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Past eventFestival of genomics 2021
Join PHG Foundation for our mastermind panel discussion on ctDNA. At the Festival of Genomics & Biodata on 28 January
BlogAre we ready for earlier breast cancer screening?
13 January 2021
A guest blog from Prof Dr Marjanka Schmidt principal investigator and coordinator of the B-CAST project
BlogCOG-UK: is it meeting expectations?
21 December 2020
As the UK went into its first pandemic lockdown the Government launched one of the world’s largest COVID-19 virus sequencing projects. How is it doing?
BlogFurther genetic clues to severe COVID-19
14 December 2020
New research published in Nature has revealed important genetic causes of the most severe forms of COVID-19 disease.
BlogA new era for vaccine development?
10 December 2020
The approval of this mRNA-based vaccine could herald a new era for vaccine design and efficacy.
BlogFunctional genomics: an application for rare disease?
26 November 2020
Functional genomics uses data from genomics and other ‘omics technologies to better understand how genes work and the implications for human health.
NewsHarnessing citizen data for better health
18 November 2020
A new report outlines opportunities and issues posed by the increasing use of citizen generated data (CGD) to inform health, and especially to improve disease prevention in the UK.