Meeting Information/Abstracts
Schedule of All Scientific Sessions and Events

Ancillary and satellite meetings are reunion parties or small meetings of editorial boards, committees, etc., and are not official Society functions. Asterisks (*) denote meetings that the organizer indicated are by invitation only. Otherwise, attendance may be assumed to be open to all registrants. Listings in bold-face type indicate the event is an ASHG-sponsored scientific session open only to scientific registrants. Please consult the on-site bulletin board in the registration area of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for changes.



  SATURDAY, October 7

*6:30 PM - 9:00 PM ABMG Accreditation Committee Meeting  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Chequers

*6:30 PM - 9:00 PM ABMG Credentials Committee Meeting  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Cambridge

*6:30 PM - 9:00 PM ABMG MOC Committee Meeting  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Eglinton Winton

  SUNDAY, October 8

*9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ABMG Board of Directors Meeting  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Cambridge

*3:00 PM - 10:00 PM ASHG Board of Directors Meeting 1  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Compass

  MONDAY, October 9

*7:00 AM - 8:30 PM Human Genome Variation Society Scientific & Annual General Meeting  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Melrose

*8:00 AM - 5:00 PM ACMG Board of Directors Meeting  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Cambridge

8:30 AM - 12:00
NOON
ABMG Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Examination-SESSION ONE  Convention Center,
Room 356-357

*8:30 AM - 3:30 PM ASHG High School Student/Teacher Workshop  Convention Center,
Room 353-354

8:30 AM - 3:30 PM ASHG Undergraduate Workshop  Convention Center,
Room 338-339

*9:00 AM - 11:00 AM ASHG Social Issues Committee Meeting  Convention Center,
Room 254

10:00 AM - 6:30 PM FSH Society Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) International Research Consortium Research Workshop Meeting 2006  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Marlborough A/B

*11:00 AM - 4:00 PM ASHG Program Committee Meeting 1  Convention Center,
Room 342

12:00
NOON
- 1:30 PM Genetic Analysis of Genomewide Variation in Human Gene Expression Using the Rosetta Syllego System™, a Genetic Data Management and Analysis Solution  Convention Center,
Room 340-341

12:00
NOON
- 6:00 PM The Society of Craniofacial Genetics 29th Annual Meeting
Details of the meeting can be accessed on the Society's Website: http://craniofacialgenetics.org
 Convention Center,
Room 333

*1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ASHG Professional Ethics Committee  Convention Center,
Room 351

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Hereditary Hearing Impairment Consortium  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Belle Chasse

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Ataxia-Telangiectasia - Genetic Updates  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Elmwood

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM ABMG Maintenance of Certification Examination-SESSION TWO  Convention Center,
Room 356-357

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Symposium on Nutrigenetics/Nutrigenomics
Co-sponsored by the International Society of Nutrigenetics/ Nutrigenomics, The Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health, and the National Dairy Council. For further details please contact cgnh@bellatlantic.net
 Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Rosedown

*2:30 PM - 6:30 PM Challenges of Lysosomal Storage Disorders: Patient Outcomes Matter
Details of the event is available at http://www.lysosomalchallenges.com
 Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
HEC-A

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Registration Open Convention Center,
Hall E-2

*3:00 PM - 8:00 PM ASHG Board of Directors Meeting 2  Convention Center,
Room 254

*4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Enabling Tools and Solutions for Molecular Testing – The NanoChip® 400 Platform  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Prince of Wales

*4:00 PM - 6:00 PM ABMG Item Writing Workshop Orientation  Convention Center,
Room 355

*4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CGH Arrays on Genepix and Acuity Sponsored by Molecular Devices Corporation
Please contact Candace.Anderson@moldev.com if you would like to attend.
 Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Jasperwood

*4:00 PM - 7:00 PM ASHG Information and Education Committee
If interested in attending, please contact kshaw@ashg.org
 Convention Center,
Room 351

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM ASHG Opening Mixer Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Grand Ballroom A/B

  TUESDAY, October 10

*7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ACMG Genetics in Medicine Editorial Board Meeting  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Durham

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM Registration Open Convention Center,
Hall E-2

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Concurrent Social Issues Sessions I:
 
 Convention Center,
    1.    Impact of the Current Regulatory Climate on Genetic Studies in Humans  Hall E-3
   2.  Delivering the Promise of Personalized Medicine: Challenges for Pharmacogenetics
Sponsored by Sequenom, Inc.
 Hall E-1

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Concurrent Education Sessions I:
 
 Convention Center,
    3.    Studying Gene-Environment Interactions to Better Understand the Etiology of Birth Defects  La Nouvelle Ballroom C
   4.  Genetic Studies in Special Populations Room 243-245
   5.  Interpreting Functional Variation in the Human Genome La Nouvelle Ballroom A/B

