Symposium & Web Conference on

Idiopathic and Congenital Scoliosis:

Genetics and Current Approaches

Saturday, March 15, 2008, Phoenix AZ
12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix in Partnership with Arizona State University, Building 2

Registration:

There is no registration fee, but pre-registration will be required to ensure adequate seating and refreshments. To pre-register, please send name, affiliation, and contact information – See contact info below

Session Organizer:

Kenro Kusumi, Ph.D.
Arizona State University and University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix in Partnership with Arizona State University

Schedule:

12:00 - 12:30pm Registration and Coffee

12:30 - 12:35pm
Welcome and Introduction to the UA COM-Phoenix in partnership with ASU and Scoliosis Symposium, Kenro Kusumi, PhD, Arizona State University and University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix in Partnership with Arizona State University

12:35 - 1:05pm
Olivier Pourquie, PhD
“Development of the Spine and Vertebral/Segmentation Disorders”
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO

1:05 - 1:35pm
Philip F. Giampietro, MD, PhD
“Classification of Syndromic and Non-Syndromic Vertebral Disorders”
FAMG, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI

1:35 - 2:05pm
Nancy Hadley Miller, MD
“Clinical Genetics and Classification of Idiopathic Scoliosis”
University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center and The Children’s Hospital of Denver, Denver, CO

2:05 - 2:35pm
Alberto Santiago Cornier, MD, PhD
“Molecular Analysis of Spondylothoracic Dysplasia Pedigrees in Puerto Rican Population”
Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, PR

2:35 - 3:00pm Coffee Break

3:00 - 3:30pm
Carol A. Wise, PhD
“Understanding Genetic Factors in Idiopathic Scoliosis”
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX

3:30 - 4:00pm
Benjamin Alman, MD
“Congenital Scoliosis”
Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

4:00 - 4:30pm
Lee Segal, MD
“Motion Preservation in Spinal Deformity ”
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, AZ

4:30 - 5:00pm
Sally Dunwoodie, PhD
"Notch Signaling Makes its Mark on Spondylocostal Dysostosis"
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

5:00 - 5:30pm
Roundtable discussion, Invited speakers and attendees mediated by Kenro Kusumi

Contacts and Registration:

To register, please contact:
Stephanie Goettl
Arizona State University
Email: Stephanie.goettl@asu.edu
Phone: 952-393-6528

For further questions, please contact:
Kenro Kusumi
Arizona State University and University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix in Partnership with Arizona State University
Email: Kusumi@asu.edu
Phone: 480-727-8993

Location:

Building 2, Room TBA
600 East Van Buren Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85004

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With the Support of

Synthes

Biomet

DePuy Spine