Wednesday, March 29
9:00 am-6:00 pm 
Merkin Lobby and Auditorium

Large-scale human genetic studies have succeeded in identifying hundreds of thousands of variants associated with human diseases and traits. One of the grand challenges on the frontier of human genomics and health is to pioneer new scalable paradigms and technologies to systematically link these many variants to cellular programs and gene regulation networks driving complex disorders. This will enable a deep understanding of the genetically-anchored biological programs affected in diseases, lay the foundation for a new generation of rationally designed medicines, and benefit patients and societies across the globe. The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Genomic Mechanisms of Disease is thrilled to host a symposium highlighting some of the important work and progress ongoing across the vibrant Broad Institute community in this domain. Please join us for an exciting day of science and discussions around this topic.

Co-chaired by Melina Claussnitzer and Kasper Lage

Agenda

   

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Registration and breakfast available

Merkin Lobby

9:00 am - 9:10 am

Welcome Remarks

Melina Claussnitzer, MGH, HMS, Broad Institute; Kasper Lage, MGH, HMS, Broad Institute

Broad Auditorium

9:10 am- 9:30 am

Introduction to the NNF Center at the Broad Institute 

Kasper Lage, MGH, HMS, Broad Institute

Broad Auditorium

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Keynote: Genetic analysis at scale

Benjamin Neale, MGH, HMS, Broad Institute

Broad Auditorium

10:00 am - 10:55 am

Session 1: Tech development and emerging technologies

Chair- Ray Jones, Broad Institute

10:05 Scalable, high-resolution single-nucleus barcoding for multi-modal spatial genomics

Fei Chen, Harvard, Broad Institute

10:30 Building a genome-wide atlas of cell morphology

JT Neal, Broad Institute

Broad Auditorium

10:55 am - 11:05 am

Morning coffee break

Merkin Lobby

11:05 am - 11:35 am

Keynote: From epigenetic maps to mechanisms to therapies

Brad Bernstein, HMS, DFCI, Broad Institute

Broad Auditorium

11:35 am - 12:50 pm

Session 2: Gene regulation

Speakers - Kristin Ardlie, Broad Institute; Robin Andersson, University of Copenhagen;  Jesse Engreitz, Stanford, Broad Institute

Chair - Brad Bernstein, , HMS, DFCI, Broad Institute

Broad Auditorium

12:50 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch

Merkin Lobby

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Session 3: Cellular phenotypes + disease clustering

Speakers - Miriam Udler, MGH, Broad Institute; Melina Claussnitzer, MGH, HMS, Broad Institute; Elise Robinson, HSPH, Broad Institute; Bridget Wagner, Broad Institute

Chair - Melina Claussnitzer, MGH, HMS, Broad Institute

Broad Auditorium

2:00 pm - 2:25 pm

Genetic subtyping of Type 2 Diabetes

Miriam Udler, MGH, Broad Institute

Broad Auditorium

2:25 pm - 2:50 pm

PRS2F: From metabolic genome-wide polygenic risk scores to biological function

Melina Claussnitzer, MGH, HMS, Broad Institute

Broad Auditorium

2:50 pm- 3:15 pm

Phenotypic assays to measure insulin secretion

Bridget Wagner, Broad Institute

Broad Auditorium

3:15 pm - 3:40 pm

V2F: Incorporating regional properties of the 3D genome

Elise Robinson, HSPH, Broad Institute

Broad Auditorium

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm

Afternoon coffee break

Merkin Lobby

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Panel discussion

Panelists - Melina Claussnitzer, MGH, HMS, Broad Institute; Mark Daly, MGH, HMS, Broad Institute;  Jesse Engreitz, Stanford, Broad Institute; Jose Florez, MGH, HMS, Broad Institute

Moderator - Kasper Lage, MGH, HMS, Broad Institute

Broad Auditorium

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Closing remarks from Todd Golub, Director, Broad Institute

Broad Auditorium

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Poster Session and Reception

Merkin Lobby

 


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must be fully vaccinated.