Transforming Precision Medicine for Women and Children 

The Women & Children's Health Stage discusses pregnancy, rare disease diagnosis, reproductive health, women’s cancers and personalised prevention. 

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11:30
  1. Preeclampsia and Fetal Growth Restriction: From Prediction to Prevention
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Gordon Smith
    Gordon Smith, Professor and Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge
12:00
  1. Sponsored slot available
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
12:30
  1. Pregnancy as a Window into Immune and Disease Biology
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Emma Davenport
    Emma Davenport, Group Leader, Wellcome Sanger Institute
13:00
  1. Lunch & Networking Break
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    90 mins
14:30
  1. The Generation Study: Insights From a National Study of Newborn Genome Sequencing
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Amanda Pichini
    Amanda Pichini, Clinical Director, Genomics England
15:00
  1. A Multi-Omic and Ethical Framework for Newborn Screening in Wales
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Sikha De Souza
    Sikha De Souza, Consultant in Public Health with Screening Division, Deputy Medical Director, Public Health Wales
15:30
  1. Beyond the Diagnostic Odyssey: What Comes After Genomic Diagnosis?
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Kate Tatton Brown
    Kate Tatton Brown, Consultant in Clinical Genetics, St George's University Hospital
16:00
  1. Networking Break
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
16:30
  1. Personalised Surveillance in Ovarian Cancer: Does It Work?
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Adam Rosenthal
    Adam Rosenthal, Professor of Gynaecological Cancer Prevention, University College London
17:00
  1. Beyond the Majority: Rethinking Treatment for Rare Ovarian Cancer Subtypes
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Charlie Gourley
    Charlie Gourley, Professor and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology, University of Edinburgh
17:30
  1. Beyond Gene Panels: Unlocking Precision Medicine in Ovarian Cancer
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for James Brenton
    James Brenton, Professor of Ovarian Cancer Medicine, Cancer Research UK - Cambridge Institute
11:30
  1. Beyond Screening: The Next Generation of Prenatal Genomics
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Dame Lyn Chitty
    Dame Lyn Chitty, Chair of Genetics and Fetal Medicine, University College London
12:00
  1. Sponsored slot available
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
12:30
  1. Rewriting the Rules: Gene Therapy and Clinical Trials in Pregnancy
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Anna David
    Anna David, Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine, University College London
13:00
  1. Lunch & Networking Break
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    70 mins
14:10
  1. Why Endometriosis Is Not One Disease: Insights from Genetics
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Nilufer Rahmioglu
    Nilufer Rahmioglu, Senior Research Scientist, University of Oxford
14:40
  1. The MWS: 3 Decades of Research into the Effects of Menopausal Hormone Therapy on Women's Health
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Gillian Reeves
    Gillian Reeves, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford
15:10
  1. The Genetics of PMOS and the Future of Personalised Care
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Stephen Franks
    Stephen Franks, Emeritus Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology, Imperial College London
15:40
  1. Networking Break
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
16:10
  1. What Pregnancy Can Tell Us About a Woman's Future Health
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Abigail Fraser
    Abigail Fraser, Professor of Epidemiology, Bristol Medical School
16:40
  1. From Research to Reality: Ensuring Women Benefit from Innovation
    Women & Children's Health Stage
    30 mins
    Speaker(s)
    Speaker image for Jemma Longley
    Jemma Longley, Consultant in Medical Oncology, University Hospital Southampton
    Speaker image for Asma Khalil
    Asma Khalil, Professor and Consultant Obstetrician and Foetal Medicine Specialist, St George's Hospital London
    Speaker image for Joyce Harper
    Joyce Harper, Professor of Reproductive Medicine, University College London