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Open Evening - Dine AroundTime to Enjoy the City, the hotel and local attractions. |
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Population and Public Resources for Genetic Research: Bigger Data Genetic Epidemiology in a large EMR-based systemProfessor, Division of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco  The Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project: Canada's Platform for Chronic Disease Prevention ResearchDepartment Head and Distinguished Scientist, BC Cancer Agency  Linkage of large population health data-sets - what is their true potential in supporting genetic research?Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto  Population-based Detection of Structural Variants in Normal and Aberrant GenomesPhD Candidate, Human Genetics, McGill University Poster: 30 |
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Genomics and Big Data – Data IntegrationChairs France Gagnon University of Toronto
 Michael Hoffman Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University of Toronto
 Identifying meaningful genetics and genomics correlates for complex phenotypesAssistant Professor, Department of Statistics, University of British Columbia  New insights into old genes: using comparative and functional genomics to understand human disease gene regulationScientist, Genetics and Genome Biology, SickKids Research Institute  PhenomeCentral: A Rare Disease Data Sharing Portal for Clinicians and ScientistsScientific Director & Associate Professor, Centre for Computational Medicine & Department of Computer Science, Hospital for Sick Children & University of Toronto  A Statistical Approach for Testing Pleiotropic Effects of Rare VariantsPhD Candidate, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University Poster: 12  Towards a Cloud-ready Cancer Genomics Analysis PipelineMaster of Science Student, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University Poster: 55 
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Social and Epigenetic Determinants of Mental Health Epigenetic Embedding of Early Life ExperiencesCentre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia Targeting Adipose Tissue Functional Methylomes by Next-Generation Capture Sequencing Reveals Novel Metabolic Trait Associated VariantsPhD Candidate, Human Genetics, McGill University Poster: 19 Characterization of a Novel Transcriptional Regulator, NCOA7, and its Protective Role during Acute Systemic Salmonella InfectionPhD Candidate, Human Genetics, McGill University Poster: 44 Presented by CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction and the Ludmer Centre 
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Prediction and Data Integration Risk classification with a blockwise kernel machine modelAssistant Professor, Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University  Evolution: The Nexus of Data Integration in Personal GenomicsAssistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Genetics, University of Calgary  Analysis of DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Data in Cordblood and Placenta Tissues: An Integrative ApproachPhD Student, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University Poster: 56  Efficient Dimension-reduction Technique for the Joint Analysis of Correlated PhenotypesGraduate student, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University Poster: 93 Presented by CANSSI 
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Cancer Metagenomic analysis of colon cancer microbiomeHead of Sequencing, Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer Agency  The BC Cancer Agency Personalized OncoGenomics (POG) ProjectDirector, Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer Agency  Mouse modelling to understand tumour initiationProgram Head and Senior Scientist, Genetics & Genome Biology and Professor, Molecular Genetics, UoT, Genetics & Genome Biology, SickKids Hospital  Comprehensive Genomic Characterization Revealed SMARCA4 Alteration as the ONLY Genetic Cause of Highly Malignant Small Cell Carcinoma of the OvaryPhD Student, Human Genetics, McGill University Poster: 35 Session Supported by CIHR Institute of Cancer Research 
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Interpreting Genomic Variation through Modeling Advances in Population and Statistical Genetics Gene surfing within a human tissueResearch Associate Professor, Genome Sciences, University of Washington  Genome-wide Analysis of DNA Methylation Identifies a Novel Locus Associated with Bone Mineral DensityPhD Candidate, Human Genetics, McGill University Poster: 50  Methods for Estimating Changes in DNA Methylation in the Presence of Cell Type HeterogeneityMSc Student, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University Poster: 81 Presented by CANSSI
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Progress on the Genetics of Complex Diseases and Biological Traits Genetic dissection of obesityAssociate Professor, Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University Investigating Imprinting as a Mechanism for the Development of Asthma in Two Canadian Birth CohortsPostdoctoral fellow, Medicine, University of British Columbia Poster: 63 Exome Sequencing Identifies Variants in Functionally Interacting Genes in Congenital Heart DiseasePostdoctoral Fellow, Genetics and Genome Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Poster: 78 |
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Career Development WorkshopPanelists Deputy Director for Science, Outreach, and Policy, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health  Associate Professor, Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, Department of Human Genetics, McGill University  Chair and Executive Director, Regroupement Québécois des Maladies Orphelines, Quebec Coalition of Orphan Diseases 
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Workshop: Existing publicly available resources and data. Where they are and how to use them Use and access of population-based data sources for health: Implications for genetic researchAssistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto GeneMANIA and other publicly available approaches: mathematical and algorithmic differencesAssistant Professor, Department of Statistics, University of British Columbia PhenoTips: Building an Intelligent Electronic Health Record Platform for Clinical GeneticsScientific Director & Associate Professor, Centre for Computational Medicine & Department of Computer Science, Hospital for Sick Children & University of Toronto  Rare Diseases: Models & Mechanisms NetworkProfessor, Medical Genetics, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia
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Predictive Modelling and Applied Personalized Medicine Personalizing cardiovascular disease care – myths, hopes and realitiesAssociate Professor, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University  Risk stratification for prevention and early detection of breast cancerProfessor and Deputy Director Basic Research , Molecular Medicine, Genomics Centre, CHU de Quebec Research Centre Genomics and Epigenomics of Pediatric Brain CancerAssociate Professor, Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Statistical Evaluation of Normalization Methods for NanoString nCounter DataMSc Student, Human Genetics, McGill University Poster: 66 Evidence for a Polygenic Form of Coronary Artery Disease Manifesting with Early Cardiovascular EventsMD, MSc, Clinical and Research Fellow, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University Poster: 91 |
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Genes and ImmunologyThe double-edged sword of pro-inflammatory responses: leprosy as exampleProfessor, McGill International TB Centre; Departments of Human Genetics and Medicine, McGill University  IRF family members are required for resistance to infections but cause susceptibility to inflammationVice-Dean, Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Professor, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University  Integrating genetics, genomics and immunology to better understand and treat IBDProfessor and Canada Research Chair in Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Medicine, Université de Montréal & Montreal Heart Institute  The LRRK2 Gene is a Shared Genetic Regulator among Three Clinically Divergent Common Inflammatory DisordersPostdoctoral fellow, Human Genetics, McGill University Poster: 29 CsA Inhibition of CypD Prevents Abcc6-dependent Cardiac Necrosis and Calcification Following CVB3 Infection in MicePhD Candidate, Human Genetics, McGill University Poster: 5 Presented by CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity 
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