On 28th and 29th January, Genomics Partnership Wales will be exhibiting at the Festival of Genomics and Biodata at Excel London. Find us at stand 164 where we will be shining a light on genomics expertise in Wales alongside our partners Wales Gene Park, the All Wales Medical Genomics Service and Public Health Wales Pathogen Genomics Unit and Public Health Genomics Programme.
We are excited to share the incredible lineup of speakers from across our partner organisations who will be shining a light on how Wales is leading the way in genomics expertise.
On day one, Suzanne Rankin, Chief Executive of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Senior Responsible Officer for Genomics Partnership Wales, will be on the Main Stage at 10:00am, taking part in a panel discussion exploring practical strategies for delivering the next decade of UK health and care and what’s next for our NHS.
At 12:00pm, Head of Public Health Genomics Programme for Public Health Wales, Professor Tom Connor, will be on the Bacteria, Bugs & Big Data Stage, exploring how pathogen genomics is being harnessed across the Welsh healthcare system to support population-level health insights.
Also on day one, Alice Frenken, Project Manager at Genomics Partnership Wales (GPW), and GPW Sounding Board Member Jennifer Griffiths will be on the Live Lounge Stage at 2:40pm. Their session will explore how patient involvement is shaping genomics in Wales.
Later that afternoon, Dr Sophie Harding, Pharmacogenomics Lead at the All Wales Medical Genomics Service, will take to the Precision Medicine & Patient Stratification Stage at 4:10pm, to speak on how pharmacogenomic services are being delivered across Wales and what this means for patient care.
On day two, Dr Sian Morgan, Head of Innovation Programmes for the The All Wales Medical Genomics Laboratory, will speak on the Cancer Diagnostics Stage at 12:30pm, discussing the role of liquid biopsy within NHS cancer diagnostic pathways and how it is transforming diagnostic approaches.
Later in the day, Rhys Vaughan, Genomics Consent Manager at Wales Gene Park, will be on the Biodata Stage at 4:45pm, presenting on the development of a national consent mechanism for healthcare data acquisition and what this means for the future of biodata-driven research and care
We look forward to seeing you there!