Day 3 (23 Aug 2024)

DAY 3 – 23 AUGUST 2024 (FRIDAY)

8.30am - 9.00am (SGT)

Registration

Session 8

9.00am - 9.30am (SGT)

Plenary Talk 4

Grand Ballroom

Implementing Genomic Medicine Towards Universal Health Coverage for All People

Prof Vajira Dissanayake

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

9.30am - 10.55am (SGT)

Genomic Diversity

Genomic diversity encompasses the vast array of genetic variations within human populations and has significant implications for research, healthcare and society. This session aims to explore the rich tapestry of genomic diversity and highlight its role in shaping individual traits and susceptibility to diseases.

Grand Ballroom

Discovering the biology of major psychiatric illness in India

Dr Biju Viswanath

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

ENIGMA’s Global Neuroimaging & Genomics Studies of 30 Brain Diseases: Lessons from India, China, Japan, & Pakistan

Dr Paul Thompson

Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

The Mexican Biobank Project and Population Medical Genomics in Latin America

Dr Andres Moreno-Estrada

Advanced Genomics Unit, Cinvestav-Mexico

Moderator

Dr Gabriela Repetto

Universidad del Desarrollo

10.55am - 11.15am (SGT)

Teabreak Networking Session

Session 9

11.15am - 12.40pm (SGT)

Research in LMICs

This session aims to encourage networking with and among researchers in low- and middle-income countries, identify challenges in these settings and foster the use of quality studies in such settings for precision medicine.

Grand Ballroom

Challenges and Opportunities for Genomics Research in Limited Resource Settings

Dr Eva Maria Cutiongco-de la Paz

Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines and Philippine Genome Center

Navigating Genetic Nephrology in LMICs

Dr Janewit Wongboonsin

Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand | Renal division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA

Strategic Cohort Design for the Global South: Maximising Insights Whilst Minimising Costs

Prof Nicki Tiffin

South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape

Moderator

Ms Chen Mengji

World Health Organization

Moderator

Prof Gunadi

Universitas Gadjah Mada

12.40pm - 2.00pm (SGT)

Parallel Track 2: Lunch Time Industry Talk

Meeting Room

Presentation by Novartis

Newborn Screening for Rare Diseases - Current Landscape and Challenges in Singapore

Dr Ting Teck Wah

KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital

Presentation by Nightingale Health

Genetic and metabolomic determinants of disease at population scale

Dr Jeffrey Barrett

Nightingale Health

Parallel Track 3: Oral Presentations (Early Career Investigators)

Wisteria & Camellia Villa

Presenter 1:

Genomic Insights into COVID-19 Susceptibility and Severity Among Singaporeans: A Multi-National Platform Initiative

Penny Chan

Bioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Presenter 2:

Dietary risk factors for visceral adiposity in multiethnic Asian population: An epidemiological and metabolomics study

Dr Theresia Mina

Nanyang Technological University

Presenter 3:

Understanding Women's Preferences for Undergoing Breast Cancer Risk Assessment: Insights from a Discrete Choice Experiment

Dr Wang Yi

Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore

Presenter 4:

Genetic model predicts lifelong cardiometabolic risks in women.

Dr Pan Hong

Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Session 10

2.00pm - 3.20pm (SGT)

Parallel Track 1: From Cohorts to Data Validation

This session will call to attention the complexities of cohort and participant data collection, large scale data management and analysis to prepare datasets for downstream health and biomedical research.

Grand Ballroom

Cohort data management and interpretation in an African setting

Prof Nicola Mulder

University of Cape Town

Qatar Biobank: From Cohort to Clinics - Validating Data Integrity Across the Healthcare Spectrum

Dr Fatima Qafoud

Qatar Biobank

Gearing an entire country for precision medicine

Prof Andrew Morris

Health Data Research UK

Moderator

Prof Sarah Bauermeister

University of Oxford

Parallel Track 2: Genetic Counselling & Community Engagement

This session aims to highlight the vital role genetic counselors and community engagement plays in fostering meaningful connections between participants and scientists to maximise translational value.

Meeting Room

Genomics screening initiatives tailored for the Singaporean community

Ms Yasmin Bylstra

SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine

A cutting-edge translation program having impact in returning genomic research results

Ms Mary-Anne Young

Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Genetic Counselling Care Pathway in the Development of Mainstreaming Genetic Testing in Malaysia

Ms Yoon Sook Yee

GENETIX Cancer Research Malaysia

Moderator

Ms Breana Cham

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

2.00pm - 3.00pm (SGT)

Parallel Track 3: Industry Talk

Wisteria & Camellia Villa

Presentation by Twist Bioscience

Precision in Genomics: The flexibility and power of targeted sequencing

Ms Katie Larkin

Genomics Platform, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

3.20pm - 4.00pm (SGT)

Teabreak Networking Session

Session 11

4.00pm - 5.20pm (SGT)

Parallel Track 1: Population Health

This session aims to discuss the dynamics of population health within the context of the shifting global healthcare landscape, examining how population-level data can inform and enhance clinical practice, bridging the gap from cohorts to clinics.

Grand Ballroom

The intersection of precision medicine and population health

Prof Tai E Shyong

Precision Health Research, Singapore

Population genetics in an era of genomic health

Prof Eimear Kenny

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

What do we learn by studying biomarkers in diverse populations?

Dr Arash Etemadi

National Cancer Institute, NIH

Moderator

Mr Peter Goodhand

Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH)

Parallel Track 2: Genomic Science in Cohorts

This session aims to explore how the cohort infrastructure can be used as a source for genomic research. It identifies the requirements for cohort studies, in terms of design, consent, and data and sample collection, to contribute to genomic science.

Meeting Room