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Concurrent Social Issues Sessions II:
 
 Convention Center,
    6.    Behavioral Genetics Beyond the Science: Should Researchers Consider Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications?  Room 243-245
   7.  Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing: Empowering or Endangering the Public? Hall E-1

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Concurrent Education Sessions II:
 
 Convention Center,
    8.    Evidence-based Medicine Meets Medical Genetics  La Nouvelle Ballroom C
   9.  Whole Genome Association Studies for Common Diseases
Sponsored by Affymetrix, Inc.
 La Nouvelle Ballroom A/B
   10.  Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes
Sponsored by Illumina, Inc.
 Hall E-3

10:30 AM - 6:30 PM Posters and Exhibits Open Convention Center,
Halls D/E

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM QIAGEN Luncheon Seminar, "Advanced Technologies for genomic DNA purification and Whole Genome Amplification (WGA) from a variety of sample types"  Convention Center,
Room 352

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Applied Biosystems Complete Solutions for Gene Expression and RNAi  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Grand Ballroom B

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Applied Biosystems Genetic Analysis Symposium: New Methods in Mutation Detection  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
HEC-C

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM From Fine Mapping to Epigenetics – MassARRAY Solutions for Genetic Research  Convention Center,
Room 340-341

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM The Genomic Basis of Disease: Mechanisms, Models and Assays for Genomic Disorders
For further information, contact mfrazier@bcm.edu.
 Marriott Convention Center Hotel,
859 Convention Center Blvd.

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Curbstone Consultations: Review and Discussion of Unique Cases - Especially for Clinicians and Counselors Convention Center,
Room 239

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Enabling Genome Discovery Using Affymetrix GeneChip® DNA Analysis Products  Convention Center,
Room 356-357

*11:30 AM - 1:00 PM ASHG Trainee-Mentor Luncheon
By advance ticket purchase only
 Convention Center,
Room 353-354

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Evolving Clinical Paradigms for Glycosphingolipid Disorders: Focus on Gaucher Disease
Details of the event is available at http://www.regonline.com/105131
 Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
HEC-A

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM qPCR Multiplexing Made Easy  Convention Center,
Room 349

12:00
NOON
- 1:00 PM Agilent Technologies' ASHG Luncheon Workshop
Uncover Genetic Mystery In Human Diseases With Next Generation Of High-Performance Oligo CGH Microarrays: Follow Where Your Research Takes You
 Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Oak Alley

12:00
NOON
- 1:00 PM Lunchtime Symposium on Whole Genome Amplications "DNA Amplification with GenomiPhi DNA Amplification Kit."
Speaker: Rebecca Deadman, GE Healthcare. For further information, please go to www.gehealthcare.com/lifesciences
 Convention Center,
Room 355

12:00
NOON
- 1:00 PM Methods for Managing Phenotypes, Markers and Genotypes in Genome-Wide Association Studies
Speaker: Jeff Gulcher, deCODE Genetics
 Marriott Convention Center Hotel,
859 Convention Center Blvd.

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM 11.  Presidential Address:
Our Society and the Scientist-Citizen
 Convention Center,
Hall F

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM 12.  Plenary Abstract Presentations Convention Center,
Hall F

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM 13.  Peter Gruber Foundation Prize in Genetics Convention Center,
Hall F

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Poster Session I
"A" Authors Present at Boards
 Convention Center,
Halls D/E

5:30 PM - 9:00 PM 2006 Neurofibromatosis Symposium hosted by the Children's Tumor Foundation  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Versailles Ballroom

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM ABMG Business and Program Directors Meeting  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Belle Chasse

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Secure Integration of Clinical and Large-scale Genotype Data: Progeny LAB, an Association Study  Convention Center,
Room 333

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Cleveland Clinic Genomic Medicine Institute Reception  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Magnolia

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ASHG Career Fair Meet 'n Greet  Convention Center,
Room 255-257

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Highly MULTIPLEXED: Gene Expression Profiling and SNP Genotyping  Convention Center,
Room 356-357

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Emory Department of Human Genetics Reception  Hotel Monteleone, 17th Floor, 214 Royal Street,
Vieux Carre Room & Terrace

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Human Genetics and Epigenetics: High-Resolution Discovery with Array CGH, DNA Methylation, and ChIP  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Grand Ballroom A

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Breakthrough Research in Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) Therapy: Phenylketonuria (PKU) and BH4 Deficiency  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Grand Salon D

*6:45 PM - 8:45 PM ACMG Professional Practice & Guidelines Committee Meeting  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Chequers

6:45 PM - 8:45 PM Cytogenetic Laboratory Automation: Experiences and Efficiency  Convention Center,
Room 340-341

*6:45 PM - 10:00 PM ACMG Laboratory Quality Assurance Committee  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Cambridge

