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

Several new courses are available from the ESGM - please visit their website for more details: http://www.eurogene.org/courses-esgm

ISHG Council 2009

PRESIDENT: Collette Hand (UCC: linkage and medical genetics)
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

The following prizes were awarded at the ISHG Conference on 18 September 2009.

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

Outcomes from the Conference

The 2009 ISHG Conference in Dublin was a hugely successful and enjoyable event, and we are very grateful to our speakers and everyone else involved. A special word of thanks is due to our sponsors, without whom the event would not have been possible.

ISHG09 SPONSORS

Affymetrix	www.affymetrix.com
Agilent Technologies	www.agilent.ie
Amicus Therapeutics	www.amicustherapeutics.com
Applied Biosystems	www.appliedbiosystems.com
Genzyme	www.genzyme.ie
Mason Technology	www.masontechnology.ie
Medical Supply Company	www.medical-supply.ie
Shire	www.shire.com

ISHG 12th Annual Scientific Meeting, 18/09/2009

The Irish Society of Human Genetics held its 12th Annual Scientific Meeting on Friday the 18th September 2009 in the Nursing Building at Dublin City University. This year's conference was a great success.



Programme:

10.00 – 11.00 Registration / Tea and Coffee

11.00 – 11.05 Welcome

11.05 – 12.00 Plenary I: Clinical Research - 4 Spoken Presentations:

12.00 – 13.00 Keynote address

“Ophthalmo-acromelic syndromes in mouse and man” - Dr. David FitzPatrick
MRC Human Genetics Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch and Poster viewing

13.45 – 14.00 Council Meeting

14.00 – 15.30 Plenary II: Basic Research- 6 Spoken Presentations:

15.30 – 16.00 Tea and coffee / Poster viewing

16.00 – 16.15 Business Meeting

16.15 – 17.15 Keynote address:

“Mapping complex traits-The human and canine genetic systems” - Dr Elaine Ostrander
National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, USA
http://www.genome.gov/12513335

17.15 – 18.00 Wine reception / Presentation of Prizes / Meeting Close

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