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Georgina Hall (Treasurer) is a Consultant Genetic Counsellor in the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine in the UK. Having gained her degree in Genetics at Cambridge University, she went on to graduate from the Master’s degree in Genetic Counselling in Manchester in 1992. Georgina has worked across many different areas of clinical Genetics, but specialises in ophthalmic genetics. She has been working in the multidisciplinary genetic eye clinics in Manchester for twentyyears involving clinical geneticists, ophthalmologists, genetic counsellors and eye clinic liaison officers. Georgina’s research interests include developing services for patients and families with inherited eye disease. Her programme of research, funded by a patient Charity, Fight for Sight, has explored the needs of patient with retinal dystrophy, measuring experiences and value of genetic testing for retinal dystrophy and development methods to evaluate services. She is also interested in communication with families, developing communication aides for patients with visual impairment, leaflets and information for patients to support family communication and decision making.

Catherine Willis (Website coordinator) is a Principal Genetic Counsellor at Wessex Regional Genetics Service. She has a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Warwick and after graduating trained as a Nurse at St Mary’s Hospital, London. In 2000 she completed her MSc in Human Molecular Genetics with Counselling from Imperial College, London whilst working at Moorfields Eye Hospital as a Research Nurse/Genetic Counsellor in the Medical Retina Department led by Professor Alan Bird and with Professor Tony Moore in Paediatric Ophthalmology. Since 2004 she has been at Wessex Regional Genetics Service and is the lead Genetic Counsellor for Ophthalmic Genetics.

2018 UK-EGG Meeting Programme

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2018 Free Paper and Poster Abstracts

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Register now for the UK-EGG 2018 Meeting

Birmingham Children’s Hospital – Thursday, 1st November, 2018 – 9.00am to 5.30pm

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The UK EYE Genetics Group (UK-EGG) 2018 Meeting

Birmingham Children’s Hospital – Thursday, 1st November, 2018 – 9.00am to 5.30pm

The annual meeting of UK-EGG is a fantastic opportunity to network with research active colleagues in a variety of roles from all fields of genetic eye research.

The meeting will be of particular interest to vision scientists, ophthalmic and genetic clinicians/nurses and genetic counsellors. There will be a programme of lectures, a free paper session, keynote speech and of course networking and refreshments throughout the day.

This year’s programme of lectures will cover, amongst other areas:

Recent findings and treatments in VHL patients
Inherited optic neuropathies and LHON gene therapy
Ciliopathies
MAC syndrome
Retinoblastoma

This year’s keynote speaker is Professor Robert MacLaren (University of Oxford, Oxford Eye Reseach Group, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences)

Prof Robert MacLaren For further information, please contact the local organiser, Dr Denise Williams via denise.williams@bwnft.nhs.uk

The 2018 Meeting Programme will be available shortly

Download Links UK-EGG Birmingham 2018 Leaflet

Day 1 – Thursday, September 14, 2017

GENETIC TESTING (DIAGNOSTICS AND LABORATORY TESTING, ACCESS TO GENETIC TESTING IN EUROPE V USA).

PHENOTYPING, PENETRANCE AND EXPRESSION SYMPOSIUM

Friday, September 15, 2017 ISGEDR meeting

Leads – Martin McKibbin / Birgit Lorenz

OPHTHALMIC GENETICS FREE PAPERS –
(7×10 minutes including questions)
Moderators – Nicola Ragge / Michael Gorin

FRANCESCHETTI LECTURE – Professor David Mackey
“Eye Genetics at the Fork in the Road”
Introduction – Elias I. Traboulsi
Award – Birgit Lorenz

RETINOBLASTOMA: FROM DETECTION AND COMMUNICATION TO RETINOBLASTOMA FOR LIFE
Lead – Ashwin Reddy

OPHTHALMIC GENETICS FREE PAPERS
(9×10 minutes incl. questions)
Moderators – Chris Inglehearn / Alex Levin

RETINOBLASTOMA FREE PAPERS
(9×10 minutes incl. questions)
Moderators – John Ainsworth, Manoj Parulekar and Mandeep Sagoo

OPHTHALMIC GENETICS FREE PAPERS

Saturday, September 16, 2017 ISGEDR meeting

(6* 10 minutes incl. questions)
Moderators – Frans Cremers and Amanda Churchill

FRANÇOIS LECTURE – Professor Andreas Gal
“From Congenital Stationary Night Blindness to Inherited Retinal Dystrophy:
A Journey of 30 Years Discovering the Secrets of the Emerging Human Genome”
Introduction – Bart Leroy
Award – Birgit Lorenz

OPHTHALMIC GENETICS FREE PAPERS
(6×10 minutes incl. questions)
Moderators = Brian Brooks and Elias Traboulsi

OPHTHALMIC GENETICS FREE PAPERS
(5×10 minutes incl. questions)
Moderators – Birgit Lorenz/Arif Khan

CLINICAL TRIALS, EMERGING NEW TREATMENTS AND THE ROLE OF PHARMA.
Leads – Bart Leroy and Alun Barnard

TIME TO GO HOME…

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UK-EGG Team

Amanda Churchill (Chair)

