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• General Information

• Satellite Symposium

• Genomics Workshop

• Awards Ceremony
 
 
The Second Annual Genomics Educational Workshop, was held May 30-31, 2003 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The agenda is listed below.

Courses are made possible through an unrestricted educational grant from the GlaxoSmithKline Research & Education Foundation for Cardiovascular Disease.




Course Content

Session I: Defining the Biological Issues in Cardiovascular Disease
  • Atherothrombotic disease
  • Myocardial disease
  • Cardiovascular disease: risk factors/genomics
Session II: Genomic Medicine: a Primer
  • Promise of using genomics to diagnose and treat CV disease
  • Comparative and functional genomics in CV disease
  • Ethical issues surrounding genomics Genomics: Impact on research in CV Disease
Session III: Genomics and CV Disease
  • Integration of genetics and genomics into medical practice
  • Cardiomyopathies: genetic clues to disease mechanisms
  • Progress with genomics and cardiovascular risk assessment
Session IV: Other Applications of Genomics in Cardiovascular Disease
  • Genetic approach to atherosclerosis
  • Pharmacogenomics: new approaches to treatments and targeted gene testing for lipid disorders
  • Alternative therapies for the failing heart
  • The Cardio Gene study: genomics of in-stent restenosis


Open or download the workbook used at this symposium:

2003 Genomics Workshop Workbook

Adobe Acrobat file
206 pages
11.5 MB




For information on other Genomics Educational Workshops, click on the links below:

• April 8-9, 2005
Philadelphia, PA


• May 30-31, 2003
Philadelphia, PA

• June 14-15, 2002
Philadelphia, PA


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