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SickKids Cardiac Precision Medicine. Seeking to unravel the unique genome of every child with heart disease in an effort to deliver precision and timely care. http://cardiacprecisionmedicine.com/ https://theheartcentrebiobank.com/
Are you working on your Education Fund application? This year we're excited to share our Application Peer Support Workshop happening on March 24 from 1-3pm, where you can get feedback, tips, and draft reviews! Learn more and register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A new study in JACC Journals reveals a clear molecular signature behind diastolic dysfunction in children with cardiomyopathy, pointing to abnormal lipid signaling as a key driver.
🔗Read the full story: tedrogersresearch.ca/2026/02/abno...
🎉The 2026/27 TRCHR Education Fund is now accepting applications for projects supporting collaborative, heart failure–focused research across TRCHR partner institutions!
PhD Awards: $25,000
Post-Doc Awards: $40,000
Apply by March 30, 2026
tedrogersresearch.ca/education-fu...
New Publication in Genome Medicine:
“DNA methylation analysis of NOTCH1 variants reveals the first episignature for nonsyndromic CHD.”
✅Largest CHD cohort analyzed (3,907 cases)
✅ NOTCH1 = most frequent monogenic cause (~1%)
✅ First DNAm episignature
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Join us in person on April 10, 2026 for the second Clinical Cardiology & Critical Care Update, a one-day conference for clinicians working across cardiac care!
🕗 8:30 AM–4:30 PM EST
🎟️ Early bird open until Jan 31, 2026
🔗 Learn more & register: c4uconference.com
📢 Our 2026 Collaboration Starter Grant Competition is open!
That's up to $10K awards to support new research projects and partnerships that advance heart failure outcomes through digital innovation & health equity.
⭐ Apply by Feb. 1, 2026: transformhf.ca/opportunitie...
Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century| October 29-31, 2025 | Toronto
We were thrilled to bring together leading experts, researchers, and clinicians—a multidisciplinary international community united by the goal: improving heart outcomes through precision medicine.
⏳ Less than 2 weeks to go!
Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century 🫀✨
Huge thank you to our sponsors:
🔶 Gold: Illumina
🔷 Silver: PacBio (@pacbio.bsky.social), Sanofi, Standard BioTools
🔸 Bronze: Edgewise Therapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb
Join us at the Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century Conference for a special session sponsored by Illumina
🗓 Thurs. Oct 30 | 🕢 7:30 AM | 📍SickKids
🎙 Dr. David Lanfear
🧬 Making Precision More Practical: Design and Results of the CardioSeq Clinical Trial
Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century
💊 Session 5: Precision Therapies on the Horizon
Featuring:
Mansoor Husain – Metabolic Therapies in Heart Failure
Tamorah Lewis – Pharmacogenetic-Guided Therapy
Nimesh Desai – Genotype-Guided Surgery for Aortopathy
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Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century
🧬 Session 5: Precision Therapies on the Horizon
Feat:
Dr. Ronald Cohn – Gene Therapy
Dr. Gregor Andelfinger –Targeted Therapy for Rasopathies
Dr. Joseph Rossano – Cardiomyopathy Therapies
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Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century
💡 AI & Digital Health – Applications in Healthcare
Dr. Yvonne Bombard – Delivering Precision Medicine Digitally
Dr. Danton Char – Ethics in Healthcare AI
Dr. Etienne Richer – Global Genomics Perspective
Learn more: cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
⏳ Voting closes soon - have you cast your vote for the Best #Cardiovascular Science of the Decade #Awards?
Check your inbox & rank the top papers in:
🔬Basic Science
🩺Clinical Science
💡Translational Science / Invention
Learn about the nominees: tedrogersresearch.ca/best-cardiov...
📢New! Yield on Reinterpretation of Genetic Variants in Pediatric Cardiomyopathy
🧬 1 in 5 kids with CMP had a clinically actionable change in genetic variant classification on follow-up.
🔍 Reinterpretation = better family screening & care.