Amanda Churchill (Chair) is a Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist with a special interest in Genetics and honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol. During her training in Yorkshire, she undertook a PhD in the Department of Molecular Medicine at the University of Leeds studying the genetics of developmental eye disease including anterior segment dysgeneses and dominant optic atrophy. She spent a six month molecular genetics Fellowship with Professor Ed Stone in Iowa before moving to the University of Bristol in 2001. Her continued research on inherited eye disease led to the development of an NHS-funded genetic test for anterior segment dysgenesis. Moving away from simple Mendelian to complex genetics diseases, Amanda has devoted the last ten years to investigating the VEGF gene in angiogenic eye diseases. She has published a DNA profile associated with both age-related macular degeneration and proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Funding has included the The Wellcome Trust, Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation. Her current research is focussed on personalised medicine and using genetic profiling as a predictor of how an individual may respond to treatment. In addition to her research interests, she leads the Paediatric Ophthalmology unit at Bristol Eye Hospital and runs a monthly Genetic Eye Clinic. Amanda has previously been Treasurer of UKEGG for the last 4 years.

Georgina Hall (Treasurer)

Georgina Hall (Treasurer) is a Consultant Genetic Counsellor in the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine in the UK. Having gained her degree in Genetics at Cambridge University, she went on to graduate from the Master’s degree in Genetic Counselling in Manchester in 1992. Georgina has worked across many different areas of clinical Genetics, but specialises in ophthalmic genetics. She has been working in the multidisciplinary genetic eye clinics in Manchester for twentyyears involving clinical geneticists, ophthalmologists, genetic counsellors and eye clinic liaison officers. Georgina’s research interests include developing services for patients and families with inherited eye disease. Her programme of research, funded by a patient Charity, Fight for Sight, has explored the needs of patient with retinal dystrophy, measuring experiences and value of genetic testing for retinal dystrophy and development methods to evaluate services. She is also interested in communication with families, developing communication aides for patients with visual impairment, leaflets and information for patients to support family communication and decision making.

Stuart Ingram (Secretary)

Stuart Ingram (Secretary) is a Research Project Manager at Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, and manages several interconnected research projects in the field of inherited eye disease including observational, therapeutic, academic and commercial streams. He is also works on grant applications, research governance, patient involvement and experience, and coordinates multi-disciplinary team meetings. He is currently studying for an MSc in Genomic Medicine at the University of Manchester and would like to follow this with a PhD studying and developing new approaches to research consent in visually impaired patients in the NHS clinical setting. Stuart acts as secretary to UK EGG and provides administrative support to other committee & executive members.

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UK-EGG Team

Amanda Churchill (Chair)

Amanda Churchill (Chair) is a Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist with a special interest in Genetics and honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol. During her training in Yorkshire, she undertook a PhD in the Department of Molecular Medicine at the University of Leeds studying the genetics of developmental eye disease including anterior segment dysgeneses and dominant optic atrophy. She spent a six month molecular genetics Fellowship with Professor Ed Stone in Iowa before moving to the University of Bristol in 2001. Her continued research on inherited eye disease led to the development of an NHS-funded genetic test for anterior segment dysgenesis. Moving away from simple Mendelian to complex genetics diseases, Amanda has devoted the last ten years to investigating the VEGF gene in angiogenic eye diseases. She has published a DNA profile associated with both age-related macular degeneration and proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Funding has included the The Wellcome Trust, Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation. Her current research is focussed on personalised medicine and using genetic profiling as a predictor of how an individual may respond to treatment. In addition to her research interests, she leads the Paediatric Ophthalmology unit at Bristol Eye Hospital and runs a monthly Genetic Eye Clinic. Amanda has previously been Treasurer of UKEGG for the last 4 years.

Georgina Hall (Treasurer)

Georgina Hall (Treasurer) is a Consultant Genetic Counsellor in the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine in the UK. Having gained her degree in Genetics at Cambridge University, she went on to graduate from the Master’s degree in Genetic Counselling in Manchester in 1992. Georgina has worked across many different areas of clinical Genetics, but specialises in ophthalmic genetics. She has been working in the multidisciplinary genetic eye clinics in Manchester for twentyyears involving clinical geneticists, ophthalmologists, genetic counsellors and eye clinic liaison officers. Georgina’s research interests include developing services for patients and families with inherited eye disease. Her programme of research, funded by a patient Charity, Fight for Sight, has explored the needs of patient with retinal dystrophy, measuring experiences and value of genetic testing for retinal dystrophy and development methods to evaluate services. She is also interested in communication with families, developing communication aides for patients with visual impairment, leaflets and information for patients to support family communication and decision making.

Stuart Ingram (Secretary)

Stuart Ingram (Secretary) is a Research Project Manager at Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, and manages several interconnected research projects in the field of inherited eye disease including observational, therapeutic, academic and commercial streams. He is also works on grant applications, research governance, patient involvement and experience, and coordinates multi-disciplinary team meetings. He is currently studying for an MSc in Genomic Medicine at the University of Manchester and would like to follow this with a PhD studying and developing new approaches to research consent in visually impaired patients in the NHS clinical setting. Stuart acts as secretary to UK EGG and provides administrative support to other committee & executive members.

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