GENETICS AND GENOMICS
A JAMA Theme Issue Media Briefing
The National Press Club
Washington, D.C.
10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Moderator: Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H., Editor-in-Chief, JAMA, Chicago
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Gene Variations That May Help Predict the Risk of Heart Disease
Stanley L. Hazen, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
A Large-Scale Analysis of the Association Between Bone Fractures, Osteoporosis and Gene Variants
Joyce B. J. van Meurs, Ph.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.
The Stress Response Gene as a Predictor of the Risk of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Rebekah G. Bradley, Ph.D., Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta VA Medical Center
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Applying Genomic Medicine to Clinical Practice for Common Chronic Diseases
Maren T. Scheuner, M.D., M.P.H., RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif.
A continental breakfast will be available beginning at 9:30 a.m.
To Register to Attend: Go to the Events tab at www.jamamedia.org, or call 312-464-JAMA or email: mediarelations{at}jama-archives.org.
Teleconference: Journalists unable to attend will be able to hear the proceedings of the briefing by calling 800-915-4731.
