Genetics

Annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics at the Palais des Congres de Montreal, gathering 7,500+ attendees from 75 countries for 100+ scientific sessions and 240 exhibitors and sponsors across human genetics and genomics research.

A Keystone Symposium connecting genetics, functional genomics, developmental neurobiology, and industry to identify convergent mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities in neurodevelopmental disorders.

The 60th European Human Genetics Conference of the European Society of Human Genetics, held June 12-15, 2027 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands as a hybrid conference with in-person and virtual participation.

Jiaqi Zhang examines how computational models can learn the effects of genetic interventions from single-cell experiments. Such experiments reveal causal relationships, but their high-dimensional measurements are costly to collect and difficult to interpret. The seminar connects identifiable causal representations with a predictive method for previously unseen perturbations. The approach incorporates prior biological knowledge and changes in data distributions to estimate responses at individual-cell resolution. It also uses predictions to guide subsequent experiments. An application identifies and experimentally validates previously unknown T-cell regulators with potential relevance to cancer immunotherapy. The recording follows the original July seminar; the series lists Zhang at MIT, while the recording biography describes her incoming Columbia appointment.

Which genes contribute to making the human brain capable of language? We analyzed resting state fMRI and genetic single nucleotide polymorphism data of 30,660 people in the UK biobank and found 15 regions in the human DNA that relate to the brain language network. We link two genomic regions on chromosome 3 (EPHA3 and TBC1D5) to left-right differences in that network. All implicated genes tend to be more expressed during prenatal development. Therefore some genetic influences likely affect language network functional connectivity in the embryo and the fetus.

This episode examines the history of genetics and the Genetics Society’s relationship with the eugenics movement. The discussion draws on an article investigating how ideas about heredity became entangled with the discredited programme of applying selective breeding to human populations. It invites listeners to consider the scientific community’s own history and the responsibilities attached to genetic research.

Develop new AI and machine-learning methods for biological research in a tenure-track appointment shared by UC Berkeley’s EECS department and Center for Computational Biology. Topics include predicting cellular responses to genetic, molecular and environmental perturbations, molecular interactions, genotype-to-phenotype relationships, genome and biomolecule engineering, and methods that integrate single-cell, spatial, imaging and multimodal data. The search emphasises broadly applicable methodology that reveals biological principles and supports prediction or manipulation of biological systems. The anticipated start is 1 July 2027. The advertised nine-month salary is USD 111,400–163,200, with possible additional compensation. Applications close on 9 November 2026 at 23:59 Pacific Time.

The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research offers up to twelve funded doctoral positions across its interdisciplinary ageing-research network. The programme joins the University of Cologne CECAD excellence cluster, University Hospital and the Max Planck Institutes for Biology of Ageing and Metabolism Research. Doctoral researchers receive initial contracts of at least three years, paid at 65% of German TV-L E13 or an equivalently remunerated Max Planck PhD support contract. Training is in English and includes thesis advisory committees, methodology and transferable-skills courses, individual career mentoring and annual conference travel support. Start dates are between 1 July and 1 October 2027. Applications close on 3 November 2026 at 23:59 Central European Time through the graduate-school portal.

The Department of Genetics seeks an Assistant or Associate Professor researching pathogen genetics or host-pathogen interactions. Eligible scientific approaches span molecular and cellular mechanisms of infection, immunity and resistance, within-host and population dynamics, evolution and population genetics, using experimental, computational or theoretical genetic and genomic methods. The appointee will develop an independently funded research programme and contribute undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Research may address human, animal or plant pathogens and hosts. Laboratory and office space and access to containment, imaging, genomics and computing facilities are provided. The position starts on 1 October 2027 or later by agreement. Annual salary is £47,389–£59,966 at Assistant level or £63,606–£67,468 at Associate level. Applications close at midnight on 27 November 2026; interviews are planned for January 2027.