Sunday July 27, 1997	Topic	Speaker
3:00	Registration
3:30	Overview of Credit Requirements	Rebecca Knetter, Ph.D., Biology Instructor, Piper High School
4:00	Introduction to Workshop	Debra Collins, M.S., Genetic Counselor, Director, Genetics Education Center, University of Kansas Medical Center
4:30	Networking / Reception
5:30	Current Status of the Human Genome Project	Paula Gregory, Ph.D., Chief, Genetics Education Program, National Institutes of Health
6:30 - 7:00	Polymerase Chain Reaction Lab	Paula Gregory, Ph.D.

MondayJuly 28, 1997	Topic	Speaker
7:30	Resource Room Open
8:30	DNA Sequencing Concepts	Paula Gregory, Ph.D., Chief, Genetics Education Program, National Institutes of Health
9:00	Polymerase Chain Reaction Lab - Load on Gels and Run
10:00	Break
10:15	PCR Lab completion	Paula Gregory, Ph.D.
11:00	Family Panel: Huntington Disease	Moderator: Carolyn Gray, R.N., Clinical Director, Huntington Disease Center, University of Kansas Medical Center
12:00	LUNCH
1:00	Huntington Disease Testing Dilemmas	Carolyn Gray, R.N.
1:45	Advances in Cancer and Genetic Research	Paula Gregory, Ph.D.
2:45	Break
3:00	Human Genome Database Searching	Paula Gregory, Ph.D.
4:00	Fundamental Concepts in Development	Robert Klein, Ph.D., Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center
5:00	Networking
5:00 - 7:30	Resource Room Open

Tuesday July 29, 1997	Topic	Speaker
7:30	Resource Room Open
8:30	Genetics and Alzheimer Disease	Charles DeCarli, M.D., Director, Alzheimer's Disease Center, Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center
9:45	Break
10:00	Update on Prenatal Diagnosis, Screening and Teratogens	Lenna Levitch, M.S., Genetic Counselor, University of Kansas Medical Center
11:00	Family Panel: Dwarfism, Sickle Cell Anemia	Moderator: Jill Rogers, M.S., Genetic Counselor, Genetics Clinic, Children's Mercy Hospital
12:00	LUNCH
1:00	Simulated Family History Activity	Debra Collins, M.S., Genetic Counselor, Director, Genetics Education Center, University of Kansas Medical Center
1:30	Simulated Genetic Counseling Session	Diane Baker, M.S., Genetic Counselor, University of Michigan
2:45	Break
3:00	Teacher Presentations of Curricular Ideas	Workshop Participants
5:00	Networking
5:00 - 7:30	Resource Room Open

Wednesday July 30, 1997	Topic	Speaker
7:30	Resource Room Open
8:30	Online Genetic Database BSCS Module II--Bio, Computers and Privacy	Joe McInerney, M.S., Director, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study
9:45	Break
10:00	Genetic Counseling Issues	Diane Baker, M.S., Genetic Counselor, University of Michigan
10:45	Nontraditional Inheritance BSCS Module III--Puzzle of Inheritance: Genetics and the Methods of Science	Joe McInerney, M.S.
12:00	LUNCH
1:00	Non-Mendelian Genetics	Michael Begleiter, M.S., Genetic Counselor, Genetics Clinic, Children's Mercy Hospital
1:45	Behavior Genetics BSCS Module IV	Joe McInerney, M.S.
2:45	Break
3:00	DNA-Based Identity Testing	Diane Baker, M.S.
4:00	Forensic Technology and Criminology	Dean Stetler, Ph.D., Chair, Genetics Department, University of Kansas, Forensic Legal Cases Expert Witness
5:00	Networking
5:00 - 7:30	Resource Room Open

Thursday July 31, 1997	Topic	Speaker
7:30	Resource Room Open
8:30	Internet Labs	Debra Collins, M.S., Genetic Counselor, Director, Genetics Education Center, University of Kansas Medical Center
8:30	Cross Clinical Laboratory Tour	Donald Cross, Cross Clinical Laboratory and Rebecca Knetter, Ph.D., Biology Instructor, Piper High School
9:45	Careers In Genetics	Diane Baker, M.S., Genetic Counselor, University of Michigan
10:45	Break
11:00	Legal Issues and the Human Genome Project	Victoria Thomas, J.D., General Counsel, University of Kansas
12:00	LUNCH
1:00	Cytogenetics Diagnostic Techniques	Diane Persons, M.D., Cytogenetics Laboratory, University of Kansas Medical Center
1:20	Practical Uses of Molecular Techniques in Clinical Diagnosis	Rebecca T. Horvat, Ph.D., Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center
1:40	Laboratory Tours	Cytogenetics Laboratory and Pathology Laboratory
2:30	Genetic Internet Resources	Debra Collins, M.S.
3:15	Break
3:30	Impact of HGP on Clinical Genetics	R. Neil Schimke, M.D., Clinical Geneticist, Division Director, University of Kansas Medical Center
5:00	Networking
5:00 - 7:30	Resource Room Open

Friday August 1, 1997	Topic	Speaker
7:30	Resource Room Open
8:30	Common Genetic Conditions	Brad Schaefer, M.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center
10:00	Break
10:15	Collaborating with Genetic and ELSI Professionals	Debra Collins, M.S., Genetic Counselor, Director, Genetics Education Center, University of Kansas Medical Center and Rebecca Knetter, Ph.D., Biology Instructor, Piper High School
11:00	Family Panel: von Hippel-Lindau syndrome	Moderator: Holly Ishmael, M.S., Children's Mercy Hospital
12:00	LUNCH
1:00	Learning Disabilities and Genetics	Jeff Gilger, Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence
2:00	Misconceptions about Genetic Counseling	Lenna Levitch, M.S., Genetic Counselor, University of Kansas Medical Center
3:00	Post-Survey	Rebecca Knetter, Ph.D.
3:30	Raffle and Adjournment

   

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