A GENOME BC HYBRID EVENT

Agenda

Note: This agenda is subject to change.  The final agenda, schedule, and speakers will be posted closer to event date. All times are Pacific Daylight Time.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Opening Remarks8:00 AM - 8:20 AM
Keynote - Marco Marra8:20 AM - 9:10 AM
Break9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
Maternal and Child Health: Advancing Care Through Genomics9:20 AM - 10:50 AM
Break10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Rare Diseases: Accelerating Diagnosis and Equity Through Genomics11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Genomics and Precision Medicine: Personalizing Care Across the Spectrum1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Summary and Reflections3:00 PM - 3:10 PM
Post Event Refreshments3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
Time Zone: (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

Speakers

Stirling Bryan
Stirling Bryan
PhD FCAHS
Chief Scientific Officer
Michael Smith Health Research BC
Bruce Carleton
Bruce Carleton
FCP, FISPE
Director, Pharmaceutical Outcomes Programme
BC Children's Hospital
Alison Elliott
Alison Elliott
PhD, MS, CGC
Associate Professor
University of British Columbia
Jan Friedman
Jan Friedman
MD, PhD, FAAP, FABMG, FCCMG, FRCPC, FCAHS
Professor of Medical Genetics
University of British Columbia
James Lan
James Lan
MD, FRCP(C), F(ACHI)
Assistant Professor
University of British Columbia
Sylvie Langlois
Sylvie Langlois
MD, FRCPC, FCCMG
Professor, Department of Medical Genetics
University of British Columbia
Larry Lynd
Larry Lynd
PhD, BSP, FCAHS
Professor
University of British Columbia
Marco Marra
Marco Marra
OC, OBC, PhD, FRS(C), FCAHS, LLD (hon), DSc (hon)
Professor, Michael Smith Laboratories and Distinguished Scientist, Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre
Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre
Tanya Nelson
Tanya Nelson
PhD, FCCMG
Genome Diagnostics, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
BC Children's & BC Women's Hospitals
Lisa Ridgway
Lisa Ridgway
Patient Partner and Researcher
University of British Columbia, University of Victoria, and the BC SUPPORT Unit
Stuart Turvey
Stuart Turvey
MBBS, DPhil, FRCPC
Senior Clinician Scientist and Professor of Pediatrics, UBC
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
Christian Steidl
Christian Steidl
Associate VP, Research
BC Cancer
S. Evelyn Stewart
S. Evelyn Stewart
MD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of British Columbia
Wyeth Wasserman
Wyeth Wasserman
PhD
Investigator
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
Suzanne Gill
Suzanne Gill
President and CEO
Genome British Columbia
Federica Di Palma
Federica Di Palma
CSO & VP Research and Innovation
Genome British Columbia
Shelley Joseph - Hekwa’gila’ogwa
Shelley Joseph - Hekwa’gila’ogwa
Elder-in-Residence
Genome British Columbia