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]

ISHG Conference 2011

The 2011 Annual Meeting of the Irish Society of
Human Genetics will be Friday

2nd SEPTEMBER 2011 in University CollegeDublin.

More details will follow in due course.

European Human Genetics Conference 2011

The Annual Scientific Meeting of European Human Genetics will take place in
Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands, May 28 - 31, 2011.

Deadline for abstract submission is February 18, 2011, 24.00 hrs Central European Time.

ISHG Council 2010

PRESIDENT: Collette Hand (Linkage & Medical Genetics, UCC)
SECRETARY: Anne Parle-McDermott (Nutritional Genetics, DCU)

Tony Bjourson (Genetics, UUJ)
Tabib Dabir (Clinical Geneticist, Belfast City Hospital)
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)
Alice Stanton (Clinical Pharmacology/Cardiology RCSI)
Derek Morris (Psychiatric Genetics, TCD)
Caitriona King (Diagnostic Molecular Scientist, NCMG Crumlin).

ISHG 2010 Award winners

The following prizes were awarded at the ISHG Conference on 10 September 2010.

ISHG Young Investigator Award, Best Postgrad Oral:
Mr. Praveen Surendran, UCD/RCSI.

Best Postdoc Oral:
Dr. Paul Cormican, St. James' TCD.

Best Postgrad Poster:
Ms. Evelyn Skehan, UCC.

Best Postdoc Poster:
Dr. Lisa Bradley, Belfast City Hospital.

Arnold Munnich and Sally-Ann Lynch

David Schwartz and Sean Ennis


Postdoc Winners

ISHG Conference 2010 Programme

The Final Programme for the ISHG Conference in Belfast on Friday 10 September 2010 is now available for download: [Click here]

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We've got a stunning programme of presentations and posters lined up, together with keynote presentations from two outstanding international researchers.

10.00 – 10.55 Registration/ Tea and Coffee
10.55 Welcome
11.00 – 12.10 Oral presentations. Plenary I: Clinical research
12.10 – 13.00 Keynote address
‘Advances in human genetics: what benefits for the patients?’
Dr. Arnold Munnich, Hospital Necker-Enfants Malades and University Paris Descarte
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch (provided) and poster viewing
13.45 – 14.00 Council Meeting
14.00 – 15.15 Oral presentations. Plenary II: Basic research
15.15 – 15.45 Tea and Coffee / Poster Viewing
15.45 – 16.00 ISHG AGM
16.10 – 17.00 Keynote address:
‘A Singular View of the Genome’
Prof. David Schwartz, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
17.00 – 17.45 Wine Reception / Presentation of Prizes / Meeting Close

We look forward to seeing you there. Please see the posts below for how to register, although some places for late registrants will be available on the day.