Other Courses
Basics in human genetic diagnostics – A course for CLGs* in education
*Clinical Laboratory Geneticists
Dates: 08th - 12th September 2025; Monday, 9.00 hrs to Friday 18:30 hrs
Location: Hotel Sweet Atlantic, Av. 25 de Abril 21, 3080-086 Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Main organizers: Isabel M. Carreira, Joana B. Melo, Mariana Val (Coimbra, Portugal)
Co-Advisor: Thomas Liehr (Jena, Germany)
Registration: Open from 1st February -15th June 2025 (including fellowship application)
Costs: EUR 500 (including coffee-breaks, 5 lunches and 1 dinner, USB-drive; book ‘Human Genetics - Edition 2020: A Basic Training Package’ (T Liehr)); ESHG fellowships are available to cover tuition and partial travel fees.
Travel and stay: to be organized by the participants themselves
Preliminary program
- Each day starts at 9.00 hrs and finishes around 18:30 hrs;
- Two coffee and one lunch breaks are scheduled each day;
- Every day will contain a practical part;
- At the end of each day a written exam will be taken;
- A certificate will be issued at the end of the course (in case of successful participation).
Topics:
- Basics of Human Genetics and Genetic Counselling
- Cytogenetics
- Molecular Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics I
- Molecular Genetics II
- Molecular Genetics III, Biochemical Genetics and future directions of the field
Complex Trait Analysis of Next Generation Sequence Data Course
September 8-12 | Berlin, Germany
The eighth Complex Trait Analysis of Next Generation Sequence Data Course will be held at the MDC in Berlin from September 8 to 12, 2025. The course aims to teach the theory and application of methods for analyzing next-generation sequence (NGS) data for complex human traits. In addition to lectures, computer software will be used to analyze data, and problem-solving exercises will be performed to teach the latest methods.
TOPICS: Sequence alignment, calling variants from NGS data, the VCF format, bioinformatic annotation of variants and regions, quality control of NGS data, association testing framework for quantitative and qualitative traits [fixed effects, random effects, linear mixed models (LMM) and generalized LMM (GLMM)], estimation of heritability, rare variant association methods, pleiotropy, polygenic risk scores, estimating power and sample size, and imputation of variants using whole-genome sequence data and their analysis
SOFTWARE: ANNOVAR, BCFtools, GCTA, Genetic Power Calculator, FASTLMM, LDSC regression, LDPHRED2, R, REGENIE
Course Instructors: Suzanne Leal (Columbia University) and Michael Nothnagel (University of Cologne).
Application Deadline: June 15, 2025
Computational Biology Symposium
September 18-19 | Lausanne, Switzerland
It is our pleasure to invite you to join us for our upcoming Computational Biology Symposium in Lausanne!
From population genetics to cancer evolution, from bacterial communities to protein structures, computational biology is everywhere! Organized by the Department of Computational Biology of the University of Lausanne, this symposium will bring together computational biologists from all the corners of the field to showcase the transversal nature of our work and build bridges where least expected.
With thematic sessions focused on specific approaches, such as mathematical modeling, statistics, and AI, we aim to connect seemingly distant fields and provide a fertile ground for synergistic collaborations and unprecedented innovation.
The symposium will take place this September 18 and 19 with a stellar lineup of invited speakers and ample time dedicated to additional short talks from submitted abstracts and poster sessions.
So join us and share your work with colleagues and friends from all over the world!
Looking forward to hosting you in the lovely Lausanne!
Zoltan Kutalik and Giovanni Ciriello
On behalf of the Organizing Committee
PS - For any question, do not hesitate to contact us at cbs2025@unil.ch
More information
The University of Manchester's MRes Genetic Medicine programme
This programme provides contemporary academic and practical training in genetics applied to disease and healthcare. The core training aspect of this programme is a 25 week full-time research project.
The programme is suitable for science graduates who have a basic understanding of human genetics and molecular biology and graduates will be well qualified for a career in clinical or laboratory based genetic medicine (including biotech and industrial R&D).
For medical students this programme can be completed during undergraduate training or after qualification and will provide invaluable experience for those wishing to pursue a career in genetics or academic medicine.
Graduates from this programme will be well placed for pursuing further research through a PhD.
Swansea University MSc Genomic Medicine
The MSc Genomic Medicine course at Swansea University Medical School is based on the indicative curriculum of Health Education England, NHS England and Genomics England LTD and will equip you with knowledge and skills to understand and interpret genomic data, an understanding of genetic and genomic techniques in a clinical setting, bioinformatic approaches required for analysis of genomic data, and advanced knowledge and skills to improve patient care.
The programme provides students with the necessary fundamental knowledge required to understand genomics as well as more specialised areas such as cancer genomics, rare and common inherited disease, pharmacogenomics, and infectious disease. There is also a research project, which can be based on almost any area the student chooses, either supported within the students hosting NHS department, or by our network of experts.
We offer full time and part time study options and the course is applicable to students who are recent graduates to those looking to upskill or change their career. We also boast 12 fully funded places for NHS professionals to upskill and stay in line with this rapidly growing and relevant area of medicine.
The Gen-Equip Project - www.primarycaregenetics.org
Free online courses in genetics produced by health professionals in Europe for health professionals in Europe.
As part of the Gen-Equip project, we have produced a series of online courses based on patient cases.
They are suitable for medical doctors, nurses and midwives:
- Working in Primary Care (general or family practice)
- Working Secondary care (e.g. oncology, cardiac care, obstetrics, pardiatrics)
- Who have begun training in genetics (genetic counsellors, genetic nurses, trainee geneticists)
- As additional course material for undergraduate or postgraduate students in the health professions.
There are cases to cover:
- Familial cancers
- Genetic issues arising during or before pregnancy
- The child with a genetic condition
- Inherited cardiac conditions.
In addition, there is a series of short webinars on key topics such as
- Taking and recording a family history,
- Testing during pregnancy,
- Understanding genetic test results
- Referring to the genetics service.
Please go to www.primarycaregenetics.org to access all the educational materials.
This project has been co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme.
The material in this webinar reflects only the author’s views and the European Commission and Ecorys UK are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
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