MRC Biostatistics Unit
Newnham College, Cambridge
The MRC Biostatistics Unit (BSU) at the University of Cambridge is delighted to be hosting the 50th European Mathematical Genetics Meeting on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd April 2022
The European Mathematical Genetics Meeting (EMGM) has run every year since its inaugural meeting in Sheffield, UK in 1973. EMGM focuses on methods and applications in a broad range of topics in mathematical and statistical genetics and genetic epidemiology: population genetics, complex trait genetics, causal inference, trait prediction and personalised health, integrative omics, imputation / fine-mapping / rare variants, gene-, tissue- and pathway-enrichment, family-based data, multi-trait methods, etc. You can see details of recent meetings in at https://emgm2021.sciencesconf.org/ and https://wp.unil.ch/emgm2020. The meeting offers a friendly and informal environment, a great place to showcase your latest work, hear what’s happening in the field, and meet other mathematical and statistical genetics folks.
Our keynote speakers for 2022 will be Dr Vincent Plagnol (Genomics PLC) and Prof Inês Barroso (University of Exeter).
The 2022 meeting will be a hybrid event taking place at Newnham College in Cambridge, with the option to either attend in person or virtually.
Registration and Abstract Submission
Registration is now open and will close on the 8th April 2022. Register here: European Mathematical Genetics Meeting 2022 | University of Cambridge
Information about how to submit an abstract will be announced soon. The deadline for submitting abstracts is 14th January 2022.
Prizes
Two prizes will be awarded to trainees: one for the best talk and one for the best poster. Both prizes are sponsored by Genomics PLC.
Conference Dinner
On Thursday 21st April, a conference dinner will be held in the Old Courts Main Hall of Gonville & Caius College. This is a short walk from the conference venue, and is an additional £50 cost to the registration fee.
Scientific Committee
Dr Jennifer Asimit (MRC BSU), Dr Chris Wallace (MRC BSU), Dr Hélène Ruffieux (MRC BSU), Dr Elena Vigorito (MRC BSU), Dr Paul Newcombe (AstraZeneca) and Prof Antonis Antoniou (University of Cambridge)
Organising commmittee: Alison Quenault and Isabel Ronaldson
Accommodation
Delegates attending in person will be able to book accommodation at Robinson College, Cambridge. More information to follow soon.
COVID-19 Disclaimer
We plan to organise this meeting as a hybrid event. The in-person component will be limited to about 50% of the venue capacity to help with distancing. There will therefore be a limit on the number of in-person tickets, so please register promptly if you would like to attend in person.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the frequently changing guidelines, it is possible we might have to transfer to a fully online event at any point. We ask that all delegates wishing to attend in person check their institution’s insurance policy before registering, for any costs incurred if a delegate contracts COVID-19 while attending the event, or has to transfer their ticket to a virtual ticket due to COVID-19.
Please refer to the Cancellation Policy on the registration form for information on cancellation costs.
Contact
For any enquiries relating to EMGM 2022, please contact: communications@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk
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