Tracking the development of the Genetic Counsellor role In 2020 the Wellcome Connecting Science Engagement and Society team explored the … More
Category: Genetic Counsellor
So Much More Than Just a Test, the introductory film to the Voices of Genetic Counsellors short documentary series, is an official selection for the 2020 Imagine Science Film Festival
Placing the role of Genetic Counsellors in the Spotlight We are proud to share that So Much More Than Just … More
Genetic Counsellors: Walking on the genetics journey
Over the past three months the ‘Voice of Genetic Counsellors’ video series has enabled us to step into the shoes … More
Genetic Counsellors: Enabling Patients to Fostering Resilience
Turning patient stories into hope and resilience One of the main reasons people seek a genetic test is to establish … More
Genetic Counsellors: An Important Part of Multidisciplinary Clinical Healthcare Teams
Genomethics discusses how genetic counsellors can help their colleagues learn about genetics
Addressing inclusion in genetic counselling
For patients receiving genetic counselling there is often a mixture of emotions and anxieties involved. The very purpose of this service is to help people make sense of who they are, what inherited risks they might face, or even come to terms with a difficult diagnosis.
Editing embryos – Could you? Would you? Should you? Views from Genetic Counsellors
Genetic counsellors sit on the front line of genomics – translating (literally) the science for people who are trying to … More
Talking about genetics with children? Use Harry Potter
This guest blog comes from Jon Roberts again; doctoral student from Kings College London and Wellcome Genome Campus. See Jon’s … More
Cinema Magic for Engagement with Genomics
This guest blogpost comes from Jon Roberts, genetic counsellor and PhD student at KCL and Wellcome Genome Campus. Jon is … More
Genetic counsellors and genomic counselling
The genomic era is upon us. From the Government’s pledge to sequence 100,000 genomes to the launch of 23andMe, a … More
Attention The Times: Prince William’s DNA is not a toy
An ancestor of Prince William’s from the 19th century was half Indian, according to The Times. This claim is based … More
Channel 4 news article on Genomethics survey
Channel 4 news ran a newspiece in 2014 on our research all about what people want to know from their … More