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MEETING INFORMATION AND 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 open to all registrants. Otherwise, attendance may be assumed to be by invitation only. 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 Salt Palace Convention Center for changes.


  SUNDAY, October 23

9:00 AM - 12:00
NOON
ABGC Accreditation Committee Meeting 1   Grand America,
Ambassador

9:00 AM - 12:00
NOON
ABGC Credentials Committee Meeting 1   Grand America,
Embassy

12:00
NOON
- 6:00 PM ABGC Board of Directors Meeting 1   Grand America,
Ambassador

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM ABMG Accreditation Committee Meeting   Grand America,
Ambassador

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM ABMG Credentials Committee Meeting   Grand America,
Embassy

  MONDAY, October 24

9:00 AM - 12:00
NOON
ABGC Accreditation Committee Meeting 2   Grand America,
Tuscany

9:00 AM - 12:00
NOON
ABGC Credentials Committee Meeting 2   Grand America,
Hermitage

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM ABMG Board of Directors Meeting   Grand America,
Embassy

12:00
NOON
- 4:00 PM ABGC Board of Directors Meeting 2   Grand America,
Tuscany

*1:00 PM - 6:30 PM P3G Consortium Meeting and Launch of the P3G Observatory   Grand America,
Riviera

3:00 PM - 10:00 PM ASHG Board of Directors Meeting 1   Grand America,
Audubon

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM ABMG and ABGC Joint Board of Directors Meeting   Grand America,
Versailles

6:30 PM - 11:00 PM ABMG Maintenance of Certification Examinations Part 1   Sheraton,
Three Seasons/
Seasons South

  TUESDAY, October 25

8:00 AM - 12:00
NOON
ABMG Maintenance of Certification Examinations Part 2   Sheraton,
Three Seasons/
Seasons South

*8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Applied Biosystems 12th Annual Advancing Genomics Symposium   Marriott Hotel Downtown,
Salons D/E

*8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Human Genome Variation Society   Hilton Hotel,
Ballroom C

8:30 AM - 3:30 PM ASHG High School Student/Teacher Workshop   Convention Center,
250A/B

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Genetics and Molecular Biology of Retinal Diseases
Contact Julee LaMothe at julee.lamothe@hsc.utah.edu for further information
  University of Utah,
Moran Eye Center Auditorium, 50 N Medical Drive, Health Science Center

*8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Utah Population Database 30th Anniversary Symposium: Advances in Human Genetics via Databases of Linked Familial & Medical Records
Contact gmineau@hci.utah.edu
  Huntsman Cancer Inst., 2000 Circle of Hope,
6th Floor Auditorium

9:00 AM - 12:00
NOON
ABGC Working Groups Meeting   Grand America,
Venice

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM ASHG Social Issues Committee   Convention Center,
Ken Knight Board Room

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ACMG Board of Directors Meeting   Grand America,
Audubon

10:00 AM - 12:00
NOON
ABMG Item Writing Workshop   Grand America,
Imperial Ballroom C

*10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Market Leading Innovations in Microarray Technology & Bioinformatics   Grand America,
Milano

*10:00 AM - 6:00 PM FSH Society Facioscaplohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) International Research Consortium Meeting   Sheraton,
Smokehouse

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM ASHG Program Committee Meeting 1   Convention Center,
151A/B

11:30 AM - 2:00 PM GeneTests Editorial Board Meeting   Grand America,
Grenoble

11:30 AM - 2:00 PM IFHGS Executive Committee   Convention Center,
252A

*12:00
NOON
- 6:00 PM Society of Craniofacial Genetics Annual Meeting   Convention Center,
253A

*12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Global Organization for Lysosomal Diseases Annual General Meeting   Little America Hotel,
Arizona

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ASHG Professional Ethics Committee   Convention Center,
252B

*1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Ataxia-Telangiectasia   Grand America,
Provence

*1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Hereditary Hearing Impairment Consortium   Convention Center,
253B

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ICHG Program Committee Meeting   Convention Center,
Ken Knight Boardroom

*2:30 PM - 7:30 PM Genzyme Annual Satellite Event   Grand America,
Grand Salon

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Registration Open   Convention Center,
South Foyer

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

*4:00 PM - 8:00 PM ASHG Information and Education Committee   Convention Center,
252A