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM 14.  Trainee Program: Can I Get There from Here? Different Career Paths for Scientists
By advance registration only
 Convention Center,
Room 243-245

  WEDNESDAY, October 11

*7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ACMG Genetics Review Course Committee Meeting  Convention Center,
Room 254

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Registration Open Convention Center,
Hall E-2

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Concurrent Platform Sessions I:
 
 Convention Center,
    15.    Molecular Basis of Mendelian Disorders I  Hall F
   16.  Psychiatric Genetics La Nouvelle Ballroom A/B
   17.  Diabetics and Obesity La Nouvelle Ballroom C
   18.  Cytogenetics Hall E-1
   19.  Perinatal and Reproductive Genetics Hall E-3
   20.  Genetic Therapy and Models for Therapy Room 243-245
   21.  Mapping, Linkage and Linkage Disequilibrium (Methods) Room 343-345

8:00 AM - 6:30 PM Posters Open Convention Center,
Halls D/E

10:30 AM - 6:30 PM Exhibits Open Convention Center,
Halls D/E

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Concurrent Invited Sessions I:
 
 Convention Center,
    22.    Beyond Genome Variation: Epigenetics in Complex Traits  Hall F
   23.  Medical Sequencing in the Genome Era La Nouvelle Ballroom A/B
   24.  Aneuploidy: Good, Bad and Environmental La Nouvelle Ballroom C
   25.  The DNA Damage Response Pathway, Cancer Susceptibility, and the Public Health Hall E-1
   26.  RNA-Mediated Toxicity in Neurological Disorders Hall E-3
   27.  Approaches to Identifying Genetic Causes of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Room 243-245
   28.  New Thoughts and Alternative Treatments in Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Sponsored by BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
 Room 343-345

*1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 21st Century Cytogenetics: The Power of Array CGH  Convention Center,
Room 352

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ABMG Open Forum-EMOC Discussion  Convention Center,
Room 340-341

*1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ACMG Membership Committee Meeting  Convention Center,
Room 351

*1:00 PM - 2:00 PM AJHG Editorial Board  Convention Center,
Room 254

*1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Clinical Genetics - Editorial Board Meeting  Convention Center,
Room 348

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Applied Biosystems Genotyping Symposium: Investigating Biological Relevance: Genotyping Polymorphisms within the Drug Metabolism Genes  Convention Center,
Room 356-357

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM New Applications of the Natural Poison/Antidote Genes in DNA Engineering  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Prince of Wales

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Illumina SNP Genotyping Workshop  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Grand Salon A

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM The Collection, Archiving and Isolation of DNA from Dried Clinical Samples for Molecular Analysis  Convention Center,
Room 335-336

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM New Discoveries using the Genome Sequencer 20 System  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Versailles Ballroom

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Introduction to the UCSC Genome Browser by OpenHelix, LLC  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Compass

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Concurrent Platform Sessions II:
 
 Convention Center,
    29.    Clinical Genetics: Genotypes and Phenotypes  Hall F
   30.  Genetic Dissection of Complex Traits La Nouvelle Ballroom A/B
   31.  Genomics I La Nouvelle Ballroom C
   32.  Population Genetics and Evolution Hall E-1
   33.  Neurogenetics Hall E-3
   34.  Genetic Counseling, Testing, and Ethics Room 243-245
   35.  Development Room 343-345

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Poster Session II
"B" Authors Present at Boards
 Convention Center,
Halls D/E

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM 36.  ASHG Publications Workshop/Boxed Supper: Demystifying the Road to Publication
Admittance only by advance ticket purchase
 Convention Center,
Room 353-354

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Baylor College of Medicine Molecular and Human Genetics Reception  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Belle Chase

*6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Editorial Board Meeting for Human Mutation  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Marlborough A

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM An Update on Human Genome Resources at the NCBI  Convention Center,
Room 340-341

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Genetics, Reception  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Cambridge

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM University of Pittsburgh Department of Human Genetics Reunion  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Magnolia

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Johns Hopkins University Alumni Reception  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Compass

*6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Building Better Management for MPS
Joint program sponsored by Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Genzyme Corporation and BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. For further information, please visit www.jointhesearch.org
 Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Napoleon

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Association of Chinese Geneticists in America (ACGA): Annual Meeting and Banquet  Convention Center,
Room 355

*6:30 PM - 9:30 PM OB/Geneticists Scientific Meeting  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Elmwood

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM University of Chicago Reception  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Oak Alley

8:00 PM - 10:30 PM Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Alumni Reception  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Prince of Wales

8:00 PM - 11:00 PM University of Michigan Human Genetics Alumni Gathering  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Melrose

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM CHOP/PENN Reunion  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Jasperwood

