Genomic Medicine 2019 Cambridge

Name: Genomic Medicine 2019 Cambridge
Start: 2019-11-20T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2019-11-21T23:59:59+00:00
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November 20 - November 21

Genomic Medicine 2019 Cambridge

20th & 21st November 2019

The third annual Genomic Medicine 2019 Cambridge will take place on 20th & 21st November 2019 at Murray Edwards College in Cambridge as a partnership between Biotexcel, East of Anglia Genetics Service, Clinical Genetics at the University of Cambridge & the East of England NHS Genomic Medicine Centre.

The running scientific theme for this meeting like other Biotexcel genomic meetings will cover the areas where Next Generation Sequencing is used in the analysis of human disease. These topics include different disease areas where particularly promising genomic studies have been performed; large population studies; whole genome & whole exome studies; epigenomics and many other topics. We’ll also about the latest novel applications, kits and platforms that are available from commercial genomic companies.

We will have interesting talks including from Prof Willem H Ouwehand who did lead the NIHR BioResource Rare Diseases project as a pilot for the 100 000 Genomes Project; Dr Marc Tischkowitz, reader and honorary consultant will present about his interest which spans all aspects of hereditary cancer and translating genomics into clinical practice. Dr Hilary Martin, Group Leader of Human Genetics at Sanger will present about population and medical genetics of highly consanguine groups. Dr Ines Barroso, group leader of Metabolic Disease group also give us a presentation about their genomic approaches to metabolic disorders. In addition we have a very rich agenda where a host of other speakers will tell us about their latest findings in the use of genomics in research and clinical practice. You can check the agenda for updates on confirmed speakers.

Audience participation will be a theme this year and we will hear the views of delegates on their preferences when it comes to using particular genomic platforms, kits, applications. If you have a question you would like to put to all the other speakers and delegates why not come along and take part?

On the evening of 20th November there will be a 3-course networking dinner a the St John’s Chop House where speakers and delegates will be able to meet and and carry on discussions in a more informal setting.

ACADEMIC POSTER SUBMISSIONS: We welcome academic poster presentation at our events. If you have some material to present, please send us an abstract by 11th October. This will be reviewed by our scientific committee and if approved you will receive a 15% discount off the conference registration fee.

If you would like to submit a poster, please send us an abstract using our CONTACT US FORM
Please submit your poster before registering for the conference as retrospective discount will not be possible.

NETWORKING: in addition to the excellent science, Genomic Medicine 2018 Cambridge will allow delegates to interact with each other during networking events. These networking opportunities will include:

Introductory group networking session on Day 1
Audience responses to genomic issues of interest to all delegates
Complimentary Drinks Reception sponsored by Bionano Genomics
Networking dinner at St. John’s Chop House on the evening of 20th November

Who should attend:

NGS users, researchers and students
Bioinformaticians
NHS & Private Labs, Biotech Companies, CRO’s, Service Providers

…and others interested in the latest developments of:

Genomics
Next Generation Sequencing
Bioinformatics
Biomarkers
Computational Biology
Data Analysis
Data interpretation
DNA Sequencing
Genetics
Infectious and Inherited Diseases
NGS Data Storage
Informatics
Molecular and Cell Biology
Molecular Diagnostics

AGENDA 2019

DAY 1

09.00 – 10.15:	Registration, Coffee & Networking
10.15 – 10.45:	Ed Quazi – Networking and Collaborations Workshop
	SESSION CHAIR: Prof Eamonn Maher
10.45– 11.20:	Prof Willem H Ouwehand, University of Cambridge and Wellcome Sanger Institute & NHS Blood and Transplant The NIHR BioResource Rare Diseases Study – for the 100 000 Genomes Project
11.20 – 11.55:	Dr Sarah Bowdin, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge Establishing a National Genomic Medicine Laboratory Service
11.55 – 12.25:	TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION by Twist Bioscience Title
12.25 – 13.25:	Lunch, Exhibition, Networking
	SESSION CHAIR: Dr Gemma Chandratillake
13.25 – 14.00:	Dr Ines Barroso, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge The genetic lottery of obesity and thinness
14.00 – 14.35:	Prof Paul Gissen, MRC LMCB, UCL Novel Therapies for Inherited Disorders
14.35 – 15.05:	TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION by Dr Marie Just Mikkelsen, Samplix Xdrop™ – Targeted Sequencing into the Dark and Unknown
15.05 – 15.35:	Coffee, Exhibition & Networking
15.35 – 16.10:	Dr Ruth Casey, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge The role of molecular imaging in the diagnosis and management of suspected hereditary neoplasia
16.10 – 16.45:	Prof Richard Trembath, Molecular & Molecular Genetics, KCL Title
16.45 – 17.20:	Dr Helen Firth, Cambridge University Hospital
17.20 – 18.05:	Audience Responses/Voting – Anonymous responses from you on Genomic Issues. Do you have Genomic related issues and are you wondering how others are approaching them? Do you want to ask anonymous genomic questions to the rest of the delegates? This is a session that allows you to ask questions and get feedback from other delegates. You can do this anonymously or debate it openly
18.05:	DRINKS RECEPTION sponsored by Bionano Genomics
19.30:	NETWORKING DINNER at St John’s Chop House