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ABGC Site Visitors Meeting   Grand America,
Audubon

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM American Journal of Medical Genetics Editorial Board Meeting   Grand America,
Milano

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM BRCA1/2 Collaborative Centers Meeting: PROSE and Modifiers Consortium   Convention Center,
151A/B

*8:00 PM - 10:00 PM ASHG Opening Mixer Details…   Grand America,
Imperial Ballroom

  WEDNESDAY, October 26

*7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Plexor™ System - for Real-Time PCR Analysis   Grand America,
Audubon

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM Registration Open   Convention Center,
South Foyer

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Social Issues Session I:
 
  Convention Center,
      1.    Use of the Constructs of Race and Ethnicity in Genomic Research Details…   Hall 1

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Concurrent Education Sessions I:
 
  Convention Center,
      2.    Application of Arrays to Clinical Testing: Are We There Yet? Details…   Ballroom A-D
      3.    Natural Selection, Human Variation and Common Disease Details…   Hall 2
      4.    Chemical Genomics: Using Small Molecules and Genomics to Understand Biology and Disease Details…   Hall 3

*9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Combining STRs and SNPs: Generating Diversity in LD and Achieving Success in Association Studies   Marriott Hotel Downtown,
Salon D

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Social Issues Session II:
 
  Convention Center,
      5.    Genetic Information: Is Knowledge Power? Details…   Ballroom A-D

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Concurrent Education Sessions II:
 
  Convention Center,
      6.    Molecular Genetics of Cancer Survivorship Details…   Hall 3
      7.    Comparative Genomics: Genomics Meets Phylogenetics Details…   Hall 2
      8.    Banking for the 21st Century and Beyond: Using Population-Based Cohorts to Study Gene–Environment Interactions in Disease Details…
Supported by an education grant from Affymetrix, Inc.
  Hall 1

*10:00 AM - 12:00
NOON
Identifying Novel Sequence Variations Through High Resolution Whole Amplicon Melting   Convention Center,
254C

10:30 AM - 6:30 PM Exhibits Open   Convention Center,
Hall D

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM ACMG Foundation Board of Directors Meeting   Convention Center,
252B

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM ASHG Trainee-Mentor Luncheon Details…
Ticket required
  Convention Center,
250A/B

*11:30 AM - 1:00 PM BioSample Storage: Cryostorage vs. Dry-state
RSVP to mcweeny@genvalut.com
  Marriott Hotel Downtown, Solitude Room

*11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Enabling Genome Discovery Using Affymetrix® DNA Analysis Products   Convention Center,
251A/B

*11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Making Diagnoses: Chromosomal Microarray Analysis (CMA) in Prenatal and Postnatal Genetics   Marriott Hotel Downtown,
Salons G-J

*11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Small Molecule Inhibition for Gaucher Disease: Emerging Role of Substrate Reduction Therapy for Lysosomal Storage Disorders   Marriott Hotel Downtown,
Salons E/F

12:00
NOON
- 1:00 PM Microgenomics: High Throughput Gene Expression Analysis of Small Amounts of RNA from Formalin-Fixed and Frozen Tissues   Marriott Hotel,
Alta/Snowbird/Brighton Rooms, 2nd Floor

12:30 PM - 8:00 PM Posters Open   Convention Center,
Hall D

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM 9.    Presidential Address:
Genetic Advocacy
 Details…
  Convention Center,
Hall E

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM 10.    Plenary Session Details…   Convention Center,
Hall E

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM 11.    Peter Gruber Foundation Prize in Genetics Details…   Convention Center,
Hall E

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Curbstone Consultations: Review and Discussion of Unique Cases   Convention Center,
Hall D

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Poster Session I
(W)ednesday Authors Present at Boards
  Convention Center,
Hall D

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM ACMG Panel Discussion: Promoting Safe and Effective Genetic Testing Services   Grand America,
Hermitage

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ASHG Information and Education Subcommittee on Undergraduate Education   Convention Center,
Ken Knight Boardroom

*6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ASHG Job Fair Meet 'n Greet Details…   Convention Center,
150G

*6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Baylor College of Medicine Molecular and Human Genetics Reception   Grand America,
Grand Salon

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Human Mutation Editorial Board Meeting   Grand America,
Vienna

