| Time |
Activity |
| 12:00 |
Registration and lunch |
| 13:00 |
Introduction
Professor James Walters and Professor George Kirov |
| 13:10 |
Principles of high-throughput sequencing: sample preparation, equipment
Professor Nigel Williams |
| 13:55 |
High-throughput sequencing tour, part one: lab tours in small groups and coffee (Virtual tour available) |
| 16:00 |
High-throughput sequencing tour, part two: analysis and interpretation of sequencing data
Dr Elliott Rees |
| 16:45 |
Copy number variations (CNVs) in neurodevelopmental disorders
Professor George Kirov |
| 17:30 |
Check-in at Senghennydd Court for those with booked accommodation |
Tuesday 9th
| Time |
Activity |
| 08:00 |
Breakfast is provided at the Hadyn Ellis Building |
| 09:00 |
Using MRI to understand mental disorders
Dr Xavier Caseras |
| 09:45 |
Neuroimaging tour of CUBRIC and coffee (Virtual tour available)
Professor Neil Harrison and team |
| 11:45 |
Reproductive psychiatry and the effect of gender and sex on mental health
Professor Arianna Di Florio |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
Imaging epilepsy
Dr Khalid Hamandi |
| 14:45 |
Coffee |
| 15:00 |
Genetics of multiple sclerosis
Dr Karim Kreft |
| 15:45 |
Huntington’s disease: translating genetics into therapies
Dr Tom Massey |
Wednesday 10th
| Time |
Activity |
| 08:00 |
Breakfast is provided at the Hadyn Ellis Building |
| 09:00 |
Preclinical mouse models for schizophrenia: MURIDAE and the MRC National Mouse Genetic Network
Professor Anthony Isles |
| 09:45 |
Emerging technologies – CRISPR-Cas9, single-cell sequencing and others
Dr Yasir Syed |
| 10:30 |
Making neurons from stem cells: laboratory tour and coffee (Virtual tour available)
Dr Yasir Syed and the team |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
| 13:00 |
Parallel talks: Research careers in medicine
Dr Kimberly Kendall
Parallel talks: Careers for non-medical scientists
Dr Will Davies |
| 13:45 |
Drug Discovery in Psychiatry
Dr Gerry Dawson, CEO of P1vital LTD |
| 14:30 |
Coffee |
| 15:00 |
Genetics of epilepsy
Dr Rhys Thomas |
| 15:45 |
Psychedelics and psychiatry
Dr Mathew D Hoskins |
| 18:30 |
Social meal in the city centre |
Thursday 11th
| Time |
Activity |
| 08:00 |
Breakfast is provided at the SBARC|SPARK building |
| 09:00 |
A developmental approach to understanding child and adolescent mental health
Professor Stephan Collishaw |
| 09:45 |
Measuring risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
Professor Valentina Escott-Price |
| 10:30 |
Coffee |
| 11:00 |
Workshop: Social and ethical aspects of genetic testing
Dr Kimberley Kendall and Professor George Kirov |
| 11:45 |
Advances in the genetics of psychiatric disorders
Professor James Walters |
| 12:30 |
Lunch and farewell |
Speakers
The programme is delivered by experts in their respective fields.
- Professor James Walters
- Professor Nigel Williams
- Professor Arianna di Florio
- Dr Will Davies
- Professor Valentina Escott-Price
- Dr Elliot Rees
- Dr Xavier Caseras
- Professor Jeremy Hall
- Professor Anthony Isles
- Professor George Kirov
- Dr Khalid Hamandi
- Dr Kimberley Kendall
- Dr Tom Massey
Who can apply
The summer school is aimed at clinical trainees (Foundation, Core, Specialty Training) and non-clinical scientists (MSc, PhD, Post Doc) who are interested in moving into the field of neuropsychiatric genetics and genomics or those who want an introduction to brain disorders research.
We run a similar programme every year as an introduction to the research taking place at the CNGG. Applications will not be accepted for those who have previously attended.
Our summer school is free to attend. Student accommodation is provided for anyone travelling from outside Cardiff.
Unfortunately, we cannot help with travel fees.
How to apply
Applications for the 2024 summer school are now open.
To apply, please send us a short CV and cover letter to cnggsummerschool@cardiff.ac.uk, 750 words maximum, stating why you want to attend the summer school and how you think it will benefit you.
The closing date for applications is 5 June 2024.
It is free to attend the summer school, but please note travel expenses cannot be reimbursed.
Accommodation
Free student accommodation is available for attendees travelling from outside Cardiff.
