Masterclass II


Challenges for genomics applications and healthcare

Ellen Wright Clayton
Rosalind E. Franklin Professor of Genetics and Health Policy; Professor of Pediatrics; Professor of Law; Co-Director, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

Chaired by:
Martina Cornel, VUMC, Amsterdam

In this masterclass five researchers will talk briefly about their topic.
Ellen Wright Clayton will respond and expand upon it, followed by a discussion. The topics are:

1.  Multifactorial disease and prevention
Lidewij Henneman, VUMC, Amsterdam
2. Genetic screening for non-treatable disorders
Carla van El, VUMC, Amsterdam
3. Genomics and addiction
Johan de Jong, Maastricht University
4. Ethnicity-based screening
Martina Cornel, VUMC, Amsterdam
5. Cancer genomics from lab to society: a case study on a
public event

Roald Verhoeff, Utrecht University

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