Human Genetics and Genomics: maximizing power to address complexity and human health

Human Genetics and Genomics: maximizing power to address complexity and human health
Country
China
Place
Beijing, Regent Beijing
Dates
9-11 October 2024
Application dates
15 May 2024 — 1 August 2024
Participation types
Offline
Languages
  • English

About conference

As the genetics community can produce ever larger datasets at decreasing cost, the analytical challenges that come with the rapidly accelerating accumulation of human genomic data need to be met with innovation and rigour. Addressing inequities through the inclusion of underrepresented population groups in biomedical research and novel approaches that take advantage of large sequencing datasets offer considerable opportunity for furthering our understanding of health and disease.

The aim of this conference is to bring together a global community of researchers to discuss the latest developments in human genetics, spanning biobank-scale approaches, functional genomics, bioinformatics and emerging sequencing technologies and analysis methods.

We hope to facilitate interaction between a diverse group of scientists whose pooled expertise and collective interests can spur new and exciting ideas and collaborations, bringing big data approaches and analyses to genetic cohorts across the world.

Program

1) Human genetics and biobanks (complex traits and diversity)

2) Cancer genomics (single-cell, spatial etc.)

3) Genomic medicine and PRS

4) Emerging technologies in sequencing, variation detection and analysis

Key dates

Registration Information - Deadline: September 27, 2024

Abstract Submission - Deadline: August 1, 2024

Charge

Student: CNY2,000

Academic: CNY3,000

Industry: CNY5,000

Organizers

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nature, Nature Genetics, Nature Communications and Nature Methods