Great time at the Respiratory Genomics Conference 2025 in Leicester! Inspiring talks from @kottond.bsky.social, @jennydickens41.bsky.social @francypolverino.bsky.social Exciting to join as part of #Dickensteam with Jenny & @saraocana1.bsky.social -learning, connecting & sharing science! #RespGen25

Thanks so much for attending @saraocana1.bsky.social 😊

And that's a wrap on the Respiratory Genomics Conference 2025. Thank you so much to all our attendees for their time, thoughts and inspiration. We'll see you all again in 2027! #RespGen25

Professor Amadou Gaye giving a great presentation this afternoon! #RespGen25

Professor Amadou Gaye joins us for our final talk of the day 'Harnessing genomic diversity to advance health equity' #RespGen25

Dr Emmanuel Adonyo joins us now for for his talk 'improving representation of African-ancestry populations in genetic association studies of lung function traits' #RespGen25

Professor Om Kurmi joins us now to continue the discussions on LMIC Nepal work. #RespGen2025

We're back from lunch and it's time for an exciting final session 'Global Perspectives and Translational Genomics'. Professor Ian Hall kicks us off with an update on his LMIC Nepal work. #RespGen2025

Dr Alex Williams joins us now for his talk 'genome-wide association study of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease' #RespGen25

Francesca's talk prompted a lot of engaging discussion within the group #RespGen25

Professor Tarja Laitinen joins us from the University of Helsinki to give an update from her talk at our 2023 conference 'genetic determinants in the development of severe asthma among Finnish patients' #RespGen25

Dr Jing Chen joins us now for her talk 'multi-ancestry polygenic risk scores for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease improve transferability across diverse populations' #RespGen25

Lots of collaborations and networking happening in our poster room today. Some excellent abstracts! #RespGen25

Professor Francesca Polverino has joined us all the way from Baylor Medical College of Medicine to discuss multi-omics and disease pathogenesis. #RespGen25

Junsun in action! #RespGen25

All smiles at the #NIHRLeicesterBRC Respiratory Genomics Conference today! #RespGen25

The final talk for this session comes from Dr Junsun Yu, Harvard Medical School 'Lung tissue metabolite quantitative trait loci in COPD and IPF' #RespGen25

Up next we have Dr Ebrima Joof, from the University of Leicester, discussing genome-wide association studies of fibrosis to identify shared mechanisms of fibrosis across 12 organ systems #RespGen25

Our next talk comes from Dr Aitana Alonso Gonzalez 'Polygenic risk scores improve patient prioritization for genetic testing in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis' #RespGen25

Loving this slide view of Jenny's talk! #RespGen25

We're back for another wonderful conference day! First up we have a plenary talk from Dr Jenny Dickens, University of Cambridge, 'Studying mechanisms in familial pulmonary fibrosis using organoid models' #RespGen25

That concludes our first day of the Respiratory Genomics Conference. We will now head downstairs to view poster abstracts and we will be looking forward to our conference dinner this evening. #RespGen25

Professor Darrell Kotton takes the floor to talk to us about pluripotent stem cells in the era of respiratory genomics. #RespGen25

Dr Federica Michielin, from the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, is here to give a talk on mechanical regulation of alveolar cell fate during lung development #RespGen25

Tessa Gillet, from University Medical Center Groningen, is here to talk to us about spontaneous remission of asthma. #RespGen25

Stefano in action! #RespGen25

We've been fueled by lunch and now we're onto our final session of the day! Professor Stefano Guerra is talking to us about early origins of obstructive lung disease: the role of CC16 #RespGen25

Dr Urszula Pawlicka-Deger is here to tell us about early and mid-career fellowship opportunities with Wellcome Trust #RespGen25

Professor Lies Lahousse is joining us now from Ghent University to discuss pharmacogenetic modification of lung function decline #RespGen25

Dr Simon Biddie is now engaging the group with his talk 'the coding variant landscape of alternative isoforms' #RespGen25

#RespGen25 Professor Michael Cho joining us now for his talk 'Integrative analysis of single-cell chromatin accessibility and GWAS statistics to prioritize enhancers and partition trait heritability in lung development'

Some lovely pictures from Erik's talk @erikmelen.bsky.social #RespGen25

Professor Erik Melen from Karolinska Institutet is joining us now for his talk 'using longitudinal cohort data to explore respiratory genetics across the lifecourse'

Having lots of fun at the conference today! Here's a lovely snap of Professor Emma Rawlins 😊

Dr Chiemela Odoemelam takes to the stage to explore the genetic architecture of lung function traits using UK Biobank whole-genome sequencing data.

Dr Sam Moss is here with a long talk title! 'Characterisation and prioritisation of genome-wide association signals for efficient translation into experimental models of lung biology'

We love these photos of Professor Jacqui Shaw who opened the Respiratory Genomics Conference this morning, taken by our photographer Jason Senior

Dr Nick Shine engages the group in a discussion on rare variants

Lovely to see so many in the room today, all engaged in respiratory research.

Dr Catherine John opens the conference with a talk on progress and challenges in respiratory genomics.

Professor Jacqui Shaw welcomes us to the Respiratory Genomics Conference.

Tomorrow is our final day for conference registrations so head on over to our shop page if you'd like to secure your place! Tomorrow is our final day for conference registrations so head on over to our shop page if you'd like to secure your place! shop.le.ac.uk/conferences-...

The deadline for abstract submissions to the @respgen25.bsky.social happening in Leicester on 4-5/11/25 has been extended to the 15th October! ⚠️Remember what happened the last time you didn't listen to me? Yes, you missed out. More info at balr.co.uk/meetings

Two days still available to register for Respiratory Genomics 2025 @respgen25.bsky.social We look forward to seeing you in Leicester, UK, 4-5 November

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Registrations for the Respiratory Genomics Conference, and abstract submissions, closes on the 15th October. Sign up today – limited availability!

Our abstract submission deadline has been extended until the close of registrations, on Wednesday 15th October. If you intend to submit an abstract please register first via our shop page, then we will be in touch with further details: shop.le.ac.uk/conferences-...

If you are submitting an abstract you could be in with a chance of winning one of our abstract prizes (generously sponsored by Olink). Prizes range from £100 to £250! Our abstract submission deadline is 19th September so early submission is advised!

50% of ticket sales for the Respiratory Genomics Conference have now been claimed. If you'd like to secure a place early booking is advised. Please visit our shop to register: shop.le.ac.uk/conferences-...

We're excited to announce that @jennydickens41.bsky.social will be speaking at our Respiratory Genomics Conference (4th & 5th November). You can read more about Jenny's work here: le.ac.uk/genetic-epid...