About SERGG
The Southeastern Regional Genetics Group (SERGG) is a non-profit 501c3 whose members include healthcare professionals involved in genetic services and newborn screening in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
One of the goals of SERGG is to address the inequities in genetic service and resources in the region and to expand existing regional capabilities and resources and to develop new regional systems to address these gaps. Another goal is to improve the existing regional communication infrastructure and to facilitate information sharing among providers of genetic services and consumers and to establish collaborative partnerships with other professional organizations.
SERGG welcomes you to use the information found in this site and invites your participation.
2026 Annual Meeting:
The 43rd annual meeting of the Southeastern Regional Genetics Group (SERGG) was held July 16-18, 2026 at the Renaissance Downtown Marriott Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina. 242 healthcare professionals attended the meeting. The invited speakers and their presentations included: Dwight Koeberl, MD, PhD, from Duke University, who presented “mRNA Therapies for Inherited Disorders of Metabolism”; Curtis Coughlin, PhD, MBE, MS from the University of Colorado Anschutz who presented “ The Cost of a Delayed Diagnosis: Prioritizing Neonatal Treatment for Pyridoxine-dependent Epilepsy”; Kelsi Hagerty, MMSc, CGC, from Emory University who presented “It Takes a Village: A Glimpse Into the World of Pediatric Cancer Predisposition”; Scott Shone, PhD, HCLD(ABB) from the NC State Laboratory of Public Health who presented “Baby’s First Emergency – Preparedness for the Newborn Screening Program”; Kristen Wigby, MD from Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, who presented “Advances in Genomic Medicine in the NICU and Beyond”; and Nikhil Sahajpal, PhD from the Greenwood Genetic Center, who presented “Next Generation Cytogenomics with Optical Genome Mapping”.
In addition, twenty-one 15-minute presentations were made from abstracts submitted. Thirty-eight posters were presented during the Poster Session.
Trainee travel awards were provided to 19 trainees. The awards for Best Platform Presentation and Best Poster Presentation by a trainee both went to Yutaka Furuta, MD from Emory University. The “Visit to Exhibits” gift card was won by Adrian Parker, BS from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Early Registration for the 2027 meeting will end June 15, 2027. Fees will increase by $50 beginning June 16, 2027. Register early!
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Registration for the 2027 meeting will open in January, 2027.
Abstracts will open in early 2027 for the 2027 Annual Meeting in Asheville, NC: Please follow the link to learn more about submission requirements and to submit your abstract for consideration. Abstracts are due no later than 6:00 pm EDT on April 16, 2027
Abstracts must be submitted by presenting author. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW CLOSED.