Day Session

The Future of Genomics
    1:00 - 3 p.m.

    A conversation on the future of genomics on a large scale: where research is headed, the role of the private citizen
    in genetics testing and research, access to genomic testing, and clinical practices.

    Speakers:

    Anne Wojcicki, CEO and Co-Founder, 23andMe
    Richard Lifton, MD, PhD, Sterling Professor of Genetics and Professor of Medicine, Yale University

    Moderated by Eric Green, MD, PhD, Director, National Human Genome Research Institute

Genomics and Global Health
    3:15 - 4:45 p.m.

    A conversation on the uses of genomic medicine on a global scale, focusing on the work of scientists to use genomics
    to find cures and treatments for diseases that affect different populations.

    Speakers:

    Pardis Sabeti, PhD, Associate Professor, Center for Systems Biology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology,
    and in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease, Harvard University and Senior Associate Member of
    the Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Charles Rotimi, PhD, Chief and Senior Investigator, Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch
    and Director, Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, National Human Genome Research Institute

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