Grant: Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Genetics

The Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO) is an international scientific organization representing and promoting proteomics through international cooperation and collaborations by fostering the development of new technologies, techniques and training. The CNPN is the Canadian sponsoring organization of this year's HUPO 2009 World Congress which will be held in Toronto, Ontario, September 26 - 30, 2009. This year the CNPN is working with the HUPO2009 organizing committee to bring this year's HUPO2009 to Canada. This year's theme is "Proteomics of Human Health: Environment and Disease." We anticipate 1800 national and international participants in the fields of proteomics, genomics, life-sciences, and environment to attend this premiere event. Funding is requested from CIHR to support the Congress which will bring together researchers specializing in numerous disciplines including genetics and proteomics. The conference will enhance and inspire top-tier, innovative, multi-disciplinary research in Canada and worldwide; new technologies, research collaborations and a dissemination of information leading to the advance of "omic"" sciences, research into human health and diseases, new clinical assays and medical diagnostics, and the promotion of Canada as a worldwide leader in "omic" sciences will follow the event . As the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Genetics (IG) is dedicated to supporting genetic research in Canada the meeting will undoubtedly complement and enhance the IG mandate by accelerating Canadian research in genetics, basic biochemistry and cell biology related to health and disease, and translating this knowledge into health policy and practice.