Scientific Program
Time mentioned in Indian Standard Time (IST)
Chairpersons - Dr. Yoon Sook Yee, Malaysia ; Dr. Ashraf Mannan, Bengaluru, India
Moderators - Dr. Deepa Bhat, Mysore, India ; Ms. Yashodhara Bhattacharya, Kolkata, India
Genomic Tools and Variant Interpretation
Dr. Madhuri Hegde, USA
Evolution of Cytogenetics to Next-Generation Cytogenomics: Then and Now!
Dr. Alka Chaubey, USA
NIPT : Current Status A Decade Later
Dr Sucheta Bhatt, USA
Diagnose. Understand. Treat The Route to Long-Lasting Medical Solutions for Rare Diseases
Prof. Peter Bauer, Germany
Benefits of Bugs for a Healthy Microbiome
Dr. N. Jayanthi, Hyderabad, India
Panelists
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Dr. Madhuri Hegde, USA
Dr. Alka Chaubey, USA
Dr. Sucheta Bhatt, Illumina, USA
Dr. N. Jayanthi, Hyderabad, India
Chairpersons - Ms. Juliana Lee, Malaysia ; Dr. Sunali Khanna, Mumbai
Moderators - Ms. Reena Trivedi, Ahmedabad, India ; Ms. Sushma Patil, Ahmedabad, India
Genetic Counselor Education: Expanding Horizons
Ms. Tanya Eble, USA
Interoperability Child Health and Rare Diseases.
Dr Liesbeth Siderius, Netherlands
Training Grassroot Healthcare Workers in The Early Diagnosis of IEM
Dr. Prajna P Shetty, Manipal, India
How Prepared are The Genetic Counselors for Global Challenges?
Prof. Carmencita Padilla, Philippines
Panelists
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Dr. Liesbeth Siderius, Netherlands
Dr. Prajna P Shetty, Manipal, India
Prof. Carmencita Padilla, Philippines
Moderators - Ms. Zainab Abbas, Hyderabad, India; Mr. S R Parichay, Hyderabad, India
Moderator
Expanded NIPT: What have We Learned and Where Do We Go from Here?
Ms. Christin Coffeen, Senior Manager, Medical Affairs, Illumina
Dr. Laurence Lohmann, Laboratory CERBA (France)
Ms. Susan Hancock, MS CGS (USA)
Dr Tristan Hardy, Repromed (Australia)
Advanced Exome and array Techniques in Molecular Cytogenetics
Dr. Didier Goidin, France
Optical Genome Mapping of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: Genomic Analysis and Risk Assessment
Dr. Yassmine Akkari, USA
Expanded Carrier Screening by Targeted Next Generation Sequencing
Dr. Michael Richardson, London
Gene therapy: Basics and Present Status
Dr. Parag M Tamhankar, Mumbai, India
Chairpersons - Dr. Usha Dave, Mumbai, India ; Ms. Pamela Todd, USA
Moderators - Dr Dipanjana Datta, Kolkata, India ; Ms. Prachi Inamdar, Bengaluru, India
Perspective of a Laboratory Genetic Counselor
Ms. Vruti Mehta, USA
The Value and Versatility of the Genetic Counseling Skill Set
Ms. Erynn Gordon, USA
Genetic Counselor In The Era of Telemedicine
Ms. Cary M. Armstrong, USA
The Value of Accreditation in Advancing Quality and Innovation in Genetic Counseling Graduate Education
Ms. Molly McGinniss, USA
Genetic Counselor’s Role In Advocacy
Ms. Parvathy Krishnen, USA
Panelists
Panel discussion & Q&A
Ms. Vruti Mehta, USA
Ms. Erynn Gordon, USA
Ms. Carey Armstrong, USA
Ms. Parvathy Krishnan, USA
Ms. Pamela Todd, USA