Annual Meeting 220202

Programme “Genetics of multifactorial diseases”
08.30	REGISTRATION
08.50	WELCOME
09.00-09.30	MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE	L. Sandkuijl (Leiden)
09.30-10.00	GENOME SCANS AND PROTEOMICS IN TYPE I DIABETES	J. Nerup (Copenhagen)
10.00-10.30	GLUCOSE REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION IN PANCREATIC BETA-CELLS	F. Schuit (Brussels)
10.30-11.00	COFFEE BREAK/POSTERS
11.00-11.30	USE OF GENETIC MARKERS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION AND PREDICTION OF TYPE I DIABETES	F. Gorus (Brussels)
11.30-12.30	KEYNOTE LECTURE WHY DO WE NEED GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS ?	M. Van Montagu (Ghent)
12.30-14.00	LUNCH/POSTERS
14.00-14.30	GENETICS OF BIPOLAR DISORDERS	M. Nöthen (Antwerp)
14.30-15.00	GENETICS OF MAJOR DEPRESSION: USING TEMPERAMENT AND HYPOTHALAMIC PITUITARY ADRENAL AXIS FUNCTION AS INTERMEDIATE PHENOTYPE	S. Claes (Antwerp)
15.00-15.30	COFFEE BREAK / POSTERS
15.30-16.00	GENETICS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS: CAPILLARY MALFORMATION AS AN EXAMPLE OF COMPLEX INHERITANCE	M. Vikkula (Brussels)
16.00-16.30	GENETICS OF CROHN'S DISEASE	G. Thomas (Paris)
16.30-17.00	CLOSING CEREMONY
17.00-18.00	GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Accreditation asked.

Board members

(Elected for 2000-2002)

M Abramowicz, president
G Mortier, secretary
K Devriendt
I Liebaers

(Elected 2001-2003 )

F Kooy, treasurer
K Dahan
W Courtens
L Van Maldergem

Applications for membership and/or board member

Applications for membership of the Society and for board membership (4 board members are to be elected) should be sent before 31.12.2001 to M. Abramowicz, Centre de Génétique U.L.B., Campus Erasme, Route de Lennik 808,
B 1070 Bruxelles, Phone 02 555 6430, Fax 02 555 6440,
E-mail: marcabra@ulb.ac.be

Registration form

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Meeting and membership fee 2002 35 €
Meeting 25 €

Deadline for registration and payment 31 December 2001

Registration should be sent to

Mme Milants P
AZ-VUB
Medische Genetica
Laarbeeklaan 101
B 1090 Brussels
Fax: 0032 (0)2 477 6072
E-mail : Pascale.Milants@az.vub.ac.be

Mode of payment

Bank transfer to the account
To the order of: BeSHG
Number: 001-3427646-33

Abstract submission for poster

All participants are invited to submit abstracts for poster exhibition at the meeting. Posters may have been previously shown at other meetings. The goal is to enhance our knowledge of each participant’s research interests.

Submit abstract electronically to: Pascale.Milants@az.vub.ac.be

Deadline is 31 December 2001

Practical information
	By car Take Exit 9 on the Brussels ring road - follow AZ-VUB signposts

Public Transport By train The Brussel-Noord/Denderleeuw/Aalst/Gent and Brussel-Noord/Dendermonde lines stop at Jette station. All other lines to Brussel-Noord, then bus 14 to AZ-VUB.
By bus
line 13	Simonis / AZ-VUB
line 14	Brussel-Noord / Simonis / Belgica / AZ-VUB
line 84	Beekkant / AZ-VUB / Heizel Underground
line 53	Neder-over-Heembeek / E.Bockstaelplein / Jette station / AZ-VUB
line BW	Brussel-Noord / AZ-VUB / Wemmel
line 221	Zaventem / Vilvoorde / AZ-VUB
By tube Simonis stop, then bus 14 or 13 to AZ-VUB.