This series is for genetics health professionals led by the Canadian College of Medical Genetics and co-sponsored by Can-GARD. Speakers will be translation-focused researchers, clinicians and innovators. The series will help attendees anticipate, access, and apply new approaches and technologies for patient care.
The Can-GARD/CCMG Leading Strand Series is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
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2024-2025 Leading Strand from 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET, upcoming dates are:
Friday, April 25, 2025
Unraveling the Heart: Decoding the Genetics of Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most commonly major congenital anomaly. Genetic risk contributes to at least half of CHD, but we have uncovered only half of the estimated 400 human CHD genes. We will review genetic causes of CHD as well as emerging evidence for influences on important health outcomes across the lifespan.
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Morton
Sarah Morton is a neonatologist and scientist at Boston Children’s Hospital. She completed her MD/PhD training at UCSF before moving to Boston. Her research group is used computational approaches to characterize the role of genetic variants in heart development and lifelong health for people with CHD.
Friday, May 30, 2025
More information to come.
Friday June 27, 2025
More information to come.
