Pharmacogenomics

Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA (November 19-22, 2008)

This conference is the sixth in the series of joint Cold Spring Harbor/ Wellcome Trust conferences on Pharmacogenomics held in Hinxton, UK and Cold Spring Harbor in alternate years.

This meeting will focus on the opportunities presented by the growing contribution of emerging genomic information and technologies to interdisciplinary approaches in the study of variable responses of humans to drugs and toxic agents, and how research may benefit the individual. The meeting will provide an in depth focus on diverse areas including the biochemistry and physiology of drug action, uptake and metabolism, and how this is affected by genetics; the opportunities for discovery and design of new therapeutic agents; personalizing medicine; understanding and managing adverse drug reactions; the impact of academic and commercial initiatives; ethical, legal, regulatory and social consequences of genetics applied to medicines.

Topics: • Genome Structure & Variation• Molecular Approaches to Phenotype• Disease Genetics• Translation into Clinical Practice• Pre-Clinical Aspects• Basic Approaches• Societal / Economic Impact and ELSI Issues

More: http://meetings.cshl.edu/meetings/pharm08.shtml