1. 3 rd Annual IBBS Science Writers’ Boot Camp Genes to Society: Where’s the Genomic Revolution in Healthcare? Stephen Desiderio, M.D., Ph.D.

2. GENOMICS AND GENETICS ARE… Why Genes to Society?

3. Changing how we teach Barton Childs – “genetic variation as essential to the study of human biology and medicine.” Introduction of G2S curriculum at Johns Hopkins – David Valle – human variation – integration of basic science and clinical education – a riposte to genetic determinism What our medical students hear about basic genetics and human health

4. Changing how we do research Genome-wide methods, synthetic genomes - Jef Boeke HGP - a moon shot for technology development; $1K genome not far off – IBBS HiT Center – IGM – Computational Genomics – JH Individualized Health Initiative

5. Changing patient care Cardiology – Chakravarti (genes and sudden death) – Scheel (how to deal with genetic information) Diabetes – Wondisford (using genetics to understand metabolic disease) Cancer – Emens (where individualized medicine has made an impact) Mental Health – Willour (breaking news, a first hint at genetics of suicide) Pediatrics – Cohn (using the clinic to inform research, all to improve clinical outcomes) – Hamosh (genetic counseling in a genetic world more complex than Mendel’s) – Dover (pediatrics is where it all started and where it’s all heading again)

6. Help Us Help You Please give us feedback! – Survey JHM Media Relations – Let us know if you need anything – Audrey Huang – Vanessa McMains – Ekaterina Pesheva – Vanessa Wasta – Maryalice Yakutchik