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World Symposium on Human Genome to be Held in Shanghai

East China's Shanghai Municipality is preparing for the seventh International Human Genome Conference, which is scheduled between April 14 and 17 and will be attended by over 700 local and overseas experts and scholars. On the conference, unresolved issues like the relation between human genes and diseases, genetic study and evolution, ethics and legal issues would be discussed.


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In east China's Shanghai Municipality preparations are underway for the seventh International Human Genome Conference which will be attended by over 700 local and overseas experts and scholars.

Scheduled for between April 14 and 17, the conference will cover unresolved issues like the relation between human genes and diseases, genetic study and evolution, ethics and legal issues.

There will also be 15 panel discussions, six panel speeches andfour theme speeches. Their topics will cover genome diversity, cancer, pharmaceutical and rice genomes as well as functions of the genome and bio-information science.

"China has made outstanding achievements in the study of the human genome, which is why we chose Shanghai as the host city," said Xu Lizhi, a Canadian professor of Chinese origin from the Toronto University and the Chairman of the World Human Genome Organization which is to sponsor the Conference.





The Human Genome Shanghai Conference
  • Aim
    • The Seventh International Human Genome Meeting, HGM2002, will be held at the Shanghai International Conference Centre from the 14 - 17 April 2002. HGM2002 is specifically designed to update and increase your knowledge of the human genome. Through a stimulating and interesting programme of plenary lectures, symposia, workshops, poster presentations and social events HGM2002 will be an ideal forum for you to share information, and results with scientists and companies from all fields. It is an increasingly exciting time for all scientists working on the Human Genome and HGM2002 will continue promoting international collaboration.
  • Topics
    • Scientific topics will include: Structure and organisation of the human genome, Variation and diversity, Evolution and development, Functional and expression analysis of genes, Medical application and implications, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, New technologies and Socio-ethical and educational Issues.

    Detailed information of the conference from The Human Genome Organisation





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