Are you looking for a collaborative international community of leaders in genetics, epidemiology, statistics, biology, and related biomedical disciplines? Then it's a great time to join IGES!

Sign up by January 31 using the code 2026EarlyRate to unlock full membership benefits at our lowest price.

Do you want to help us restart the Genetic Analysis Workshop (GAW) series? Then fill out the form below!

For an example of what past GAWs were like, see this article in Genetic Epidemiology, our society's official journal: doi.org/10.1002/gepi...

It was great seeing many of you at #ASHG25! Based on the discussions at our IGES meetup, we are considering reviving the Genetic Analysis Workshop (GAW) series.

If you are possibly interested in helping out, fill out this form and we will get in touch: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We are pleased to provide two great opportunities to connect with the IGES community during next week's #ASHG25 conference! 👇

We can't wait to see you in Cologne this week for #IGES2025!! See below for some important reminders 👇

Don't miss your chance to hear from an exciting lineup of invited speakers at #IGES2025, including Claudia Langenberg, Michael Wu, Eleftheria Zeggini, and Xiang Zhou. Today is the last day to register before prices increase!

Register here: iges.memberclicks.net/2025-meeting...

Have you registered for #IGES2025 yet? Our early-bird pricing ends on August 9, so don't delay and register today!

👉 www.geneticepi.org/2025-meeting...

At this month's journal club, we will discuss how WES combined with arrays and imputation can match WGS in discovery power while saving time and resources.

📅 July 28, 2025
⏰ 8 am (PDT), 11 am (EDT), 5 pm (CET)
📍 Online
📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Register now: msm-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The July 2025 Pre-Conference Edition of our newsletter is out! Read it for the latest news from IGES and more details about our upcoming Annual Meeting and Education Workshop.

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We designed a brand-new set of limited-edition swag to commemorate this year's #IGES2025 annual meeting in Cologne, Germany! Remember that IGES is a nonprofit organization, so all proceeds will go directly toward supporting our mission.

Get yours here 👉 www.bonfire.com/iges-2025/

Don't forget to sign up for our free virtual journal club, coming up next Monday at 11 am (EDT)! Jasper Hof will present his paper on recurrent event analysis in GWAS, which was selected as one of the top three Genetic Epidemiology papers of 2024.

Registration link: msm-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us for our next virtual journal club! Jasper Hof will present on his paper "Fast and accurate recurrent event analysis for genome-wide association studies".

📅 June 16, 2025
⏰ 11 am (EDT), 8 am (PDT), 5 pm (CET)
📍 Online

Learn more and register: www.geneticepi.org/index.php?op...

Join @geneticepi.bsky.social for the Education Workshop "Navigating Biobank Data: Advanced Strategies for Genetic Epidemiology Research"!

🎫International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES)
🚨Education Workshop
📍 Cologne, Germany
⏲️ Aug 31, 2025 1:00 - 6:00 PM

📣 Registration is open for the IGES Annual Meeting! Take advantage of our early bird rates and secure your spot today.

📍 Cologne, Germany

📅 Aug. 31 - Sept. 2, 2025

🔗 www.geneticepi.org/2025-meeting...

#IGES2025 #StatisticalGenetics #GeneticEpidemiology

This year's IGES Annual Meeting and Education Workshop will be held Aug. 31 - Sept. 2 in the beautiful city of Cologne, Germany. Join us for an exciting lineup of keynote presentations, platform talks, posters, and hands-on tutorials at #IGES2025!

Learn more: www.geneticepi.org/2025-annual-...

The International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES) is now on Bluesky! 👋🧬

We are the only international scientific society devoted to promoting the study of genetic epidemiology and statistical genetics. Follow along for the latest from IGES! #genetics #epidemiology #statistics #science #IGES