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Monday, 16 March 2015

The Future of Medical Genomics at Monash, 25 March 12.30-5.30pm

Prof Andrew Sinclair
Wednesday 25th March at 12.30-5.30pm, Lecture Theatre 1, MMC. 
Program details here.  PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN ATTENDING FOR CATERING PURPOSES

Opening with Grand Rounds, Prof Andrew Sinclair (Deputy Director of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute) will tell an inspiring story of building from his basic discovery of the gene responsible for sex determination (as a post-doc) into the delivery of hope for parents facing a very difficult decision at the time of birth of their child.
A symposium will follow where speakers will address the medical genomics platforms available and developing at Monash. Speakers include: A/Prof Clara Gaff, Prof Paul Hertzog, A/Prof Elizabeth Algar, Mr Steve Androulakis, Dr Stuart Archer, Prof Justin St John, Ms Vivien Vasic, Dr Trevor Wilson, Prof Richard Kitching & Dr David Cram.
Prof Kate Loveland will open the symposium and Prof Ian Smith will moderate the discussion which aims to highlight how the area of medical genomics relates to our education and research practices. 


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