Blog articles

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Career tips for genetic technologists and scientists: a conversation with Jennie Bell

Career advice for new genetic technologists and scientists from genomics lab director, consultant clinical scientist and GTAC professional lead Jennie Bell
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Professional journeys into genomics: A long and winding road

In this final instalment of our 2024 Genomics Conversation blog series, we ask Amy, Bernadette, Jessica, Marianne and Tobi how they feel about the future of genomic medicine
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Professional journeys into genomics: Delving deeper

In the second part of our blog series for this year’s Genomics Conversation, our group of NHS healthcare professionals explains the power of genomics education in their practice
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Professional journeys into genomics: Taking the first step

In this blog series for the 2024 Genomics Conversation, NHS healthcare professionals from medicine, nursing, pharmacy and midwifery share their inspiring genomics journeys
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Three career tips for genetic counsellors: a conversation with Dr Laura Boyes

Dr Laura Boyes, consultant genetic counsellor and GTAC genomic counselling professional lead, shares advice for new and aspiring practitioners

News articles

Now live: Genomics communication skills survey

Have your say in the development of a new collection of ‘talking genomics’ e-learning
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Genomics in dermatology: New resource launches today

Developed with Professor Neil Rajan of Newcastle University, this brand-new resource tackles all things genomics in dermatology

In-demand genomics course returns for another year

Healthcare professionals taught to think genomics via funded places on this popular introductory genomics course

Events

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Rapid prenatal exome sequencing service (R21) educational MDT

Join this NHS webinar on foetal anomaly rapid testing to enhance your knowledge on R21

Tree of Life @ the British Science Festival

British Science Festival visitors of all ages can explore how diverse genomics data can be used to raise healthcare equality

RAREfest24

Returning between Friday 22–Saturday 23 November 2024, RAREfest24 by the Cambridge Rare Disease Network is a free event for everyone of all ages
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NHS Pharmacogenomics Genomic Network of Excellence event

The Pharmacogenomics Genomic Network of Excellence event (with workshops) is being held in London with updates on pharmacogenomics including clopidogrel pharmacogenomics