Programme

Welcome of Participants

• Introduction by Dr. Eric Souêtre (Labco Diagnostics) and Prof. Andrea Biondi (University of Milano - Bicocca).
• Personalised Genomics: Myth or Reality? (Prof. Fabio Macciardi, University of Milano, Italy).
• Personalised Medicine: From Pharmacogenomic Investigations in Drug Research and Developments to Applications in Medical Practice (Dr Iris Grossman, GlaxoSmithKline, United States).

Symposium Diner

Contribution of Genomics in Disease Susceptibility, Chair Prof. Alberto Piperno (University of Milano-Bicocca) and Prof. Leda Dal Prà (University of Milano-Bicocca)

• Evolving Technologies in Genetics of Human Complex Traits (Prof. Maurizio Ferrari, Ospedale San Raffaele di Milano, Italy).
• Biomarkers in Parkinsons's Disease: Gene Expression in de novo Blood and post-mortem Brain (Dr Jarlath Ffrench-Mullen, GeneLogic, United States).
• Cardiovascular Disorders (Prof. Daniele Cusi, University of Milano, Italy).

Coffee Break

• Cancer Mutations and Targeted Therapies (Prof. Alberto Bardelli, IFOM Milano and University of Torino, Italy).
• Molecular Epidemiology for the Identification of Environmental and Occupational Risks (Prof. Pier Alberto Bertazzi, University of Milano, Italy).
• Occupational Medicine can be Efficient: our Experience (Dr Miquel Mira, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona, Spain).

Walking Lunch
New Trends for Risk Assesment Chair Dr. Bernard Gouget (Fédération Hospitalière de France)

• Risk Estimation of Alzheimer Disease (Prof. Federico Licastro, University of Bologna, Italy).
• Perspectives from Pharmacogenomics (Dr Frédéric Eberlé, Roche Diagnostics, France).
• Improved Clinical Outcome with New Cardiac Biomarkers (Dr Martin Crockard, Randox Laboratories, Ireland).
• Preeclampsia: Novel Aspects on Diagnosis and Management (Dr Ralf Dechend, University of Berlin-Charite, Germany).

Coffee Break
Economical Aspects of Preventive Medicine and the Expectations of General Practitioners

Economical Aspects of Preventive Medicine (Prof. Stefano Capri (University Cattaneo of Castellanza, Italy)
Expectations of General Practitioners: the CON-FORM Project, an Italian Experience (Dr. Vincenzo Costigliola (European Medical Association, Belgium)

Closing of the Symposium