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Farewell symposium on the occasion of the retirement of Professor Wolfgang Berger, Director of the Institute of Medical Molecular Genetics, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
The symposium is recognised and approved as postgraduate training from FAMH (3 credits), the Swiss Society of Medical Genetics (SSMG, 4 credits) and the Swiss Society of Ophthalmology (SSO, 4 credits).
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November 28th, 2024, 14:00 – 18:30 hours Large Lecture Hall North 1 C + D, Frauenklinikstrasse 24, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland Programme Flyer (PDF, 520 KB) |
| 14:00 | Prelude |
| 14:15 | Welcome Christina Gerth-Kahlert & Anita Rauch |
| 14:25 | Patient perspective: did genotyping change the world? Christina Fasser Retina Suisse |
| 14:40 | Approaches to discover novel gene defects in inherited retinal disorders. Christina Zeitz Institut de la Vision, Department of Genetics, Sorbonne University, Paris, France |
| 15:00 | Genomics and transcriptomics of ABCA4-associated Stargardt disease: lessons learned. Frans Cremers Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
| 15:20 | Primary cilia in inherited retinal degenerations. Ruxandra Bachmann-Gagescu Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 15:40 | Break and discussion with coffee and tea |
| 16:10 | Intermezzo |
| 16:25 | Genetic eye diseases: something for youngster? Flora Delas Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 16:40 | Guilt by association - protein interaction analysis to decipher inherited retinal degeneration. Ronald Roepman Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
| 17:00 | Developing gene therapy for Norrie disease. Jane Sowden Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Section, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, United Kingdom |
| 17:20 | Distinct phenotypes and variabilities: we can always learn… Christina Gerth-Kahlert Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 17:35 | Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) treatment modalities. Bart Leroy Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium |
| 17:55 | Closing remarks Wolfgang Berger |
Organisation:
Prof. Dr. med. Christina Gerth-Kahlert
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
