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The 6th Annual Genetics and Genomics virtual conference is coming up May 9-10! The free, two-day event will cover the most recent and exciting advances in genetics research. You can learn from renowned experts like Dr. Sigrid Reinsch from NASA's GeneLab Project; Dr. Christopher Amos from Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine; and Dr. Fritz Sedlazeck from Baylor College of Medicine. Don’t forget to register today! If you are part of the genetics community or would just like to know more about what is happening in genomics research, join us! Topics for this year’s conference will include genome editing, metagenomics, genomic medicine, and structural variation. From point of care genomics and personalized healthcare to mutliplexed genome editing and investigating gene-gene interactions, the conference will bring all aspects of genomics research and applications to light. By participating in this virtual event and watching webcast presentations, you can earn free CEU, PACE, and/or CME credits. The American Board of Genetic Counseling, certifies genetic counselors and accredits genetic counseling training programs. The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) is the professional membership association for the genetic counseling profession. Check out this year’s speakers: Katherine Blizinsky, PhD - Policy Director, All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health Cynthia Morton, PhD - Professor, Harvard Medical School, Director of Cytogenetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital Amina Abubakar, PharmD, AAHIVP - CEO/President, RX Clinic Pharmacy/AVANT Institute of Clinicians Christopher I Amos, PhD - Associate Director for Population Sciences, Professor of Community and Family Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth College Kenneth Buetow, PhD, FACMI - Director of Computational Sciences and Informatics program for Complex Adaptive Systems and Professor in the School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University Noel Burtt - Director, Operations & Development, Knowledge Portals & Diabetes Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Marcel Dinger, PhD - Head, Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute; CEO, Genome.One Mark Driscoll, PhD - Chief Scientific Officer, Co-Founder, Shoreline Biome, LLC Manolis Kellis, PhD - Professor, Computer Science and AI Lab, Director, MIT Computational Biology Group, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Bruce R. Korf, MD, PhD - Professor and Chair, Department of Genetics, Director, Heflin Center for Genomic Sciences, UAB Jonas Korlach, PhD - Chief Scientific Officer, Pacific Biosciences Jessica C. Mar, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Systems & Computational Biology, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Ryan E. Mills, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Juliane Nguyen, PharmD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo Joseph Paulson, PhD - Research Fellow, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Sigrid Reinsch, PhD - Scientist, Space Biosciences Research Branch, NASA Kevin Roy, PhD - Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Genetics, Stanford University Fritz Sedlazeck, PhD - Lead Scientific Programmer, Baylor College of Medicine David E Symer, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Human Cancer Genetics Prog Justin Zook, PhD - Research Scientist, NIST   Use #LRgenetics to follow the conversation!