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Issue 81 of the Genetics Society Newsletter JULY 2019 | ISSUE 81 GENETICS SOCIETY NEWS In this issue The Genetics Society News is edited by Dr Lynsey Hall and items for future issues • The problem with polygenic risk scores can be sent to the editor by email to • Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics Symposium - SIG in the spotlight [email protected]. • Research and travel grant reports The Newsletter is published twice a year, • Meeting announcements with copy dates of July and January. Cover image: Past and current Presidents of the Genetics Society attending our birthday celebrations at the John Innes Centre in Norwich. From left: David Hopwood, Paul Nurse, David Sherratt, Jonathan Hodgkin, Veronica Van Heyningen, Enrico Coen, Wendy Bickmore, and Laurence Hurst. (Photo by Douglas Vernimmen) A WORD FROM THE EDITOR A word from the editor Welcome to Issue 80 Welcome to the latest addition of (EGGS), held recently in the Genetics Society newsletter, Cambridge. In the Features section, and my last as editor. Since the last there is also an article addressing newsletter, the Society has been the current issues regarding the fully immersed in delivering events use of polygenic profile scores in a from its centenary programme, reproductive context. some of which are covered here. If I would also like to take the you follow us on Twitter, you may opportunity to highlight two already know that we won the silver errors which arose in Issue medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower 80 (January 2019). Firstly, we Show for our Discovery Exhibit published a Training Grant report ‘A flowering of genetics’. We also from Hannah Simpson on page had our celebratory 100th birthday 37, which should have been from bash at the John Innes Centre in Hannah Sampson. Secondly, the Norwich which included a very well- affiliation of Bethan Hill, who received lecture by Nobel Laureate submitted a Summer Studentship Sir Paul Nurse. Both of these events report, was listed on page 43 as I hope you enjoy this issue, and are covered in greater detail in the the University of Leeds when it all of the reports on the various Features section of the newsletter. should have been the University of research and meetings which we We continue our Sectional Interest Leicester. Apologies to both, and have been delighted to fund. Group in the spotlight series, this thanks again for your submissions Best wishes, issue focussing on the Evolutionary and bringing these errors to my Lynsey Hall Genetics and Genomics Symposium attention! If you follow us on Twitter, you may already know that we won the silver medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for our Discovery Exhibit ‘A flowering of genetics’. We also had our celebratory 100th birthday bash at the John Innes Centre in Norwich which included a very well-received lecture by Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse. 2 . GENETICS SOCIETY NEWS . ISSUE 81 ISSUE 81 . July 2019 For more details please contact: The Genetics Society 1 Naoroji Street London WC1X 0GB CONTENTS Switchboard: +44 0203 793 7850 Email: [email protected] Web: www.genetics.org.uk The Genetics Society Journals Meeting Announcements 4 Heredity Genetics Society Scientific Meetings www.nature.com/hd External Meetings Diary Editor-in-Chief: Prof Barbara Mable Heredity Editorial Office, University of Glasgow, Sectional Interest Groups 8 Graham Kerr Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland Genetics Society Business 11 Genes and Development www.genesdev.org Honorary Secretary’s Notices Editor: Dr Terri Grodzicker Obituaries 16 Genes & Development, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 500 Sunnyside Boulevard, Woodbury, New York, 11797, USA Features 17 Committee members We need to talk about polygenic risk scores Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics Symposium - SIG President Prof Laurence D. Hurst, University of Bath in the spotlight Genetics Society Centenary events Vice-Presidents – International Mendel Day at the Royal Institution Corporate Affairs – The Flower of Genetics - RHS Chelsea Flower Show Prof Malcolm Logan, King’s College London – Genetics Society Centenary Birthday Celebration External Relations Prof Colum Walsh, University of Ulster Grant Reports 27 Public Understanding of Genetics Junior Scientist Travel Reports Prof Alison Woollard, University of Oxford One-off Meeting Reports Honorary Secretary Heredity Fieldwork Grant Report Dr Jonathan Pettitt, University of Aberdeen Training Grant Reports Honorary Treasurer Summer Studentship Grant Reports Prof Martin Taylor, University of Edinburgh Grant Schemes 48 Scientific Meetings Secretary Dr Marika