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Dr. David Altshuler

Event date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

AltshulerMount Sinai Hospital Berris Lecturer

Dr. David Altshuler, MD, PhD

Professor of Genetics and of Medicine
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Deputy Director and Chief Academic Officer
Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT


Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes: Biological Insights, Translational Research & Personalized Medicine

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:
  1. review recent progress in human genetics;
  2. consider the uses of genetic information in drug discovery; and
  3. consider the uses of genetic information in medicine.
Presented by videoconference from the 18th Floor Auditorium, Mount Sinai Hospital to:

  • Baycrest – Telehealth Boardroom
  • Bridgepoint – Room 834
  • St. Michael’s – Paul Marshall Lecture Theatre
  • Sunnybrook – McLaughlin Lecture Theatre, EG 61
  • Toronto Western – Main Auditorium, 2W 401
  • Trillium – Auditorium A
  • West Park – R3 Sunroom
  • Women’s College – Cummings Auditorium

N.B. This event will not be available at Toronto General Hospital

“City Wide Medical Grand Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.”

Webcast available here (not RCPSC accredited).

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