Precision Genomics Midwest 2017

May 19, 2017

See what happened at the inaugural conference

2017 Keynotes

2017 Speakers

Single-Cell RNA-Seq in Translation Session

• Moderator: Nathan Salomonis, PhD, Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's

• David Muench, PhD, candidate, Molecular & Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's

• Jeffrey Whitsett, MD, Co-director, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's

• Keji Zhao, PhD, Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Epigenome Biology, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Genomics in the Clinic Session

• Moderator: Brian Dawson, PhD, Director, Clinical Laboratories, Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's

• Julie Gastier-Foster, PhD, FACMG, Senior Director, Institute for Genomic Medicine Clinical Laboratory, Nationwide Children's Hospital

• Nancy Doan Leslie, MD, Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's'

• Murugu Manickam, MD, MPH, Genomic Medicine Institute, Geisinger Health System

Translational Genomic Research Session

• Moderator: Senthilkumar Sadhasivam, MD, Cincinnati Children's

• Teri Manolio, MD, PhD, Director, Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute

• Jamie Renbarger, MD, MS, Associate Director, Indiana Institute for Personalized Medicine

• Elisha Wachman, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center

Ethical, Legal & Social Implications of Genomics Session

• Moderator: Michelle McGowan, PhD, Ethics Center, Cincinnati Children's

• Kyle Brothers, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy and Law, University of Louisville

• Aaron Goldenberg, PhD, MPH, Director of Research/Associate Professor, Department of Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University

• Jennifer Wagner, JD, PhD, Associate Director of Bioethics Research, Geisinger Health System

2017 Panel Discussion

The Process of Technology Commercialization From Four Perspectives: Academia/Research; Industry; Entrepreneurial; and Venture Capital

Panelists:

• Amber Begtrup, PhD, is a board-certified clinical molecular geneticist and Senior Clinical Scientist at the genetic testing company GeneDX. In her career, Dr. Begtrup has explored the molecular basis of disease. Her current interest include candidate disease gene discovery and disorders related to immune system dysfunction.

• Josh Nickols, PhD, MBA, is an Executive-in-Residence with the seed stage venture fund at CincyTech. He is responsible for interfacing with portfolio companies, evaluating technology, and identifying new life science opportunities. Prior to CincyTech, Dr. Nickols was founder and CEO of InvisionHeart Inc., acquired in 2017 by Nuline Telemetry Holdings.

• John Rice, Director of Life Sciences at CincyTech, has 27 years of venture investing and 13 years of research and R&D management experience in biomedical science. He is a published scientist and inventor. Rice has been cofounder and managing partner of Triathlon Medical Ventures; a managing director of Senmed Medical Ventures; and involved in research and business development with Battelle Memorial Institute.

• Andrew Wooten, MS, MTM, is Vice President of Cincinnati Children's Center for Center for Technology Commercialization, where he has the responsibility for the development and commercialization of all Cincinnati Children's intellectual property, including faculty engagement, research partnerships, licensing, and new ventures. Wooten was the founding executive director of Baylor College of Medicine's Innovation Development Center.

2017 Exhibitors & Sponsors

Sponsors:

• Fuse by Cardinal Health

• Frost Brown Todd LLC

Exhibitors:

• Advanced Cell Diagnostics

• FDNA

• Foundation Medicine

• GeneDX

• GeneSight

• Illumina

• Medpace

• PerkinElmer

• QIAGEN

• Thermo Fisher Scientific

• Wuxi NextCODE