Duration | Topic | Speaker |
Day One: Wednesday 20 Nov 2024 | ||
Registration 08:00 - 08:30 AM | ||
08:30 - 09:00 AM | Opening Remarks |
Dr. Laila Bastaki |
Theme One: Collaborations | ||
Moderators | TBA | |
09:00 - 09:20 AM | Collaborations with KMGC over the years |
Dr. Andoni Urtizberea |
09:20 - 09:40 AM | Rare Mendelian disease and gene discovery |
Dr. Jennifer Posey |
09:40 - 10:00 AM | Gene Matcher |
Dr. Reem Elshafie |
10:00 - 10:20 AM | The Cleft & Craniofacial Registry; Clinical and Genetic Prospective |
Dr. Lateefa Alkharafi |
10:20 - 10:40 AM | Collaborations with AlBahr Centre: Developing a protocol for genetic eye disease |
Dr. Alaa Elshafey |
10:40 - 11:00 AM | KCC and KMGC- bridging the gap for somatic cancer genetics |
Dr. Shakir Bahzad |
11:00 - 11:15 AM Panel discussion | ||
11:15 -12:00 PM Coffee & Prayer Break | ||
Theme Two: Diagnostics and preventative genetics | ||
Moderators | TBA | |
12:00 - 12:20 PM | WGS in clinical practice |
Dr. Mohamed Wafik |
12:20 - 12:40 PM | Genomics in clinical practice |
Dr. Ahmed Al Fares |
12:40 - 01:00 PM | Updates in NIPT |
Prof. Majid Alfadhel |
01:00 - 01:10 PM Panel discussion | ||
01:10 - 02:00 PM OPENING CEREMONY | ||
02:00 - 03:00 PM Exhibition, Prayer & Lunch Break | ||
Gene-specific therapies I - Industry symposium | ||
Moderators | TBA | |
03:00 - 03:20 PM | Genetic Obesity |
Dr. Sarah Suliman |
03:20 - 03:40 PM | Gene therapy in epidermolysis bullosa |
Dr. Arti Nanda |
03:40 - 04:00 PM | LC-FAOD |
Dr. Rasha Al Safi |
04:00 - 04:10 PM Panel discussion | ||
Theme Three: Genetics of developmental disorders | ||
Moderators | TBA | |
04:10 - 04:30 PM | Developmental genetics |
Dr. Nahed Alateeqi |
04:30 - 04:50 PM | 50 years autism genetic research in the world and in the Arab countries |
Dr. Gianluca Esposito |
04:50 - 05:10 PM | Developmental genetics |
Dr. Fowzan Alkuraya |
05:10 - 05:30 PM | Genetic counselling in autism and developmental disorders |
Dr. Mona Al Saffar |
05:30 - 06:00 PM Panel discussion | ||
END OF DAY ONE |
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