Event: Translating Genomics into Policy and Practice

April 14, 2009

First Summer Institute on Public Health Genomics:
Translating Genomics into Policy and Practice
June 22-26, 2009
Seattle, Washington

The Human Genome Project and other advances in genomics and related technologies are paving the way for a new era in the practice of medicine and public health. In the 21st century, more emphasis will be put on personalized healthcare, targeted interventions, and disease prevention and health promotion. Genomics training is needed to prepare the public health workforce to integrate credible genomic information and applications into public health research, programs, and policy interventions.

On June 22-26, 2009, the University of Washington (UW) Center for Public Health and Genomics will host the first Summer Institute on Public Health Genomics in Seattle, Washington. This Institute is supported in part by CDC’s Office of Public Health Genomics, NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute, UW Center for Genomics and Public Health, and the UW Department of Biostatistics.

The institute will provide an introduction to key topics in public health genomics with an emphasis on translation of evidence-based genomic information and applications into clinical and public health practice in the United States and globally. This institute is geared to professionals interested in obtaining knowledge and skills for using genomics principles and applications in health practice, research, and policy interventions.

Institute At A Glance:

Monday and Tuesday (June 22nd – 23rd, 2009)
Session 1: Public Health Genomics and Translation to Practice

Wednesday (June 24th, 2009)
Session 2: Is Genetic Testing the Path to Personalized Medicine? and
Issues and Implications for Translation to Practice

Thursday and Friday (June 25th – 26th, 2009)
Session 3:  Genomic Epidemiology and Translation to Practice: a Global Perspective

Instructors are from Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia), CDC’s Office of Public Health Genomics and the National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Erasmus University Medical Center, NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute, Michigan Department of Community Health, Minnesota Department of Health, New York State Department of Health, Siona, Inc., University of California (Berkeley), University of Michigan, and University of Washington.  

Early-bird registration deadline is Monday, May 18, 2009. 
Registration is available online only. Reduced registration fees and scholarships are available.

To register, please visit: http://www.biostat.washington.edu/SIPHG/register/index.php

For more information, please visit: http://depts.washington.edu/cgph/summinst_main.htm or send email enquires to: [email protected]