The Arno Motulsky Memorial Symposium

Events

A PDF of this program for this event can be found at this link.

Friday, September 21st 2018, 8:30am-4:00pm

Foege Auditorium, S-060

8:00 am - 8:30 am:      Coffee and refreshments
8:30 am:                      Introduction - Gail Jarvik, MD PhD, Head of Division of Medical Genetics
8:40 am:                      Welcome - Paul Ramsey, MD, CEO of UW Medicine, Dean, School of Medicine
8:50 am - 12:00 pm:    Sharing memories of Arno and his science. Speakers listed in order of appearance and in order of their first work with Arno.

There will be a break from 10:00 am to 10:20 am for additional refreshments.

Stan Gartler, PhD - Professor Emeritus, Medical Genetics and Genome Sciences, University of Washington
George Martin, MD - Professor Emeritus, Pathology, University of Washington
Ron Scott, MD – Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Washington
Judy Hall, MD - Professor Emerita, Medical Genetics and Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
Bill Bremner, MD - Robert G. Petersdorf Professor of Medicine, University of Washington
Joe Felsenstein, PhD - Professor Emeritus of Genome Sciences and Biology, University of Washington
Gil Omenn, MD PhD - Professor, Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics and Human Genetics, University of Michigan
Wylie Burke, MD PhD - Professor and former Chair of the Department of Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington
Tom Bird, MD - Professor Emeritus, Medical Genetics and Neurology, University of Washington
Jan Friedman, MD PhD - Professor, Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia
Steve Schwartz, MD PhD - Professor of Pathology, University of Washington
Fernando Arena, MD PhD - Clinical Reviewer, The Texas Birth Defects Registry, Texas Department of Health Services
Clem Furlong, PhD - Professor, Medical Genetics and Genome Sciences, University of Washington
Jeff Murray, MD - Deputy Director, Discovery and Translational Sciences, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Kathy Leppig, MD - Clinical Professor, Pathology, University of Washington
Robin Bennett, MS LGC - Clinical Professor, Co-Director Genetic Medicine Clinics, University of Washington
Ellen Wijsman, PhD - Professor, Medical Genetics and Biostatistics, University of Washington

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm: Lunch, provided at Vista Café one floor above S060. RSVP deadline has passed for lunch selections.
1:15 pm – 4:00 pm: Scientific Talks

1:15 pm:
From Jewish Genetics to Pharmacogenetics: A Tribute to Arno Motulsky
Neil Risch, PhD
Director, Institute for Human Genetics
University of California, San Francisco

1:45 pm:
What Would Arno Say? A Few Issues in Modern Genomics
Jim Evans, MD PhD
Bryson Distinguished Professor, Genetics and Medicine
University of North Carolina

2:15 pm:
From Arno’s Lessons on Baye’s Theorem to ClinGen Variant Assessment
Sharon E. Plon, MD PhD FACMG
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics/Hematology-Oncology, Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine

2:45 pm: Short Break

3:00 pm:
Solving Garrod’s Fourth Inborn Error of Metabolism with Arno
Mary-Claire King, PhD
Professor, Medical Genetics and Genome Sciences
American Cancer Society Professor
University of Washington

3:30 pm:
The Future of Medical Genetics
Gail Jarvik, MD PhD
Head, Division of Medical Genetics
The Arno G. Motulsky Endowed Chair in Medicine
Professor, Department of Genome Sciences
University of Washington

4:00 pm-5:30 pm: Wine and cheese reception in Vista Cafe

Please contact Cindy Ung (cindyung@uw.edu) for more details or if you have any questions.