Events

The 2011 Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing Symposium will be held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, CA from November 7-10, 2011. The two and a half day program will feature platform presentations drawn from submitted abstracts, invited oral presentations, poster sessions, exhibits, a Meet the...
It has been 40 years since our network was founded. 2011 is a time to reflect on the accomplishments of the last forty years, to face the challenges of today, and to imagine the future. It is important that we celebrate our accomplishments in advocacy, in education, in systems change,...
‘‘Innovation and partnerships for patients’’ Initiated and organised by the Eurobiomed Competitivness Cluster and widely supported by local and national public and private partners, the Rare and Orphan Diseases Colloquium reached its objectives in 2009 by bringing together over 300 health professionals, thus making it a benchmark event in the...
Join all stakeholders—patients, researchers, companies, investors, thought leaders and government—for a unique opportunity for all who are focused on rare diseases to gain a common understanding of the previous and emerging challenges and opportunities and strategies for the future. View program   Take advantage of separate tracks for patients, researchers,...
The 30th NSGC Annual Education Conference (AEC), October 27-30, 2011 will be held at the San Diego Marriott in beautiful San Diego, California. The AEC annually offers a notable slate of presentations on a diverse range of topics, as well as educational breakout sessions that allow for a smaller group...
Dancing in the Rain Rxs for Mind, Body and Spirit   A Full Day Seminar for the Autoimmune Community   Saturday, October 22, 2011 John C Lewis Center Macomb Community College 14500 E. 12 Mile Road Warren, MI 48088 Conference held from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. $30.00 per person...
A conference for all dystonia specialists – clinicians and researchers The Organisers are delighted to welcome you to the revival of the definitive series of truly international dystonia meetings – the last of which was held in Atlanta, 2002. The 5th Symposium brings together a group of renowned researchers and...
The course is aimed at both obstetricians and clinical and laboratory geneticists who have strong mutual interests in each other’s field. In order to have the maximum profit from the lectures and exercises, participants should have at least one year of practical experience in prenatal obstetric diagnosis and/or clinical genetics....
In March 2010, the Association Sclérose Tubéreuse de Bourneville and the French Rare epilepsies reference centre joined to organise the first French scientific day on the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). This day allowed doctors and researchers, therapeutists and academics to meet and discuss the various aspects of this disease. Next...
Each year, in the fall, Narcolepsy Network holds a conference for its members, their families, friends and others in the sleep community. It is a weekend filled with speakers (Including Researchers, Sleep Doctors, Councelors, etc.), discussions about narcolepsy, coping skills, the latest in research and treatments and so much more....
On behalf of The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) and the International Federation of Human Genetics Societies (IFHGS), it gives us great pleasure to invite human geneticists from all around the world to attend and participate in the 12th International Congress of Human Genetics (ICHG) and the 61st ASHG...
The Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation is dedicated to saving the lives and supporting the families of children and young adults who are genetically predisposed to sudden death due to hearth rhythm abnormalities.   OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of this symposium, the participants will be able to: Discuss the...
The conference will be a forum for reviewing current progress and discussing the possible directions of ways to meet the medical needs posed by neglected diseases. Neglected diseases are a group of tropical infections which are especially endemic in low-income populations in developing regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas....
The Sanfilippo foundation Switzerland wishes you to join them on December 8-10, 2011 for an international meeting focusing on innovative research to treat MPS. We aim to unite researchers in academia and industry together with medical professionals and families living with MPS in the beautiful global city of Geneva. For...
Continuing a long, successful tradition, the 15th International Workshop on Fragile X and Other Early-Onset Cognitive Disorders will be held in Berlin, Germany between Sunday afternoon, September 4th, and Wednesday afternoon, September 7th, 2011 at the “Harnack-House”, the historic conference centre of the Max Planck Society and its predecessor, the...