Here at East Genomics we support 16 Genomics Communities of Practice across cancers and rare and inherited conditions. In 2025 we ran 119 sessions attended by over 1,400 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.
9 January 2026: Pancreatic
Topic: Risk Alleles in Pancreatitis: SPINK1, CFTR, and CELA3B
Speaker: Florentina Sava, PhD, Lead Clinical Scientist for Gastro-Hepatology and Inherited Cancers, Sheffield Diagnostic Genetics Service, Yorkshire and North East Genomic Laboratory Hub
13 January 2026: Cancer in Patients 0-25 years
Title: Deciphering HaemOnc WGS Reports
The session will cover:
- Walkthrough of a HaemOnc WGS report
- Which information is included in our reports
- What this information means to scientists and clinicians receiving the report
Speaker: Amy Rachel Moore, Clinical Scientist (HaemOnc Molecular team), East GLH, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
15 January 2026: Urology
Topic: A Rough Guide to the Mechanics of Next Generation Sequencing Tests
Speaker: Dr James Whitworth, Assistant Professor & Honorary Consultant in Medical Genetics, Cambridge University Hospitals
15 January 2026: Cancer of Unknown Primary
Topic: IHC Profiling in CUP: Strengths, Limitations and Evolving Practice
This session will cover:
- Review the principles of immunohistochemistry (IHC)
- Application to localise primary sites of CUP tumours
- Limitations of IHC
- Use in stratified medicine
Guest Speaker: Dr James Chan, Consultant Histopathologist, GI service & BCSP Lead, Department of Histopathology, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
16 January 2026: Prenatal
Topic: Improving Bereavement Practice: Genomic Insights and Clinical Pathways - Findings from the East Region
Join us for a presentation of key findings and future recommendations from a regional service improvement project focused on genomic testing following fetal loss.
Project team:
This initiative, originally developed by Cambridge University Hospitals, is now led by:
- Dr Rachel Wooldridge – Consultant Obstetrician, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Dr Jacqueline Eason – Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Nottingham
- Dr Pradeep Vasudevan – Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Leicester
The project is actively delivered by:
- Demi Blair – Genomics Fellow
- Danielle Whittaker – Project Midwife/Specialist Bereavement Midwife
- Lauren Capacchione – Project Midwife/Regional Results Coordinator
Supported by the East GMSA Nursing and Midwifery Team, the project aims to improve equity and consistency in genomic testing pathways following fetal loss.
16 January 2026: Endocrine Neoplasia
Topic: Integrating Genomics into Endocrinology: Making GeNotes Work
Speaker: Dr Shailesh Gohil, Consultant Endocrinologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
