November 12, 2024

   McGill University, Montreal
   10AM - 11AM

The Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture 2024

Save the date! The Centre of Genomics and Policy (CGP) is proud to host the 2nd Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture. This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Eva Winkler. Refreshments will also be served at the event.

Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 5th, 2024.

Stay tuned for further details on the event.

June 11, 2024

   Online
   12 PM EST

How genomic medicine is transforming healthcare

Imagine a world where your unique genetic makeup can be used to tailor your medical care, and where illnesses and disease are treated with pinpoint accuracy.

Join the next McGill News webcast, in partnership with the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine, when three McGill professors at the forefront of the genomic revolution now underway explore the opportunities and ethical pitfalls behind genetics, immunotherapy and personalized medicine. They will discuss the various ways in which these scientific advances promise to revolutionize how we think about and treat diseases, from diabetes to cancer.

With:

Thomas Duchaine, Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry; Founding Director, McGill Centre for RNA Sciences

Yann Joly, James McGill Professor; Department of Human Genetics; Director, McGill Centre of Genomics and Policy; member, Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine

AND

Raquel Cuella Martin, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics; Member, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Genomic Medicine; member, Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine

Moderated by Derek Cassoff, Managing Director, Communications, McGill University Advancement

June 03, 2024

   Hybrid: McGill University and Online
   9am - 12pm

Summer Course 2024: Global Health Law at the McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health

The CGP is happy to announce the first course on Global Health Law to be offered through the Summer Institutes in Global Health  at McGill University. The course will be held from June 3rd to June 7th and is directed by CGP Director, Prof. Yann Joly and Dr. Diya Uberoi, Academic Associate. For further information about the course, please consult the flyer.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Diya Uberoi at [email protected].

May 24, 2024

   Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building, McGill University
   9 AM - 12 PM

The Responsible Integration of AI into Clinical Decision Making and Genomics

Unlike humans, it is nearly impossible to attribute liability to and pinpoint responsibility on a piece of software. Furthermore, there remains a gap between the speed of technological innovation and the ability of humans to understand the consequences of these innovations. These are the worries of many as we continue to rapidly adopt generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems in healthcare settings. However, we cannot forget that AI offers opportunities for the improvement of healthcare and for a fuller realization of the right to health worldwide. It would arguably be unethical to deprive ourselves of the promise that AI systems offer in healthcare. For example, thanks to the increased use of sequencing technologies, doctors can now decode a patient’s genome and look for possible culprits for a given condition. To simply ignore the possible use of new technological advances in AI and healthcare is not the answer. But to responsibility adopt these new systems, one must consider how these systems alter ethical duties and how safeguards can be put into place to ensure the least number of unintended consequences. 

April 26, 2024

   Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel
   9am - 5pm EDT

HGSS 2024 Conference: Genomic Medicine For All

December 11, 2023

   Panama City, Panama
   all day

The GDOs 4th Annual Scientific Meeting

The meeting will bring together expert members of the Genetic Discrimination Observatory (GDO) and aims to provide a forum for discuss findings on genetic discrimination, provide an update on the GDOs activities to date, and establish a collaborative agenda for next year.