The ESRC Genomics Network is hosting a landmark event – Genomics in Society: Today’s Answers, Tomorrow’s Questions – in Westminster on 25 & 26 October 2007. This event marks the end of the initial 5 years of ESRC funding, and kickstarts the next 5 years of new research on genomics and society. Please visit http://www.genomicsandsociety.org/” for all details on programme, call for posters, registration etc.

Dedicated policy sessions include:
> Public Consultation: More than Window-Dressing?
> Family Histories or Genetic Testing? How to use genetic information to advance the public’s health?
> Dolly for Dinner? Emerging breeding technologies in animal agriculture
> Genomes for Sale? Patenting and intellectual property in Genomics

In depth analysis sessions include:
> Genetic databases and biobanking – Do biobanks offer the best route to a healthy population and a secure society?
> Genomics in developing countries – Is genomics just the latest “technological fix” for the poor world?
> Stem cell landscapes – What is driving stem cell research?
> Psychiatric genomics – Will genomics revolutionise psychiatry and the understanding of the brain?
> Media and public representation – Is ‘getting a fair press’ the key issue?
> Pharmaceutical innovation and regulation – Where will future drugs come from and will they be good for us?
> Individuals, their genes and identity – Am I my genome?
> New biologies: Systems Biology and Proteomics – Is biology being re-shaped by genomics and its successors?
> Nutrigenomics – Can genomics help individuals to identify the “right foods” to eat?
> Translating research on genomics and medicine – How to make social research on family medicine accessible?

Registration required:

Yes

Free:

No