Permanent Education Course in Human Genetics
link to programme + presentations 2009-2010FINAL EXAM - 2nd session
Friday 27 Aug 201010:00-12:30
ULB, Campus Erasme
808 Lenniksesteenweg
1070 Brussels Building F, 1st Floor, Room F3 307A
The building is labeled F on the map , where H is the hospital main building, and North is on top
Rationale
Human genetics is a relatively young medical discipline which originated in the sixties with the demonstration of chromosomal anomalies in constitutional and acquired disorders. The discipline experienced a rapid growth with the development of DNA analytical methods which enabled the identification of several genetic, mainly monogenic, disorders. At present, human genetics experiences another growth spurt due to the development of genome-wide analysis tools, high capacity mutation detection methods leading towards complete human genome sequencing. This evolution leads to an ever increasing relevance within all medical disciplines. The current technologies not only enable to identify inherited Mendelian disorders, but also increase our understanding of complex diseases. Human genetics not only enables diagnosis, but is leading more and more to improved guidance and treatment. From this ever increasing importance and complexity, the Belgian Society of Human Genetics identified the need for a course which provides a theoretical basis for human genetics at a postdoctoral level. The members of the society represent the eight Belgian human genetics centers as well as scientists and professionals involved in human genetics. The postgraduate course in human genetics intends to fulfill the need of a growing number of professions in which a full theoretical basis of all aspects of human genetics is useful or required. In the industry, health care, diagnostics as well as in certain areas of research, such knowledge is wanted. Within the Belgian genetics centers, the course will provide a uniform and adequate theoretical basis for all those taking up responsibilities in human genetics-related activities.Dates 2009-2010
- Friday 2 October 2009: KULeuven
- Friday 27 November 2009: ULB NEW DATE
- Friday 11 December 2009: UGent
- Friday 15 Januari 2010: IPG
- Friday 12 Februari 2010: UCL
- Friday 12 March 2010: UA
- Friday 23 April 2010: ULg
- Friday 21 May 2010: VUB
- Friday 11 June 2010: final exam
Registration
Paying the registration cost of the course is 200 Euro. Registrations are open in each university / human genetics center, from 14/9/09 to 01/10/09.200 Euros can be deposited at :
“BeSHG – Course”, account No: 001-5643252-62 (Fortis Bank).
Communication: Last name, First name, University or Center (e.g.: DELVAUX André ULB)
!! those details in the payment’s “communication” are mandatory for the registration to be efficient !!
The registrants will subsequently be registered at the University they entered when paying.
Registration Contacts:
- ULB : M Wernaers 02 555 41 45
- VUB : secretariaat VUB 02 629 20 39
- ULg :
- UGent : Fransiska Malfait
- KUleuven : Rita Logist
- UCL : Liliana Niculescu 02 764 7490
- IPG :
- UA : Bettina Blaumeiser
more information
link to programme + presentations 2008-2009
