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New Genomics: Health & Socio-clinical implications

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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

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