| Duration | Topic | Speaker |
| Day One: Wednesday 23 Apr 2025 | ||
| Registration 08:00 - 08:30 AM | ||
| 08:30 - 09:00 AM | Opening Remarks |
Dr. Laila Bastaki  |
| Theme One: Collaborations in Genetic diagnosis | ||
| Moderators | Dr. Makia Marafie & Dr. Andoni Urtizberea | |
| 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. Daniel Calame  |
| 09:40 - 10:00 AM | KCC and KMGC- bridging the gap for somatic cancer genetics |
Dr. Shakir Bahzad |
| 10:00 - 10:20 AM | The Cleft & Craniofacial Registry; Clinical and Genetic Prospective |
Dr. Lateefa Alkharafi & Dr.Dana Daboul |
| 10:20 - 10:40 AM | Collaborations with AlBahr Centre: Developing a protocol for genetic eye disease |
Dr. Alaa Elshafey |
| 10:40 - 11:00 AM | Gene Matcher |
Dr. Daniel Calame |
| 11:00 - 11:15 AM Panel discussion | ||
| 11:15 -12:00 PM Coffee, Poster session & Prayer Break | ||
| Theme Two: Diagnostics and preventative genetics | ||
| Moderators | Dr. Reem Elshafie & Prof. Tarek Kamal | |
| 12:00 - 12:20 PM | The Debate: The Revolution of NGS and the Future of NBS |
Dr. Moudhi AlMai & Mr.Mohammed Alali |
| 12:20 - 12:50 PM | WGS in clinical practice |
Dr. Mohamed Wafik  |
| 12:50 - 01:10 PM | Preventative approaches in clinical genetics: What is best? |
Prof. Zuhair Rahbeeni  |
| 01:10 - 01:30 PM Panel discussion | ||
| 01:30 - 02:30 PM Exhibition, Prayer & Lunch Break | ||
| Theme Three: Gene-specific therapies I - Industry symposium | ||
| Moderators | Dr. Amal Alwadani & Dr. Doaa Ibrahim | |
| 02:30 - 02:50 PM | Hyperphagia: Target the root, Restore the Balance |
Mr. Ahmed AbdelMohsen  |
| 02:50 - 03:10 PM | Gene therapy in epidermolysis bullosa |
Dr. Arti Nanda |
| 03:10 - 03:30 PM | LC-FAOD |
Dr. Rasha Al Safi |
| 03:30 - 03:50 PM | Solving the paradox of metabolic syndrome in lean patients |
Dr. Najya Attia |
| 03:50 - 04:00 PM Panel discussion | ||
| 04:00 - 04:30 PM OPENING CEREMONY | ||
| Theme Four: Genetics of developmental disorders | ||
| Moderators | Prof. Fowzan Alkuraya & Dr. Buthaina Bash | |
| 04:30 - 04:50 PM | Integrating Genomic Advances into the Diagnosis of GDD and ID |
Dr. Nahed Alateeqi |
| 04:50 - 05:10 PM | 50 years autism genetic research in the world and in the Arab countries |
Prof. Gianluca Esposito  |
| 05:10 - 05:30 PM | Developmental genetics |
Prof. Fowzan Alkuraya |
| 05:30 - 05:50 PM Panel discussion | ||
| END OF DAY ONE | ||
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