Goldrain clinical cytogenetic courses
Click here for the main meeting announcement and to download further information & application forms.
The Goldrain course is held at the beautiful Goldrain Castle in the Tyrol region of Italy, and is organised by Prof Albert Schinzel. The language of the course is English.
ISHG Conference 2010
Prof. Arnold Munnich,
Hopital Necker-Enfants Malade and University Paris-Descartes.
Prof. David Schwartz,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, US.
*We are now CALLING for ABSTRACTS for the meeting. Please fill out the abstract form below and EMAIL to IrishHumGen2010@gmail.com by FRIDAY 11th JUNE. Abstract selection will be announced in July.
Please forward this information to all your colleagues with an interest in Human Genetics. The European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) has provided a fellowship for the best postgraduate oral presentation at the previous two meetings for attendance at their annual meeting. It is likely that this will also be offered this year.
The membership/registration forms are also below. Please note that this year you have the option of joining the European Society for Human Genetics for an addition €35.
DOWNLOAD:
- Registration form plus membership [.pdf] [If you ARE attending the meeting]
- Membership-only form [.pdf] [If you wish to be a member, but are NOT attending the meeting]
- Abstract submission form [.doc] [All abstracts must be submitted on this form, paying attention to the style details]
Anyone for BioEconomy?

This meeting is related to the HUGO meeting in Montpellier. Here's some information from the organisers:
One of the greatest promises of science today is for the harnessing of living processes for human health, for bioenergy, for environmental remediation, and for food production.
One possibility is that the new bioeonomy will be fundamentally based on genomics, genomic reconstruction, and computational systems biology. This symposium will examine the advancement of such genomic technologies and related bioinformatics platform, related economic opportunities in the internet, reconstruction of new organisms and the unlimited opportunities for enterprises to support discovery, production and services in this arena such as biofuels and genetically engineered food products.
HUGO, OECD and MRC have joined force to analyse this problem and to develop an analytical paper on the topic. This symposium will launch this effort.
If you would like more information, the website is here: http://www.bioeconomy2010.org
ISHG 2009 Abstracts now on-line

The ISHG09 abstracts have been published in the Ulster Medical Journal, and are now available here.
The reference is: Ulster Med J 2010;79(1):33-42
European School of Genetic Medicine courses
ISHG Council 2009
SECRETARY: Anne Parle-McDermott (DCU: nutritional genetics)
COUNCIL:
Frank Barry (UCG: gene therapy)
Tony Bjourson (UUJ: Genetics)
Tabib Dabir (Clinical Geneticist, Belfast City Hospital)
Sean Ennis (UCD & NCMG, Medical Genetics)
Lisa Jeffers (Genetic Counsellor, Belfast City Hospital)
Sally-Ann Lynch (Clinical Geneticist, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children)
Peter McGrattan (Cytogeneticist, NI Regional Genetics Centre)
Alice Stanton (Clinical pharmacology/cardiology RCSI)
Derek Morris (TCD: Psychiatric genetics)
Caitriona King (NCMG Crumlin, diagnostic molecular scientist)
ISHG 2009 Award winners
Young Investigator Award (Best Postgraduate Oral Presentation)
Jillian Casey, UCD
Best Postgraduate Poster Presentation
Emma Quinn, TCD
Best Postdoctoral Oral Presentation
Graeme Clark, QUB
Best Postdoctoral Oral Presentation
Ciara Vangjeli, RCSI