From: Shuger, Jill (HRSA) [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 11:23 AM
Subject: FW: 2nd Annual Conf to Eliminate Health Disparities in Genomic Medicine- Abstract Submission Deadline March 15th!
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Why We Can't Wait:
2nd Annual Conference to Eliminate Health Disparities in Genomic Medicine:
The role of industry, foundations, non-profits, and government
May 29-31, 2013 ~ Palace Hotel ~ San Francisco, California
Call for Abstracts
Save the Date!
We are pleased to announce our keynote speakers:
* Gary H. Gibbons, M.D. Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
* Anne Wojcicki, Chief Executive Officer of 23andMe
For more information the meeting location, travel, lodging, and other inquiries please send an email to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or visit the conference website at http://geneticsawareness.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://geneticsawareness.org/&k=7DHVT22D9IhC0F3WohFMBA%3D%3D%0A&r=QD0MALm7li4xmB3DnzvTKy2CVOWeUGJzsljAyiiNZhA%3D%0A&m=lxUILA7O1freublqPjNOw3i4rTfVnAqpjlhUEvxMe1I%3D%0A&s=90a2db9db5a96ab95f751f7df5031d344ef390c3ef7d18e5e3622a0fcd516b07>
Networking scientific poster sessions will be held in the evening of May 29, 2013.
Researchers, practitioners, policy makers, educators, and representatives from academia, government, health care, public health, industry, community, and consumer groups are invited to submit abstracts for poster presentation. To be considered, individuals should submit an abstract that is 2,500 characters, including spaces. Abstract submissions will be accepted through March 15, 2013. Please view the attached instructions or visit the conference website (http://geneticsawareness.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://geneticsawareness.org/&k=7DHVT22D9IhC0F3WohFMBA%3D%3D%0A&r=QD0MALm7li4xmB3DnzvTKy2CVOWeUGJzsljAyiiNZhA%3D%0A&m=lxUILA7O1freublqPjNOw3i4rTfVnAqpjlhUEvxMe1I%3D%0A&s=90a2db9db5a96ab95f751f7df5031d344ef390c3ef7d18e5e3622a0fcd516b07>) to receive instructions on how to submit an abstract. You will be notified by early April, 2013, whether or not your abstract has been accepted. If you have questions about abstract submissions, please contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Conference Chairs
Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., Chair
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Professor of Human Genomics
Director, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
Carlos Bustamante, Ph.D., Co-Chair
Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine
Center for Computational, Evolutionary, and Human Genomics
Susan Hahn, M.S., C.G.C., Co-Chair
Assistant Director, Communications and Compliance, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Joycelyn Lee, Ph.D., Co-Chair
Associate Research Scientist, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
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