3rd Conference, Zagreb 2003
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3rd Conference

European-American School in Forencis Genetics and
Mayo Clinic Course in Advanved Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Zagreb, September 1-5, 2003

organizers | program | speakers | abstracts | sponsors

ORGANIZERS

Program Directors

  • Moses Schanfield, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
  • Dragan Primorac, University of Split, Split, Croatia
  • Stanimir Vuk-Pavlović, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Organizing Institutions

Standing Committee of the Mayo Clinic-University of Advanced Medical Education

  • Stanimir Vuk-Pavlović, Ph.D.
  • Nada Čikeš, M.D., Ph.D.
  • John La Forgia
  • Nijaz Hadžić, M.D. Ph.D.
  • Thomas McDonald, M.D.
  • Dragan Primorac, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Mark Wilhelm, M.D.

Scientific Advisory Committee

  • Frederick Bieber, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
  • Bruce Budowle, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington D.C., USA
  • Mitchell Holland, The Bode Technology Group, Inc., Springfield, VA, USA
  • Ed Huffine, International Commission on Missing Persons, USA
  • Doron Lancet, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
  • Henry Lee, Connecticut State Police, Meriden, CT, USA
  • Slobodan Macura, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
  • Timothy Palmbach, Connecticut State Police, Meriden, CT, USA
  • Thomas Parsons, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Rockville, MD, USA
  • Walter Parson Institute of Legal Medicine, Innsbruck, Austria
  • Jeffrey Platt, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
  • Raj Puri, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD, USA
  • David Rowe, University of Connecticut, School of Medicine, Farmington, USA
  • Stephen Russell, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
  • John Ryan, Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc., Salt Lake City, USA
  • David I. Smith, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
  • Richard Weinshilboum, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Local Organizing Committee

  • Šimun Andelinović, Croatia
  • Ivana Erceg, Croatia
  • Dalibor Marijanović, Croatia
  • Inga Marijanović, Croatia
  • Vedrana Škaro, Croatia

PROGRAM

The 2003 symposium features sessions addressing

European-American School in Forensic Genetics

  • Analysis of X and Y Chromosomes
  • Bioterrorism
  • DNA Analysis in Mass Disaster
  • DNA Data Banks
  • DNA Identification of Skeletal Remains
  • DNA in the Court-room (Scientific, Statistical and Legal Aspects)
  • Ethical Issues in Forensic Science
  • Innovations in DNA Typing Technologies
  • Mitochondrial DNA Analysis
  • Plant and Animal DNA Typing
  • Statistics in Forensic Science
  • Workshop: PCR-Based Detection Instruments and Chemistry in Forensic Genetics

Mayo Clinic Course in Advanced Molecular and Cellular Medicine

  • Bioethics
  • Cell Engineering for Bone Marrow Transplants and Immunotherapy
  • Design of Clinical Trials
  • DNA Patenting
  • Genomics and Pharmacogenetics
  • Molecular Diagnostics
  • Proteomics
  • Stem Cells
  • Vector Design and Application (Gene Therapy)
  • Xenotransplantation
  • Workshop: PCR-Based Detection Instruments and Chemistry in Molecular Medicine

