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The Center of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics of the Academy of Finland (CoECDG) aims to dissect genetic background of some common diseases and their trait components by integrating special expertise and sample resources accessible to center investigators. The Center builds on accomplishments of the Center of Excellence in Disease Genetics of the Academy of Finland (years 2000-2005) but has a more extended research program to reflect the development of the field as well as its own research progress: from Mendelian diseases to complex traits. The CoECDG combines diverse expertise of eight group leaders across three academic institutes in Finland and one in Sweden: University of Helsinki, Karolinska Institutet, National Public Health Institute and Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics.
The mission of the CoECDG is to capitalize on the possibilities provided by the special study samples collected in the isolated population of Finland by the Center investigators: The large pedigrees ascertained for familial types of common diseases, twin cohorts and epidemiological study samples collected from the Finnish population and representing a non-ascertained population sample facilitating both case cohort studies and longitudinal data analyses for quantitative traits. Detailed analyses of these study samples in an efficient way requires the most updated high-throughput genotyping, sequencing and transcript profiling methodology. The collected expertise of the investigators will be critical for the application and further developments of such high-throughput technologies. Finally, the integrated data analyses in these large study samples will require construction and harmonization of databases and development of novel biocomputational and biostatistical strategies. The pooled expertise of the CoECDG will provide a solid basis for detailed genetic analyses of the large study samples and provide the necessary infrastructure for extensive genetic studies accessible to other investigators not only in Finland but also in other countries. CoECDG aims to develop into one of the leading European centers of genetic expertise that attracts also foreign students and scientists to Finland.
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WELLCOME TRUST SCHOOL OF HUMAN GENOMICS
17th–22nd August 2008, Wellcome Trust Conference Centre, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1RQ, UK. This is an opportunity for current scientific leaders to interact with future stars in the field, and for students to learn and be inspired by those that have shaped human genomics in the last decade. For more information check the brochure and the website.
RESEARCH SEMINARS ON TUESDAYS
Research seminars on Tuesdays at 12.15.-13.15 in Biomedicum, seminar room 7-8 (5th floor). Seminars are held entire spring, from 15.1. until 3.6. Check the detailed
program.DUODECIM-SYMPOSIUM: OBESITY AND THE GUT-BRAIN-FAT AXIS
12th-14th June 2008, Vanajanlinna, Finland. Please sign up by 16th May. More info can be found in their website.
MARJA-RIITTA TASKINEN SYMPOSIUM
Biomedicum, Helsinki 5th June 2008. You are really wellcome! Sign up to Maaria (maaria.puupponen@hus.fi) by 26th May 2008. Read more about the program.ELEMENTARY COURSE OF GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY USING TWIN AND FAMILY DATA
Elementary course of genetic epidemiology using twin and family data will be organized at the Department of Public Health, the University of Helsinki at 21.4.-25.4. 2008 (program). The course is targeted doctoral students and post doctoral researchers planning to use quantitative genetic modeling in their research. The course will cover theoretical background of twin research and quantitative genetics, principals of basic twin models and how to carry out these models using the Mx statistical program. The number of participants is strictly limited and the application deadline is unfortunately over. The chosen participants will be informed in January.
Research day for all groups belonging to the Research Program for Molecular Medicine and/or Center of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics.
Deadline for final registration 2nd November. Please note that you need to registrate (please see link
here ) now regardless from the previous preliminary questionnaire. Please check day´s program here
The
Future of Medical Sciences.
International Conference on new progress in
Biomedicine.
6.-7. June, Fieramilano, Rho, Italy.
Event's websites
EMBO Practical Course on Genome-wide SNP Association Studies
27.-31. August, Helsinki, Finland.
EMBO´s website
TL mapping using
SOLAR
8.-9. May 2007, Premises of
CSC, Espoo, Finland.
Event's websites
Channeling through the CoECDG
Tuesday, 22.8.2006 from 12 pm to 7pm
Biomedicum Helsinki, Lecture Hall 2
see program (PDF, 25 Kb)