NHS Research Scotland Genetics Specialty Group and Scottish Clinical Genetics Forum Event 2025

Date: 12/11/2025 to 12/11/2025 Venue: V&A, Dundee

NHS Research Scotland Genetics Specialty Group and Scottish Clinical Genetics Forum are jointly hosting their free, in person annual event at the V&A, Dundee on Wednesday 12 November 2025

This event will have a morning session showcasing research in Genetics and Rare Diseases in Scotland, followed by a closed afternoon session for the Scottish Clinical Genomics Forum. The event is open to students, trainees, consultants, genetic counsellors and lab staff.

Registration is now open

Sponsorship opportunities are available. For further information, please contact tay.tascportfolio@nhs.scot.

For more information about the venue, please visit the V&A Dundee website.

AstraZeneca, Novartis, and Oxford Nanopore Technologies have provided financial sponsorship towards this event and have had no involvement in its creation or organisation.

Programme

09:15-09:45	Registration and Trade
	Morning Session: NHS Research Scotland Chair: Dr Jonathan Berg, Clinical Reader and NRS Lead for Genetic and Rare Disease, University of Dundee
09:45-09:50	Introduction and welcome	Dr Jonathan Berg, University of Dundee
09:50-10:10	BRCA and Beyond: Pathogenic variants in northern isles populations	Professor Zosia Miedzybrodska, University of Aberdeen
10:10-10:40	Our Future Health: A world-leading platform for discovery, aetiological and translational research	Professor Michael Cook, Our Future Health
10:40-10:55	The potential for microarrays in rare disease testing	Miss Lidya Ucer, University of Dundee
10:55-11:05	Panel discussion	Session speakers
11:05-11:30	Coffee Break and Trade Chair: Professor Zosia Miedzybrodska
11:30-11:55	Mavacamten in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	Dr Caroline Coats, University of Glasgow
11.55-12:15	Decentralised Clinical Trials and PPI: Working with Communities to Improve Trial Design	Dr Amy Rogers, University of Dundee
12:15-12:30	The computational phenome in diagnostics	Dr Michael Yates, University of Edinburgh
12.30-13:45	Lunch, Networking and Trade
	Afternoon Session: Closed Forum Chair: Dr Sarah Wedderburn
13:45-14:00	Perinatal Update NHS Scotland NIPT Screening Service	Dr David Baty, NHS Tayside
14:00-14:15	Genetic Testing During Pregnancy: Current situation	Dr Kerra Templeton, NHS GG&C
14:20-14:40	Discussion
14:40-15:00	Test Directory Update	Scottish Strategic Network for Genomic Medicine
15:00-15:20 Coffee Break and Trade
15:20-15:40	Pharmacogenomics Current PGx in Scotland	Paul Westwood, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Dr David Baty
15:45-16:15	Breaking News Updates (five minutes each x4 with 10 minute discussion)
16:15-16:20	Closing Remarks

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