Colloquium EMGOresearch group Community Genetics in collaboration with Amsterdam Public Health Program Personalized Medicine
In this meeting colleagues working on themes of diversity and personalized medicine will discuss their research, ranging from stratifying populations at higher risk to delivering equitable and accessible care to diverse populations. The aim of this afternoon is to meet colleagues from our partner institutes and discuss common interests and research themes as a basis for future collaboration within APH Personalized Medicine.
The following three speakers will present their research, and we invite all those interested to attend for a lively discussion.
Chair:
Meike Bartels PhD, University Research Chair Professor in Genetics and Wellbeing, VU University Amsterdam, Program director Personalized Medicine
Personalized Medicine: a matter of genetics, culture and values
Martina Cornel MD, PhD, Professor of Community Genetics and Public Health Genomics, VU
University Medical Center
Towards universal genetic carrier screening?
Phillis Lakeman MD PhD, AMC, Department of Clinical genetics
Ethnicity and cardiovascular disease
Charles Agyemang PHD, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, AMC, University of Amsterdam
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Date: Friday, December 16, 2016Time: 14.00-16.00 hours, drinks afterwards
Location: AMC, RoomJ2 228, Department of Social medicine, Meibergdreef 15: at the Faculty entrance take the elevator to the 2 floor, turn right, through the double doors
(Social Medicine), turn left, the room then is on your right hand side
If you plan to attend, please register by sending a message to Mrs. Wilma IJzerman
secrcommgen@vumc.nl