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1st Rare Disease Summer School

Thursday, July 4th to Saturday, July 6th 2013 Tagungszentrum Schloss Au, Wädenswil (on lake Zurich)

Group pic_2013

The 1st Rare Diseases Summer School was attended by 30 participants coming from 5 different countries (Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland). Approximately half of the participants were working on a PhD, half with a medical background, half with a natural science background, one with a psychology, and one with a public health background.

The summer school contained lectures, interactive workshops, presentation of the workshop results by participants, and posters by the participants.

The participants rated the summer school very highly in their evaluations.

50% of the people who participated in the summer school 2013 and took part in a follow‐up survey, have concrete collaborations with other participants, therefore demonstrating the potential of the Summer School in promoting networking and research in the field of rare diseases.

Social activities

Floating platform

 

Swimming in the lake 
A refreshing jump into the lake of Zurich from a floating platform
 
Rest Au

 

Networking Dinner at Landgasthof Au Restaurant from which you will enjoy a beautiful view over the lake of Zurich and the Alps

 
Rapperswil

 

Boat trip and guided tour to Rapperswil

 

 

Weiterführende Informationen

Program

Speakers (in alphabetical order)

Dr. Laurie Chica, University of Basel: Stem cells
Prof. Harry Dietz, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA: Keynote lecture
Christina Fasser, Vice-President ProRaris, President Retina International: Patient-initiated research
Dr. Andrea Klein, University Children‘s Hospital Zurich: Clinical trials
Prof. Nine Knoers, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands: Exome sequencing
Prof. Stephan Neuhauss, University of Zurich: Model organisms
Samantha Parker, Orphan Europe Recordati Group, France: Rare disease registries
Prof. Janine Reichenbach, Children's Hospital Zurich: Clinical gene therapy
Dr. Gabriela Senti, University Hospital Zurich: Clinical trials
Prof. Marshall Summar, Children‘s National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA: Clinical endpoints
Dr. Effy Vayena, University of Zurich: Ethical considerations
Prof. Carsten Wagner, University of Zurich: Model organisms
Dr. Urs Widmer, Swiss Re, Zurich: Regulatory frameworks  
Prof. Eckard Wolf, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany: Model organisms