SPEAKERS

European-American School in Forensic Genetics

  • Antonio Alonso (National Institute of Toxicology, Madrid, Spain)
  • Ted Anderson (Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Rockville, MD, USA)
  • Christopher Asplen (Smith Alling Lane, London, UK)
  • Michael Baden (New York State Police, NY, USA)
  • Christine Boyer (Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Rockville, MD, USA)
  • Zoran Budimlija (Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY, USA)
  • Cassandra Calloway (Roche Molecular Systems, Alameda, CA, USA)
  • Dave Coffman (Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Tallahassee, FL, USA)
  • Yasser Daoudi (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA)
  • Tracy Dawson (George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA)
  • Pero Dimsoski (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA)
  • Rebecca Hamm (Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Rockville, MD, US)
  • Juergen Henke (Institute fuer Blutgruppenforschung, Cologne, Germany)
  • Charity Holland (Bode Technology Group, Springfield, VA, USA)
  • Mitchell Holland* (Bode Technology Group, Springfield, VA, USA)
  • Edwin Huffine (International Commission on Missing Persons, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • Marty Johnson (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA)
  • Linda Kenney (Forensic Lawyer, Red Bank NJ, USA)
  • Greggory LaBerge (Denver Police Department and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA)
  • Carll Ladd (Connecticut State Police, Meriden, CT, USA)
  • Henry Lee* (Connecticut State Police, Meriden, CT, USA)
  • Jose Lorente (University of Granada, Granada, Spain)
  • Stephen Lupton (Promega Corporation, Madison, WI, USA)
  • Terry Melton (Mitotyping Technologies, State College, PA, USA)
  • Heather Miller (Coyle Connecticut State Police, Meriden, CT, USA)
  • Timothy Palmbach* (Connecticut State Police, Meriden, CT, USA)
  • Walther Parson (Institute of Legal Medicine, Innsbruck, Austria)
  • Vincenzo Pascali* (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy)
  • Haskell Pitluck (McHenry County Circuit Court, Woodstock, IL, USA)
  • Tanja Popović (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA)
  • Dragan Primorac (Medical School Split, Split, Croatia)
  • Mechthild Prinz (Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY, USA)
  • Marilyn Raymond (National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA)
  • John RyanMyriad (Genetic Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA)
  • Antti Sajantila (University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland)
  • Moses Schanfield* (George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA)
  • Peter Underhill* (Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA)
  • Erin Williams* (Foundation for Genetic Medicine, Reston, VA, USA)

    * Plenary speaker

Mayo Clinic Course in Advanced Molecular and Cellular Medicine

  • Gideon Bach (Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel)
  • Pavo Barišić* (Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia)
  • Frederick Bieber* (Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA)
  • Fiona Brew (Affymetrix, London, UK Phil DanielsonUniversity of Denver, Denver, CO, USA)
  • Allan Dietz (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
  • Eithan Galun (Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel)
  • Dennis Gastineau (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
  • Dennis Gilbert* (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA)
  • Francis Glorieux (McGill University, Shriners Hospital for Children, MontrÈal, QC, Canada)
  • Doron Lancet (Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel)
  • Slobodan Macura (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
  • Nino Margetić (National Centre for Genotyping, Paris, France)
  • Tonci Matulić* (School of Catholic Theology, Zagreb, Croatia)
  • Thomas Meitinger (Institute of Human Genetics, Technical University Munich and GSF National Research Institute, Neuherberg, Germany)
  • Dean Nižetić (University of London, London, England)
  • Kresimir Pavelić (Institute Rugjer BoskoviÁ, Zagreb, Croatia)
  • Pier Franco Pignatti (Institute of Biology and Genetics University of Verona, Italy)
  • Doros Platika (Centegenetix, Cambridge, MA, USA)
  • Jeffrey Platt* (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
  • Raj Puri (Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD, USA)
  • David Rowe (University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA)
  • Stephen Russell (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
  • Edgar Schreiber (Celera Diagnostics, Alameda, CA, USA)
  • David Smith (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
  • Davor Šolter (Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology, Freiburg, Germany)
  • L. David Tomei (Xenomics Inc., Richmond, CA, USA)
  • Petros Tsipouras (University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA)
  • Stanimir Vuk-Pavlović (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
  • Richard Weinshilboum* (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
  • Patrick Willems* (Synergene, Mechelen, Belgium)
  • Catherine Wu (University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA)
  • George Wu (University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA)

ABSTRACTS

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SPONSORS

appliedbiosystemsApplied Biosystems icmp
International Commission on Missing Persons, USA
promega
Promega Corporation, Inc.
mzos
Ministry of Science and
Technology, Republic of Croatia
croatia
Croatian National Tourist Board
Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Croatia
zagreb
Zagreb Tourist Board and Convention Bureau
medika
Medika
bd
BD
gorea_plus
Gorea Plus
fgm
Foundation for Genetic Medicine, Inc.
 
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