📖Read: www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century
💡 Session: AI & Digital Health – Applications in Healthcare
Dr. Mark Friedberg – AI in Cardiac Imaging
Dr. Osami Honjo – 3D Printing in Surgery
Dr. Cedric Manlhiot – Digital Health & EHR Integration
Learn more: cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century
🧬Beyond Genomics to Multi-Omics
This week’s featured speakers:
Dr. Diana Baralle - Blood-Based Transcriptomics
Dr. Kartik Chundru (@chundru.bsky.social) – Long-Read Sequencing in Brain & Heart
Learn more: cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century
🧬Beyond Genomics to Multi-Omics
Featuring:
Dr. Sushma Reddy – Proteomic Profiling
Dr. Perry Elliott – Multi-Omics in Cardiomyopathies
Dr. Marie-Alexandre Chaix – Metabolomics in CHD
Learn more: cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
Good news - our 10th Annual #HFSymposium is now accredited!
Join as we celebrate a decade of healthier hearts and bring together the #TRCHR community to discuss new research, engage in collaborative workshops, and participate in a social networking hour!
🎟️ tedrogersresearch.ca/symposium/
Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century
🫀Precision Care for Cardiomyopathy – A Spotlight on HCM
Featuring:
Dr. Barbara Cifra – Personalized Exercise
Dr. Daniel Franklin – Smart Wearables
@lisasalberg.bsky.social – Advocacy in HCM
Learn more: cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century Conference
🫀Precision Care for Cardiomyopathy – A Spotlight on HCM
Featuring:
Dr. Seema Mital – Diastolic Dysfunction: A biological Lens
Tanya Papaz – Sudden Death Risk Prediction
Learn more: cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century
Precision Care for Cardiomyopathy – A Spotlight on HCM
Featuring:
Dr. Alyssa Power – Natural History of Pediatric HCM
Dr. Steve Ommen – Personalizing Guidelines
Dr. Martin Maron– Adult Targeted Therapies
🔗 Learn more: cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century
🧬Genomic Discoveries in Cardiac Disease – The Next Frontier
Featuring:
Rafik Tadros- Polygenic Risk Scores
Hiroyuki Yamagishi– Asian Genomic Perspectives
Nathaly Sweeney– Newborn Genome Sequencing
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🎤Speaker Spotlight: Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century
🧬Genomic Discoveries in Cardiac Disease–The Next Frontier
Featuring:
🔹 Dr. @robertlesurf.bsky.social–AI & the Genome’s Dark Matter
🔹 Dr. @fritzroth.bsky.social–Missense Variants in LDLR
🔗Register: cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
Speaker Spotlight: Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century!
📅 Oct. 29–31 |📍Toronto, Canada (Hybrid)
Featuring amazing SickKids faculty who will be leading the AI and Digital Tools in Precision Medicine Workshop!
🔗Learn more: cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
@robertlesurf.bsky.social
Systematic review in @ebiomedicine.bsky.social reveals how systems biology uncovers mitochondrial dysfunction in cyanotic congenital heart disease.
🧬 Identifies 9 key mitochondrial genes
💊 Highlights potential therapies
📊 Links dysfunction to heart failure risk
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Speaker Spotlight: Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century!
📅 October 29–31 |📍Toronto, Canada (Hybrid)
Featuring amazing @sickkidsto.bsky.social faculty who will be leading the Genomic Tools for the Clinician Workshop!
🔗Learn more and register: cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
🚨Just 4 days left to submit your abstract for the Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century Conference — happening this October in Toronto!
Showcase your research. Shape the future of precision cardiac care. 💡🧬🫀
🔗 Learn more & submit now: cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
⌛Just over a week left!
Submit your abstract for the Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century Conference 🫀
📅 Oct 29–31, 2025 | Toronto
Showcase your research + compete for Best Abstract Award!
🔗 cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
#CardiacPrecision #Genomics #callforabstracts
🧬 Call for Abstracts: Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century!
Submit your research for the International Cardiovascular Genomic Medicine & SickKids Cardiac Precision Medicine Conference 🫀
🔗cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
#CardiacGenomics #PrecisionMedicine #CallForAbstracts
🚨 NEW Publication 🚨
The tools of #StemCellResearch shape its impact, but current iPSC lines lack genetic diversity.
Dr. James Ellis and global partners call for inclusive reference lines that better reflect the world’s population.
Read more: ow.ly/Hauj50W4Ipa