Breakthroughs and Perspectives in Genomic Medicine
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
WELCOME COFFEE and TEA
Opening Ceremony
10:00 - 10:10
Welcome Remarks
Mr. Justin McGowan
Expo 2020 Dubai Commissioner General for Australia
H.E Ian Halliday
Australian Consul-General
10:10 - 10:20
Welcome Message from the UAE University
UAE University Chancellor
10:20 - 10:35
Conference Opening
Prof. Fatma Al Jasmi
Chair, Department of Genetics and Genomics
College of Medicine and Health Sciences
UAE University, UAE
Session 1
Technology and Engineering
MODERATORS Dr. Saaed Al Turki – Visiting Faculty, Department of Genetics and Genomics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, UAE
Prof. Mohd Saberi Mohamad – Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, UAE
10:35 - 11:05
Deep NGS for the Next Generation Sequencing: An Exciting Challenge
Prof. Juan Manuel Corchado
Full Professor at the University of Salamanca
President of the Air Institute
Visiting Professor at the Osaka Institute of Technology
Visiting Professor at the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
Director BISITE – Bioinformatics Intelligent Systems and Educational Technology Research Group, Spain
11:00 - 11:35
Using Multi-Omics and Artificial Intelligence in Precision Medicine
Prof. Charalambos Antoniades
BHF Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine University of Oxford
Director, Acute Vascular Imaging Centre
Deputy Head, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine University of Oxford
Consultant Cardiologist Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Chair, British Atherosclerosis Society, UK
11:35 - 12:00
Artificial Intelligence Technology Enabling the Future of Healthcare
Dr. David Hansen
CEO and Research Director, Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO
Member, National Committee for the NHMRC Australian Genomics Health Alliance, Australia
12:00 - 12:25
One Brain, Many Genomes: Somatic Mutation and Genomic Diversity in Human Brain
Prof. Christopher Walsh
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Chief, Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital
Bullard Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Harvard Medical School, USA
12:25 - 13:55
Lunch Break (Provided)
Session 2
Prevention
MODERATOR Prof. Bassam Ali – Professor ,Department of Genetics and Genomics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences,UAE University, UAE
13:55 - 14:20
Mackenzie’s Mission : The Australian Reproductive Carrier Screening Project
Prof. Nigel Laing
NH&MRC Principal Research Fellow
Group Leader Neurogenetic Diseases Group
Centre for Medical Research University of Western Australia
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
QEII Medical Centre, Australia
Session 3
Diagnostic
MODERATORS Dr. Hiba AlBlooshi – Assistant Professor,Department of Genetics and Genomics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences,UAE University, UAE
14:20 - 14:45
Mendelian Hunt Gone Awry
Prof. Fowzan S Alkuraya
Professor of Human Genetics, Principal Clinical Scientist and Senior Consultant
Chairman, Translational Genomics (Center for Genomic Medicine)
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, KSA
14:45 - 15:10
How Bioinformatics Improves Diagnostics of Genetics and Rare Diseases
Dr. Denis Bauer Group Leader, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
Honorary Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering and Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Macquarie University, Australia
Session 4
Treatment
MODERATOR Dr. Nadia Akawi – Assistant Professor,Department of Genetics and Genomics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences,UAE University, UAE
15:10 - 15:40
Personalized Medicine : The Medicine of Tomorrow, Today!
Prof. George Patrinos
Professor, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Greece
Adjunct Full Professor, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Full Member and National Representative, CHMP-Pharmacogenomics
Working Party, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, NL
Editor-In-Chief, The Pharmacogenomics Journal (Nature), Greece
15:40 - 16:10
Recent Advances in Therapies for Genetic Diseases
Dr. Moeen AlSayed
Consultant, Clinical Genetics and Clinical Biochemical Genetics
Department of Medical Genetics, King Faisal Specialty Hospital and Research Center
Director of Genetic Counselling
Al Faisal University, KSA
16:10 - 16:40
Coffee Break
16:40 - 17:05
Developing Therapies for Incurable Diseases
Dr. Paul Gissen
Professor, Pediatric Metabolic Medicine
Head, Genetics and Genomic Medicine Research and Education Department
Great Osmond Street Institute of Child Health
Lead for “Gene and Stem Cell Therapies” Theme, GOSH/ICH Biomedical Research Centre
Honorary Consultant, Pediatric Metabolic Medicine
Great Osmond Street Hospital for Children, UK
Industry Symposium Presentations
17:05 - 17:35
Gene Therapy and the Future of AADC Deficiency Innovative Treatment
Dr. Amal Al Hashem
Consultant Clinical Genetics, Head of Division Medical
Genetics, Paediatric Department, Prince Sultan Military
Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
17:35 - 18:05
Management of Gaucher Disease
Dr. Khalid Al-Thihli Senior Consultant Clinical & Biochemical Geneticist
Genetic and Developmental Medicine Clinic
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Sultanate of Oman
18:05 - 18:30
Coffee Break
Industry Symposium Presentations
18:30 - 19:00
Introduction to ASMD
Dr. Moeen AlSayed
Consultant, Clinical Genetics and Clinical Biochemical Genetics
Department of Medical Genetics, King Faisal Specialty Hospital and Research Center
Director of Genetic Counselling
Al Faisal University, KSA
19:00 - 19:30
From Population Genomics to Clinical Genomics
Prof. Patrick Merel
PhD in Molecular Biology
Director of Genomics, G42 Healthcare, UAE
