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Sam Rhine Annual Genetics Update Conference

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Date and Time

Monday, November 5, 2018 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Description

Sam's four-hour Genetic Update Conference is packed with the newest discoveries and applications in medical genetics and tissue engineering. It is designed for high school teachers and their students and is a dynamic presentation that can influence career decisions.

Conference Details and Registration: Visit  www.samrhine.com and click Schedule.  All registrations are through this website.

Each school, with their pre-registration will receive an updated set of conference notes the week before the conference. Only those who pre-register will receive information regarding time changes, delays, postponements, cancellations etc.

  • 8:30 to 9:00 – Check in and pay registration fees
  • 9:00 – Conference begins
  • 10:30 to 10:40 – Break
  • 11:40 to 11:45 – Stretch Break
  • 12:30 – Conference ends

2019 Topics:
GENETICS of COMMON CONDITIONS plus
 STEM CELL  and  CRISPR UPDATES

  • Inheritance of IQ, height, diabetes, and hypertension
  • SNPs and CNPs in Human Polygenic Inheritance
  • How do those 23andMe, Ancestry DNA and National Geographic tests work to trace your family origins
  • Crime scene DNA analysis and solving 'Cold Case' homicides         
  • STEM CELLS for making human organs in the lab .....
  • Human brains and kidneys made in vitro - models for human disease
  • CRISPR/Cas9: for gene 'Knock Outs' and 'Knock Ins'
  • Gene editing in human blood stem cells to cure sickle cell anemia
  • Gene editing in human embryos to totally eliminate a genetic disease
  • CRISPR/13a: Targets RNA - rapid, inexpensive, highly sensitive tests for:  pathogenic Viruses, drug resistant Bacteria and Cancers!


FREE parking is available in GVSU lot H only.  Buses may pick-up and drop-off in Lot H, but will be required to park in the back section of Lot B for the duration of the lectureClick here for the bus parking map.
Click here for a map of the GVSU Allendale campus.

Free wifi is available.

GVSU students and faculty are welcome to attend, free of charge, as their schedules allow.

Contact

Follow Sam's weekly genetic updates on twitter:   @samrhineguc

For questions, contact Kathy Agee at the GVSU Regional Math and Science Center at [email protected] or 616.331.3031.

 

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