Genomics England

The Participant Panel are recruiting for a new Chair and members. The Panel plays a vital role in keeping participants’ interests at the heart of everything Genomics England does. Get in touch to apply and help champion participants’ interests. Applications for the Chair role close 30 September, and applications for member roles close 11 October. https://ow.ly/syPt50SS8xh

Next week our podcast guests discuss the importance of engaging people with lived experience of sickle cell in research and advocacy. Look out for the episode, live on Wednesday 🎙️ #SickleCellAwareness

We were delighted to host Cancer52 member organisations in our offices today. An opportunity for insightful conversations on how to maximise the impact of genomics in rare conditions and cancer through collaboration.

This month's Research Environment Training Session will look at how to use to use data held by Genomics England for publications and reports. Register to join fellow Research Network or Discovery forum members on 10 September 1.30 - 3pm via this link: https://ow.ly/aLzh50Tcp7t

Despite the genetic cause for sickle cell being known for decades, there is still a limited understanding of the mechanisms behind wide variability in disease progression. Therefore, currently there is an increased interest in generating genomic data on sickle cell. Genomics England, in collaboration with Sickle Cell Society and the James Lind Alliance are working towards outlining priority areas for patients and healthcare professionals through a priority setting partnership. To find out more, revisit our podcast from World Sickle Cell Day 2023: https://ow.ly/x3pX50Tcp1X

September marks Sickle Cell Awareness Month, join us in raising awareness and support for those living with sickle cell. Throughout the month, we will be sharing content and resources to help spread knowledge and understanding, so be sure to follow our socials for updates! To find out more about what sickle cell is, visit: https://lnkd.in/gDAgaCP #SickleCellAwareness Sickle Cell Society

An exciting opportunity that may be of interest for those researchers in our Pan-Cancer and Molecular Oncology Community. This free residential event, taking place from 25-28 November 2024 is being led by Cancer Research UK, in partnership with the MRC National Mouse Genetics Network, to collaborate with and compete against multidisciplinary teams of data and cancer experts at their first Spatial Biology Data Challenge. Find out more below, and apply by 16 September via this link: https://bit.ly/3Mi7pZj

How can we solve the challenges of multimodal data? This blog talks through the expansion of our cloud-based Research Environment and the open-source codebases we have developed to accelerate research on multimodal datasets. Read more in the latest technical blog, linked below. https://ow.ly/w2W550T9uR2

Dave was born with limited vision in his left eye, and was later diagnosed with microphthalmia, a rare eye condition. Find out more about the condition, as well as Dave’s work helping patients and participants, via this link: https://ow.ly/BFwg50SNhz4

New episode of Behind the Genes out now! In this episode, we discuss the barriers that diverse communities face in accessing genomic healthcare. Our guests explore how language barriers, cultural differences and socioeconomic factors impact acceptance and access to genomic medicine among marginalised communities. They also highlight the importance of educating healthcare professionals to communicate in culturally sensitive ways, and strategies that have been effective in fostering trust and engaging communities in genomic research and healthcare initiatives. Listen via this link: https://ow.ly/y41i50T8nUZ Moestak Hussein Aman Ali Rareminds