Event: Scientific Session of the 6th Annual Malta Rare Disease Colloquium
Date: Friday 28 May 2021
Time: 14:00 - 17:00
Venue: Online (Zoom)
Register: Here
Organised by the Bio-Bank at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta and the National Alliance for Rare Disease Support (RD Malta).
Co-Chair;
Prof. Alex Felice (University of Malta & RD Malta)
Dr Denis Vella Baldacchino (Department of Health, Malta & RD Malta)
- 14:00 - Introduction(s)
Part 1
- 14:15 - Dr Keith Sacco, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD, U.S.A.; Primary Immune Deficiencies
- 14:30 - Dr Mary Hill, Medical Department at Takeda, Hellas. “Addressing the unmet needs of people with Rare Inherited disorders”
- 14:45 - Prof. Connie Bezzina, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cardiac Disorders Associated with Sudden Cardiac Death: Beyond Monogenic Inheritance
- 15:00 - Break
Part 2
- 15:15 - Prof. Jean Calleja Agius; Gynocare - European network for Gynaecological Rare Cancer research: From Concept to Cure
- Dr. Nikolai P. Pace; Precision genomics refines clinical definition of diabetes subtypes.
- Prof. Joseph Borg ;.A chemical biology approach to treat beta type haemoglobinopathies
- Prof. Ruben Cauchi; ALS/Motor Neuron Disease Research Program: from Genes to Treatment
- Ms Joanna Vella; An insight into mitochondrial diseases in Malta, University of Malta
- Dr Rosienne Farrugia; Genomics of Rare Disease
- 16:15 - Conclusion.
Short bios of each of the speakers are available here.
Please register online.