Charalambous, King’s College London Contacting the Genetics Society 55 Newsletter Editor Dr Lynsey Hall, Cardiff University Website Editor Dr Kay Boulton, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh Policy Officer Prof Rebecca Oakey, King’s College London Postgraduate Representative Ms Helena Wells, Kings College London Ordinary Committee Members Gene Structure, function and regulation Dr Aziz Aboobaker, University of Oxford Genomics Dr Sudhakaran Prabakaran, University of Cambridge Cell and Develomental Genetics Prof Stefan Hoppler, University of Aberdeen Applied and Quantitative Genetics Dr Lindsey Leach, University of Birmingham Dr Alastair Wilson, University of Exeter Evolutionary, ecological and population genetics Prof Jason Wolf, University of Bath Corporate Genetics and Biotechnology Dr Jim Huggett, University of Surrey and LGC Teddington Dr Alison Bentley, The National Institute of Agricultural Botany Design and Print Collaborate Agency www.collaborate.agency www.genetics.org.uk . 3 CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF GENETICS IN EDINBURGH 13-15 NOVEMBER 2019 ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, QUEEN STREET, EDINBURGH EH2 1JQ Registration: www.gensoc.org.uk/event Genome stability and instability Genetics and selection of quantitative traits The germline, sex determination and sex chromosomes SPEAKERS: Human genetic variation: from Joe Marsh molecules to populations Laura Ross Gil McVean Greg Kudla Epigenetics and Adrian Bird non-coding rna Anna Gloyn John Hickey Madan Babu Beth Sullivan Kim Nasmyth Felicity Jones Steve Jackson Mike Rosbash Trudy MacKay Doris Bachtrog Stephen Wright Kirsten Bomblies David Baulcombe Evropi Theodoratou Severine Chambeyron Anne Ferguson-Smith Mendel Medal: Bill Hill Balfour Lecture: Susan Johnston Mary Lyon Medal: Oliver Pybus Genetics Society Medal: Deborah Charlesworth SPONSORED BY CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF GENETICS IN GENETICS SOCIETY EDINBURGH 5 SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS 13-15 NOVEMBER 2019 More detailed information and links to event websites can be found at ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, www.genetics.org.uk/events_categories/conferences/ QUEEN STREET, EDINBURGH EH2 1JQ Genetics Society Carer’s Award A Century of Genetics – Celebrating 100 Registration: www.gensoc.org.uk/event In recognition of carer’s responsibilities, an award years of genetics in Edinburgh and the of (up to) £60/day will be made available to enable Genetics Society in the UK members and selected speakers to attend Genetics Date: 13th - 15th November 2019 Genome stability and instability Society scientific meetings and events. Awardees Location: Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh can spend this money as they think will best support Registration deadline: 31st October 2019 Genetics and selection of their attendance. Applications can be made through Abstract deadline: 1st August 2019 the mysociety portal. Website: genetics.org.uk/events/100-years-genetics quantitative traits The germline, sex determination and sex chromosomes SPEAKERS: Human genetic variation: from Joe Marsh molecules to populations Laura Ross Gil McVean Greg Kudla Epigenetics and Adrian Bird non-coding rna Anna Gloyn John Hickey Madan Babu Beth Sullivan Kim Nasmyth Felicity Jones Steve Jackson Mike Rosbash REGISTER FOR MORE GENETIC SOCIETY EVENTS AT: Trudy MacKay Doris Bachtrog www.genetics.org.uk Stephen Wright Kirsten Bomblies David Baulcombe Evropi Theodoratou Severine Chambeyron Anne Ferguson-Smith Mendel Medal: Bill Hill Balfour Lecture: Susan Johnston Mary Lyon Medal: Oliver Pybus Genetics Society Medal: Deborah Charlesworth SPONSORED BY www.genetics.org.uk . 5 EXTERNAL MEETINGS DIARY 6 More detailed information and links to event Pearls of wisdom: synergising leadership and exper- websites can be found at www.genetics.org.uk/ tise in molluscan genomics events_categories/external-meetings/ Date: 16th - 17th September, 2019 We will happily include any announcements for Location: Kavli Royal Society Centre, Chicheley Hall, genetics-based meetings in this section. Buckinghamshire Website: royalsociety.org/science-events-and- Please send any items to [email protected] lectures/2019/09/pearls-of-wisdom/ Deadlines: Poster abstract submission - 29th July, 2019 Info: This meeting will bring together experts in Evolution and Ecology of Cancer molluscan biology and genomics to share best practice in Date: 17th - 19th July 2019 how to use these developments in elucidating the biology Location: Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, of this diverse and ill-understood phylum. Cambridge Website: coursesandconferences. 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