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Program Committee
Composition and Tenure
The PROGRAM COMMITTEE shall consist of
members appointed for three-year terms up to
five to be appointed each year, in addition
to the President, President-elect and the
Secretary. The Board shall determine the
number of committee members. The President shall designate the
chairperson for the following year. The
Program Committee is responsible for the
scientific content of the Annual Meeting. No
member of the committee may serve more than
two consecutive terms.
Mandate
The Board of Directors is responsible for
selecting Annual Meeting sites and dates and
for establishing all ASHG policy relevant to
meetings, including fiscal issues.
The Program Committee is responsible for the
scientific content of the Annual Meeting,
including topics and speakers for symposia
and workshops, selection of contributed
papers for presentation in platform or
poster sessions and the nomination of
Distinguished Speakers. The Program
Committee chair will request endorsement of
the Distinguished Speaker candidate list
from the Executive Committee. The committee
shall operate within the financial
guidelines set by the Board of Directors and
shall make recommendations to the Board
regarding any substantive change in the
length or format of the meeting. The
committee shall have at its disposal such
professional assistance as may be required
of the Administrative Office or other
offices.
It is understood that the Annual Meeting
also involves ancillary meetings, social
events, exhibits, and special features such
as Curbstone Consults. The Executive
Director is responsible for integrating
these into the structure of the meeting in
the manner most consistent with the wishes
of the Board and the Program Committee.
Guidelines with respect to publishing
symposia and workshops and with respect to
financing of committee-sponsored sessions
appears earlier in this document.
2008 Committee Members
Michael Lovett, PhD
Chair(2008)
Professor of Genetics and Pediatrics
Joint Director, Div of Human
Genetics
Department of Genetics
Washington Univ School of Medicine
Box 8232,4566 Scott Ave
St. Louis, MO 63110
T: 314-747-3265 F: 314-747-2489
lovett@genetics.wustl.edu
TOPIC: Genomics |
David B. Goldstein, PhD (2008)
Center for Population Genomics &
Pharmacogenetics
Institute for Genome Sciences &
Policy
Duke University, 103 Research Drive,
Rm 4006 GSRB II, Box 3471 DUMC
Durham, NC 27710
T: 919-684-0896 F: 919-668-6787
d.goldstein@duke.edu
TOPIC: Mapping, Linkage & Linkage
Disequilibrium, Pharmocogenetics
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Charles Lee, PhD (2010)
Brigham & Women’s Hosp/ Path
221 Longwood Ave, LMRC 404A
Boston, MA 02115
T: 617-278-0031 F: 617-264-6861
clee@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
TOPIC: Cancer Cytogenetics; and
Cytogenetics |
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Hans C. Andersson, MD (2009)
Director, Hayward Genetics Center
Karen Gore Chair in Human Genetics
Tulane University Medical Center
Hayward Genetics Center SL-31
1430 Tulane Ave
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-988-5229 F: 504-988-1763
handers@tulane.edu
TOPIC: Inborn Errors of Metabolism
and Biochemical Genetics; and
Therapy for Genetic Disorders
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Susanne M. Gollin, PhD, FACMG
(2008) Univ
Pittsburgh GSPH
Dept Human Genetics
130 Desoto Street, Rm A300
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
T: 412-624-5390 F: 412-624-3020
sgollin@hgen.pitt.edu
TOPIC: Cancer Genetics & Genomics |
Miriam Meisler, PhD (2009)
University of Michigan
Depart Human Genetics
4909 Buhl, Box 0618
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0618
T: 734-763-5546 F: 734-763-9691
Eml:
meislerm@umich.edu
TOPIC: Molecular Basis of Mendelian
Disorders; and Development
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Allison Ashley-Koch, PhD (2010)
Duke University
Center for Human Genetics
