Program

Symposium: Cardiogenetics, the evolution of a discipline

A celebration of the academic career of Arthur Wilde
 

08.15 – 08.45         Registration
     
Session 1                Session chairs: Yigal Pinto, Hasan Garan
08.45 – 09.00   Yigal Pinto
    Welcome
09.00 – 09.30   KEYNOTE LECTURE
    Arthur Wilde
    Cardiogenetics in Amsterdam
09.30 – 09.50   Peter Schwartz
    Cardiogenetics: impact on patients with arrhythmia syndromes
09.50 – 10.10   Rafik Tadros
    Cardiogenetics: impact on patients with cardiomyopathy
     
10.10 – 10.40   Coffee break
     
Session 2                Session chairs: Nico Blom, Koonlawee Nademanee
10.40 – 11.00   Peter van Tintelen
    The cardiologist - geneticist axis in cardiogenetic care
11.00 – 11.20   Elijah Behr
    Cardiogenetics: Impact on the investigation of Sudden Cardiac Death
11.20 – 11.40   Carol Ann Remme
    Insights from functional studies
11.40 – 12.10   KEYNOTE LECTURE
    Michael J. Ackerman
    State of Gene Therapy for Genetic Heart Diseases
     
12.10 – 13.10   Lunch
     
Session 3            Session chairs: Jolanda van der Velden, Saskia van der Crabben
13.10 – 13.30   Connie Bezzina
    From monogenic to polygenic in the inherited cardiac disorders
13.30 – 13.50   Marielle Alders
    Adding epigenetics to the mix
13.50 – 14.10   Henk-Jan Guchelaar
    Pre-emptive pharmacogenomic testing: getting ready for prime time
14.10 – 14.40   KEYNOTE LECTURE
    Dan Roden
    Using electronic health records to probe arrhythmia susceptibility
     
14.40 – 15.10   Coffee break
     
Session 4   Session chairs: Ahmad S. Amin, Pieter Postema
15.10 – 15.30   Chris Semsarian
    Social media: benefits for patient care and research in inherited cardiac disorders
15.30 – 15.50   Sean Jurgens
    Rare variant association studies
15.50 – 16.20   KEYNOTE LECTURE
    Sir Rory Collins
    UK Biobank: impact on cardiovascular research
16.20 – 16.40   Steven Chamuleau
    Concluding remarks
     
16.40 – 18.00   Drinks