Pre-Conference Short Courses*

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Join your colleagues for more in-depth, focused learning at an informational and interactive Short Course. Choose one of the Short Courses below for three hours of instruction and discussion in a small group setting. Get your questions answered, network with colleagues, and share ideas.

Afternoon Courses | 1:30 – 4:30 pm

Short Course 1: Data Analysis/Management 

Instructor to be Announced

Short Course 2: Clinical Translation of Genetic Advances  

Amanda Gammon, MS, CGC, Licensed Genetic Counselor, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah                          

Wendy Kohlmann, MS, CGC, Licensed Genetic Counselor, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah            

Short Course 3: Genomics 101 

Gholson Lyon, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Human Genetics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Research Scientist, Utah Foundation for Biomedical Research

Additional Instructors to be Announced

Dinner Courses | 5:00 – 8:00 pm

Short Course 4: College of American Pathologists 

Nazneen Aziz, Ph.D., Director, Molecular Medicine, College of American Pathologists

Short Course 5: Getting Personal about Genomes 

Gabe Rudy, Vice President, Product Development, Golden Helix; Author, “A Hitchhikers Guide to Next Generation Sequencing”

Short Course 6: Management of Billing & Reimbursement for Molecular-based Tests 

Instructor to be Announced

*Separate Registration Required for Short Courses