This four day intensive course is designed for professionals actively involved in biobanking who want to learn more about the ethical, legal and societal implications of the translation of epidemiological results from genetic and genomic research to clinical practice.
The Summer Institute will offer insight about issues and solutions applicable to the field, and will give participants the opportunity to actively interact with the lecturers through debates and working group sessions. Some previous basic knowledge within ethics is recommended.
Topics that will be covered:
- Introduction to translational research and ethical, legal and societal issues in biobanking
- The implications of genetic testing, personal genome and personalized medicine
- Ways to handle the interface with stakeholders and society
The faculty will gather world-known experts whose work reflects broad international experience.
The Summer Institute is organised jointly by the ENGAGE Consortium (European Network for Genetic and Genomic Epidemiology), the Centre for Society and Genomics (CSG) and P3G (Publication Population Project in Genomics).
Deadline for applications: 31st May 2010
To apply for the course, please download the preliminary program and the application form this webpage:
Contact information isabelle.budin.ljosne@fhi.no