DAY 2

	SESSION CHAIR: Dr Steve Abbs
09.15 – 09.50:	Prof Ken Smith, Dept of Medicine, Uni of Cambridge Drivers of patient outcome in immune-mediated disease: from genomics to a prognostic test for IBD
09.50 – 10.25:	Dr Hilary Martin, Wellcome Sanger Institute The genetic architecture of developmental disorders: rare and common variants
10.25 – 10.55:	Coffee, Exhibition & Networking
10.55 – 11.30:	TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION by Dr Suzanne Drury, Congenica Prenatal diagnosis in the era of genomic medicine – clinical utility of comprehensive, rapid exome sequencing
11.30 – 12.05:	Dr Marc Tischkowitz, University of Cambridge, Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in the genomic era
12.05 – 13.05:	Lunch, Exhibition & Networking
	SESSION CHAIR: Dr Marc Tischkowitz
13.05 – 13.40:	Prof Francesco Muntoni, Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, GOSH Genetic therapies for Neuromuscular disorders: where are we?
13.40 – 14.15:	Prof George Vassiliou, University of Cambridge & Wellcome Sanger Institute Clinical Significance of Clonal Haematopoiesis
14.15 – 14.45	TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION by Integrated DNA Technology
14.45 – 15.20	Coffee, Exhibition & Networking
15.20 – 15.55:	Dr Thomas Keane, EMBL-EBI The Federated European Genome-phenome Archive
15.55 – 16.30:	Dr Gabriel Recchia, Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication Creating genetic and genomic reports that non-specialists can understand
16.30:	Closing Remarks & Poster Award

The registration fees below include:

Full access to the conference
Delegate bag
Coffee, Refreshments and Lunch on both days
Drinks Reception sponsored by Bionano Genomics

NETWORKING DINNER: a 3-course dinner will take place on the evening of 20th November at St John’s Chop House. This is not included in the registration fee and must be added to your booking if you wish to take part. Please note that wine is included in the price.

***EARLY RATES EXTENDED TO 20TH OCTOBER***

	UP TO 30 SEPT	1 OCT TO 15 NOV	FROM 16 NOV AND ON-SITE
STUDENT	192 GBP	252 GBP	306 GBP
ACADEMIC	252 GBP	312 GBP	372 GBP
INDUSTRY	396 GBP	480 GBP	540 GBP
NETWORKING DINNER	42 GBP	42 GBP	50 GBP

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

The prices above are inclusive of 20% VAT: If you are registering from a European Institution/Company (excluding the UK), you do not have to pay VAT. Please enter your Institution/Company VAT number at time of booking and the 20% VAT charge will be automatically removed. If you do not enter a valid VAT number, 20% VAT will be added to your fee.

IMPORTANT NOTES ON PRICING – PLEASE READ WHAT’S INCLUDED:
the registration fees above include full access to the conference, delegate bag, coffee, refreshments and lunch on both days.

DINNER: the networking dinner at a local restaurant is not included in the registration fees and can be purchased at time of booking.

DISCOUNTS: we can offer discounts for 3 or more people attending from the same Institution/Company. Please contact us if you would like to find out more.

PAYMENT: please note that payment must be made in full at time of booking in order to confirm your registration and guarantee access to the event.

ACCOMMODATION: this is NOT included in the fees above and delegates are responsible for arranging their own accommodation. Please click on the Venue & Directions tab for some information.

VISA: It is sole responsibility of the attendee to take care of his/her own visa requirements. We do not issue invitation letters.

You can view our Terms & Conditions of booking here: REGISTRATION TERMS & CONDITIONS

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

We encourage dialogue and interaction amongst all participants and we welcome the presence of sponsors to highlight new technologies, services and solutions within the relevant areas. We have many sponsoring opportunities to suit all budgets, but we can also tailor specific packages to suit your needs. Some examples of sponsorship ideas are below, but please feel free to contact us and we’ll be happy to give you more details and talk about your requirements:

Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Exhibitor
Technology Presentation
Event Documentation

For more information please contact us.

THIS EVENT IS ORGANISED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:

GOLD SPONSOR

At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as medicine, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.
Visit the website to learn more about how Twist’s DNA Synthesis Platform can enable you.

GOLD SPONSOR

Samplix offers proprietary products for PCR-free targeted single molecule enrichment of genomic regions. Samplix’ technologies are based on advanced microfluidics which in a simple work process partitions millions of molecules in droplets thereby enabling high quality non-biased targeted enrichment of large fragments (>100 kb) for subsequent sequencing.

