Posted by: Nancy J. Cox, ASHG President; and Peter C. Scacheri, Chair of ASHG’s Program Committee
We are pleased to share some exciting news with the ASHG community: this year’s Presidential Symposium will feature a discussion of global health and genomics between two absolute legends in the health and science world: Bill Gates, Co-chair and Trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Francis Collins, MD, PhD, Director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
During the 90-minute symposium, taking place Wednesday, October 18, 5:00-6:30 pm, Dr. Collins and Mr. Gates will address these topics and selected audience questions in an informal, conversational format.
This event will be open to all ASHG scientific registrants, so if you haven’t registered yet, now’s a great time to do so. More details on the symposium, including security considerations and how to submit your questions, will be made available as the date approaches.
We look forward to seeing you in Orlando.
Nancy Cox, PhD, ASHG President, directs the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute and is the Mary Phillips Edmonds Gray Professor of Genetics. She is also the Director of and a Professor of Medicine in the Vanderbilt Division of Genetic Medicine. Peter C. Scacheri, PhD, is 2017 Chair of the ASHG Program Committee. He is a Professor in the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and has been a member of ASHG since 2006.