Open Society and Genomics-enabled Personalized Medicine
February 9, 2009
Program
Welcoming Remarks
Karen Elinch
The Franklin Institute
Junhyong Kim, PhD
Penn Genome Frontiers Institute, Co-Director
Speaker Introductions and Discussion Moderation
Gina Kolata
The New York Times, Science Writer
Presentations
Genes R Us: The Impact of Genomics on Childhood Disease
Tom Curran, PhD, FRS
Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania
Genomics and the Personalization of Medicine
Garret FitzGerald, MD
Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics
Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania
If Personalized Medicine is the Answer, What's the Question?
Pamela Sankar, PhD
Center for Bioethics
Dept. of Medical Ethics, University of Pennsylvania
Panel Discussion: Speakers and Invited Panelists
M. Celeste Simon, PhD
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute
Dept. of Cell and Development Biology, University of Pennsylvania
Sarah Tishkoff, PhD
Depts. Of Genetics and Biology, University of Pennsylvania
Concluding Remarks
Jim Eberwine, PhD
Penn Genome Frontiers Institute, Co-Director