Renal Genomics – Translating the Potential
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Saturday 8th September 2018
International Convention Centre, Sydney | Meeting Room C4.9
| 0830-0900 | Registration |
| KidGen Renal Genetics Symposium Program | MR C4.9 | |
| 0900-0915 | Welcome |
| 0915-1000 | Plenary Speaker: Professor Philip Beales, Great Ormond Street Hospital and The Institute of Child Health, UK Manipulating cilia – identifying targets for potential therapeutics in ciliopathies |
| 1000-1030 | MORNING TEA |
| Genetic Disease – is there a cure? | |
| 1030-1110 | Identifying New Genes in Structural Kidney Disease VACTERL Professor Sally Dunwoodie, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney |
| 1110-1150 | Designer Vectors: Unlocking the Potential for Gene Therapy Dr Leszek Lisowksi, Children’s Medical Research Institute, Sydney |
| 1150-1230 | The Promise of Gene Therapy in Eye Disease: Light at the end of the Tunnel? Professor Robyn Jamieson, Children’s Medical Research Institute , Sydney |
| 1230-1330 | LUNCH |
| The Mendeliome and Beyond | |
| 1300-1340 | Personalised care in glomerulonephritis Dr Anna Greka, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA |
| 1340-1420 | Genetics of immune kidney disease: The lupus story Dr Simon Jiang, Australian National University |
| 1420-1500 | Beyond the Coding Regions Dr Brian Gloss, Garvan Institute |
| 1500-1530 | AFTERNOON TEA |
| 1530-1615 | Update on Progress of KidGen Australian Genomics Flagships Dr Andrew Mallett & Dr Cathy Quinlan – KidGen |
| 1615-1700 | 5 minute oral abstracts with 2 minutes questions |
| 1730-1930 |
EVENING RECEPTION – drinks and finger food
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Sunday 9th September 2018
International Convention Centre, Sydney | Meeting Room C4.9
| 0730-0900 | Registration |
| KidGen Renal Genetics Symposium Program | MR C4.9 | |
| Polycystic Kidney Disease in Australia | |
| 0800-0830 | Patient Perspective in 2018 ARPKD Family: ADPKD Family |
| 0830-0900 | Update on PREVENT-ADPKD trial Dr Gopi Rangan, Westmead Hospital |
| 0900-0930 | PKD Testing in Australia – a review of the first year Dr Amali Mallawaarachchi, Garvan Institute |
| 0930-1000 | ARPKD: The path forward for a childhood disease of kidney and liver Dr Hugh McCarthy, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network |
| 1000-1020 | MORNING TEA |
| KidGen/ ANZSN Postgraduate Meeting Combined Session | MR C4.8 Chairs: Chair: Stephen Alexander & Amali Mallawaarachchi |
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| Genetics and Clinical Nephrology | |
| 1020-1100 | Challenging Clinical Cases in Glomerulopathy Dr Anna Greka, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA |
| 1100-1140 | Application of Genetic testing in Clinical nephrology Dr Michel Tchan, Westmead Hospital |
| 1140-1220 | Update in Diagnosis and Management of aHUS Professor David Kavanagh, National Renal Complement Therapeutics Centre, UK |
| 1220-1330 | LUNCH |
| What a genetic diagnosis means for families in 2018 | |
| 1330-1400 | Emerging Technologies In The Field Of Family Planning TBC |
| 1400-1430 | Pre-Conception Carrier Testing, The New Frontier A/Prof Edwin Kirk, SEALS, Sydney |
| 1430-1500 | The Power Of Patient Advocacy In Renal Rare Disease Patient advocacy groups – Panel |
| 1500-1530 | AFTERNOON TEA |
| 1530-1630 | Panel Discussion: Do no harm – the challenges of renal genetic medicine Clinical Geneticist; Genetic Counsellor; Nephrologist (international speaker); Patient |
| 1630- 1700 | Poster/Abstract Prizes and Close |