National Ophthalmic Disease Genotyping Network (eyeGENE^TM)

Agenda

First Organizational Meeting—January 10 - 11, 2006
National Eye Institute
Natcher Building
Bethesda, Maryland

• Introductory Speech: The rationale of forming the Network, its potential value and the anticipated goals
  Dr. Paul A. Sieving
  Director, National Eye Institute
  

• Description of the organizational structure of eyeGENE^TM including infrastructure, workflow and the distribution of responsibilities
  The potential benefits of this Network to clinicians, patients and the vision community
  Dr. Brian Brooks
  Chair, eyeGENE^TM Steering Committee
  

• Demonstration of various features of the eyeGENE^TM database prototype
  Dr. David Scheim