McMaster University

Genetics Rounds

The next Genetics round through video conference with Sick Kids will take place:

Thursday, March 29,2012, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

MDCL building room #2233

“FORGE Canada: A nation-wide effort to identify genes causing rare paediatric disorders”

Dr. Kym Boycott, PhD, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG
Clinical Geneticist, Department of Genetics
Investigator, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa

Learning Objectives:

ยท Explain how next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology has revolutionized the study of rare disorders.

  • Highlight successful examples of NGS technology applied to inherited disease.
  • Emphasize the importance of national and international collaboration for the study of rare disease.

 

This event is an accredited group learning activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

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