Abstract submission for #eshg2025 is open! The Scientific Programme Committee invites abstracts to be submitted for inclusion in the programme as posters or oral presentations until 30th January 2025. More information found on the conference website: 2025.eshg.org/abstracts/

🌟The Leena Peltonen School of Human Genetics Returns in 2025! This prestigious summer school unites 20 leaders in human genetics with 20 PhD students. 📅 When? July 27-31, 2025 📍Where? Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK 📝Apply by: March 7, 2025 🌐lpshg.com

Researchers uncover crucial role played by the integrity of the nucleus in cancer-induced aging: bit.ly/4h1VcFi MRC_HGU Wendy Bickmore

🗣️UK Genetics People 👀 Conference 2025 grant 🇪🇺🇮🇹 For 2025 European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) meeting in Milan Application deadline: 14 February 2025 Any BSGM member who has shown "excellence in the field of human genetics in the past year" can apply goto.rsb.org.uk/rsbkqbhu

Started today as Director of ⁦Institute of Genetics and Cancer⁩ at ⁦The University of Edinburgh⁩ with beautiful office view of this amazing city! linkedin.com/posts/cmvm-edi…

One more week until the abstract submission deadline for #eshg2025 #hybridconference! Do not forget to submit your abstract until Thursday, January 30, 2025, 23.59 h CET. All information can be found on our website: 2025.eshg.org/abstracts/ #genetics #genomes

Two more days until the abstract submission deadline for #eshg2025 #hybridconference! Do not forget to submit your abstract until Thursday, January 30, 2025, 23.59 h CET. All information can be found on our website: 2025.eshg.org/abstracts/abst…

The deadline for signing up for Genomics of Rare Disease is 11 March - join us! I'll be presenting insights into the genetics of rare neurodevelopmental conditions from population-based cohorts (UK Biobank + birth cohorts). Great international speaker line-up.

ESHG appreciates that attending a conference may be a challenge for families. Therefore, we have partnered with an Italian childcare company so you can attend sessions knowing your child is having fun and is in safe hands! More info 👉 2025.eshg.org/childcare/ #eshg2025

HUGO warns that US science funding cuts threaten global advances in genomics, rare disease diagnosis, and public health. Sustained investment is crucial to ensure genomic benefits reach everyone. For more information: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40287694/ #genomics #researchfunding

The #eshg2025 virtual platform & the ESHG 2025 app are now online! Read through our tips of using the platform, check out the conference programme and prepare your visit to Milan today: 2025.eshg.org/myconference/h… and 2025.eshg.org/myconference/c…

Great opportunity for a postdoctoral computational genomicist in beautiful Edinburgh! Institute of Genetics and Cancer The University of Edinburgh

September is #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth🩸and today is also #WorldCancerResearchDay. At IGC, Aneta Mikulasova is researching multiple myeloma, a blood cancer which effects plasma cells. Find out more here 👉edin.ac/429oeOf Gob For Good DKMS UK | We Delete Blood Cancer NHS Lothian Medical Research Council

For #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, Lesley Stark is taking part in a Cancer Research UK seminar exploring the challenges of experiencing cancer in a personal capacity while working in cancer research. Sign up for the seminar: edin.ac/4gRvvZl Read her story here: edin.ac/4741m5y

IGC Director Joris Veltman and Charlie Lees will share their careers and research journeys so far at an Inaugural Showcase: 📍 Lecture Theatre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer 📅 Wednesday, 12 November ⏰ 5-7:30pm Register for free here: bit.ly/3J766hJ

Early-bird registration is until December 14th! Register now for Human Genome Meeting 2026, which will take place at the Zappeion Hall in Athens, Greece. The main program will be held on April 22–24, 2026, with a trainee symposium on April 21. Visit hugo-hgm2026.org! #HGM

Congratulations to Wendy Bickmore and team - cees dekker - also at @ceesdekker.bsky.social from TU Delft, Leonid Mirny from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) & Benjamin Rowland from The Netherlands Cancer Institute - on the European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant award for their GeneMotors project to understand how SMC motors work. Read more here 👉edin.ac/4qMbR5r

Family was an important theme of two talks by Joris Veltman & Charlie Lees at our Inaugural Lecture Showcase, where they shared their research and career journeys so far. Thanks to everyone who attended!