Genome Canada/CIHR Pediatric/Adolescent Cancer Consortium Development Workshop
Agenda
Meeting:
Genome Canada/CIHR Pediatric/Adolescent Cancer Consortium Development Workshop
Date:
August 27 , 2010 9 AM - 5 PM (PST)
Location:Dorothy Lam Boardroom, 1st Floor, BC Cancer Research Centre, 675 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver
Workshop Objectives:
- Identify Canadian/International patient samples that are available for study
- Define criteria and the process for the prioritization of tumour types for analysis
- Establish membership of the Consortium and its leadership structure
- Delineate the system by which the Consortium will interact with the Innovation Centres
- Discuss the mechanisms by which data analysis and validation of tumour samples could be rapidly achieved, and the results distributed
| Time | Description | Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Welcome and Group Introduction (20 min) | Morag Park |
| 09:20 | Program Overview: Advancing Technology Innovation Through Discovery (20 min) | Cindy Bell |
| 09:40 | Research Objectives (30 min) Why is this the right opportunity for the pediatric/adolescent cancer community? What are the current international projects? What can be accomplished within the funding period? With the available funds? |
Poul Sorensen |
| 10:10 | Next Generation Sequencing Technology (30 min) What are the current opportunities in Canada? What role will the Innovation Centres play in the Consortium? How to apply Next Generation Sequencing Technologies to pediatric/adolescent cancer research | Alex Montpetit and Marco Marra |
| 10:40 | Vision and Infrastructure of the Consortium (30 min) What is the primary objective of the consortium? What is the structure of the consortium? What is the composition of the consortium? | Michael Taylor |
| 11:10 | Break | |
| Time | Description | Moderator |
| 11:30 | Availability of Tumour Types to Study (60 min) What types of samples are currently available? Which tumour subtypes have the best chance of yielding results? Specific sequencing strategies for available samples Opportunities for validation Matching funding (off-setting validation funding) | Michael Taylor |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Approaches for Selection of Tumour Types to Study (60 min) What is the process for prioritizing the available tumours for analysis? Establishing a Scientific Advisory Board or tumour selection committee | Nada Jabado |
| 14:30 | Bioinformatic Analysis of Next-Generation Sequencing Data (30 min) | Marco Marra |
| 15:00 | Validation of Sequence Variants (30 min) | Marco Marra |
| 15:30 | Patient Consent Process and Research Ethics Boards (10 min) | Poul Sorensen |
| 15:40 | GE3LS sub-project (20 min) Discussion of potential topic(s) Identifying research collaborators Integrating the GE3LS component | Poul Sorensen |
| 16:00 | Timelines & Next Steps for responding to the RFA | Daniel Sinnett |
| 17:00 | Meeting adjourned |
List of Participants
Cindy Bell
Executive Vice-President
Genome Canada
cbell@genomecanada.ca
Jason Berman
MSC Clinician Scientist in Pediatric Oncology
Dept of Pediatrics and Microbiology/Immunology
Dalhousie University
IWK Health Centre Halifax
jason.berman@iwk.nshealth.ca
Paul Grundy
Pediatric Hematology, Oncology & Palliative Care
Stollery Children's Hospital
University of Alberta
Paul.Grundy@albertahealthservices.ca
Annie Huang
Pediatric Brain Tumor Program
Labatts Brain Tumor Research Centre
The Hospital for Sick Children
annie.huang@sickkids.ca
Nada Jabado
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
McGill University Health Center
nada.jabado@mcgill.ca
Gabe Kalmar
Executive Director, Operations
Genome BC
gkalmar@genomebc.ca
Catalina Lopez-Correa
Vice President,
Scientific Affairs
Genome Quebec
clopez@genomequebec.com
David Malkin
Senior Staff Oncologist
The Hospital for Sick Children
david.malkin@sickkids.ca
Marco Marra
Director
Genome Sciences Centre
BC Cancer Agency
mmarra@bcgsc.ca
Pierre Meulien
Chief Scientific Officer
Genome BC
pmeulien@genomebc.ca
Alex Montpetit
Assistant Scientific Director
McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre
alexandre.montpetit@mail.mcgill.ca
Morag Park
Scientific Director
CIHR Institute of Cancer Research
mpark.ic-icr@mcgill.ca
Kirk Schultz
Director, Childhood Cancer and Blood Research
BC Children's Hospital and the Child and Family Research Institute
kschultz@interchange.ubc.ca
Daniel Sinnett
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Université de Montréal
daniel.sinnett@umontreal.ca
Poul Sorensen
Johal Chair in Childhood Cancer Research
UBC/BC Cancer Agency
psor@interchange.ubc.ca
Michael Taylor
Associate Professor, Division of Neurosurgery
The Hospital for Sick Children University of Toronto
mdtaylor@sickkids.ca