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Great Lakes
Chromosome Conference
ANNOUNCING
The Fifty-second Annual Great Lakes Chromosome Conference
DATES:
May 14-15, 2015
LOCATION:
89 Chestnut Street, University of Toronto
ACCOMMODATION: Conference rates are not available at the Metropolitan Hotel or at the
University of Toronto Residences. Please make your reservations early!
Doubletree by Hilton:
(formerly The Metropolitan
Hotel)
108 Chestnut Street, Toronto
Telephone: 1 (800) 668-6600 or 1 (416) 599-0555
Room Rate: ~ $259.00
University of Toronto
Residences:
89 Chestnut Street, Toronto
Telephone: 1 (416) 977-0707 – press 0
Room Rate ~ $99.00 single or double plus taxes (basic
accommodation no TV/no room service – full breakfast buffet
included)
GLCC REGISTRATION FEES
1. Advance registration (by April 17, 2015)
Regular: $150 (CDN or USD)
Student: $70 (CDN or USD)
One Day: $100 (CDN or USD)
One Day: $40 (CDN or USD)
2. Late registration (After April 17, 2015)
Regular: $200 (CDN or USD)
Student: $100 (CDN or USD)
One Day: $150 (CDN or USD)
One Day: $70 (CDN or USD)
PLEASE NOTE THAT PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY ALL REGISTRATIONS. IF PAYMENT
IS NOT RECEIVED BY APRIL 17, THE LATE REGISTRATION FEE WILL APPLY AT THE
DESK UPON CHECK-IN.
A continental breakfast and lunch for both days of the meeting, as well as a wine and cheese
after Thursday’s sessions, are included in the registration fee.
A Thursday evening social dinner is scheduled, but this is NOT included in the registration
fee. Please budget ~ $80 (CDN) for this event.
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Chromosome Conference
Please mail cheque, payable to The Great Lakes Chromosome Conference, with your registration to:
Ellen Mak-Tam, GLCC Registrar
North York General Hospital
Genetics Program
4001 Leslie St. 3SE
Toronto, ON M2K 1E1
A receipt will be issued at the meeting.
WE ARE SORRY WE CANNOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2015 GREAT LAKES CHROMOSOME CONFERENCE
Here is a sampling of topics this year:
Adam Smith, Professor/Scientist, Instituto de Pequisa Pelé Pequeno Príncipe (Pelé Research
Institute), Curitiba, Brazil
− Clonal evolution in CLL - review of cytogenetic technologies
Christian Marshall, Associate Director, Genome Diagnostics, Department of Paediatric
Laboratory Medicine, SickKids, Toronto, Ontario
− Diagnostic utility of whole genome sequencing as an alternative to chromosomal
microarray analysis in pediatric medicine
Rosemary Mueller, Clinical Cytogeneticist, Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, British
Columbia
− Group presentation on interesting cases or lab-related problems
Judy Chernos, Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary,
Alberta
− Molecular cytogenetic characterization of Pallister Killian Syndrome and clinical mimics
Hong Wang, Laboratory Geneticist, North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
− Whole-genome scanning by SNP array reveals novel chromosome aberrations in chronic
lymphocytic leukemia – a comparison study of CLL FISH and Affymetrix CytoScan®
Bekim Sadikovic, Clinical Molecular Geneticist, London Health Sciences, London, Ontario
− Genomic DNA methylation screening in patients with developmental and intellectual
disabilities
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Tracy Stockley, Associate Director, Molecular Diagnostics, University Health Network,
Toronto, Ontario
− Next generation diagnostics for personalized cancer medicine
Marsha Speevak, Lead Scientist, Genetics, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario
− NRXN1 deletions dissected: distribution, exon content and inheritance patterns in an
Ontario patient population
AnneMarie Block, Director, Clinical Genetics Laboratory, Roswell Park Cancer Institute,
Buffalo, New York
− A brief history of cell and tissue culture
The H. Allen Gardner Memorial Lecturer:
Dr. Nyla A. Heerema, Ph.D.
Professor, Director of Cytogenetics
Department of Pathology
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Fun Cytogenetics of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: complexity,
dicentrics, jumping translocations and more
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CALL FOR PAPERS
SESSIONS
The GLCC is divided into three sessions: Session I: Cancer Cytogenetics; Session II: Clinical
Problems; Session III: New Technologies. The meeting closes with the annual Allen H. Gardner
Memorial Lecture.
