⏳ 1 week to go!
Submit your work for the #ESHG2026 Breaking Abstracts session on June 15, 10:30–12:00 CEST and share your latest research.
📅 Submission Deadline: April 28, 2026 (23:59 CEST) – no extension!
🔗 Learn more & submit: 2026.eshg.org/abstracts/br...
Irish Society of Human Genetics (@ishg.ie) will be holding its annual meeting this year at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in Dublin on September the 4th. Early bird tickets open on June 1st and the abstract submission deadline is June 12th.
ishg.ie/conference
Join us in Gothenburg or online for the #ESHG2026 hybrid conference 🌍💻
⏰ The Early Bird registration rate is available only today — until April 16, 2026, 23:59 CEST.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of this leading event in human genetics.
Register now: 2026.eshg.org/registration/
Submit your Breaking Abstract to #ESHG2026!
🗓 Be part of the “Late Breaking Abstracts” session on June 15 (10:30–12:00 CEST)
🚨 Deadline: April 28, 23:59 CEST (no extension!)
🔗 2026.eshg.org/abstracts/br...
Only 1 week left to register at a reduced rate for #eshg2026
The conference will take place physically in Gothenburg, Sweden but will be completely live streamed through our virtual conference platform.
Early fee deadline: April 16, 2026 at 23:59 CEST.
Register today: 2026.eshg.org/registration/
A few spots left for our pre-conference courses in Gothenburg (June 12, Svenska Mässan):
🔹 Teach the Teacher Genetics
🔹 Unleashing the Power of Large-Scale Genomic Public Databases
A separate registration is required.
Register now: 2026.eshg.org/satellite-me...
#Genetics #Genomics #eshg2026
🧬 Join our next ESHG Webinar!
📅 29 April 2026 | 16:00 CEST
🎤 Alexandre Reymond (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
📢 Variable expressivity and pleiotropy of 16p11.2 recurrent CNVs
Free Zoom webinar. Sign up for updates & reminders.
🔗 www.eshg.org/webinarseries
📢 Register now!
Join the 3rd ESHG Training Course on Pharmacogenomics
📅 11–13 November 2026
📍 Manchester, UK
🧬3-day in-person course on how pharmacogenomics can be applied in clinical practice
🔗 Programme & registration: www.mrcc.org.uk/events/eshg-...
#ESHG #Genetics #Genomes #Pharmacogenomics
🧬 Tools for Communication & Competency Skills in Genetic Counselling Course
📅 15–19 Nov 2026 | 📍 Bertinoro, Italy
For genetic counsellors & professionals seeking to strengthen communication in clinical practice.
ESHG fellowships available
⚠ Limited to 35 participants
buff.ly/71S7RLC
🚨 Registration & fellowship applications are now open!
Hereditary Cancer Genetics Course
📍 Bertinoro, Italy
📅 22–25 Sept 2026
📝 Register early (independant of fellowship application) – spots fill fast
📄 Apply for fellowship by 30 April
💻 Virtual edition available
www.eshg.org/courses/here...
🧬Three papers newly published in Nature Genetics spotlight RNU2-2 as a major cause of recessive developmental and epileptic encephalopathies.
Congratulations to all three teams!
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hello from Gothenburg! 🇸🇪
The ESHG team is at the last Site visit in Gothenburg to go through all the details for the conference #eshg2026. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Register and join us on-site in June: 2026.eshg.org/registration/
The Scientific Programme Committee has now selected talks and posters for the #ehsg2026 Hybrid Conference. Notifications to authors are being sent within next week. See you in Gothenburg, June 13-16 for an exciting programme!
Register now and be a part of ESHG: 2026.eshg.org/registration/
🧬 Variant interpretation is central to genomic testing, yet professional competencies and training pathways remain limited.
🎓 This work defines learning outcomes to support education, build proficiency and help shape future competency frameworks.
www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltex...
🧬 New EJHG study expands the phenotypic spectrum of PACS1-related disorder and identifies a disease-specific DNA methylation episignature. These findings will support assessment of non-recurrent PACS1 variants and improve diagnosis in unresolved NDDs.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🌍 Can’t make it to Gothenburg? Join ESHG 2026 online!
