RE(ACT), International Congress on Research of Rare and Orphan Diseases

The congress on research of rare and orphan diseases will take place in Basel, Switzerland from 29 February - March 3, 2012.

For detailed information and registration visit www.react-congress.org

Flyer (pdf)

Program

STATUS 24 NOVEMBER 2011 (the below program could change)

WEDNESDAY 29TH FEBRUARY

REGISTRATION OPENS AT 16:00

OPENING CEREMONY 18:00

• PROF. JAMES R. LUPSKI – Copy number variation in human disease – mechanisms and assays
• DR NICK SIREAU - Finding a cure to Black Bone Disease, from a patient’s point of view
• ProRaris - The Swiss National Rare Disease Alliance

WELCOME RECEPTION 20:00

THURSDAY 1ST MARCH

MORNING SESSION 8:30 – 12:30

SESSION A: GENE AND CELL THERAPY; STEM CELLS

• PROF. DIDIER TRONO, SWITZERLAND – A defense against genetic invader turned into a master regulator of mammalian homeostasis
• DR. ELENA CATTANEO, ITALY – Huntingtin in stem cells
• PROF. MICHELE DE LUCA, ITALY – Epithelial Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
• PROF. ETIENNE SOKAL, BELGIUM – Cell based regenerative medicine of the liver to correct inborn errors of metabolism

LUNCH 12:30 – 14:00

AFTERNOON SESSION 14:00 – 18:30

SESSION B: DIAGNOSTIC

• PROF. MEHDI TAFTI, SWITZERLAND – Narcolepsy: A rare autoimmune disease
• PROF. SABINA GALLATI, SWITZERLAND – Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and CF-related disorders: From single gene testing toward array-based sequence capture and next generation sequencing
• DR. LISA SHAFFER, USA – The identification of disease-causing genes using cytogenomics
• DR DAVID B SAVAGE, UK – Insights from extreme monogenic insulin resistance syndromes
• PROF. ANITA RAUCH, SWITZERLAND – Presentation title not yet available
• PROF. HAN BRUNNER, NL – Next generation sequencing and the genomic future of medicine

FRIDAY 2ND MARCH

MORNING SESSION 8:30 – 12:00

SPECIAL SESSION : Transnational Research on Rare Diseases

• THE ERA-NET E-RARE: DR SOPHIE KOUTOUZOV, FRANCE
• E-RARE GRANTED PROJECT COORDINATOR: DR. BERND WOLLNIK, GERMANY - CRANIRARE: An E-RARE success story for identifying the pathogenesis of craniofacial malformations

SESSION C: THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS

• PROF. ALAIN FISCHER, FRANCE – Presentation title not yet available
• PROF. ECKHARD WOLF, GERMANY – Genetically engineered pig: models for rare diseases
• SPONSOR SPEAKER – Presentation title not yet available

LUNCH 12:00 – 13:30

AFTERNOON SESSION 13:30 – 18:00

SESSION D: GENOMIC DISORDERS

• PROF. STYLIANOS ANTONARAKIS, SWITZERLAND - Genome Sequencing and Rare Disorders
• PROF. SERGEI MIRKIN, USA – Two sides of the same coin: Instability of DNA repeats and mutagenesis at a distance
• DR. MARY REILLY, UK – Inherited neuropathies 2012– bench to bedside, where are we?
• PROF. ANDREA SUPERTI-FURGA, SWITZERLAND – The many facets of rare diseases – lessons from genetic disorders of bone
• PROF. ARNOLD MUNNICH, FRANCE – Advances in the treatment of genetics diseases : promises and deceits

CLOSING, POSTER AWARDS 18:00