Genes To Society: Where is the Genomic Revolution in Healthcare?

Science Writers' Boot Camp 
May 6, 2011

Videos and slides from the program:

Welcome and Introduction

Stephen Desiderio

PowerPoint presentation

 

"Training the next generation of physicians: The importance of genetics in medicine and the future of health care" 

David Valle

 

"Talking the talk: Genomics and high throughput biology, how they work, what they reveal, and the importance of studying genomes" 

Jef Boeke

 

"What genomics can (and can't) tell us about sudden cardiac death" 

Aravinda Chakravarti

 

"Now that we have his genes, can my kid wear soccer shorts"

Janet Scheel

PowerPoint presentation

 

"The latest from the Diabetes Research and Training Center: How genetics informs research, patient care and prevention"

Fredric Wondisford

PowerPoint presentation

 

"Using genetic information to design better breast cancer treatments"

Leisha Emens

PowerPoint presentation

 

"Mapping genetic risk of suicide"

Virginia Willour

PowerPoint presentation

 

"Muscle wasting diseases: From the clinic to the bench and back again" 

Ronni Cohn

 

"We are not diploid anymore: Challenges faced by geneticists and genetic counselors" 

Ada Hamosh

 

"Genetics and pediatrics: Beyond genomics" 

George Dover