This all-day symposium, organized by the Genetics
Program, will be held on Thursday, November 4, 2004, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
in the Keefer Auditorium on the Boston University Medical Campus. It
will feature new research on a variety of topics related to the genetic
basis of complex disorders, particularly those that are prevalent in
adults including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hearing loss, and
Alzheimer disease. Keynote speakers include Dr. Kari Stefansson, co-founder
of DECODE GENETICS and Dr. P. Michael Conneally, past president of the
American Society of Human Genetics.
