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The second international genomic medicine conference (2 nd IGMC, 2013): brief report and outcome The second international genomic medicine conference (2 nd IGMC, 2013): brief report and outcome |
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English |
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Centre of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research
(CEGMR, at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) [1], is a
leading centre in the field of medical genomics research in
the Western province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It
was founded in 2007 with the aim of addressing important
health concerns nationally and internationally. One
approach the CEGMR implemented to help achieve this
aim was to host an annual international conference. An
initiative considered to be an excellent opportunity to
interact with the international science community, discuss
and exchange ideas, and set up collaboration through networking.
In November 2012 at KAU, CEGMR represented
by its Director (Professor Mohammed Al-Qahtani),
Deputy Directors (Professor Adel Abuzenadah and Dr
Adeel Chaudhary), the supervisor of the continuing education
and postgraduate studies (Professor Mamdooh Gari),
and all research and technical staff organized its first
International Genomic Medicine Conference (1st IGMC).
In November 2013, CEGMR continued its leading role in
genomics and organized its 2nd IGMC. The conference
was well received and attended by 505 international and
national participants. Among the international participants
was Professor Erwin Neher, a Nobel laureate with Bert
Sakmann in 1991 in Physiology or Medicine, who gave the
keynote talk on the first day of the conference on his discovery
of “The function of single ion channels in cells”
with notes on their function and role in disease. His presence
and talk was an excellent opportunity for junior and
senior national researchers in Saudi Arabia to meet and
learn from a scientific pioneer.
The 2nd IGMC scientific committee led by Dr Muhammad
Abu-Elmagd worked tirelessly hard and managed, for
the first time ever for the conference, to publish 98 IGMC
abstracts and more than 24 peer-reviewed full articles in
two separate special supplements in a high impact factor
(IF) journal in the field, the BMC Genomics (IF: 4.04) [2].
These two supplements mark an |
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1471-2164 |
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BMC Genomics |
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8 |
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1 |
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1436 AH
2015 AD |
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Article |
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016 |
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Researchers
| Muhammad M Abu-Elmagd | Abu-Elmagd, Muhammad M | Investigator | | |
| Mohammed H Al-Qahtani | Al-Qahtani, Mohammed H | Investigator | | |
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