The European Society
of Human Genetics

Session Overview

Session Overview

Plenary Sessions

Opening - Welcome Adresses
Saturday, June 8
16.00 - 16.30 hrs
P1. Opening Plenary Session
Saturday, June 8
16.30 - 18.00 hrs
P2. What's New?
Saturday, June 8
18.00 - 20.00 hrs
P3. Large Scale Cohorts Studies to Identify Novel Highly Penetrant Genetic Disease Causing Variants
Tuesday, June 11
9.00 - 10.30 hrs
P4. Mendel Lecture
Tuesday, June 11
13.30 - 14.15 hrs
P5. ESHG Award Lecture,
ESHG Education Award, EJHG Nature Awards, Young Investigator & Poster Awards, Closing
Tuesday, June 11
14.15 - 15.45 hrs

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Concurrent Symposia

S01. Chromatin organisation and gene expression
Sunday, June 9
8.30 - 10.00 hrs
S02. From genes to treatment in multifactorial diseases
Sunday, June 9
8.30 - 10.00 hrs
S03. Gene regulation in cancer
Sunday, June 9
8.30 - 10.00 hrs
S04. Emerging topics in neurobiology
Sunday, June 9
8.30 - 10.00 hrs
S05. Interpreting NGS data
Sunday, June 9
17.15 - 18.45 hrs
S06. Cancer genetics
Sunday, June 9
17.15 - 18.45 hrs
S07. Genetics of skin diseases and new therapies
Sunday, June 9
17.15 - 18.45 hrs
S08. Evolution of organs
Sunday, June 9
17.15 - 18.45 hrs
S09. New therapeutic highlights in rare diseases
Monday, June 10
8.30 - 10.00 hrs
S10. Reproductive genetics and newborn screening
Monday, June 10
8.30 - 10.00 hrs
S11. Animal Models for Human Diseases
Monday, June 10
8.30 - 10.00 hrs
S12. Judging our genes
Monday, June 10
8.30 - 10.00 hrs
S13. Stem cells and IPS cells in genetic diseases
Monday, June 10
17.15 - 18.45 hrs
S14. The interrelated world of drugs and genes
Monday, June 10
17.15 - 18.45 hrs
S15. The expanding world of the primary cilia
Monday, June 10
17.15 - 18.45 hrs
S16. Chromosomal (in)stability
Monday, June 10
17.15 - 18.45 hrs

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Concurrent Sessions

C01. Structural variation and de novo mutationsSunday, June 9
13.15 - 14.45 hrs

C02. Genotype phenotype correlation

Sunday, June 9
13.15 - 14.45 hrs
C03. Prenatal diagnosisSunday, June 9
13.15 - 14.45 hrs
C04. Cancer predispositionSunday, June 9
13.15 - 14.45 hrs
C05. Functional GenomicsSunday, June 9
13.15 - 14.45 hrs
C06. Neuromuscular disorders: From genes and modifiers to function and therapySunday, June 9
13.15 - 14.45 hrs
C07. Metabolic and mitochondrial disordersSunday, June 9
13.15 - 14.45 hrs
C08. Intellectual disability: Gene discovery and dysfunction Monday, June 10
13.15 - 14.45 hrs
C09. Population-based sequencing Monday, June 10
13.15 - 14.45 hrs
C10. Genetic Counselling, Education and Public ServicesMonday, June 10
13.15 - 14.45 hrs
C11. Molecular mechanisms in tumorigenesisMonday, June 10
13.15 - 14.45 hrs
C12. Connective tissue disorders: Gene identification Monday, June 10
13.15 - 14.45 hrs
C13. Neurodegenerative disorders: From gene discovery to therapy Monday, June 10
11.00 - 12.30 hrs
C14. Sensory disorders and Immunological disorders Monday, June 10
11.00 - 12.30 hrs
C15. NGS-based diagnosticsTuesday, June 11
11.00 - 12.30 hrs
C16. Developmental syndromesTuesday, June 11
11.00 - 12.30 hrs
C17. Basic mechanisms in cytogenetics and molecular geneticsTuesday, June 11
11.00 - 12.30 hrs
C18. Big GWASTuesday, June 11
11.00 - 12.30 hrs
C19. Internal organs and endocrinology: Gene identification and functionTuesday, June 11
11.00 - 12.30 hrs
C20. Neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disordersTuesday, June 11
11.00 - 12.30 hrs

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Workshops

WS01. Next Generation sequencing in clinical practice - Filtering and reportingSunday, June 9
11.40 - 13.10 hrs
WS02. Debate: Preimplantation genetic screeningSunday, June 9
11.40 - 13.10 hrs
WS3. USCS Genome Browser 1Sunday, June 9
11.40 - 13.10 hrs
WS04. Dysmorphology Workshop 1Sunday, June 9
15.15 - 16.45 hrs
WS05. Analysis, interpretation and reporting of array dataSunday, June 9
15.15 - 16.45 hrs
WS06. Quality assuranceSunday, June 9
15.15 - 16.45 hrs
WS07. Inequality in Genetic Services
Sunday, June 9
15.15 - 16.45 hrs
WS08. GALAXYSunday, June 9
15.15 - 16.45 hrs
WS09. Clinical Cancer Genetics ClubSunday, June 9
15.15 - 16.45 hrs
WS10. Dysmorphology 2Monday, June 10
15.15 - 16.45 hrs
WS11. Prenatal Diagnostic
Monday, June 10
15.15 - 16.45 hrs
WS12. DNA DysmorphologyMonday, June 10
15.15 - 16.45 hrs
WS13. Community genetics
Monday, June 10
15.15 - 16.45 hrs
WS14. USCS Genome Browser 2
Monday, June 10
15.15 - 16.45 hrs

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Educational Sessions

ES1. Performance and future of next generation sequencing  (what's next?)
Saturday, June 8
14.00 - 15.30 hrs
ES2. Prenatal and Preimplantation Genetic Screening
Saturday, June 8
14.00 - 15.30 hrs
ES3. Understanding Genomics. Trends in Science Communication
Sunday, June 9
8.30 - 10.00 hrs
ES4. Cancer risk in developmental syndromes
Sunday, June 9
11.40 - 13.10 hrs
ES5. Epilepsies
Sunday, June 9
17.15 - 18.45 hrs
ES6. Retinal dystrophies: news and views
Monday, June 10
8.30 - 10.00 hrs
ES7. NGS in the clinic
Monday, June 10
11.40 - 13.10 hrs
ES8. How to get published in the European Journal of Human Genetics (EJHG)
Monday, June 10
11.40 - 13.10 hrs
ES9. Where do we come from?
Monday, June 10
17.15 - 18.45 hrs

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