2025 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting

2025 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting

March 18 – 22 | Los Angeles, California

The 2025 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting will gather members of the medical genetics community from around the world to learn, connect and celebrate together in Los Angeles, California. This four-day meeting offers unique and valuable opportunities to forge meaningful connections, share interests and celebrate achievements, while hearing about new discoveries in genetic disorders, rare diseases, genome sequencing, gene therapies and best practices in genetic counseling.

Registration, housing, and abstract submission open on October 1, 2024. To learn more and stay updated on meeting information, visit the ACMG meeting website. Please note: Registration is required.

Value of a Genomic Result in Rare Disease Patients – Sri Lankan Experience

Value of a Genomic Result in Rare Disease Patients – Sri Lankan Experience

Thursday, June 27, 2024 | 9 a.m. ET | Virtual

Speaker: Dr. Kawmadi Gunawardena

Dr. Gunawardena will discuss the impact of genomic results in rare disease patients by illustrating interesting case scenarios of Sri Lankan patients.

To learn more and register, visit the GGMC Educational Webinar Series webpage.

Please note: Registration is required for this webinar.

Immune (check point) Related Adverse Events

Immune (check point) Related Adverse Events

Wednesday, February 28 | 12 p.m. ET | Online

Speaker: Frances Collichio, MD, Professor of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill

Dr. Collichio will review the common and uncommon side effects of immune check point inhibitors. She will also discuss the relatively new concept of delayed immune related events.

To learn more and register, visit the event webpage.

Please note: Registration is required for this webinar.

Challenges, Insights and Outcomes of a Clinically Integrated Multi-omic Rare Disease Program

Challenges, Insights and Outcomes of a Clinically Integrated Multi-omic Rare Disease Program, RDNow, for Individuals Who Remain Undiagnosed After Clinical Genomic Sequencing

Thursday, October 26 | 7 a.m. ET | Online

Speaker: Dr. Michelle de Silva

Michelle is an associate genetic counselor with a PhD in molecular genetics. She is an experienced medical researcher and has managed several multidisciplinary research centres at the University of Melbourne, while also working as the program manager of the Rare Disease Flagship and RDNow Program at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne.

To learn more and register, visit the GGMC Educational Webinar Series webpage.

Please note: Registration is required for this webinar.

Data-driven Approaches to Define Rare Genetic Diseases

Thursday, March 23 | 3 – 4:15 p.m. ET | Online

Beginning September 2022, NHGRI will host a new seminar series based on its Genomic Innovator Award Program, which supports innovative work by early-career genomics investigators who are part of consortia or other team-science efforts. Each seminar will feature an early-career researcher and an established researcher. Their presentations will cover specific topics that showcase the creative ways that early-career investigators are accelerating genomics research.

Each seminar will include two speakers (each giving 20-minute talks) followed by a moderated Q&A session.

This seminar will be presented by speakers Melissa Haendel, Ph.D., FACMI of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Jessica Chong, Ph.D. of the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Please note: registration is required. Learn more and register on the Genomic Innovator Seminar Series website.

International Conference on Newborn Sequencing

Wednesday, October 5 – Thursday, October 6 | Boston, MA & Virtual

The inaugural International Conference on Newborn Sequencing, to be held October 5-6 in Boston, will explore how DNA sequencing is being implemented globally as a diagnostic and screening strategy for newborn children.

Learn more and register on the event website.

Please note: registration fees vary and will increase after Friday, September 30.

Midwest Genetics Network Annual Meeting

Wednesday, September 28-Thursday, September 29 | 1-5pm ET | Virtual

The theme of this year’s Midwest Genetics Network (MGN) virtual Annual Meeting is “Raising the Bar: Building Authentic Relationships”. Over the course of the two day meeting, attendees will dialogue about how to develop and sustain meaningful engagement with stakeholders and other partners to promote the best possible outcomes for individuals living with genetic conditions.

The keynote speaker for the event is Abner Mason. Abner has spent decades working to reduce barriers to care faced by underserved people nationally and internationally. As the founder and CEO of SameSky Health, he leads a team of diverse professionals who strive every day to improve outcomes and lower costs on behalf of health plans.

The conference will also include a panel discussion of Rare Disease Advisory Councils (RDACs) in MGN’s seven state region. RDACs are advisory panels that give the rare disease community a stronger voice in state government and are supported by NORD.

Learn more and register on the MGN website.