Australian Genomics Health Alliance Rare Disease: Functional Genomics Workshop 10:00 Overview of AGHA and Rare Disease Flagships

Andrew Sinclair, MCRI

Snapshot of model organisms and research in Australia Coral Warr, Monash University

Neuromuscular Clinical Flagship Nigel Laing, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research

Model Organisms Zebrafish – Rob Bryson Richardson, Monash University & Peter Currie, ARMI Mouse – Peter Houweling, MCRI

11:10 Tea Break

11:30 Immunology Clinical Flagship Matthew Cook & Carola Vinuesa, Australian National University

Model Organisms Mouse - Marco Herold, Walter and Elizabeth Institute of Medical Research Immune Cell – Carola Vinuesa, Australian National University

Mitochondrial Clinical Flagship John Christodoulou, MCRI

Model Organisms Cell Lines - David Thorburn, MCRI & Mike Ryan, Monash University

12:50 Lunch Break

13:30 Cardiac Chris Semsarian, Centenary Inst. & Julie McGaughran, Genetic Health Qld

Model Organisms David Elliot, MCRI Kelly Smith, The University of Queensland

14:10 Neurodevelopmental Clinical Flagships Epileptic Encephalopathy Jozef Gecz, University of Adelaide & Ingrid Scheffer, Melbourne Brain Centre Malformations of Cortical Development Rick Leventer, RCH

Model Organisms Flies – Greg Neely, Charles Perkins C.elegans – Brent Neuman, Monash University Mouse – Julian Heng, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research

15:00 Tea Break

15:20 Renal Clinical Flagship Andrew Mallett, KidGen

Model Organisms Kidney in a dish – Melissa Little, MCRI Mouse – TBA

16:00

National Model for a Functional Genomics Network Robert Bryson-Richardson – Monash University Andrew Sinclair – MCRI

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16:20 Drinks and discussion

Date: 12th of December 2016

Time: 10:00AM – 5:00PM

Location: Cox Walford Room Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Royal Children's Hospital Flemington Rd, Melbourne