Breaking News
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
You can now download the 2018 UK-EGG Meeting Programme HERE
2018 Free Paper and Poster Abstracts
You can now preview the Free Paper and Poster Abstracts
Register now for the UK-EGG 2018 Meeting
Birmingham Children’s Hospital – Thursday, 1st November, 2018 – 9.00am to 5.30pm
Book places for the UK-EGG 2018 Meeting via our Eventbrite page: REGISTER NOW
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)
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…
UK-EGG Team

Amanda Churchill (Chair)

Georgina Hall (Treasurer)

Stuart Ingram (Secretary)
Photo Marketplace
Find the perfect photos for any project
A Leader in Quality Photography, Illustration & Video
UK-EGG
UK-EGG
16 years of support for ophthalmic clinicians and clinical geneticists
Manage & Sell Photos With Ease
Take Your Project to the Next Level
UK-EGG Team

Amanda Churchill (Chair)

Georgina Hall (Treasurer)

Stuart Ingram (Secretary)
Everything You Need In One Place

Photography

Icons & Illustration

Video & Motion
All Categories
-
- Nature
- Jobs and Careers
- Pets and Animals
- Wildlife
- Business
- Finance
- Science and Technology
-
-
- Food & Drink
- Education
- Family
- Healthcare 7 Medicine
- Sesonal & Holiday
- Objects
- Industrial
-
-
-
-
- Fitness and Wellness
- Fashion and Beauty
- Sports
- Recreation
- Moods and Feelings
- Transportation
- Parks/Outdor
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Architecture
- Vintage
- Urban
- Wedding
- Travel Destinations
- Codffee
- Vector and Illustration
-
-
-
Happy Subscribers
Joint UK-EGG/ISGEDR Screencasts
Affordable Plans for Any Budget
Personal
- Ut enim ad minim veniam
- quis nostrud exercitation ullamco.
- Ut enim ad minim
- quis nostrud exercitation
- ullamco ipsum dolor.
Business
- Ut enim ad minim veniam
- Quis nostrud exercitation ullamco
- Ut enim ad minim
- Quis nostrud exercitation
- Ullamco ipsum dolor
Enterprise
- Ut enim ad minim veniam
- Quis nostrud exercitation ullamco
- Ut enim ad minim
- Quis nostrud exercitation
- Ullamco ipsum dolor
Featured Contributors

Nicole Spears
Fashion Photographer

John Seitler
Videographer

Yusuf Pathan
Nature Photographer