Research Involving Twins: an invaluable component of a medical researcher’s repertoire
28th February, 2011
This one day meeting aims to highlight the involvement of twins in medical and health-related research. The meeting emphasizes the novel ways twins can enhance research across a wide range of disciplines.
The event is aimed at researchers at all levels including early to mid career scientists who previously have not included twin studies in their research portfolio. The conference will consist of both invited oral presentations as well as posters. There will be ample networking opportunities during the meeting. We also welcome the participation of attendees in open discussion throughout the day.
*Meeting Flyer*
International speakers: (in alphabetical order)
Dr Dedra Buchwald
University of Washington Twin Registry, Seattle, USA
Dr Isabel Fortier
Director Research and Development, Public Population Project in Genomics, Montreal, Canada
Dr Jack Goldberg
Vietnam Era Twin Registry and University of Washington Twin Registry, Seattle, WA, USA
Dr Jennifer Harris
Division of Epidemiology, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Prof Jaakko Kaprio
University of Helsinki and National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
Dr Joohon Sung
Seoul National University School of Public Health, The Healthy Twin Study and National Twin-Family Registry, Korea
Registration
To register, please submit the attached form [ATR Registration Form]
Poster session
To submit an abstract for poster session [Submission Form]
Sponsorship Opportunities
For sponsorship opportunities please see attached [Sponsorship Levels]
**Accommodation Information**
If you are interested in accommodation options, the following hotels are local to Bio21 and offer reduced rates (prices range from $125-$195) if you mention you are here for a Melbourne University conference:
http://www.thetravelinn.com.au/
http://www.rydges.com/hotel/RVCARL/Rydges-On-Swanston-Melbourne.htm
http://www.vibehotels.com.au/default.asp?page=/vibe-locations/melbourne-hotels/vibe-hotel-carlton