Download Presidential Symposium 2016 - Upstate Medical University

Join us for the first in a series — Connected to the Future
Presidential Symposium
Mary-Claire King, PhD, is a noted geneticist who
discovered the BRCA1 gene and its connection to
breast cancer risk. Among her many awards are the
nation’s highest recognition for scientific achievement, the National Medal of Technology and
Innovation, presented by President Obama in 2016.
In 2014, she earned the prestigious Albert and
Mary Lasker Foundation Award, often referred to
as “America’s Nobels” for her work.
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Friday, October 28, 2016
In addition to inherited breast and ovarian cancer,
her research interests include the genetic bases of
schizophrenia, genetic disorders in children, and
human evolution. She pioneered the use of DNA
sequencing for human rights investigations. Her
current research employs the use of experimental
and bioinformatics genomics tools to study
complex genetic diseases in humans. Her research
focuses on identifying and characterizing critical
genes — and their interaction with environmental
influences — that play a role in the development
of conditions such as breast and ovarian cancer,
schizophrenia, and hearing loss.
University of Washington School of Medicine
• American Cancer
• Professor of Medicine
Society Professor
• Affiliate Member,
• Professor of Genome
Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Sciences
Research Center
Saturday, October 29
1 p.m. KEYNOTE Mary-Claire King, PhD
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.- Keynote:
Scientists as Citizens of the World
Mary-Claire King, PhD
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.Open discussion with panelists:
Mark Polhemus, MD
Director, Center for Global Health and Translational
Science; Associate Professor of Medicine and
Microbiology and Immunology
Anna Stewart-Ibarra, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Latin American
Research Program Director, Center for Global Health
and Translational Science
2-3 p.m. PRESENTATIONS
1-4 p.m. Reception to follow.
Upstate Medical University welcomes
special guest and keynote speaker
Mary-Claire King, PhD
Basic science foundations of personalized medicine
Steven Glatt, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Neuroscience and Physiology,
and Neuroscience Graduate Program
How science translates to medical applications
Bernard Poiesz, MD, Professor of Medicine; Oncology, and Adult Hematology/Oncology;
Medical Director, University Physicians Hematology/Oncology and Rheumatology
Public health implications of personalized medicine
Erasmus Schneider, PhD, Associate Director for Research and Technology; Director, Oncology Section,
Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
3-4 p.m. OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderated by Rinki Agarwal, MD, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology;
Medical Director, Gynecology Oncology Program
For more information, please contact Erin Peters, [email protected]
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All activities for the symposium will be held at the
Upstate Biotech Accelerator, 841 East Fayette Street, Syracuse.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.