Center for Genomic Medicine Symposium

Thank you to all who joined us for the 2021 Center for Genomic Medicine Symposium. This year's symposium featured external speakers, panel discussions and a virtual poster sessions.

View our Welcome Remarks and Opening Keynote here. More presentations will be uploaded, pending speaker approval. 

For more symposium information, contact: samantha.weeks@hsc.utah.edu or 801-587-3309

Precision Medicine Symposium Series

Across the world, multidisciplinary teams are leveraging genomics to rapidly change medical practice through faster diagnoses, better disease prevention, and more personalized value-driven care. This webinar series will explore local and regional efforts to accelerate the impacts of genomic medicine for everyone. Speakers will share their experiences developing new genomic technologies and implementing them in clinical applications. Throughout the series, we will highlight the ethical, legal, and social considerations required for broad uptake and equitable impact of genomic medicine. 

Topics will include: Implementation Science, Population Health & Genomics, New Technologies, Physician/Patient Communication. 

October 6, 2020        2:00 - 3:00 PM 

 Joseph Grzymski, PhD 
Chief Scientific Officer, Renown Health
Principal Investigator, Healthy Nevada Project
November 10, 2020   2:00 - 3:00 PM Lincoln Nadauld, MD, PhD
Vice President and Chief of Precision Health, Intermountain Healthcare
December 9, 2020   1:00 - 2:00 PM David Chambers, DPhil
Deputy Director for Implementation Science, National Cancer Institute
February 11, 2021       2:00 - 3:00 PM Karen Miga, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist and Program Director, Human Pangenome Production Center at UCSC Genomics Institute
March 11, 2021           2:00 - 3:00 PM Jada Hamilton, PhD, MPH
Assistant Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

April 8, 2021           2:00 - 3:00 PM

Lawrence Brody, PhD
Director, Division of Genomics and Society                                     Chief Scientific Officer, Center for Inherited Disease Research

Download individual flyers above for full Zoom information. If you are unable to attend, please note all presentations (pending speaker approval) will be posted to our YouTube Channel.

Please visit our main Precision Medicine Symposium Page to view all past Precision Medicine Symposia flyers and proceedings.

UGP Genome Rounds

Genome rounds is an opportunity for University of Utah Faculty and Staff to address challenges and learn from the successes of colleagues in the genomics community. It is intended to be a highly interactive forum where discussions are encouraged.

UGP Genome Rounds is held the 3rd Friday of every month, from 1-2pm. At the present time, UGP Genome Rounds will be held virtually on Zoom. For more information, please contact Samantha Weeks.  If you are unable to attend, please note all presentations (pending speaker approval) will be posted to our YouTube Channel.