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10 years of Public Health Genomics at CDC
1997-2007

6.0 OPHG Conferences and Meetings

This section provides a list of conferences, meetings, seminars and workshops organized by CDC’s Office of Public Health Genomics (OPHG) and its partners.

1997_______________________________________

• 1^st Annual Conference on Genetics and Public Health (May ~ Atlanta, GA)
  

1999_______________________________________

• 2^nd Annual Conference on Genetics and Public Health: Integrating genetics into public health research, policy and practice highlights (December ~ Baltimore, MD)
  

2000_______________________________________

• 3^rd National Conference on Genetics and Disease Prevention: Genetics and Public Health Practice: Connecting Research, Education, Practice, and Community Highlights (September ~ Ann Arbor, MI)
  

2001_______________________________________

• HuGE Meeting: Guidelines For Evaluating Human Genome Epidemiology Studies (January ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Applying Genetic and Public Health Strategies to Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Synopsis (November ~ Atlanta, GA)
  

2002_______________________________________

• Genomics and Chronic Disease Summit (January ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Family History as a Tool for Public Health and Preventive Medicine (May ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Applying New Biotechnologies to the Study of Occupational Cancer (May ~ Washington, DC)
  
• HuGE Workshop: Scientific Foundation for Using Genetic Information to Improve Health and Prevent Disease (July ~ Cambridge, U.K.)
  
• Family Health Tree Genomics Centers Meeting (August ~ Salt Lake City, UT)
  
• Banking Newborn Blood Spots for Public Health (September ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Role of Human Genetics in Infectious Diseases & Public Health - NCID HuGE Course (November ~ Atlanta, GA)
  

2003_______________________________________

• Genomics Day 2003: Public Health Genomics at CDC (January ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• ACCE/Genetic Testing Meeting (February ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Family History Workshop (April ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Genomics and the Future of Public Health Symposium Presentations (May ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• HuGE Workshop: Introducing the Concepts of Human Genome Epidemiology (May ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Genomics and Asthma: Implications for Public Health (September ~ Seattle, WA)
  
• Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis (November ~ Atlanta, GA)
  

2004_______________________________________

• Public Health Assessment of Genetic Tests for Screening and Prevention (September ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• HuGENetTM Systematic Review Methodology Workshop (November ~ Cambridge, U.K.)
  

2005_______________________________________

• Expert Meeting on Evidence-Based Review of Genomic Applications (January ~ Atlanta, GA)
• Genomics Day 2005: Public Health Genomics at CDC (January ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• International Biobank and Cohort Studies Meeting: Developing a Harmonious Approach (February ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Annual Meeting of Funded States and Centers - Genomics and Chronic Disease Prevention Programs (March ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Genome based Research and Population Health (April ~ Bellagio, Italy)
  
• EGAPP™ Working Group Meeting (May ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• HuGENet™ Methodological Challenges in the Meta-analysis of Genetic Association Studies Meeting (May ~ Leicester, U.K.)
  
• EGAPP™ Working Group Meeting (July ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• HuGENet™ Network of Networks Workshop (October ~ Cambridge, U.K.)
  
• EGAPP™ Working Group Meeting (October ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Family History Workshop (November ~ Atlanta, GA)
  

2006_______________________________________

• Use of Family History Information in Pediatric Primary Care and Public Health (February ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• EGAPP™ Working Group Meeting (February ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Inaugural Meeting of the CDC Public Health Genomics Collaboration (March ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• EGAPP™ Working Group Meeting (June ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• STrengthening the REporting of Genetic Associations (STREGA): an international HuGE workshop (June ~ Ottawa, Canada)
  
• EGAPP™ Working Group Meeting (September ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Annual Meeting of Funded States - Genomics and Chronic Disease Prevention Programs (September ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• HuGENet^TM Short Course (November ~ Cambridge, U.K.)
  
• HuGENet^TM Workshop on the Assessment of Cumulative Evidence on Genetic Associations (November ~ Venice, Italy)
  

2007_______________________________________

• EGAPP™ Working Group Meeting (January ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• 2^nd CDC Public Health Genomics Collaboration (March ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Annual Meeting of Funded States and Centers - Genomics and Chronic Disease Prevention Programs (April ~ Ann Arbor, MI)
  
• EGAPP™ Working Group Meeting (April ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• EGAPP™ Working Group Meeting (August ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• 3^rd CDC Public Health Genomics Collaboration (October ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Public Health Genomics Monthly Seminar Series: “Closing the Gap Between Human Genome Discoveries and Population Health” (Rockville, MD)
  

2008_______________________________________

• 10^th Anniversary of Public Health Genomics at CDC Meeting (January ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• HuGE™ Workshop (January ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• EGAPP™ Stakeholders’ Group Meeting (January ~ Houston, TX)
  
• EGAPP™ Working Group Meeting (February ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• EGAPP™ Steering Committee Meeting (February ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Beyond Gene Discovery Meeting (March ~ Atlanta, GA)
  
• Public Health Genomics Institute: A Scientific Foundation for Closing the Gap Between Human Genome Discoveries and Population Health (June ~ Atlanta, GA)