Respiratory Genomics Conference 2025

Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 November 2025, Leicester, UK

A conference to engage and inspire the international Respiratory Genetics/Genomics community and promote networking and collaborations. Early career scientists are especially welcome.

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Registration

Registration is open on our conference platform. Registration will close on Wednesday 15 October 2025.

• Academic fee - £250
• Student fee - £200
• Industry fee - £300

Registration includes access to both days of the conference, plus a conference dinner on the evening of 4 November. Breakfast and lunch will be available on both days, as well as refreshments and snacks throughout the conference. 

Call for papers

The call for papers is now open and will remain open until registration closes on Friday 19 September 2025.

Programme

The conference programme will include several plenary sessions, invited talks, abstract oral and poster presentations. A full programme will be available in due course. Topics include under-represented populations, utilising genomics in drug discovery, advances in functional genomics of respiratory disease, cellular and organoid models of disease.

Keynote Speakers TBC

Speaker biographies will be made available soon 

• Catherine John (University of Leicester) 
• Darrell Kotton (Boston University) 
• Francesa Polverino (Baylor College Medicine) 
• Om Kurmi (Coventry University)
• Amadou Gaye (Meharry Medical College) 
• Erik Melen (Karolinska Institutet)
• Stefano Guerra (University of Arizona)
• Jennifer Dickens (University of Cambridge)

Conference Sessions TBC

The conference programme will include several plenary sessions, invited talks, abstract oral and presentations posters. A full programme will be available in due course.

Venue

The conference will be held at St Martins House Conference Centre in the historic city of Leicester. 

Delegates will need to book their own accommodation.

Organisers

View a list of the conference organisers and the Conference Steering Committee.

The conference committee are grateful for the support of the Wellcome Trust.