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Version updated on Jan 29, 2007
LATIN AMERICAN SCHOOL OF HUMAN AND MEDICAL GENETICS
HEADQUARTERS:
Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2350
90035-903 - Porto Alegre – RS - Brazil
Tel + 55 51 21018011
Fax + 55 51 21018010
Email relagh@ufrgs.br
URL www.relagh.ufrgs./br
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Roberto Giugliani (Chairman)
Ursula Matte (Vice-chairman)
Liliane Koester (Secretary)
Fernanda Pereira (Organizing Assistant)
Guilherme Baldo (Organizing Assistant)
Verônica Muñoz (International Liason)
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Eduardo CASTILLA Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Roberto GIUGLIANI (Chair) Porto Alegre, Brazil
Ursula MATTE Porto Alegre, Brazil
Sérgio Danilo PENA Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Victor PENCHASZADEH Buenos Aires, Argentina
Augosto ROJAS-MARTINEZ Monterrey, Mexico
Francisco SALZANO Porto Alegre, Brazil
PRESIDENT OF RELAGH
Alejandro GIRALDO Bogota, Colombia
INTRODUCTION
The genetics revolution is changing the world, and the gap between developed and developing countries in this field seems to be growing. The decodification of the human genome is opening broad avenues for research and development, and genomics will certainly change the medical science very deep and very soon. Short courses of medical and human genetics to young students and professionals are already a tradition in North America and Europe. Young researchers and professionals of Latin America should also be prepared to deal with the growing challenge of the genomic medicine. Since 2005, the Latin American School of Human and Medical Genetics is organizing annual courses, one week long, involving around 110 persons (75 students from almost all Latin American countries, 25 faculty members from Latin America, North America and Europe and 10 people of the organizing staff). Due to the extremely positive evaluation of this activity by students and speakers, we are now organizing the IV Course
AIMS
To promote a “state of the art” course of Medical Genetics, exposing during almost one week a selected number of top-grade students with first rank researchers in the field. In addition to attend to strong teaching program, the students will have the unique opportunity of discussing projects, techniques, clinical cases and scientific issues with the faculty members. The participation of students and faculty members from several Latin American countries will stimulate further cooperation between groups inside the continent. It is expected that new links would be created and new opportunities would be opened.
TARGET AUDIENCE
PhD students and post-docs of the biomedical area, and young MDs interested in the field of medical genetics. The students will be selected on the basis of a broad participation of Latin American countries and on a top-grade performance according to academic records and CVs.
FACULTY
Top rank scientists from Latin America and from developed countries will be invited to address lectures and courses. The possibility of staying at the course site all the period will be an important point, as the informal contact between students and faculty is one of the major goals of this initiative.
FINANCIAL ASPECTS
The organizers will apply to governmental organizations, research funding agencies and companies in order to obtain financial support for the expenses with the faculty (transportation, accommodation and meals) and to grant fellowships to cover expenses with accommodation and meals for the students selected for the course. The organizers will also encourage national agencies of Latin American countries to grant fellowships to cover expenses of the students.
LATIN AMERICAN SCHOOL OF HUMAN AND MEDICAL GENETICS
FOURTH COURSE, June 1 to 6, 2008
Hotel Samuara, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil
VENUE AND DATE
The IV LASG Course of is scheduled to take place on a hotel located inside a park on the mountain area, around 100 km far from Porto Alegre airport. The hotel is located in South Brazil, between São Paulo and Buenos Aires, and not far from Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Montevideo and Asunción. Porto Alegre has direct flight connections with many Brazilian cities and with some South American capitals. The course will begin on a Sunday evening with a plenary lecture and a welcome cocktail, and will close on Friday noon.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
SUNDAY – JUNE 1
14:00 – 19:00 – Check-in and Registration
19:00 – 19:30 – Official opening
19:30 – 20:00 – Tribute to José Maria Cantu (A. Giraldo, E. Castilla, V. Penchaszadeh)
20:00 – 21:00 - Opening Lecture: Newborn Screening: Past, Present and Future
(R. Pollit, England)
21:00 – 21:30 – Speaker’s introduction
21:30 – 23:00 – Welcome dinner
SYMPOSIA
MONDAY - JUNE 2
08:30 – 12:30
Symposium I: From Genetics to Genomics (coord.: F Salzano, P. Alegre)
- From Genetics to Genomics (F Salzano, P. Alegre)
- The New world of RNAs (W. Silva Jr, R. Preto – to be confirmed)
- Gathering Information from Bioinformatics (S Souza, São Paulo)
- Functional Genomics (S Verjovski-Almeida - to be confirmed)
TUESDAY – JUNE 3
08:30 – 12:30
Symposium II: Human Genetic Variability (coord.: E Castilla, R. Janeiro)
- Genetics of Latin American Populations (M Sans, Montevideo)
- SNPs, HapMap and Genome Wide Scan (peaker to be confirmed)
- Linkage and Association Studies (R Ottman, USA))
- The Neglected Genetic Epidemiology (E Castilla, R. Janeiro)
WEDNESDAY – JUNE 4
08:30 – 12:30
Symposium III: Genomic Medicine (A Rojas-Martinez, Monterey)
- Molecular Dysmorphology (I Orioli, R. Janeiro)
- Genetics of Ageing (M Smith, S. Paulo)
- Diseases of Complex Inheritance (G Abecasis, USA – to be confirmed)
- Pharmacogenomics (A. Llerena, Badajoz)
THURSDAY – JUNE 5
08:30 – 12:30
Symposium IV: Therapy for Genetic Disorders (coord.: R. Giugliani, P. Alegre)
- Cancer Genetics (A Rojas-Martinez, Monterey)
- Gene and Cell Therapy (R. Linden, R. Janeiro)
- Treatment of Metabolic Diseases I (sponsored lecture – speaker to be confirmed)
- Treatment of Metabolic Diseases II (sponsored lecture – speaker to be confirmed)
FRIDAY – JUNE 6
08:30 – 12:00
Symposium V: Public Health Implications (coord. V. Penchaszadeh)
2. Population screening (M. Saborio, S. Jose – to be confirmed)
1. Prenatal Diagnosis (E. Gadow, B. Aires – to be confirmed)
3. Ethical implications (V. Penchaszadeh, B. Aires)
4. Evaluation, wrap-up and closure (R. Giugliani, P. Alegre)
THE DEBATE: DOES RACE EXIST ?
