New York City, NY
October 9, 2024
New York Academy of Medicine
- Nicolas Encina
- Robert C. Green, MD, MPH
- Ingrid Holm, MD, MPH
- Nina Gold, MD
- Bethany Zettler, MS, CGC
- José Manuel González de Aledo Castillo, PhD
- Rose Heald
International experts in newborn genome sequencing came together at the third annual meeting of the International Consortium on Newborn Sequencing (ICoNS’24) co-hosted by ScreenPlus in New York City. The conference is directed by Nic Encina and co-chaired by Drs. Robert Green and David Bick.
Featured Sessions:
- Panel: NBSeq in 3/5/10 Years
- Moderator: Dr. Robert Green
- Panelists: Drs. Eric Green, Wendy Chung, Mark Yandell
- Presentation: ICoNS Gene List Subcommittee
- Presented by Drs. Lilian Downie and Nina Gold
- Presentation: ICoNS Economics Subcommittee
- Presented by Drs. Hadley Smith and James Buchanan
- Presentation: ICoNS Data Sharing Subcommittee
- Presented by Dr. Nidhi Shah
- Presentation: ICoNS Policy Subcommittee
- Presented by Nicolas Encina, Dr. Petros Tsipouras, and Dr. Tom Brewster
- Posters (with lightning talk on October 9):
- Madison Hickingbotham: Optimism and pessimism about genomic medicine among parents of infants who have received study results: Findings from the BabySeq Project
- Posters:
- Bethany Zettler and Rose Heald: Newborn sequencing using comprehensive genome analysis across racial and ethnic groups: Results from the BabySeq Project
- Dr. José Manuel González de Aledo Castillo: Infants with carrier status in BabySeq and Comparison to other Carrier Screening
- Dr. Hadley Stevens Smith: Ethical Challenges in Newborn Genomic Sequencing: Assessing Investigators’ Perspectives
- Presentation: Global Trends: Introduction
- Presented by Nicolas Encina
- Presentation: Broadening Diversity in Genomics: The BabySeq Experience
- Presented by Drs. Robert Green and Ingrid Holm
