Genes and the Environment: The Emerging Role of Genomics in Public Health

In Celebration of Rachel Carson's 100th Birthday Anniversary

June 8, 2007, 8:30 a.m.-12 noon
Carlson School of Management, Room 2-206
321 19th Avenue S, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota, West Bank Campus

Featuring keynote speaker Muin J. Khoury, MD, PhD .

This event is designed for public health professionals, students and faculty and physicians, nurses, health educators, counselors and others from the campus and practice community interested in the implications of genomics research and applications to the health of individuals and of communities.

Video

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Click below for videos of June 8, 2007, Roundtable

• Opening Remarks
  John Finnegan, Jr., PhD
• Genes and The Environment: The Emerging Role of Genomics in Public Health
  Muin J. Khoury, MD PhD
• Panel and Audience Q and A
  Betsy A. Hirsch, PhD, Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, and Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory, University of Minnesota-Fairview Medical Center
  
  Catherine McCarty, PhD, MPH, Geneticist and Director, Center for Human Genetics, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin
  
  Brian G. Van Ness, PhD, Professor and Department Head, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, College of Biological Sciences and the Medical School, University of Minnesota

Program Objectives

• Describe methods to assess genomic factors in population health, their impact on the incidence and prevalence of health conditions and on the development of health education, disease prevention and intervention strategies.
• Describe the role and responsibilities of the public health professional for genomics education, research, and health care policy and decision-making to protect the public interest and improve the health of all.

Keynote Speakers

Muin J. Khoury, MD, PhD, is the first director of the CDC's National Office of Public Health Genomics. The Office was formed in 1997 to assess the impact of advances in human genetics and the Human Genomic Project on public health and disease prevention. Dr. Khoury joined CDC as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer in 1980 in the Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases Branch. In 1996, he chaired a CDC-wide Task Force on Genetics and Disease Prevention and provided leadership in delineating the future direction for CDC in this important area. He received his B.S. degree in biology and chemistry from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, and his medical degree and pediatrics training from the same institution. He received a PhD in human genetics and genetic epidemiology and training in medical genetics from Johns Hopkins University. He has authored over 300 scientific publications, including articles, books and book chapters. Dr. Khoury is an adjunct professor of epidemiology at Emory's School of Public Health and an associate in the Department of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Speakers and Panelists

Betsy A. Hirsch, PhD, Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, and Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory, University of Minnesota-Fairview Medical Center

John R. Finnegan, Jr., Dean, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

Catherine McCarty, PhD, MPH, Geneticist and Director, Center for Human Genetics, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin

Brian G. Van Ness, PhD, Professor and Department Head, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, College of Biological Sciences, and Medical School, University of Minnesota

William A. Toscano, Jr., PhD, Professor and Division Head, Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

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Sponsored by

• The University of Minnesota School of Public Health
  • Dean's Office
  • Division of Environmental Health
  • Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach (CPHEO)
  • Midwest Center for Life-Long-Learning in Public Health (MCLPH)
• Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP)
  • Students' International Health Committee
• Minnesota Department of Health Genomics Project
• Minnesota Public Health Association