Date: Wednesday 26th March 2025.
Time: 09:45 – 16:00.
Location: Hyatt Regency, Manchester.
Following the RDRUK’s 2nd Annual conference on the 25th March 2025, the EpiGenRare Node hosted its 1st Conference on 26th March 2025 at the Hyatt Regency, Manchester.
This Conference provided a focused platform for knowledge exchange and interdisciplinary collaboration in the field of rare disease epigenetics. Albert Basson (University of Exeter) provided an overview of the EpiGenRare Node’s mission and goals. A keynote lecture by Hans van Bokhoven (Radboud University, NL) explored innovative strategies for gene upregulation in haploinsufficiency disorders using iPSC-derived neural cells.
The scientific programme featured a series of high-calibre talks, covering diverse topics such as chromatin dynamics, transcriptomic alterations and new gene discoveries relevant to neurodevelopmental disorders. Speakers represented institutions across the UK and Europe, highlighting cutting-edge epigenomic methodologies and their clinical implications.
