Plenary IV – Genetics And Genomics I

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Plenary IV

Genetics and Genomics I

Session Chairman: Prof CHAN Wai-yee, Board Member, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

P4.1 Genetics and Genomic Services in the English National Health Service

Prof Dame Lyn CHITTY

Professor of Genetics and Fetal Medicine, North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub and Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital and The UCL GOS Institute of Child Health, United Kingdom

P4.2 Creating Paradigm Shifts in Genomic Medicine: Perspectives from a Hong Kong-based Clinician-scientist

Prof Dennis LO Yuk-ming

Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

16 May 2023 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM(Asia/Hong_Kong)

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20230516T1500 20230516T1600 Asia/Hong_Kong Plenary IV – Genetics and Genomics I Plenary IV Genetics and Genomics I Session Chairman: Prof CHAN Wai-yee, Board Member, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong P4.1 Genetics and Genomic Services in the English National Health Service Prof Dame Lyn CHITTY Professor of Genetics and Fetal Medicine, North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub and Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital and The UCL GOS Institute of Child Health, United Kingdom P4.2 Creating Paradigm Shifts in Genomic Medicine: Perspectives from a Hong Kong-based Clinician-scientist Prof Dennis LO Yuk-ming Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong HA Convention 2023 hac.convention@gmail.com

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Genetics and Genomic Services in the English National Health Service

Speaker 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Asia/Hong_Kong) 2023/05/16 07:00:00 UTC - 2023/05/16 08:00:00 UTC

In England in 2018 genetic laboratory services were reconfigured into seven Genomic Laboratory Hubs in order to deliver a state of the art genomic laboratory service that will harness advances in genomic technologies and the ability to use next generation sequencing and other new and emerging powerful genomic technologies with delivery at scale, with value for money and an improvement in patient outcomes. In this presentation I will describe the progress made, new services delivered, impact and future plans.

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Creating Paradigm Shifts in Genomic Medicine: Perspectives from a Hong Kong-based Clinician-scientist

Speaker 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Asia/Hong_Kong) 2023/05/16 07:00:00 UTC - 2023/05/16 08:00:00 UTC

My group first reported the presence of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma in 1997. Since then, we have elucidated the basic biological parameters governing this phenomenon. We have also translated this discovery into a platform for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) that is used globally. We have also applied a similar principle to develop blood-based DNA tests for detecting cancer. This work has led to the commercialisation of the first multi-cancer, early detection (MCED) test. I shall share some of my experiences from this journey during this lecture.

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