Pre-conference courses
Thursday, May 22, 2025 & Friday, May 23, 2025 – TBA
Conference programme
Saturday, May 24, 2025
08:30 – 10:00 | Educational Sessions E01 E01 Single cell genomics and diseases |
Workshop W01-W03 W01 The art of writing, reading, understanding and interpreting genetic reports W02 Dysmorphology 1 W03 GenEthics |
Concurrent Symposia S01-S03 S01 Long-read genomes in health and disease S02 Viral Mimicry in Cancer S03 Gaucher’s and Parkinson’s disease: partners in crime |
10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break – Poster Mounting – Exhibition | ||
10:00 – 11:15 | Corporate Sessions | ||
10:30 – 12:00 | Concurrent Sessions C01-C07 |
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12:00 – 13:45 | Lunch Break – Free Poster Viewing – Exhibition | ||
12:15 – 13:15 | ESHG Podcast “Genetic Sounds” Live – Click here to listen to previous episodes |
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12:15 – 13:45 | G01 Get2Gether |
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12:15 – 13:30 | Corporate Sessions | ||
13:45 – 14:15 | PL0 Welcoming addresses | ||
14:15 – 14:30 | PL1 ELPAG Award Lecture | ||
14:30 – 16:00 | PL2 Opening Plenary | ||
16:00 – 16:30 | Fruit Break – Free Poster Viewing – Exhibition | ||
16:30 – 18:00 | PL3 What’s New? Highlight Session from submitted abstracts |
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18:00 – 18:30 | Coffee Break – Free Poster Viewing – Exhibition | ||
18:30 – 20:00 | Concurrent Sessions C08-C14 |
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20:00-21:30 | Opening Networking Mixer |
Sunday, May 25, 2025
08:30 – 10:00 | Educational Sessions E02 E02 New treatment avenues |
Workshop W04-W07 W04 Exome sequencing for beginners (includes hints on WGS & LRS) W05 Structural chromosomal variants W06 Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay: variant interpretation challenges W07 Implementing pharmacogenetic testing into de clinics: let’s debate |
Concurrent Symposia S04-S05 S04 Genetics at single cell resolution: spatial, temporal and morphology S05 Decoding actionability, severity, and utility in genomics |
10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break – Free Poster Viewing – Exhibition | ||
10:30 – 12:00 | Concurrent Sessions C15-C22 |
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12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break – Free Poster Viewing – Exhibition |
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12:00 – 13:00 | Corporate Sessions | ||
12:15 – 12:45 | Corporate Presentation | ||
12:15 – 13:15 | G02 Get2Gether |
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13:00 – 13:30 | Corporate Presentation | ||
13:00 – 14:00 | Poster Viewing with Authors and coffee (Group A) – Only for in-person participants |
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14:00 – 14:15 | Time to change rooms | ||
14:15 – 15:45 | Concurrent Symposia S06-S09 S06 Somatic mutations in normal tissues S07 Genetics of AI-derived phenotypes S08 Genomics of big neuromuscular genes S09 Fetal therapies |
Workshops W08-W10 W08 Mutations we almost missed W09 Tools for clinical genome interpretation W10 Prioritizing the counselling in genetic counselling |
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14:00 – 15:30 | Corporate Sessions | ||
15:45 – 16:00 | Fruit Break – Free Poster Viewing – Exhibition | ||
16:00 – 17:00 | Poster Viewing with Authors and coffee (Group B) – Only for in-person participants |
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17:00 – 17:15 | Time to change rooms | ||
17:15 – 18:45 | Concurrent Symposia S10-S13 S10 The non-coding genome: gene regulation and disease S11 Penetrance and Expressivity S12 Expanding data sources: technical, ethical and legal considerations S13 Does genomic screening leave open the door to eugenics? |
Educational Sessions E03-E05 E03 Cancer Evolution E04 Scalable proteomics empower human genetics and epidemiology E05 Leukodystrophies |
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18:45 – 20:15 | Corporate Sessions |
Monday, May 26, 2025
08:30 – 10:00 | Educational Sessions E06 E06 Effects of Structural Variants on the 3D Genome |
Workshop W11-W13 W11 Benefits and challenges of genomic newborn sequencing: learning from large ongoing programs W12 Dysmorphology 2 W13 Genomics Data |
Concurrent Symposia S14-S16 S14 Reassessing complex trait inheritance through eQTLs S15 Implementing gene editing S16 Growth retardation: endocrinologists meet geneticists |
08:30 – 10:00 | Corporate Sessions | ||
10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break – Free Poster Viewing – Exhibition | ||
10:30 – 12:00 | Concurrent Sessions C23-C30 |
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12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break – Free Poster Viewing – Exhibition – Lunch | ||
12:00 – 13:00 | Corporate Sessions | ||
12:15 – 12:45 | Corporate Presentation | ||
12:15 – 13:15 | ESHG General Assembly | ||
12:15 – 13:15 | G03 Get2Gether | ||
13:00 – 13:30 | Corporate Presentation | ||
13:00 – 14:00 | Poster Viewing with Authors and coffee (Group C) – Only for in-person participants |
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14:00 – 14:15 | Time to change rooms | ||
14:15 – 15:45 | Concurrent Symposia S17-S19 S17 Integrating big data and functional genomics S18 Telomere-driven aging and disease S19 Lipids and diseases |
Workshops W14-W17 W14 Episignatures pitfalls and usefulness W15 Towards equity in genomics and genomic medicine W16 USCS + Ensembl browsers W17 Setting up your gene therapy clinical site: dos and don’ts! |
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14:15 – 15:45 | Corporate Sessions | ||
15:45 – 16:00 | Fruit Break – Free Poster Viewing – Exhibition | ||
16:00 – 17:00 | Poster Viewing with Authors and coffee (Group D) – Only for in-person participants |
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17:00 – 17:15 | Time to change rooms | ||
17:15 – 18:45 | Concurrent Symposia S20-S24 S20 Implementation of automated reanalysis of genomic data S21 Insights from consanguineous populations – Genomes of South Asia S22 Rewriting cancer treatment and resistance S23 Rhopathies: Role of Rho GTPases and related genes beyond cancer S24 Biomolecular Condensates |
Educational Session E07-E08 E07 Bridging Genetics and Epigenetics in Human Disease E08 Mendelian Randomization – concepts and misconceptions |
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20:00 | ESHG Networking Evening |
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
09:00 – 10:30 | Concurrent Symposia S25-S29 S25 Fetal phenotyping S26 Ultrapersonalised medicine S27 Chromosome X S28 More on penetrance and expressivity S29 First Nations Genomic Research |
Educational Sessions E09 E09 Solving rare disease: 1 for all, all for 1 |
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
11:00 – 12:30 | Concurrent Sessions C31-C36 |
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12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
13:30 – 14:15 | PL4 Mendel Lecture | |
14:15 – 15:00 | PL5 ESHG Award Lecture |
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15:00 – 16:00 | PL6 Awards Session EJHG Citation Awards ESHG Early Career Awards Dian Donnai and Jill Clayton-Smith Award European DNA Day Contest Closing Address |
Programme and speakers are subject to change.