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Public Forum
| 31 May | Hotel Holiday Inn, Helsinki Fair Centre Messuaukio 1, FIN-00520 Helsinki, Finland |
| Room 208 | Session for High School Students - "What's up with my genome?" |
| 10:00-10:20 | How would Sherlock Holmes do it today - genetics as science against crime in modern society Professor Antti Sajantila University of Helsinki, Finland |
| 10:20-10:40 | Genetic and life style risk of common health problems Professor Aarno Palotie Director of the Finnish Genome Center University of Helsinki, Finland and Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard |
| 10:40-11:15 | Break |
| 11:15-11:35 | Myths and Hopes in Medical Genetics Professor Thomas J. Hudson McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre Montreal, Canada |
| 11:35-11:55 | The special genome of Finns Academy Professor Leena Peltonen, President of HUGO University of Helsinki & National Public Health Institute, Finland and Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard |
| Room 209 | Session for Journalists - (15 minutes + 5 minutes Q & A) "Hard facts behind recent genetic innovations - what do we benefit from genome-wide knowledge?" |
| 13:00-13:20 | The concept of biobanks, why to produce them Professor Bill Ollier The University of Manchester, UK |
| 13:20-13:40 | International integrated efforts of biobanks, ethical and social issues Professor Bartha Maria Knoppers University of Montreal, Canada |
| 13:40-14:00 | Genetics and Race: What Do the Data Tell Us? Professor Lynn Jorde University of Utah, USA |
| 14:00-14:20 | Use of genetics of global catastrophes Kirsty Wright Queensland Health, Australia |
| 14:20-14:40 | Human cloning is not needed - we have enough data from twin studies
Professor Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki, Finland |
Created Sunday, 01-May-2005 20:15:35 BST
Updated Friday, 26-May-2006 14:38:35 BST
Updated Friday, 26-May-2006 14:38:35 BST
