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AGENDA

May 2, 2008, Boston, MA

 

Agenda


Friday, May 2, 2008
9:30 – 10:00 am Registration / Continental Breakfast
10:00 – 10:45 am Keynote Presentation
Translational Research and Gene Expression at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
John Quackenbush, Ph.D., Professor of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Description
Bio
10:45 – 11:15 am Case Study
Redefining Translational Medicine: From Bedside to Bench
Michael Liebman, Ph.D., Strategic Medicine, Inc.
Description
Bio
11:15 – 11:30 am Refreshment Break
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Case Study
Translational Research for CNS Using Image Analysis and Other Technologies
Peter van der Spek, Head of Erasmus Center for Bioinformatics at Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam
Bio
12:00 – 12:30 pm Case Study
Translational Genetics
Hakon Hakonarson, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Description
Bio
12:30 – 1:00 pm InforSense Executive Presentation
Informatics Requirements for Translational Research
Jonathan Sheldon, Chief Scientific Officer, InforSense
Description
Bio
1:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 – 2:30 pm Feature Presentation
The Future of Translational Research
Keith Strier, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Bio
2:30 – 3:00 pm Case Study
Biobanking – Enabling Translational Research
Alicia Sable-Hunt, President, Edwards-Hunt Group LLC, Former Program Manager, Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium
Description
Bio
3:00 – 3:30 pm Case Study
Enabling the Translational Oncogenomics Work Flow in Breast Cancer Through Network Analysis
Craig Giroux, Associate Professor, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University
Description
Bio
3:30 – 3:45 pm Refreshment Break
3:45 – 4:25 pm Round Table Discussion
In this open forum we will discuss:
  • What are the roadblocks to Translational Research in Big Pharma?
  • How can academic and industrial groups work together?
  • What are the key informatics needs in translational research which are not being addressed?
  • What are some typical data integration challenges and how do you overcome them?
  • What are some methods for representing Translational Data, temporal and spatial perspectives?
4:25 – 4:30 pm Concluding Remarks
 

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