Testis GeCIP Academic Day
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 10am to 11am
Green Templeton College, Oxford, OX2 6HG
The Testis Cancer GeCIP (Genomics England Clinical Interpretation Partnership) is holding an Academic Day on Tuesday 18 October 2016 at Green Templeton College in Oxford.
Registration is free; please contact Clare Verrill to register for the event.
A sandwich lunch will be provided. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements when you register.
The draft programme is as follows:
10.00-10.15am Welcome, introductions
Prof Andrew Protheroe
10.15-10.30am Testis GeCIP: purpose, functions, trials, Gear I and II tissue collections
Prof Andrew Protheroe
10.30-11am Oxford Experiences of Whole Genome Sequencing in Cancer
Prof Jenny Taylor
11.00-11.30am Coffee
11.30-12am Circulating microRNAs for malignant germ cell tumours
Dr Matthew Murray
12-12.30pm The Genetics of Testicular Cancer (title tbc)
Mr Kevin Litchfield
12.30-1.00pm Digital Pathology and Image Analysis – Possible Applications in Testicular Cancer
Prof Johan Lundin / Dr Clare Verrill (tbc)
1.00-1.30pm Lunch
1.30-3.30pm Discussions around sub-domains:
Evolution and heterogeneity - discussion led by Prof Ian Tomlinson
Circulating biomarkers - discussion led by Dr Matthew Murray
Pharmacogenomics - discussion led by Prof Andy Protheroe and Dr David Church
Integrated functional biology - tbc
3.30-4.00pm Close and actions
Prof Andy Protheroe