Launch meeting of the London Genetics Network
Friday 4th December 2020, 9.30am-4.00pm
Scientific talks and the opportunity to shape the network
The London Genetics Network is a new network founded by Professor Angelica Ronald (Birkbeck, GEL lab co-director) and Dr Karoline Kuchenbaecker (UCL). The Network is funded by the Genetics Society and is designed for researchers working in human genetic research in London and the surrounding areas. The Network’s aims are:
- to increase London-based collaboration between researchers interested in human genetics
- to leverage London’s expertise by fostering knowledge exchange
- to develop practical and online resources for training and development in statistical and computational genetics
- to support early career researchers through a range of new opportunities and research prizes
We will host our first meeting on Friday 4th December 2020. It will feature scientific talks as well as an early career research poster competition. Speakers include Frank Dudbridge, Kaitlin Samocha, Andrew McQuillin, Thalia Eley, Nathan Skene, Oliver Pain, Olga Giannakopoulou and Conrad Iyegbe. There will also be a strategy meeting to provide a forum for discussing the network’s strategy and remit going forward.
Academics affiliated with research institutions currently working in human genetics are welcome to attend.
Registration for the event is now closed.
Posters
The deadline has now passed. Please find poster submission details here
Carer awards
The deadline has now passed. To read about our carer awards and eligibility, and to see the winners being announced, please look here
Schedule
| Chairs | Time | Speaker | Title |
| 9.40-10.00 | Opening session & welcome to Network | ||
| Dr Nick Luscombe (Crick Institute) | 10.00-10.25 KEYNOTE | Prof Thalia Eley (KCL) | The genetics of anxiety: a new dawn is rising |
| 10.25-10.50 KEYNOTE | Dr Nathan Skene (Imperial) | Genetic identification of cell types underlying brain disorders and cognitive traits | |
| 10.50-11.10 COFFEE | |||
| Dr Emma Meaburn (Birkbeck) | 11.10-11.30 | Dr Kaitlin Samocha (Sanger) | Investigating the genetic basis of developmental disorders |
| 11.30-11.50 | Dr Oliver Pain (KCL) | Imputed Gene Expression Risk Scores: A Functionally Informed Component of Polygenic Risk | |
| 11.50-12.10 | Dr Olga Giannakopoulou (UCL) | Disentangling the genetics of depression in diverse populations | |
| 12.10-12.30 | Dr Conrad Iyegbe | An investigation of influenza-mediated susceptibility to schizophrenia | |
| 12.30-1.00 LUNCH & POSTER SESSION | |||
| Dr Karoline Kuchenbaecker (UCL) | 1.00-1.25 | Prof Andrew McQuillin (UCL) | Genomics in Psychiatry – beyond a categorical diagnosis |
| 1.25-1.50 | Prof Frank Dudbridge (Leicester) | Evaluating genetic prediction of multiple outcomes | |
| 1.50-2.00 COFFEE BREAK | |||
| Dr Yalda Jamshidi (St George’s) | 2.00-2.20 Opinion paper 1 | Prof Aroon Hingorani (UCL) | Future directions in human genetics: Democratising drug development through human genomics |
| 2.20-2.40 Opinion paper 2 | Prof Sir Mark Caulfield (QMUL) | Future directions in human genetics:Insights from the Chief Scientist of Genomics England | |
| 2.40-3.00 Opinion paper 3 | Prof Angelica Ronald (Birkbeck) | Future directions in human genetics: Why development offers a much-needed bigger picture | |
| 3.00-3.20 ECR poster awards | Prof Robert Plomin (KCL) | Presentation from Chair of poster committee | |
| 3.20-3.30 Closing Remarks | |||
| 3.30-4.15 Strategy meeting for Network | Dr Karoline Kuchenbaecker (UCL) |