S11 The Rise of the Genomes II: Practical Integration of Whole Genome Sequencing into Food Safety

Sunday, July 26, 2015: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Oregon Ballroom 201 (Oregon Convention Center)
Sponsored By:
Primary Contact: Delia Murphy
Organizer: Delia Murphy
Convenors: Peter Gerner-Smidt and Deann Akins-Lewenthal
Whole genome sequencing is an emerging technology that has moved from research to practical food safety application at the speed of lightning. The technology has now moved into real-time surveillance in public health and food regulation, and the food industry is picking up. This symposium follows up where last year’s “The Rise of the Genomes” symposium ended: Can whole genome sequencing really replace practical microbiology? Do we need epidemiology in the investigation of food safety emergencies any longer? What have we learned in the past year? Have all expectations been met? What are the gaps? Public health is overly excited with whole genome sequencing but is this revolution good or bad news for the food industry?

Presentations

1:30 PM
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
Break
5:00 PM
Speaker Roundtable
Peter Gerner-Smidt, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Kathie Grant, Public Health England; David Engelthaler, Translational Genomics Research Institute; Peter Evans, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Leen Baert, Nestlé Research Center
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