Pharmacogenomics is the study of how people respond differently to drugs due to their genetic makeup, in terms of both how well the drug will work and what side effects the person might suffer.
- High Throughput Genotyping and its Application in Pharmacogenomics
- This lecture explains Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) including how they are identified, their clinical relevance and their role in pharmacogenetics and adverse drug reactions.
- Speakers: Dr. Colin Ross and Dr. Rod Rassekh
- This lecture explains Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) including how they are identified, their clinical relevance and their role in pharmacogenetics and adverse drug reactions.
- Hope or Hype – Pharmacogenomics to Improve the Safe Use of Drugs
- This lecture discusses pharmacogenomics and how it is being used increasingly in clinical care, and some of the challenges researchers face when taking pharmacogenomic testing from the bench to bedside.
- Speaker: Dr. Bruce Carlton
- This lecture discusses pharmacogenomics and how it is being used increasingly in clinical care, and some of the challenges researchers face when taking pharmacogenomic testing from the bench to bedside.
- Ethnic Diversity and Pharmacogenomics
- This lecture discusses the importance of considering ethnicity when prescribing medications, as it is well established that there this variability in drug response between different ethnic groups.
- Speaker: Dr. Liam Brunham
- This lecture discusses the importance of considering ethnicity when prescribing medications, as it is well established that there this variability in drug response between different ethnic groups.
- Pharmacogenomics – Applications to HIV Therapy
- This lecture discusses the role of viral genetic testing in monitoring HIV therapy effectiveness and resistance and discusses the importance of patient testing in order to prevent HIV therapy side-effects.
- Speaker: Dr. Richard Harrigan
- This lecture discusses the role of viral genetic testing in monitoring HIV therapy effectiveness and resistance and discusses the importance of patient testing in order to prevent HIV therapy side-effects.