The following guidelines are suggested:
1.
Please email title/abstract to [email protected] or fax to: 416-813-4956 Attn: Dr.
Mary Shago. Please include authors’ names and addresses and the email address of the
presenting/corresponding author (underlined). The abstract should be limited in length to
250 words or less for publication to the web.
2. Titles and abstracts are accepted on a first come basis, until timeslots are filled. An email
confirmation will be sent acknowledging receipt of the abstract. Presenters will be informed
of the assigned timeslot approximately two weeks prior to the meeting.
3. Presentations should be no more than 20 minutes, which includes a 5-minute question and
discussion period.
4. A laptop will be available at the meeting. Presentations should be in PowerPoint format on a
USB key.
5. Early Submission Prizes: Abstracts received by April 17 will be eligible for 3 random
draws of $100.00 CDN each to be held at the meeting.
6. We are a friendly, receptive crowd, so you have nothing to lose by participating. We rely on
you to make the meeting a success! So please select your cases now.
RULES FOR EARLY SUBMISSION PRIZE
1.
Abstracts/titles must be received by the advance registration deadline, April 30, in
order to be included for the draw. Everyone is eligible except meeting organizers.
2. A random draw of the titles from each session will be performed and a cash prize
awarded to each presenter that is drawn.
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DECLARATION OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Please note, as required by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, all speakers will be
requested to disclose to the audience, any real or apparent conflict of interest that may have a
direct bearing on the subject matter of this program. Please include a PowerPoint slide (second
slide after the title/topic slide) declaring any apparent conflicts(s) of interest that may have a
direct bearing on the subject matter of this program.
INFORMATION
We look forward to your suggestions and to seeing you in May. For more information please feel
free to call Dr. Kathy Chun at (416) 756-6438; Fax # (416) 756-4729; email
[email protected].
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Chromosome Conference
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
All events to be held on the 2nd floor, at University of Toronto, 89 Chestnut
Thursday, May 14
0815-0845
Registration and morning wake-up (coffee, muffins)
Centre Room, 2nd Floor
0845- 0900
Introductory Remarks
Session I
Cancer Cytogenetics
0900-0920
Clonal evolution in CLL - review of cytogenetic technologies
Adam Smith (Instituto de Pequisa Pelé Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Brazil)
0920-1020
Short Presentations
1020-1050
Break
1050-1110
Whole-genome scanning by SNP array reveals novel chromosome
aberrations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia – a comparison study of CLL
FISH and Affymetrix CytoScan®
Hong Wang (North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON)
1110-1200
Short Presentations
1200-1330
Lunch Provided
Session II
Clinical Problems
1330-1350
NRXN1 deletions dissected: distribution, exon content and inheritance
patterns in an Ontario patient population
Marsha Speevak (Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, ON)
1350-1450
Group presentation on interesting cases or lab-related problems
Rosemary Mueller (Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, BC)
1450-1520
Break
Chair: Adam Smith
Chair: Marsha Speevak
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1520-1550
A brief history of cell and tissue culture
AnneMarie Block (Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY)
1550-1700
Short Presentation
1700-1800
Wine & Cheese Reception
Terrace (3rd Floor)
Friday, May 15
0830-0900
Registration and morning wake up
Centre Room, 2nd Floor
Session III
New Technologies
0900-0920
Diagnostic utility of whole genome sequencing as an alternative to
chromosomal microarray analysis in pediatric medicine
Christian Marshall (SickKids, Toronto, ON)
0920-0950
Next generation diagnostics for personalized cancer medicine
Tracy Stockley (University Health Network, Toronto, ON)
0950-1030
Genomic DNA methylation screening in patients with developmental and
intellectual disabilities
Bekim Sadikovic (London Health Sciences, London, ON)
1030-1100
Break
1100-1200
Short Presentations
1200-1330
Lunch Provided
1330-1430
H Allen Gardner Memorial Lecture: Fun Cytogenetics of Chronic
Lymphocytic Leukemia: complexity, dicentrics, jumping translocations
and more
Dr. Nyla Heerema (Ohio State University, Columbus, OH)
1430-1445
Conclusion and Adjournment of GLCC
Chair: Christian Marshall