"Building Capacity for Genomic and Translational Research in Africa"

6 - 9 March 2011
Cape Town, South Africa

 
Satellite meetings

The Organising Committee of the upcoming 2011 Joint International Conference of the African and Southern African Societies of Human Genetics will be hosting a series of Satellite meetings pre and post the conference. The meetings are with excellent invited international guests, and will be at no extra costs for registered delegates.

If you are interested in attending the list of meetings below, please complete the online registration form in order to secure your attendance. Please note that there is a limitation on attendees, so registrations will be on first-come-first registered basis.

SATURDAY, 5th March, 2011
08h00 – 19h00

Satellite Meeting 1:   Young Researcher’s Forum
Presentations, interactions, teas, lunch and evening function/dinner

Venue: Faculty of Health Sciences, UCT

Organisers: Aisha-Bibi-Pandor, Lauren Watson and Kusha Kalideen

Hosted by: University of Cape Town & University of the Western Cape

Programme: Available in pdf format, 50 kb

Poster List: Available in pdf format, 140 kb

Queries

For Transport queries contact
12h00 – 17h00

Satellite Meeting 2:    Genetic Counselling Workshops
Cancer Risk Calculation and Communication Skills Workshops for Genetic Counsellors

Venue: University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Human Genetics, 4th Floor Seminar Room (Entrance 3),  Falmouth Building,  Faculty of Health Sciences, Anzio Road, Observatory 

Organisers: Professors Jacquie Greenberg/Jennifer Kromberg

Invited guest: Professor Marion McAllister (University of Manchester, UK) and Professor Claire Penn (Wits, RSA)

Programme
1200-1400 Risk calculation in cancer genetics. Dr M McAllister, University of Manchester, UK
1500-1700 Communication skills for genetic counsellors working in intercultural contexts Professor C Penn, University of the Witwatersrand, RSA
  SUNDAY, 6th March 2011
09h00 – 12h30

Satellite Meeting 3: Neurogenetics
Neurogenetics and its Relevance to Africa

Organizer: Dr. Michael Hayden
Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre
Chairs: Drs. Michael Hayden and Raj Ramesar

25 min each: 20 min presentation & 5 min Q & A

Programme
09h00-09h05 Opening and Welcome by Dr. Michael Hayden
09h05-09h30 Faycal Hentati – “Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in Parkinson Disease in Tunisia”
09h30-09h55

Lucie Bruijn – “ALS and Alzheimer Disease and its relevance to Africa”

09h55-10h20 Alan Bryer- “Inherited Cerebellar Ataxias in South Africa”             
10h20-10h45

Michael Hayden- “Reason for Worldwide Difference in Prevalence of HD: Implications for Africa”
10h45 -11h05 Break (20 min)
11h05-11h30

Fransiska Malfait- A Partner’s perspective with Huntington's Disease
11h30-11h55 Amanda Krause- “HDL2 : A Phenocopy of HD”
11h55-12h20

Steven Finkbeiner- “Novel Approaches to Screening and Development of Compounds for Neurodegeneration”         

12h20-12h30 Closing remarks

Queries:         Natalie.Jacobs@uct.ac.za or Raj.Ramesar@uct.ac.za
   THURSDAY, 10th March 2011
08h30 – 16h00

Satellite Meeting 4: Affymetrix Medical Genomics workshop
Technologies and Applications

Venue: Wolfson Pavillion, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory

Organisers: D Ruby Gadelrab (Affymetrix), Mr John Foley (Southern Cross    
Biotechnologies)

Programme: Available on the website.

Queries: Dr Karen Fieggen (UCT): Karen.Fieggen@uct.ac.za or Theresa Ruppelt (UCT)
Theresa.Ruppelt@nhls.ac.za

Register now for this FREE conference at: www.regonline.com/mgrcsouthafrica