RCSI Genetics Society

Hello everyone and welcome back to another year at RCSI from the Genetics Society! We are so very excited to launch into another year of fun and exciting events. Stay tuned to see what's in store for the coming year, it's bound to be a great one as we finally begin to return to normal campus life. Please meet our fantastic new committee who are committed to making this year enjoyable for each and every one of you 🎊🎊

Hope you can all join us for our first of many events this year! There may even be a prize for the winner ;)

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🔬 Introducing our 2020/2021 committee!🔬

Hellooo! Hope everyone is keeping well and safe! Above is our wonderful committee elect for the coming academic year. We are very excited to get started back (when it's safe, of course!) and are looking forward to a fun and educational year ahead filled with great events!

Stay tuned for a virtual Genetics Society event coming soon! ☤

- The GenSoc Committee

Hallo everybody!

Reminder to fill out our Committee Member Application below if you're interested in being a part of the Genetics Society in the 2020/2021 Academic Year!! We've extended the deadline incase any of you cool cats & kittens missed it.

Our virtual Zoom AGM will be on the 29th April - more details to follow!

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Genetics Society Member Application Please fill out the following form in order to apply for the Genetics Society Committee 2020/2021 for presentation at our AGM.

Hallo everybody!

The RCSI GenSoc wishes you well in this strange time. Under normal circumstances, we would, of course, be hosting our Annual General Meeting *in person* with lots of treats and laughs. The treats & laughs part hasn't changed - but the in-person part maayyyy be a bit tricker. As such, we have decided to do a virtual AGM via Zoom on 29th April 2020! We will update you on the login details for that so you can all be part of it, but in the meantime - if you are interested in becoming part of the 2020/2021 RCSI GenSoc Committee (woop WOOP!), please find the link below to a Google form. Anyone who is interested in running for a committee position can fill it out - and if you have any questions about the roles, please feel free to message our page or email us on [email protected].

At the virtual AGM, if more than one person applies for a position there will be an opportunity for you to fight your corner and tell us why you think you'd be suitable for that role; and a vote will decide who gets what positions. The Application deadline is Monday April 27th April at midnight to give us time to get organised ahead of the e-AGM.

These are strange times, but on behalf of the RCSI Genetics Society Committee of 2019/2020 - thank you all for supporting our events throughout the year and all the fun!

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Genetics Society Member Application Please fill out the following form in order to apply for the Genetics Society Committee 2020/2021 for presentation at our AGM.

Remember to vote for Club & Society awards by this Wednesday at 4pm ☑️ We've really enjoyed building up Gen Soc and would appreciate your support in being voted Best New Society!

**UPCOMING EVENT*** Get those spidey-senses tingling, and come along to our second movie night event of the year ft. the OG Spider-Man (2002) movie!

Case of the week time (or I guess case of the month! soz guys) Ok....nice and easy =)

A two year old boy has recently moved to Ireland from Nigeria with his parents - he presents to the emergency department with a two day history of fatigue, breathlessness, swollen fingers and apparent pain.
On examination he is visibly distressed and cries out when the doctor attempts to get him to sit up to examine his chest.
His mum states that apart from a recent mild fever he has been generally well.
His FBC showed Haemoglobin level of 8g/dl and subsequent blood film was taken (see below);
What condition does this child most likely have and what gene is it caused by
Bonus question – why does this condition not often present until 6-12 months of age??

**UPCOMING EVENT*** It was once said; "Life will not be contained. Life breaks free. It expands to new territories, crashes through barriers, painfully, maybe even dangerously". RCSI Genetics Society wants to bring you on that journey through life - in the form of JURASSIC PARK! We will be screening the movie (along with free popcorn & pizza - what more could one want!) - in the Amphitheatre at the back of 1784 Restaurant, followed by a short conversation based loosely on Richard Attenborough's quote; “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.”! Come one, come all! ... and WELCOME... TO JURASSIC PARK!

Case of the week time!!!!!

A baby boy was born at term, he was small for dates and hypotonic at birth, the midwife noted that he had low-set ears and a “sandal gap” between his first and second toes.
4 weeks after birth his mum brings him to the paediatrician with loss of appetite and failure to gain weight.
On examination he has difficulty breathing, is pale and his lips are bluish in colour - Ultrasound showed an atrioventricular septal defect (shown in pic)– Subsequent Karyotyping revealed a chromosomal abnormality.

What genetic condition is this child most likely to have?

(Link in bio!) Come join us for our first ever event! It promises to be a great night🔬🎉 -ious

We will be discussing a couple scientific articles on the topic of gene editing using CRISPR/CAS9.

Two of our committee members, Trevor Henderson and Caoimhe McNamara, will be taking the stage to walk us through the articles! Discussion is encouraged throughout the presentations.

Caoimhe McNamara will be discussing the following paper:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6017271/

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Trevor Henderson will take on this one:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187962571930063X?via%3Dihub

ALL ARE WELCOME! Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

We have donuts....

Come join us for our first ever event! It promises to be a great night🔬🎉 -ious

Come join us for our first ever event! It promises to be a great night🔬🎉 -ious

🔬 Meet the Committee!!🔬
**Top Row, Left to Right: First up we have our two esteemed presidents; Sarah Fitzsimons & Jackie Croyle, followed by our wonderful Vice-President Abbie O'Brien and our loyal Treasurer - Jordan Dockery! **Middle Row, Left to R: Karl Murray & Caoimhe McNamara will be looking after all our Education Events as Education Officers, and Eoin Kenny with his lovely bowtie is our Communications Officer. The miraculous Tom Reid is the first of our PR Officers pictured at the end of this row, working alongside the highly talented; **Last Row, Left to Right: Hao Yik, our second PR Officer! Marita Staunton is up next, looking after all your Social Media needs (hint she's writing this right now!), and finally Trevor Henderson & Uchechukwu Alanza are our fantastic General Committee members.
Don't be afraid to approach any of us around York St, Mercer, any of the hospitals - or come chat to us at our sweet sweet GenSoc events throughout the year!
GO TEAM 🎉🎉

Thanks to all the lovely people who have been popping by the stand to say hallo & sign up! If you haven't yet - come say hey & have a chat with our lovely committee members who are at the RCSI Genetics Society stand in 26 York St.! 👋🔬

Welcome to all our freshers & returning students! Watch this space for updates on upcoming GenSoc events & activities throughout the year - and make sure to come visit us at our sign-up desk on Wednesday 11th September in the Sports Hall (Level -4, 26 York St.)!

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