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RCIGM hosts numerous educational events throughout the year. You can also find our team members presenting at conferences and webinars.  A partial list is below — follow us on LinkedIn to get the latest updates. 

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Upcoming Events & Speaking Engagements

Dec 02 2025

Precision Medicine and the Future of Genomics PMFG 2025 Summit

The opening plenary lecture at PMFG 2025 will be delivered by Dr. Stephen Kingsmore, President and CEO of Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM), USA, as well as member of the Board of Governors at Sidra Medicine.
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Dec 02 2025

Long-Read Whole Genome Sequencing: Enhancing Diagnostic Power Across Clinical Applications

Katarzyna (Kasia) Ellsworth, PhD, FACMG, CGMB will join a GEN webinar panel discussion on “Long-Read Whole Genome Sequencing: Enhancing Diagnostic Power Across Clinical Applications.” The session will explore how long-read sequencing technology improves detection of structural variants, repeat expansions, and methylation profiles—advancing diagnostic accuracy for rare and complex diseases.
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Past Events

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Oct 22 2025
PDA Stenting: Open Pathways to Improve Care in Cyanogen in Heart Disease 

PDA Stenting: Open Pathways to Improve Care in Cyanogen in Heart Disease 

Speaker: Howaida El-Said, MD, PhD | Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Rady Children’s Hospital / Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, University of California San Diego / Martin Dickinson Interventional Cardiology Chair
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Sep 24 2025

Newborn Screening: Past, Present, and Future.

Speaker: Anna-Kaisa Niemi Garcia Itza, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMG | Neonatology, Metabolic Genetics at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego / Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego
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May 28 2025
The Role of Whole Genome Sequencing in Pediatric Critical Care

The Role of Whole Genome Sequencing in Pediatric Critical Care

Speaker: Nicole Coufal, MD, PhD | Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego / Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine
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Jan 22 2025
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Advancing Genomic Medicine: A Clinical Geneticist Perspective

Speaker: Kristen Wigby, MD FACMG | Associate Medical Director, Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine / Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego
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Oct 23 2024
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Introduction of the New Platform for the BeginNGS® Research Study

Speaker: Stephen Kingsmore, MD DSc | Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine
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Jun 26 2024
Genome-Informed Management of Congenital Heart Disease

Genome-Informed Management of Congenital Heart Disease

Speaker: Nathaly Sweeney, MD, MPh Physician Investigator, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine Assistant Professor, UC San Diego Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Division
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May 22 2024
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Long Term Follow Up of Children Who Received rWGS

Speaker: Erica Sanford Kobayashi, MD | Clinical Assistant Professor, UC Irvine / Pediatric Critical Care Attending Physician, Children's Hospital Orange County (CHOC) / Clinical Research Physician, RCIGM
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Mar 27 2024
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Whole Genome Sequencing in Perinatal-Neonatal Care

Speaker: Rebecca Reimers, MD/MPH, FACOG, FACMG Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Clinical Geneticist, San Diego Perinatal Center and Rady Children's Hospital K12 Scholar, Scripps Research Translational Institute
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Feb 28 2024

Genomics-Informed Pediatric Precision Mental Health

Speaker: Aaron Besterman, MD | Assistant Professor, UCSD Department of Psychiatry / Clinical Investigator, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine / Attending Psychiatrist, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
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Jan 24 2024
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Pediatric Brain Tumors: Molecular Diagnostics and Translational Research at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine

Speaker: Lukas Chávez, PhD | Scientific Director, RCHSD Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Molecular Tumor Board / Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine / Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute / UC San Diego
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