Opening Session
Professor Hesham Fayek
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Dean of Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt
Conference Start Date
29 Oct. 2024 08:00
Conference End Date
30 Oct. 2024 14:30
Organizers
Schedule
Opening Session
Professor Amaal Mahmoud
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Head of the National Society of Human Genetics (NSHG)
Opening Session
Professor Ekram Fateen
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Head of the Biochemical Genetics Field at the National Research Centre (NRC)
Basic Science Session - Clinical Genetics Department : Fifty years of experience
Dr. Heba Ahmed El-Sayed
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Researcher at Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt.
Basic Science Session - Biochemical Genetics at NRC
Associate Professor Zeinab Youssef
Prof. Hany Elnazer, National Research Centre (NRC)
Associate professor of Biochemical Genetics, Biochemical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt.
Basic Science Session - “Ancient DNA research in Egypt”
Professor Yehia Gad
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Emeritus Professor of Medical Molecular Genetics at NRC and the Scientific Supervisor of the ancient DNA lab at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.
An Overview of Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG) - France Experience
Dr. Franςois Foulquier
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
CNRS Research Director, Head of the Laboratory for Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation, Head of the International Laboratory for CDG, Structural and Functional Glycobiology Unit, Lille University, France.
Genetics of CDG: a plethora of features and findings
Professor Gert Matthijs
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Professor of Molecular Genetics, head of the Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics of the Center for Human Genetics at the UZ Leuven, Belgium. Cordinator of EUROGLYCAN and EUROGLYCANET, and Euro-CDG2.
Coffe Break
Restaurant
EUROGLYCANET – (nearly) 25 years of European collaboration on CDG and related disorders
Professor Gert Matthijs
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Professor of Molecular Genetics, head of the Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics of the Center for Human Genetics at the UZ Leuven, Belgium. Cordinator of EUROGLYCAN and EUROGLYCANET, and Euro-CDG2.
Update on CDG; diagnosis and therapy
Professor Eva Morava
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Professor of Medical Genetics; Consultant. Director, Inherited Metabolic Diseases Program, Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States.
Recorded talk
Understand CDG pathobiology and finding new treatments
Professor Tamas Kozicz
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Professor of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States.
Recorded talk
Unraveling Golgi-Related CDG: Perspectives from Lille
Dr. Zoé Durin
Postdoctoral fellow in the Team-Molecular mechanisms of Glycosylation in health and diseases, UMR8576 - UGSF, Université de Lille-Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, Lille, France.
Online talk
Understanding Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation: General Perspectives and Insights from Mexico
Professor Ivan Martinez Duncker
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Research Professor - Glycobiology and Molecular Diagnosis Laboratory, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Mexico.
Recorded talk
Introduction to Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG)” - UK Experience
Professor Stephanie Grunewald
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Consultant Metabolic Medicine at GOSH Senior Lecturer ICH, London, United Kingdom.
Online talk
Lunch
Restaurant
Clinical and molecular characterizations of a cohort of patients with congenital disorders of glycosylation
Professor Ghada M.H. Abdel-Salam
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Professor of Clinical Genetics, Head of Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt.
Congenital disorder of glycosylation; skeletal dysplasia clinic experience
Dr. Rasha Moheb Elhossini
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Researcher at Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), Cairo, Egypt.
Coffe Break
Restaurant
Perinatal indices of congenital disorders of glycosylation— Route to early diagnosis
Associate Professor Mai Shaker
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Associate professor of Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Medicine, Head of Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Medicine Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), Cairo, Egypt.
Sugar coated mysteries : Diagnosis dilemmas of congenital disorders of glycosylation
Associate Professor Walaa Elnaggar
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Associate professor of pediatrics, Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Biochemical Diagnosis of CDG at NRC
Associate Professor Sahar Sabry Zaki
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC)
Associate professor of Biochemical Genetics, Biochemical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), Cairo, Egypt.
Attendance is limited to the patients' families.
Lunch (Attendees)
Restaurant
Session for Patients' Families - What is CDG ?
Associate Professor Sahar Sabry Zaki
the Medical and Scientific Center of Excellence
Associate professor of Biochemical Genetics, Biochemical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC).
Attendance is limited to the patients' families.
Session for the Patients' Families - Management Approaches in CDG
Dr. Peter Safwat
the Medical and Scientific Center of Excellence
Researcher at the Cytogenetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC).
Attendance is limited to the patients' families.
Patients' Families Session - Psychological support for CDG families
Associate professor Amal Elsaeid
the Medical and Scientific Center of Excellence
Associate professor at Research on Children with Special Needs Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre (NRC).
Attendance is limited to the patients' families.
Patients' Families Session - CDG CARE: A compassionate Journey to Hope and Support for Families
Mrs. Andrea Miller
the Medical and Scientific Center of Excellence
Patient advocate and a CDG Care organization founder, United States.
Attendance is limited to the patients' families.
ٌRecorded talk and Q&A meeting
Lunch (Patients' families)
Restaurant
Prof. Hany Elnazer Hall, National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt
