Program for International Micronutrient Genomics Project (IMGP)
Planning Meeting: Vancouver, February 17-18, 2009
Four Season’s Hotel, Garibaldi Room
February 17
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Registration
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Welcoming Remarks – Ahmed El-Sohemy
Micronutrient Genomics Activities Worldwide – Jim Kaput (Chair)
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Genomic Approaches in Personalized Dietary Recommendations:
The EURRECA Example – Ben van Ommen
Discussion
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Merging Genomics and Micronutrient Research:
The EARNEST Example – John Hesketh (for Harry McArdle)
Discussion
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm
The Human Variome Project – Jim Kaput (for Richard Cotton)
Discussion
4:00 pm – 4:20 pm
Health break
4:20 pm – 4:35 pm
4:35 pm – 4:50 pm
Public Health Agency of Canada – Mohamed Karmali
Discussion
4:50 – 6:00pm
Group Discussion
7:00 pm
Dinner – Saltlik Restaurant
February 18
Micronutrient Genomics Knowledge Base – Ben van Ommen (Chair)
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Continental breakfast
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Opening Remarks – Ben van Ommen
9:15 am – 9:30 am
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Current Databases for Micronutrient Genomics Research and How to
Create the Knowledge Base – Chris Evelo
Discussion
10:00 am – 10:15 am
10:15 am –10:45 am
Exemplar Micronutrient “Selenium” – John Hesketh
Discussion
10:45 am – 11:05 am
Health break
11:05 am – 11:20 am
11:20 am – 11:50 am
Exemplar Micronutrient “Vitamin B12” – Michael Fenech
Discussion
11:50 pm – 12:30 pm
Micronutrient Genomics Project: Management Issues and Creating
Working Groups – Steering Committee
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Building Capacity and Designing Studies – Ahmed El-Sohemy (Chair)
1:30 pm – 1:50 pm
Canadian Birth Cohorts – Stephanie Atkinson
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm
Analytical Issues in Micronutrient Research – David Cole
2:10 pm – 2:30 pm
Proteomics and Metabolomics Facilities – Christoph Borchers
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm
Genetic Data and Genome Browsing Software – Henk van Kranen
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm
Populations vs. Individuals – Jim Kaput
3:10 pm – 4:00 pm
Closing Remarks, Next Steps and Drafting Report
4:00 pm
Meeting Adjourned
Meeting Participants
IMGP Steering
Committee
Name
Ahmed El-Sohemy
(Chair)
Ben van Ommen
(Co-Chair)
Jim Kaput
(Co-Chair)
E-Mail
a.el.sohemy@utoronto.ca
Country
Affiliation
Canada
University of Toronto
Netherlands
NuGO/TNO
USA
FDA/NCTR
Name
Country
Affiliation
E-Mail
Stephanie Atkinson
Alaa Badawi
Christoph Borchers
David Cole
Angela Devlin
Chris Evelo
Michael Fenech
John Hesketh
Mohamed Karmali
Jose Ordovas
Canada
Canada
Canada
Canada
Canada
Netherlands
Australia
UK
Canada
USA
satkins@mcmaster.ca
alaa_badawi@phac-aspc.gc.ca
christoph@proteincentre.com
davidec.cole@utoronto.ca
angela.devlin@ubc.ca
Chris.Evelo@BIGCAT.unimaas.nl
Michael.Fenech@csiro.au
j.e.hesketh@newcastle.ac.uk
Mohamed_Karmali@phac-aspc.gc.ca
jose.ordovas@tufts.edu
henk.van.kranen@rivm.nl
Henk van Kranen
Carolyn Wise
Rickey Yada
Netherlands
USA
Canada
McMaster University
Public Health Agency of Canada
University of Victoria
University of Toronto
University of British Columbia
Universiteit Maastricht
CSIRO
Newcastle University
Public Health Agency of Canada
Tufts University JM-USDA-HNRCA
National Institute of Public Health &
Environment (RIVM)
FDA/NCTR
Advanced Foods & Materials Network
ben.vanommen@tno.nl
james.kaput@fda.hhs.gov
Workshop
Attendees
Meeting
Coordinator
Bibiana GarciaBailo
Total
Participants: 17
Carolyn.Wise@fda.hhs.gov
ryada@uoguelph.ca
bibiana.garcia_bailo@yahoo.com
Canada
University of Toronto / PHAC