*6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Gene Expression and SNP Genotyping   Convention Center,
251A/B

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ESHG Board Meeting   Convention Center,
151A/B

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Concurrent Invited Sessions I:
 
  Convention Center,
      12.    Mobile Elements in Mammalian Genomes Details…   Hall 1
      13.    Genetics of IBD: A Model for Complex Human Traits Details…   Hall 2
      14.    Maternal Genetic Effects Details…   Hall 3
      15.    Epilepsies and Epilepsy Look-Alikes Details…   Ballroom A-D
      16.    Polymorphic and Disease-Related Large-Scale Genomic Rearrangements: Evolution, Population Substructures, Genomic Architecture and Diagnostics Details…   Hall E
      17.    Toxicogenomics: A Strategy for Dissecting Toxicologic Exposures and Genetic Contributions to Complex Human Disease Details…
Supported by an education grant from Agilent Technologies
  Ballroom E-H
      18.    Skeletal Dysplasias: Genetics, Biological Mechanisms, and Counseling Details…   Ballroom I-J

  THURSDAY, October 27

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM National MPS Society Scientific Advisory Board Annual Breakfast   Grand America,
Hermitage

7:45 AM - 5:00 PM Registration Open   Convention Center,
South Foyer

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Concurrent Platform Sessions I:
 
  Convention Center,
      19.    Clinical Genetics, Malformation and Dysmorphology I: Genotype/Phenotype Correlations Details…   Hall E
      20.    Cancer Genetics I: Tumors of the Glands and the Eye Details…   Hall 1
      21.    Mapping, Linkage and Linkage Disequilibrium/Results Details…   Hall 2
      22.    Statistical Genetics/Linkage Details…   Hall 3
      23.    Mendelian I: Neurogenetic Disorders Details…   Ballroom A-D
      24.    Metabolic Disorders: Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Biochemical Genetics Details…   Ballroom E-H
      25.    Counseling, Testing and Ethics Details…   Ballroom I-J

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Posters Open   Convention Center,
Hall D

10:30 AM - 6:30 PM Exhibits Open   Convention Center,
Hall D

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Concurrent Invited Sessions II:
 
  Convention Center,
      26.    Genomewide Association Analysis: Finding the Needles in the Haystack Details…
Supported by an education grant from Illumina, Inc.
  Hall E
      27.    Human Stem Cell Biology: Principles, Applications and Ethical Considerations Details…   Hall 1
      28.    Genetics of Human Pain and Stress Response Details…   Ballroom E-H
      29.    Classification of Mutations in Disease Genes: Making Sense of Missense Details…   Hall 3
      30.    The Spliceosome and Human Disease Details…   Ballroom A-D
      31.    How People Make Choices Details…   Ballroom I-J
      32.    Visualizing Cell Function in Genetic Diseases Details…   Hall 2

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ABMG Business and Program Directors Meeting   Convention Center,
251C/F

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM American Journal of Human Genetics Editorial Board Meeting   Convention Center,
254C

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM European Journal of Human Genetics   Convention Center,
Ken Knight Boardroom

*1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Future of Whole-Genome Association Studies (Illumina Workshop)   Convention Center,
251A/B

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Gentra Systems New Product Demonstration & Luncheon   Convention Center,
250CF

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Human Molecular Genetics Editorial Board Meeting   Grand America,
Hermitage

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunchtime Symposium: Whole Genome Amplification Using Phi29 DNA Polymerase
Sponsored by GE Healthcare
  Grand America,
Audubon

*1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Sequence Similarity Searches at the NCBI: What's New with BLAST?   Convention Center,
253A

*1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Use of Gene Expression for Targeted Mutation Detection   Convention Center,
253B

*1:00 PM - 2:00 PM World's First FDA Cleared Cystic Fibrosis Assay
Lunch will be provided
  Grand America,
Milano

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Concurrent Platform Sessions II:
 
  Convention Center,
      33.    Array CGH: Clinical Diagnosis and Gene Identification Details…   Hall E
      34.    Unravelling Gordian Knots: Solutions to Complex Diseases Details…   Hall 1
      35.    Mental Retardation and Cognition Details…   Hall 2
      36.    Cardiovascular Development and Disease Details…   Hall 3
      37.    Toward Therapy of Genetic Disorders: Detection, Pharmacogenetics, and Model Systems Details…   Ballroom A-D
      38.    Insights into the Senses Details…   Ballroom E-H
      39.    Model Organisms: Yeast to Chimp (Minus the Mouse) Details…   Ballroom I-J

