When Virtual seminar on Thursday 24 October 2024, 9am – 9.55pm (AEDT)
Where Online. Link will be provided in the registration confirmation email.
Registration Registration is free and available here.
Join Australian Genomics’ DNA dialogue seminar “Making genomics equitable and accessible around the globe” featuring Dr Catalina Lopez-Correa from Genome Canada.
Genomics has transformed healthcare and science, offering groundbreaking solutions to some of the world’s toughest challenges.
Yet, to unlock its full potential, we must address significant gaps in diversity and inclusion, ensuring equitable access and representation for all communities worldwide.
About the speaker
Dr Catalina Lopez-Correa is the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at Genome Canada. She has dedicated her career to genomics and its transformative applications in life sciences in Canada and internationally. As CSO of Genome Canada, she is taking genomics to the next level, by advancing the national and global implementation of genomic technologies. She has played advisory roles at the European Commission, Innovative Medicine Initiatives, the World Health Organisation, the World Economic Forum and other private and public sector entities working in the equitable and global implementation of genomics technologies. Catalina has been a leading voice promoting diversity and inclusion in genomic studies and advancing a more equitable access of genomic technologies, in particular for underserved and underrepresented populations.
About DNA dialogue
With the wealth of genomic expertise internationally, this seminar series is a forum for members of the genomics community in Australia and beyond to learn of new developments in health genomics, and the overseas experience.
The topics are diverse, including data sharing, ethics, carrier screening, cancer genomics, genomics in emerging health systems, and more.
DNA dialogue seminars are held live via zoom and registration is open to anyone working in, or impacted by, medical genomics. You can register for this event here and we encourage you to spread the word about this series.
Register for the entire series of DNA dialogue here.
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