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Hosted by the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University 
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Chair Paul Lasko Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
 Influence of Sex, Hormones and Pregnancy on Cardiac Electrical ActivityProfessor and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal  Sex and genomic studies of clinical trialsDir. Beaulieu-Saucier Pharmacogenomics Centre, Université de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute  Clinical Relevance of Sex Related Differences in Drug Metabolism and ResponseProfessor, Medicine, University of Western Ontario  Classifying Paediatric Brain Tumours by Molecular ProfilingPhD Student, Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Poster: 69  The Role of the Sex Chromosomes in Sex-specific DNA Methylation of Autosomal Regions in HumansMSc Student, Human Genetics, McGill University Poster: 57 Sponsored by CIHR Institute of Gender and Health |
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Chair Chris McMaster Dalhousie University
 Genome editing for mouse model production and high-throughput gene candidate screeningSenior Project Manager, The Centre for Phenogenomics  Exploring the functional genomics of autism using genome editing and iPS cell modellingSenior Scientist, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, SickKids  Ethical and Legal Aspects of Gene Editing in HumansAssociate Professor, Bioethics Program, Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal  Combining CRIPSR/CAS9 and IPSCs to Model Rare Neurodevelopmental DisordersPHD Student, Neuroscience, McGill University Poster: 14 In Vivo and In Vitro Modeling of Pediatric Glioblastoma to Study the Role of Histone H3 and ATRX MutationsPhD student, Human Genetics, Mcgill University Poster: 22 |
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ChairVardit Ravitsky University of Montreal
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GE3LS Impact of Genetic Discrimination and Recommendations for Genetic Non-Discrimination ProtectionCEO HSC, Chair Canadian Coalition for Genetic Fairness, Huntington Society of Canada (HSC)  Genetic discrimination in Canada: Evidence, Practice & PolicyScientist & Assistant Professor, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St.Michael's Hospital & University of Toronto  Why policy-making is like sausage-making, and why scientists shouldn’t shy away!Executive Director, Platforms, Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions  Unsolved Challenges of Clinical Whole-exome Sequencing: A Systematic Literature Review of End-users’ ViewsPhD Student, Human Genetics, McGill University Poster: 49 Human and Statistical Genetics
GWAs:eQTLS - Finding Regulatory Variants and Missing Heritability Systems genetics approach to unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying variations in lung functionEmeritus Professor, Medicine, University of British Columbia  Epigenome-wide Association Studies of Circulating Lipid Levels Identify Tissue- independent Biomarkers for Cardiometabolic RiskPhD Candidate, Human Genetics , McGill University Poster: 68  Association Analysis of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and Genome-wide Genetic Variants Using a New Local False Discovery Rate (LFDR) MethodMSc Student, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University Poster: 29 
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ChairPaul Lasko Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
 Utilizing Big Data to enhance healthcare and transition towards personalized medicine – a Memorial experienceDirector, Molecular Genetics Laboratory & Translational Genomics Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Eastern Health Authority & Memorial University  The Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project: a Pan-Canadian platform for chronic disease prevention researchResearch Scientist, CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services  Identification of Biomarkers to Personalized Treatment after Resection Surgery for Stage I AdenocarcinomaMSc Candidate, Molecular Medicine, CRIUCPQ - ULaval Poster: 47  Genetic Determinants of Weight Change During Antidepressant TreatmentMSc Candidate , Pathology, Dalhousie University Poster: 39 
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Statistical Genetics
New Developments in the Statistical Analysis of Inheritance in Families and Populations Modelling Quantitative Trait Loci in Family-Based Association Studies with Rare and Common VariantsProfessor, Mathematics, Université du Québec À Montréal (UQÀM)  Gene genealogies for detecting rare and common variantsAssistant Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa  Genetic Association Analysis in Families: Challenges and OpportunitiesProfessor and Interim Chair, Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health  Two-sample Mendelian Randomization Outlines Gene Expression as a Mediating Factor between Genetic Variation and Type 2 Diabetes Based on Multi-variant Gene Expression ModelsDPhil Candidate, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford Poster: 40 Poster: 67 Human Genetics
Clinical Sequencing… Or Genomic Testing Rapid functional modeling in patient-derived neurons to corroborate genetic association in extremely rare neurodevelopmental diseasesAssistant professor, Human Genetics, McGill University  A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Lung Cancer Genome BiologyProfessor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia  Genomics of neuro-developmental disordersProfessor, Department of Pediatrics and Neurosciences, Université de Montréal  Elucidating the Genetic Determinants of Extreme High-Density Lipoprotein Phenotypes Using Next-Generation SequencingMSc Candidate, Biochemistry, Western University Poster: 71 
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ChairVardit Ravitsky University of Montreal
 Data Sharing and Research Reproducibility: Why and HowPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network  Genomic Data Sharing: Honesty and AccountabilityAcademic Associate, Centre of Genomics and Policy, McGill University  The Canadian National Network on Rare Diseases: Models and MechanismsProfessor, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia  Making undiagnosed patients discoverable with PhenomeCentral and the Matchmaker ExchangePhD Student, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children 
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Chair Carolyn Brown University of British Columbia
Human Genetics
Genetics of Mental HealthThe Ciliary Protein, EFHC1, Implicated in Epilepsy, Functions at the Cilium and Synapse to Modulate Dopamine SignallingPhD Student, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University Poster: 2  De novo Variants in Sporadic Cases of Childhood Onset SchizophreniaPhD Candidate, Human Genetics, Mcgill University Poster: 13 Statistical Genetics
Immunology: Bioinformatics for Microbiome Analysis Aging, frailty and the microbiome: new methods, new insightsAssociate Professor, Computer Science, Dalhousie University  Blending microbiome, machine learning and big data analyticsProfessor, Molecular Medicine, Université Laval  Functional characterization of microbiomes: Challenges and opportunitiesSenior Scientist, Molecular Structure and Function, Hospital for Sick Children An N-Ethyl-N-Nitrosourea Induced Mutation in the GNL1 GTPase Causes an NK Cells Deficiency and a Susceptibility to CytomegalovirusPhD candidate, Human Genetics, McGill University Poster: 55 Identification of Novel Salmonella Susceptibility Loci using N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) MutagenesisMcGill University Poster: 31 Sponsored by CIHR III and CIHR NMHA |
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ChairPaul Lasko Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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