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Curbstone Consultations: Review and Discussion of Unique Cases   Convention Center,
Hall D

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Poster Session II
(T)hursday Authors Present at Boards
  Convention Center,
Hall D

*6:30 PM - 7:30 PM IFHGS Membership Meeting   Convention Center,
252A

*6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Good Blood, Bad Blood: Automated Purification of Genomic DNA from Large Volume Samples   Convention Center,
253A

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM 40.    Mock Study Section Workshop Details…
Admittance only by advance ticket purchase
  Convention Center,
251A/B

*6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Mount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Human Genetics Alumni Reunion
Hilton Salt Lake City Center, 255 SW Temple Street, Trofi Restaurant North
  Trofi Restaurant North

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM UCLA Intercampus Medical Genetics Training Program Reception   Grand America,
Audubon

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Harvard Medical School Genetics Reception   Grand America,
Venezia

*6:30 PM - 8:30 PM HapMap Tutorial: How to Use the HapMap Data Details…
Registration by October 14 is required (limited to the first 1000 registrants)
  Convention Center,
Ballroom A-D

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM ACMG Professional Practice and Guidelines Committee   Convention Center,
254C

6:30 PM - 10:00 PM ACMG Laboratory Quality Assurance Committee   Convention Center,
151A/B

6:30 PM - 10:00 PM OB/Geneticists Scientific Meeting   Grand America,
Envoy

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Johns Hopkins Institute of Genetic Medicine Alumni Reception   Grand America,
Grand Salon

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Pittsburgh Reunion   Grand America,
Belvedere

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Working Together for Better Management of MPS   Grand America,
Imperial Ballroom C/D

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Association of Chinese Geneticists in America : Annual Meeting and Banquet
Contact for Information: Zhong Chen zhong.chen@hsc.utah.edu
  Xiao Li Restaurant, 307 West 200 South, #1000

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Canadian Molecular Cytogenetics Platform(CMCP) Consortium Meeting   Grand America,
Milano

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Emory University Department of Human Genetics Reception   Hotel Monaco, 15 West 200 South,
Paris Ballroom

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Neurofibromatosis Symposium
Sponsored by the Children's Tumor Foundation
  Grand America,
Grand Ballroom A

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM University of Chicago Reception   Grand America,
Imperial Ballroom C

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM University of Michigan Department of Human Genetics Alumni Gathering   Grand America,
Venice

8:00 PM - 10:30 PM Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics Alumni Reception   Grand America,
Fountainbleau

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Case Western Reserve University & University Hospitals of Cleveland Reception   Grand America,
Murano

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM CHOP/PENN REUNION   Grand America,
Savoy

9:00 PM - 12:00
MIDNIGHT
UCSF-Stanford-Berkeley Reception   Grand America,
Sussex

  FRIDAY, October 28

7:45 AM - 5:00 PM Registration Open   Convention Center,
South Foyer

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Concurrent Platform Sessions III:
 
  Convention Center,
      41.    Genomics Details…   Hall E
      42.    Mendelian II: Disease Discovery and Functional Analysis Details…   Hall 1
      43.    Molecular Basis of Disorders with Complex Inheritance I: Neurology and Psychiatry Details…   Hall 2
      44.    Statistical Genetics Association Details…   Hall 3
      45.    Clinical Genetics, Malformation and Dysmorphology II: New Genes for Old Diseases Details…   Ballroom A-D
      46.    Therapy for Genetic Disorders Details…   Ballroom E-H
      47.    Cytogenetics: Mechanisms of Chromosome Rearrangements and Meiosis Details…   Ballroom I-J

8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Posters Open   Convention Center,
Hall D

10:30 AM - 4:30 PM Exhibits Open   Convention Center,
Hall D

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM 48.    William Allan Award Presentation and Lecture Details…   Convention Center,
Hall E

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ASHG Membership/Business Meeting Details…   Convention Center,
Hall E