9:00 PM - 12:00
MIDNIGHT
UCSF-Stanford Medical and Human Genetics Reception  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Eglinton Winton

  THURSDAY, October 12

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM National MPS Society Scientific Advisory Board Annual Meeting  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Prince of Wales

7:45 AM - 5:00 PM Registration Open Convention Center,
Hall E-2

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Concurrent Platform Sessions III:
 
 Convention Center,
    37.    Molecular Basis of Mendelian Disorders II  Hall F
   38.  Molecular Basis of Disorders with Complex Inheritance La Nouvelle Ballroom A/B
   39.  Genomics II La Nouvelle Ballroom C
   40.  Genetic Epidemiology Hall E-1
   41.  Cancer Genetics Hall E-3
   42.  Clinical and Genetic Heterogeneity: How to Sort It Out Room 243-245
   43.  Metabolic Disorders Room 343-345

8:00 AM - 1:30 PM Posters Open Convention Center,
Halls D/E

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Poster Session III
"C" Authors Present at Boards
 Convention Center,
Halls D/E

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM Exhibits Open Convention Center,
Halls D/E

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Curbstone Consultations: Review and Discussion of Unique Cases - Especially for Clinicians and Counselors Convention Center,
Room 239

12:00
NOON
- 1:00 PM The Lysosomal Disease Network Meeting
Details of the event is available at http://www.lysosomaldiseasenetwork.org
 Hilton Garden Inn,
Woodward A

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM All Authors Remove Posters from Boards Convention Center,
Halls D/E

*12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ASHG Program Committee Meeting 2  Convention Center,
Room 342

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics (APHMG) Institutional Representatives Meeting  Convention Center,
Room 340-341

*12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Human Molecular Genetics Editorial Board Meeting  Convention Center,
Room 254

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Professional Women in Genetics Luncheon  Convention Center,
Room 349

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM 44.  William Allan Award Presentation and Lecture Convention Center,
Hall F

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Leadership Award Presentation Convention Center,
Hall F

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 45.  ASHG Membership/Business Meeting Convention Center,
Hall F

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Concurrent Invited Sessions II:
 
 Convention Center,
    46.    Is the "Blockbuster" Model of Drug Discovery Dead? The Utility of Pharmacogenetics  Hall F
   47.  The Clinical Implications of Epigenetic Reprogramming in Early Mammalian Development La Nouvelle Ballroom A/B
   48.  Preterm Birth as a Common Complex Disorder: The Implications of Applied Genomic Research La Nouvelle Ballroom C
   49.  Infectious Diseases as Agents of Natural Selection on the Human Genome Hall E-1
   50.  Genetic Disorders of Intracellular Protein Routing Hall E-3
   51.  Inherited Telomerase Deficiencies and Human Disease Room 243-245
   52.  Clinical, Molecular and Genetic Update on Endocrine Tumors Room 343-345

*6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Editorial Board Meeting for the American Journal of Medical Genetics  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Elmwood

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Canadian College of Medical Geneticists - Institute of Genetics, CIHR Mixer  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Belle Chasse

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Harvard Medical School Genetics Reception  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Oak Alley

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Molecular & Medical Genetics Reception  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Magnolia

8:00 PM - 8:30 PM Presentation By Dr. Elias Zerhouni, Director, NIH Convention Center,
Hall F

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM 53.  Defining and Celebrating Human Variation Convention Center,
Hall F

  FRIDAY, October 13

7:45 AM - 12:00
NOON
Registration Open Convention Center,
Hall E-2

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Concurrent Platform Sessions IV:
 
 Convention Center,
    54.    Modifiers and Interactors  Hall F
   55.  Cardiovascular Genetics La Nouvelle Ballroom A/B
   56.  Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics La Nouvelle Ballroom C
   57.  Admixture and Population Flow Hall E-1
   58.  Genomic Rearrangements Hall E-3
   59.  Effects of Non-coding RNAs Room 243-245
   60.  Bone and Connective Tissue Disorders Room 343-345

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 61.  Stem Cells: Science, Art and Applications Convention Center,
Hall F

*1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Editorial Board Meeting for Genetic Epidemiology  Hilton New Orleans Riverside,
Norwich

*1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ACMG Economics of Genetic Services Committee  Convention Center,
Room 351

*1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ASHG Awards Committee Lunch  Convention Center,
Room 254

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM 62.  ASHG Trainee Award Presentations Convention Center,
Hall F

2:45 PM - 2:50 PM 63.  C. W. Cotterman Award Convention Center,
Hall F

2:50 PM - 3:15 PM 64.  Curt Stern Award Convention Center,
Hall F

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM 65.  ASHG Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Education Convention Center,
Hall F

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM 66.  Distinguished Speakers' Symposium: Understanding and Treating Genetic Diseases Convention Center,
Hall F