595 La Salle St, Box 3445
Durham, NC 27710
T: 919-684-1805 F: 919-684-0912
aakoch@chg.duhs.duke.edu
TOPIC: Molecular Basis of Disorders
with Complex Inheritance; and
Cardiovascular Genetics
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Karen W. Gripp, MD (2010)
DuPont Hospital, Dept Genetics
1600 Rockland Rd
Wilmington, DE 19803
T: 302-651-5916 F: 302-652-5033
Kgripp@nemours.org
TOPIC: Clinical Genetics,
Malformations and Dysmorphology |
Joan
A. Scott, MS, CGC (2009)
Deputy Director,
Genetics and Public Policy Center
Johns Hopkins University
1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite
530
Washington, DC 20036
T: 202-663-5975 F: 202-663-5992
Eml:
jscott22@jhu.edu
TOPICS: Genetic Counseling and
Genetic Education; Genetics Services
& Testing; Genetic Screening and
Public Policy
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Leslie G. Biesecker, MD (2008)
GDRB/NHGRI/NIH
Genetic Disease Research Branch
49 Convent Drive, Rm 4A80
Bethesda, MD 20892
T: 301-402-2041 F: 301-402-2170
leslieb@helix.nih.gov
TOPIC: Molecular Basis of Mendelian
Disorders |
Joel N. Hirschhorn, MD PhD (2010)
Harvard Medical School
Dept Genetics, Children’s Hosp
Enders 561, 300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
T: 617-919-2129 F: 617-730-0353
joelh@broad.mit.edu
TOPIC: Molecular Basis of Disorders
with Complex Inheritance;
Psychiatric Genetics; and
Neurogenetics
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Mark
D. Shriver, Ph.D. (2009)
Dept Anthropology and Genetics
Penn State University
409 Carpenter Bldg.
University Park, PA 16802
T: 814-863-1078 F:814-863-1474
Lab: 814-865-2313, Cell:
814-777-1078
mds17@psu.edu
TOPIC: Evolutionary and Population
Genetic
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Vivian Cheung, MD (2010)
Univ
Pennsylvania/Child Hosp
Pediatrics, ARC 516G
3516 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
T: 215-590-4950 F: 215-590-3709
vcheung@mail.med.upenn.edu
TOPIC: Genomics |
Deborah Krakow, MD (2010)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Med Genetics Inst/OBG
8700 Beverly Blvd, SSB 371
Los Angeles, CA 90048
T: 310-423-6460 F: 310-423-0620
Deborah.krakow@cshs.org
TOPIC: Prenatal and Perinatal
Genetics; and Reproductive Genetics
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Hongyu Zhao, PhD (2009)
Yale Univ Sch Medicine
Epidemiology & Public Health
60 College St, 201 LEPH
New Haven, CT 06520
T: 203-785-6271 F: 203-785-6920
hongyu.zhao@yale.edu
TOPIC: Statistical Genetics and
Genetic Epidemiology
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Katrina M. Dipple, MD, PhD (2009)
UCLA Departments of
Human Genetics and Pediatrics
Co-Director, UCLA Craniofacial
Clinic
Gonda 5506B
695 Charles E. Young Drive South
Los Angeles CA 90095-7088
T: 310-825-1997 F: 310-794-5446
kdipple@mednet.ucla.edu
TOPIC: Clinical Genetics,
Malformations and Dysmorphology
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Albert R. La Spada, MD PhD (2009)
Univ Washington Med Ctr
Lab Medicine, Med, Neurology
1959 NE Pacific St, Box 357110
Seattle, WA 98195-7110
T: 206-598-2138 F: 206-598-6189
laspada@u.washington.edu
TOPIC: Gene Structure & Function;
and Epigenetics |
EX OFFICIO:
Aravinda Chakravarti, PhD
(2008 ASHG President)
McKusick-Nathans Inst
Gen Med
Broadway Res, Ste 571, Rm 579
733 N Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205
T : 410-502-7525
F : 410-502-7544
aravinda@jhmi.edu
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Edward R. B. McCabe, MD, PhD
President-Elect 2008
Mattel Exec Chair, Dept Ped
David Geffen Sch of Med
Univ of California, Los Angeles
10833 LeConte Ave., 22-412 MDCC
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752
T: 310-825-5095 F: 310-206-4584
emccabe@mednet.ucla.edu
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David L. Nelson, PhD
(Secretary)
Baylor College of
Medicine
One Baylor Plaza, Rm 904E
Houston, TX 77030
T: 713-798-4787 F: 713-798-1116
nelson@bcm.tmc.edu
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