Here at East Genomics we support 16 Genomics Communities of Practice across cancers and rare and inherited conditions. In 2025 we ran over 120 sessions attended by over 1,500 healthcare staff across our region. Our series continues in 2026...
Below you can find out more about some upcoming Genomics CoP sessions, including links to register.
19 March: Urology
Topic: A Summary of the Key Points from the Year’s COP
Guest Speaker: Dr James Whitworth, Assistant Professor & Honorary Consultant in Medical Genetics, Cambridge University Hospitals
20 March: Endocrine Neoplasia
Topic: Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
Speaker: Omair Shariq MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Endocrine Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
30 March: Paediatric Endocrinology
Topic: Complexity in genomic diagnosis of monogenic diabetes
Speakers:
- Dr Kevin Colclough, Clinical Scientist at the Exeter Laboratory
- Dr Abhijit Dixit, Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Nottingham School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Genetics
1 April: Monogenic Diabetes
Topic: Translating Research into Clinical Practice and Developing a Monogenic Diabetes Clinical Service
Speaker:
Maggie Shepherd, Associate Director for Nursing Research / Consultant Nurse (Monogenic Diabetes), Honorary Clinical Professor of Monogenic Diabetes (University of Exeter)
10 April: Gynaecological Oncology
Topic: ESMO Express Update on the Management of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Speaker: Dr Jeffrey Rubasingham, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
21 April: Lung Cancer
Topic: Updates from ESMO European Lung Cancer Congress
Speaker: Dr Jason Adhikaree, Clinical Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Medical Oncologist, University of Nottingham
