📍 Date: Wednesday 14th – Friday 16th October 2026
🌎 Location: The Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK M13 9PL
🧬 Format: In-Person | Duration: 3 Days
We are delighted to announce the European Society of Human Genetics Syndromology and Dysmorphology Course taking place this October in Manchester, UK.
This course is primarily aimed at Clinical Geneticists in training but will also be suitable for clinicians from other specialties interested in the field. The curriculum will cover clinical approach, dysmorphology, genomics, mechanisms, treatments and the patient voice in genomic syndromology. There will also be opportunities to present distinctive, solved or unsolved cases of dysmorphic genetic syndromes.
Course fee: £450 – draft event programme to be made available soon
Confirmed Speakers, learn from a transdisciplinary faculty of leading European experts:
Dr Adam Jackson- Academic Clinical Fellow, University of Manchester
Dr Emma Burkitt Wright- Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine
Dr Sarah Wynn- Chief Executive Officer, Unique
Dr Tzung-Chien Hsieh- Postdoctoral researcher, Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics, University Hospital of Bonn, Germany
Dr Mohnish Suri- Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Abhijit Dixit- Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Professor Bert Callewaert- Clinical Geneticist and Head of Clinic, Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
Dr Charulata Deshpande- Consultant Clinical Geneticist and Rare Conditions Medical Lead at the North West Genomic Laboratory Hub, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Andrew Wilkie- Consultant in Clinical Genetics at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Gunnar Douzgos Houge- Consultant in Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway
Professor Dian Donnai- Professor Of Medical Genetics, University of Manchester
Dr Kay Metcalfe- Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Simon Jones- Consultant in paediatric inherited metabolic diseases at the Willink Unit at Saint Mary’s Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Accommodation Information for Delegates:
Delegates attending this event are responsible for arranging their own accommodation.
We recommend staying at the Hyatt Regency Manchester (M15 6PQ), where a preferential University of Manchester rate is available for guests. This hotel is also where the course evening dinner will take place on Thursday 12 November, making this a convenient accommodation choice.
How to Book Accommodation
Delegates should book their accommodation at the Hyatt directly via the University of Manchester Hyatt booking page linked below:
Booking Link:
https://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/about/our-campus/hyatt-hotel/
When booking:
- Follow the instructions under “Students, guests, visitors and alumni”
- The page will redirect you to the Hyatt booking system and includes details of the applicable University corporate discount rate via the code below:
- Select the dropdown ‘Special Rate’, and choose ‘Corporate Code 138884’
Rooms are subject to availability and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
We look forward to welcoming you in Manchester!
Course Directors
Siddharth Banka
University of Manchester
Sofia Douzgou Houge
Senior Consultant in Medical Genetics
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