ISHG Conference 2012

The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Irish Society of Human Genetics will take place on Monday 3rd September 2012 in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin. Two leading international scientists will give keynote lectures at this year’s meeting: Prof. Andrew Wilkie of University of Oxford and Prof. Han Brunner of Radboud University Nijmegen.

The call for abstracts is now open and will close on Friday 8^th June. The abstract form is available at this link.

The society is delighted to announce that it will hold an event as part of the Dublin City of Science 2012 Public Engagement Programme entitled “Your Genes, Your Health, Your Future”. The event will take place on the evening of Monday 3rd September after the Annual Scientific Meeting in RCSI. More details of this event fill follow in due course.

UPCOMING EVENTS: Insights into Successful Rare Disease Research

When: Monday, 26 March 2012 from 09:30 to 13:30
Where: O'Callaghan Davenport Hotel Merrion Square, Dublin 2

The workshop will bring together National and International speakers and Irish researchers. Keynote presentations on the elements involved in successful research in the area of rare disease will be followed by a panel discussion on the barriers, solutions and opportunities in rare disease research.

For further information look at http://rarediseaseresarch.eventbrite.ie/

ISHG Council 2012

PRESIDENT: Anne Parle-McDermott (Nutritional Genetics, DCU)
SECRETARY: Derek Morris (Psychiatric Genetics, TCD)

Tony Bjourson (Genetics, UUJ)
Tom Moore (Developmental Genetics, UCC)
Tabib Dabir (Clinical Geneticist, Belfast City Hospital)
Frank Barry (Stem Cells, NUI Galway)
Sean Ennis (Medical Genetics, UCD & NCMG)
Debbie Lambert (Genetic Counsellor,
Children's University Hospital, Temple St.)
Harinder Gill (Consultant in Medical Genetics,
Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children)
Celine Gervin (Cytogeneticist, NI Regional Genetics Centre)
Gianpiero Cavalleri (Population Genetics,
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)
Caitriona King (Diagnostic Molecular Scientist,
NCMG Crumlin).

ISHG 2011 Award winners

The following prizes were awarded at the ISHG Conference 2011 in UCD.

ISHG Young Investigator Award, Best Postgrad Oral:
Ms Grainne McEntee, DCU.

Best Postdoc Oral:
Dr. Lisa Bradley, Belfast HSC Trust.

Best Postgrad Poster:
Mr Graham Kenny, TCD.

Best Postdoc Poster:
Dr. Elaine Kenny, TCD.

Prizes were presented by Prof Lynn Jorde, University of Utah.

Thank you to everyone who attended.







Grainne McEntee

Lisa Bradley
















Graham Kenny















Elaine Kenny

ISHG Conference 2011 Final Programme

The final Programme for the ISHG Conference in Dublin on Friday 2 September 2011 is now available for download: [Programme] [Brochure]

ISHG Conference 2011

We are delighted to confirm our two excellent international speakers for our annual research meeting in UCD on the 2nd September 2011.

Clinical Speaker:

Prof. Yannick Crow,

Professor of Genetic Medicine,

University of Manchester,

Honorary Consultant, St. Mary's Hospital, Central Manchester Foundation Trust.

Title: From childhood encephalopathy to lupus: Mendelian type I interferon-opathies.

Basic Speaker:

Prof. Lynn Jorde,

President American Society of Human Genetics,

Chair of Department of Human Genetics,

University of Utah School of Medicine.

Title: TBD.

***We are now CALLING for ABSTRACTS for the meeting.

Please fill out the abstract form below and EMAIL to

anne.parle-mcdermott@dcu.ie by Friday 17th June.

The membership/registration forms are also below.***

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• Abstract submission form [All abstracts must be submitted on this form, paying attention to the style details]
• Pre-Registration form plus membership [If you ARE attending the meeting]
• Membership-only form [If you wish to be a member, but are NOT attending the meeting]