21 September 2017 10.00am – 4.30am CLAHRC West, 9th Floor, Whitefriars, Lewins Mead, Bristol, BS1 2NT The goal of this course is to encourage NHS staff to consider the role of genetics and genomics in their practice, using examples that range from rare genetic disorders to modifiable risk factors affecting population health. What the course […]
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1,000 individuals enrolled through WEGMC
The West of England NHS Genomic Medicine Centre (WEGMC) has now enrolled 1,000 patients and family members from across the region to take part in the 100,000 Genomes Project. Nicola Windless, from Midsomer Norton, and her family have joined this ground-breaking initiative which is the largest national genome sequencing project of its kind in the […]
Professor Dame Sally Davies calls on NHS to make genome sequencing standard
Chief medical officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for whole genome sequencing to eventually become as standard as blood tests and biopsies for people with cancer, rare diseases and infections. In her annual report ‘Generation Genomes’ Professor Davies outlines how genomic sequencing could result in more personalised treatment for patients and faster diagnoses for […]
Genomics BoxED education programme goes on tour
The genomics education kits (BoxEDs), developed by the West of England Genomic Medicine Centre (WEGMC) and the University of the West of England (UWE), will be available at several education and science festivals this summer. The team will be at the following events: Keynsham Festival of Nature on Sunday, 18 June 2017 Bath Festival of Nature […]
West of England NHS Genomics Medicine Centre 2017 Annual Event
Save the date – 1st September 2017 West of England NHS Genomics Medicine Centre Annual Event Sandford Education Centre | Keynsham Road | Cheltenham | Gloucestershire | GL53 7PX More information is here: WEGMC 2017 Event