The University of Wisconsin-Madison Laboratory of Genetics and University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health are excited to announce a two-week seminar series that will highlight advances in genomic research relative to human disease.
This series is part of a new basic science elective for medical students (course number 616-911) directed by Drs. Akihiro Ikeda in the Laboratory of Genetics and David McCulley in the Department of Pediatrics. The goal is to highlight advances in human genomic analysis and how these approaches, in research and clinical practice, can be applied to better understand basic mechanisms of disease, improve diagnostic accuracy and efficiency, and direct precision therapy. Although the seminar series is targeted to address these issues, faculty and trainees of all levels are welcome to attend.
The seminar directors are hoping to attract a broad audience to the series including faculty and trainees interested in human genomics research and clinical practice. Additional activities are planned that are targeted specifically to the medical students enrolled in the course.
Session Dates and Topics:
All sessions take place in Room 1360 Genetics-Biotechnology Building. Please contact the course directors, Aki Ikeda (aikeda@wisc.edu) or David McCulley (dmcculley@wisc.edu) with any questions.
| Date & Time | Topic | Speaker |
| March 2, 11:45 – 12:45 | Genomic Analyses and Human Disease | Stephen Meyn, MD, PhD (Professor of Molecular Genetics and Pediatrics Director, Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine) |
| March 5, 11:45 – 12:45 | Genetic Testing and Counseling During Pregnancy | Laura Birkeland, MS, CGC (Senior Clinical Genetic Counselor, Assistant Program Director, Department of Pediatrics) |
| March 9, 12:00 – 1:00 | Addressing Unknowns in Autism Etiology: Noncoding Variation and Sex-differential Risk | Donna Werling, PhD (Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Genetics) |
| March 10, 2:00 – 3:00 | Mapping of Disease Genes in Complex Traits: The Motivation, Development and Evolution of GWAS | Steven Schrodi, PhD (Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Genetics) |
| March 11, 11:00 – 12:00 | Precision Medicine Treatments for Different Subtypes of Colon Cancer | Dustin Deming, MD (Associate Professor, Hematology/Oncology) |
| March 12, 11:45 – 12:45 | Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Based Retinal Disease Modeling for Therapeutics Development | Divya Sinha, PhD (Assistant Scientist, Waisman Center, McPherson Eye Research Institute) |
| March 13, 12:00 – 1:00 | Genetic Counseling for Patients and Clinicians | April Hall, PhD, MS, CGC (Clinical Genetic Counselor, Department of Pediatrics) |