💻 Live-streamed sessions
📅 6 months on-demand access
🌐 Global genetics insights
👉 2026.eshg.org/registration/
Reduced virtual registration fees for participants from low- & middle-income countries.
#eshg2026 #Genetics #Genomes #HumanGenetics
Hereditary Cancer Genetics Course (22–25 Sept | Bertinoro)
🗓 Registration & fellowship applications open April 1
📝 Register early to secure a spot (independent of fellowship)
📄 Submit fellowship application by April 30 – start preparing CV, reference & motivation letter
More: buff.ly/bQ1tL8y
Deadline extended ❗ Submit your dysmorphology case for #ESHG2026 until March 19! Cases of distinctive/rare dysmorphic patterns, from low/middle income countries, with prior #GestaltMatcher analysis or of significant academic/educational value will be prioritized. 2026.eshg.org/programme-at...
Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science
ESHG encourages eligible early career female members to apply.
🏆 Categories: Scientific Achievement & Science Outreach
💰 Prize: USD 50,000 and recognition on nature.com
📅 Deadline: 8 April 2026
natureawards.submittable.com/submit
Tomorrow is the last day to submit your case for presentation in one of the Dysmorphology Interactive Sessions scheduled on Sat, June 13, 08:30 and Mon, June 15, 14:00 during the #ESHG2026 conference. Check the details and submit now: 2026.eshg.org/programme-at...
We invite submissions of interesting oncogenetic cases for the interactive cancer case session at #ESHG2026. Submit a short abstract (max 200 words) describing an unsolved or educational solved case by March 23 (23:59 CET) to eshgcancercase@lumc.nl
More info: buff.ly/TI4X9Fg
🧬 ESHG Webinar Series – Season 2, Episode 3
📅 25 March 2026 | 16:00 CET
🎤 Lili Milani, University of Tartu
📊 Pharmacogenomic studies in the Estonian Biobank
The webinar will take place via Zoom and is free to attend.
🔗 More information: www.eshg.org/webinarseries
@eshgyoung.bsky.social
The ESHG Award, ELPAG Award and the Mendel Lecturers of the #eshg2026 #hybridconference have talked to Mary Rice. Read the interviews and find out more about their backgrounds: 2026.eshg.org/speakers/spe...
🧬Introducing the 2026 Special Issue of the EJHG on DNA testing in public health screening programs. As screening moves from targeted testing to genome-wide approaches, key questions remain around benefit, harm, consent, equity, governance and follow-up.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👥 Guidance for practice: the first international guideline for Kleefstra syndrome is now available.
📋 It includes 66 tailored recommendations to support standardised care and improve clinical decision-making.
#RareDisease #Genetics
Full guideline: www.gimjournal.org/article/S109...
📢 Deadline approaching: Call for Poster Abstract Submissions – ECRD 2026
Open to patient groups, academics, healthcare professionals & all working in rare diseases or public health.
🗓 Deadline: 6 March
Submit here: www.rare-diseases.eu/posters/
#ECRD2026 #RareDiseases #OrphanProducts
Pre-Conference Courses at #ESHG2026 – Registration is now open!
Join us in Gothenburg on June 11–12 for our on-site courses.
• Clinical NGS Data Interpretation Course
• Teach the Teacher Genetics
• Unleashing the Power of Large-Scale Genomic Public Databases
2026.eshg.org/satellite-me...
Have you already submitted your consented, distinctive unsolved or instructive solved cases to #ESHG2026? Submit today! The best case presentation from a trainee in medical/clinical genetics will receive the “Dian Donnai and Jill Clayton-Smith” prize. 2026.eshg.org/programme-at...
🧬 “Navigating the future of genetics” 2026 EuroGentest Webinar
Join us on April 1, 2026 (11:00–12:00 & 13:00–13:30 CEST) for key updates on quality assurance, regulations and professional standards in clinical and laboratory genetics.
Registration free, but mandatory: www.eshg.org/courses/eshg...
3100+ abstracts submitted for #ESHG2026 — thank you! With such an exciting programme ahead, now is the time to secure your place at our #HybridConference. Registration is OPEN — benefit from the early bird fee until April 16, 2026 👉 2026.eshg.org/registration/