MONDAY - JUNE 2 (21:00 – 22:30 - after dinner)
Moderator: M. Pembrey (UK)
Speakers:
YES - F. Salzano (P. Alegre)
NO - M. Sans (Montevideo)
WORKSHOPS (General Coordinator of all workshops: U Matte, Porto Alegre)
(Complete program of each course to be informed later)
Sunday, Monday and Wednesday – 14:30 to 16:00 (choose one)
- Bioinformatic tools in genetics and genomics
COORDINATORS: S. Souza (Sao Paulo) and W. Silva Jr. (R. Preto)
- Genetic Epidemiology
COORDINATORS: J Lopez-Camelo (Bs. Aires) and H Krupitzki (Bs. Aires)
Sunday, Monday and Wednesday – 16:30 to 18:00 (choose one)
- Genetic counseling in the age of genomics
COORDINATORS: P. Ashton-Prolla (P. Alegre) and FR Vargas (R. Janeiro)
- Population Genetics
COORDINATORS: to be confirmed
Sunday, Monday and Wednesday – 18:00 to 19:00 (choose one)
- New & Experimental Therapies
COORDINATORS: R Linden (R. Janeiro), J.C. Cabello and J. Minguell (Santiago)
- Neurogenetics
COORDINATORS: L. Jardim (P. Alegre), I Lopes-Cendes (Campinas)
OPERATIONAL DETAILS
MEALS AT HOTEL
Breakfast Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 06:30 to 08:30
Lunch Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 12:30 to 14:30
Dinner Mon, Wed (optional) 20:00 to 22:O0
Coffee-breaks Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 10:30 to 11:00
Mon, Tue, Thu, 16:30 to 17:00
SOCIAL PROGRAM
Welcome diner Sun (at hotel) 21:30 to 23:00
Dinner at winery Tue (buses depart 19:30) 20:00 to 23:00
Train/Winery tour Wed (buses depart 12:30) 12:30 to 19:00
Free evening Wed (shopping time optional) 19:00 to 22:00
Football Match Thu (at hotel) 19:00 to 20:00
Barbecue/Music Thu (at hotel) 20:00 to 23:00
TRANSFERS
June 1
Transfer Porto Alegre airport to Hotel Samuara
- departs Porto Alegre airport – 12:00 and 15:00 h (2 hours journey)
Transfer from Hotel Serrano (Gramado, venue of the Brazilian Congress of Medical Genetics) to Hotel Samuara
- departs Hotel Serrano (Gramado) – 15:00 (1 hour journey)
June 6
Transfer from Samuara Hotel to Porto Alegre airport
- departs Samuara Hotel – 12:30 and 14:00 h (2 hours journey)
Notes:
- Transfers in other days and times could be arranged but the cost will not be covered
by the organizers
- Transfers to and from Caxias do Sul regional airport could be provided free of charge
LANGUAGE
Although we recommend speakers address lectures in English, some will prefer to talk in Spanish or Portuguese. No translation will be provided. Slides and handout material will be provided in advance and will be exclusively in English.
LIST OF INVITED SPEAKERS:
Gonçalo Abecasis (USA) – to be confirmed
Patrícia ASHTON-PROLLA (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Juan Francisco CABELLO (Valparaiso, Chile)
Eduardo CASTILLA (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Enrique GADOW (Buenos Aires, Argentina) – to be confirmed
Alejandro GIRALDO (Bogota, Colômbia)
Roberto GIUGLIANI (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Laura JARDIM (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Hugo KUPRITZKI (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Rafael LINDEN (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Adrian LLerena (Spain)
Iscia LOPES CENDES (São Paulo, Brazil)
Jorge LOPEZ-CAMELO (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ursula MATTE (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
José MINGUELL (Santiago, Chile)
Ieda ORIOLI (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Ruth OTTMAN (USA)
Victor PENCHASZADEH (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Augusto ROJAS-MARTINEZ (Monterey, Mexico)
Andrés RUIZ-LINARES (Londres, UK) – to be confirmed
Manuel SABORÌO (San José, Costa Rica) - to be confirmed
Francisco SALZANO (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Monica SANS (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Wilson SILVA Jr (Ribeirão Preto, Brazil) – to be confirmed
Marilia SMITH (São Paulo, Brazil)
Sandro SOUZA (São Paulo, Brazil)
Fernando VARGAS (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Sérgio VERJOVSKI-ALMEIRA (São Paulo, Brazil)
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