New Genomics: Health & Socio-clinical implications
The New Genomics: Public Health, Social and Clinical Implications
COLSTON RESEARCH SOCIETY 2009 SYMPOSIUM
University of Bristol 4th – 5th June 2009
Organiser: George Davey Smith – Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol
e-mail Bhavna.Mistry@bristol.ac.uk
In celebration of the University’s Centenary, this year’s Colston Research Society Symposium brings together a range of speakers working at the forefront of research and practice in relation to genetics, society and health.
The symposium is sponsored by the Colston Research Society
Speakers include: Sir Walter Bodmer – University of Oxford (Hertford), Paul Brennan – IARC Lyon,
John Burn – University of Newcastle, Lon Cardon – Glaxo Smith Kline, Rory Collins – University of
Oxford, Peter Donnelly – Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, Andrew Hattersley
University of Exeter, Peninsula Medical School, Adam Hedgecoe – University of Cardiff, Margaret
Lock – McGill University, Montreal Canada, Simon Mawer – Author, Ainsley Newson – University of Bristol; Michael Owen – University of Cardiff, Robert Plomin – Kings College London, Nikolas Rose – London School of Economics, Jon Turney – Imperial College London, Sir Mark Walport – Director, Wellcome Trust, Kenneth Weiss – University of Pennsylvania
Professor Sydney Brenner, Salk Institute will deliver a public lecture on Thursday 4th June at 6.30pm
For further information and registration details see: www.bristol.ac.uk/colstonresearchsociety