Renal Genomics – Translating the Potential
For information on the KidGen meeting and to register please click here.
Saturday 8th September 2018
International Convention Centre, Sydney | Meeting Room C4.9
For information on the KidGen meeting and to register please click here.
International Convention Centre, Sydney | Meeting Room C4.9
0830-0900 | Registration |
KidGen Renal Genetics Symposium Program | MR C4.9 | |
0900-0915 | Welcome |
0915-1000 | Plenary Speaker: Professor Philip Beales, Great Ormond Street Hospital and The Institute of Child Health, UK Manipulating cilia – identifying targets for potential therapeutics in ciliopathies |
1000-1030 | MORNING TEA |
Genetic Disease – is there a cure? | |
1030-1110 | Identifying New Genes in Structural Kidney Disease VACTERL Professor Sally Dunwoodie, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney |
1110-1150 | Designer Vectors: Unlocking the Potential for Gene Therapy Dr Leszek Lisowksi, Children’s Medical Research Institute, Sydney |
1150-1230 | The Promise of Gene Therapy in Eye Disease: Light at the end of the Tunnel? Professor Robyn Jamieson, Children’s Medical Research Institute , Sydney |
1230-1330 | LUNCH |
The Mendeliome and Beyond | |
1300-1340 | Personalised care in glomerulonephritis Dr Anna Greka, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA |
1340-1420 | Genetics of immune kidney disease: The lupus story Dr Simon Jiang, Australian National University |
1420-1500 | Beyond the Coding Regions Dr Brian Gloss, Garvan Institute |
1500-1530 | AFTERNOON TEA |
1530-1615 | Update on Progress of KidGen Australian Genomics Flagships Dr Andrew Mallett & Dr Cathy Quinlan – KidGen |
1615-1700 | 5 minute oral abstracts with 2 minutes questions |
1730-1930 |
EVENING RECEPTION – drinks and finger food
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International Convention Centre, Sydney | Meeting Room C4.9
0730-0900 | Registration |
KidGen Renal Genetics Symposium Program | MR C4.9 | |
Polycystic Kidney Disease in Australia | |
0800-0830 | Patient Perspective in 2018 ARPKD Family: ADPKD Family |
0830-0900 | Update on PREVENT-ADPKD trial Dr Gopi Rangan, Westmead Hospital |
0900-0930 | PKD Testing in Australia – a review of the first year Dr Amali Mallawaarachchi, Garvan Institute |
0930-1000 | ARPKD: The path forward for a childhood disease of kidney and liver Dr Hugh McCarthy, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network |
1000-1020 | MORNING TEA |
KidGen/ ANZSN Postgraduate Meeting Combined Session | MR C4.8 Chairs: Chair: Stephen Alexander & Amali Mallawaarachchi |
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Genetics and Clinical Nephrology | |
1020-1100 | Challenging Clinical Cases in Glomerulopathy Dr Anna Greka, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA |
1100-1140 | Application of Genetic testing in Clinical nephrology Dr Michel Tchan, Westmead Hospital |
1140-1220 | Update in Diagnosis and Management of aHUS Professor David Kavanagh, National Renal Complement Therapeutics Centre, UK |
1220-1330 | LUNCH |
What a genetic diagnosis means for families in 2018 | |
1330-1400 | Emerging Technologies In The Field Of Family Planning TBC |
1400-1430 | Pre-Conception Carrier Testing, The New Frontier A/Prof Edwin Kirk, SEALS, Sydney |
1430-1500 | The Power Of Patient Advocacy In Renal Rare Disease Patient advocacy groups – Panel |
1500-1530 | AFTERNOON TEA |
1530-1630 | Panel Discussion: Do no harm – the challenges of renal genetic medicine Clinical Geneticist; Genetic Counsellor; Nephrologist (international speaker); Patient |
1630- 1700 | Poster/Abstract Prizes and Close |
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