Genesis Conference is London's premier life science and healthcare networking conference.