About this Event
Join CANSSI Ontario on Thursday, March 5, 2020 for the CANSSI Ontario Research Day at the Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning in Toronto.
Schedule At-a-Glance
10:00 am - 12:30 pm - Presentations by researchers from ICES, CANUE, CPTP, and the CLSA about population-level data available to researchers in Ontario and about big discoveries being made with it.
12:30 - 2:00 pm - Population Data Expo | Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 pm - Panel discussion with leading Canadian experts debating the personal and clinical utility of
Genetic Risk Scores: Are they ready for Prime Time?
Introduction
Stephen Scherer, Senior Scientist; Director, The Centre for Applied Genomics, The Hospital for Sick Children
Experts
Robert Hegele, Distinguished University Professor and Director of London Regional Genomics Centre, Robarts Research Institute, and University of Western Ontario
Ruth McPherson, Director, Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre and the Lipid Clinic, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Steven Narod, Senior Scientist and Director, Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit, Women's College Research Institute
Andrew Paterson, Senior Scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children
Closing Remarks
Melanie Woodin, Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toront0
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