Genomic data is being produced in ever greater quantities, whether within our health services, in academic research projects, or by … More
Tag: Survey
New Public Dialogue Highlights Hopes and Concerns for Genomic Medicine in the UK
A major new report based on a public dialogue around genomic medicine was launched last week. A Public Dialogue on … More
Developing a genomics workforce for the future
The Topol Review, led by cardiologist, geneticist, and digital medicine researcher Dr Eric Topol and facilitated by Health Education England, … More
DNA and Big Data: be part of the conversation
The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) and the Wellcome Genome Campus have launched a new project to explore … More
The ‘Making Of’ GeneTube Project
Here is a little film that gives an overview of what we did in the Socialising the Genome project. Julian … More
Largest survey of public attitudes shows perceived value of genomic data
We made it! Finally, the main set of results from our survey (opposite) have been published. Below is the press … More
“If you know it, I’d like to know it too” – involving participants in genomics research
This blog post is based on the talk I gave at the launch of the Nuffield Council of Bioethic’s report … More
Lancet publishes Genomethics research
In 2010, when the Deciphering Developmental Disorders project began screening patient genomes, we began talking to scientists, clinicians and patient … More
Survey talk – guest blog by Dr Jenny Cham
This past Friday on the Genome Campus, Dr Anna Middleton of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute gave an interesting seminar … More
Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer comments on Genomethics
To date, 3000 people have completed our online survey exploring various ethical implications arising from the application of genome technology. … More
New, innovative survey
Your doctor knows you at increased risk of getting cancer. You’d want to know, right? Or maybe not. Researchers in … More