EXHIBITOR

Oxford Nanopore Technologies has developed the world’s first nanopore DNA and RNA sequencing devices, which are scalable to your requirements. The MinION is a portable, real-time, long-read, low-cost device designed to bring easy biological analyses to anyone, anywhere, including resource-limited settings or remote environments. The GridION and PromethION devices serve users with larger projects or more samples. Delivering terabases of data, PromethION brings the benefits of long-read nanopore sequencing to large-scale population studies.
With nanopore sequencing devices, fully characterise human genetic variation by sequencing whole genomes, targeted regions or full-length RNA transcripts, from single cells to tissues. Long nanopore reads allow comprehensive analysis of structural variation, repetitive regions, haplotype phasing, RNA splice variants, isoforms, fusion transcripts and base modifications. Long sequencing reads enable resolution of challenging genomic regions and the delivery of more complete human genome assemblies. Experience streamlined, rapid end-to-end solutions with library preparation in as little as 10 minutes, and faster access to results with real-time analysis.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies products are currently for Research Use Only.

TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION

Congenica is a digital health company enabling genomic medicine with the world’s leading clinical decision support platform for accelerated genomic data interpretation.
We are committed to integrating clinical genomics into healthcare. Built on a foundation of clinical genomics expertise, we develop software products and services that make the use of complex genomic data routine, accessible and ubiquitous.Our headquarters are on the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridge, UK, however our reach is global. We are driven to empower Healthcare Professionals everywhere to transform health and wellness by converting genomic data into actionable information to provide life-changing answers.

DRINKS RECEPTION

Bionano is a life science company who developed the Saphyr system for the genome wide, unbiased detection of structural variants (SVs) starting from 500bp. While next generation sequencing induces lot of errors with SV detection due reads length and the repetitive nature of the genome, our mapping technology bypasses that by directly imaging single, large DNA molecules (250kb on average) allowing us to reconstitute maps the length of an entire chromosome arm.
We recently released new tools bringing coverage to 300X for the human genome (1.3Tbp), providing unrivalled depth for the detection of rare allelic variants, a common pitfall in the study of heterogenous cancer samples. Finally, users contributed over the years to diversify our applications with genome wide methylation study (as seen in a recent publication), genome editing safety studies or detection of insertion of exogenous sequence.
Our non-sequencing-based genome mapping technology images and analyses extremely long, high-molecular-weight DNA to provide views of genomes that no other technology can provide.

PREVIOUS SPONSORS

HOW TO GET TO MURRAY EDWARDS COLLEGE

Buckingham House
Murray Edwards College
Buckingham Road – off Huntingdon Road
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
CB3 0DF
TEL: +44 (0)1223 762100

Please click the following link for PDF MAPS & DIRECTIONS

Directions to Buckingham House, Murray Edwards College

Buckingham House is a dedicated conference centre which is part of Murray Edwards College and it’s located on Buckingham Road (off Huntingdon Road), opposite the college main entrance. You can view the college map from the Offical University of Cambridge website. Murray Edwards college is in a very convenient location being just a 10-minute stroll from the heart of the city.

BY ROAD
From the M11, take junction 13 onto the A1303 towards Cambridge city centre.
From the A14, take junction 31 onto the A1307 towards Cambridge city centre.

BY RAIL
Cambridge train station is around 2 miles away from Murray Edwards College. There are regular trains from London, Birmingham and Norwich to Cambridge.
There are regular buses during the day with stops outside the train station that will take you to the city centre. From St. Andrews Street, take the Citi 5 or Citi 6 bus to Murray Edwards. Buses run every 20 minutes.

BY AIR
London Stansted is the nearest international airport.
There are regular bus services by National Express from Stansted Airport to Cambridge Bus Station and they also operate bus services to all London international airports.
There are regular rail services connecting Cambridge to all London airports.

BY BIKE
Cambridge is one of the best places to cycle in the UK and has an extensive cycle network.
Cycle parking is available by the tennis courts off Storey’s Way and close to the Porters’ Lodge off Huntingdon Road.

PARKING
The college has its own car park, however – due to maintenance works – there is very limited availability in the car park.
Parking spaces may be available on a first come, first serve basis but they cannot be guaranteed or reserved.
If however, on the day, you would like to check, the car park is located off Storey’s Way. For sat-nav, please use postcode CB3 0DR/number 61.

Alternatively, we highly recommend that you use the Madingley Road Park & Ride.
Buses towards the city centre run every 10 minutes and it only takes 6 minutes to reach Bridge Street. The college is located 10 minute walk from Bridge Street.
If you prefer to get a taxi from the park & ride, the college is less than 2 miles away and the journey should take less than 10 minutes (depending on traffic).

HOTELS
Please note that Cambridge in September can be very busy and we recommend to book accommodation as early as you can. There are many small B&B in Cambridge and sometimes is also possible to find accommodation in the colleges. You may find the websites below useful:

www.booking.com
www.visitcambridge.org/accommodation
www.universityrooms.com

PLEASE NOTE: Accommodation is not included in the registration fees and should be arranged directly by the registrants. All the above is for information only and we do not have any connection with the hotels and websites listed.