12:00
NOON
- 1:30 PM ACMG Committee on the Economics of Genetic Services   Convention Center,
Ken Knight Board Room

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM APHMG Institutional Representatives Meeting   Convention Center,
253B

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ASHG Program Committee Meeting 2   Convention Center,
151A/B

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Clinical Genetics Editorial Board Meeting   Grand America,
Vienna

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CodeLink Bioarray System: Flexible System Solutions for Innovative Array-based Application
Sponsored by GE Healthcare
  Grand America,
Murano

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Professional Women In Genetics Lunch   Convention Center,
250CF

*12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Using DNA to Assist People With Researching Their Ancestry, Genealogy & Relatedness to Others
GeneTree Relative Genetics. Contact tcarmichael@genetree.com
  GeneTree Relative Genetics, 2495 S. West Temple

*12:30 PM - 1:30 PM What Targets Should the National Human Genome Research Institute Select for it's Medical Sequencing Program? An Opportunity for Community Advice and Comment on How to Identify Mendelian and Complex Disorders That Are Appropriate Targets for NHGRI's Medical Sequencing Program
Visit www.genome.gov/15014882 for further information
  Grand America,
Savoy

*12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Application of Whole Genome Amplification to Clinical Testing Using Chromosomal Microarray Analysis   Convention Center,
251CF

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Curbstone Consultations: Review and Discussion of Unique Cases   Convention Center,
Hall D

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Poster Session III
(F)riday Authors Present at Boards
  Convention Center,
Hall D

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM All Authors Remove Posters from Boards   Convention Center,
Hall D

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Concurrent Invited Sessions III:
 
  Convention Center,
      49.    Genetic Disease and Long-Range Gene Regulation Details…   Hall E
      50.    Genetic Basis of Communication Disorders Details…   Hall 1
      51.    Analysis of Meiosis: New Research on the Etiology of Chromosomal and Developmental Defects Details…   Ballroom I-J
      52.    Clinical and Molecular Genetics of Axonal Pathfinding Details…   Hall 2
      53.    Novel Approaches to Study Human Developmental Disorders Details…   Hall 3
      54.    The PI3kinase-LKB1 Pathway, A Unifying Pathway for the Hamartoma Syndromes: Cowden (PTEN), Peutz-Jeghers (LKB1), and Tuberous Sclerosis (TSC1, TSC2) Details…   Ballroom A-D
      55.    New Therapies for Lysosomal Storage Disorders: Gaucher Disease as a Model Details…   Ballroom E-H

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Canadian College of Medical Geneticists, Institute of Genetics, CIHR Mixer   Grand America,
Murano

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Special Plenary Session:
 
  Convention Center,
      56.    Genetics and Genomics in the Public Eye Details…   Hall E

  SATURDAY, October 29

7:45 AM - 12:00
NOON
Registration Open   Convention Center,
South Foyer

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Concurrent Platform Sessions IV:
 
  Convention Center,
      57.    Linkage Mapping/Genomic Studies Details…   Hall E
      58.    Cancer Genetics II: Hereditary Cancer Syndromes and Their Genes Details…   Hall 1
      59.    Evolutionary and Population Genetics Details…   Hall 2
      60.    Prenatal and Perinatal Genetics Details…   Hall 3
      61.    Organogenesis and Development Details…   Ballroom A-D
      62.    Gene Structure, Function, and Epigenetics Details…   Ballroom E-H
      63.    Molecular Basis of Disorders with Complex Inheritance II: Phenotypes and Haplotypes Details…   Ballroom I-J

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Historical Plenary Session:
 
  Convention Center,
      64.    Origins of the Human Genome Project Details…   Hall E

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ASHG Awards Committee Lunch   Convention Center,
Ken Knight Board Room

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM 65.    ASHG Student Award Presentations Details…   Convention Center,
Hall E

2:45 PM - 2:50 PM 66.    C. W. Cotterman Award Details…   Convention Center,
Hall E

2:50 PM - 3:15 PM 67.    Curt Stern Award Details…   Convention Center,
Hall E

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM 68.    ASHG Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Education Details…   Convention Center,
Hall E

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM 69.    Distinguished Speakers' Symposium: Realizing the Promise of the Human Genome Project Details…   Convention Center,
Hall E

7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Old West Night Details…   Convention Center,
Ballroom A/B