GPW Newsletter August 2025
Welcome to the August 2025 edition of the Genomics Partnership Wales newsletter!
The start of summer has brought with it several exciting developments and activities happening across the programme. In July, we welcomed a brand-new cohort the Genomics Partnership Wales Patient and Public Sounding Board, with individuals with a range of lived experiences joining us from all areas of Wales. We also began work on a brand-new Genomics Delivery Plan for Wales, which will map out how we spend the next three years implementing genomics in a way that best serves the health and wellbeing of the Welsh Population. In addition, the Wales Gene Park team headed to Osaka, Japan, to fly the flag for genomics in Wales at Expo 2025. Closer to home, we celebrated the launch of the brand new HEIW Genomics Learning Hub as well as Genetic Alliance UK’s new report on newborn screening, Time to Decide.
In this issue, we chat to Aaron Sheehan, an Associate Practitioner at the Pathogen Genomics Unit (PenGU), to learn more about his role in improving medical treatments using his biomedical science expertise and we chat to Joanne Watkins, Deputy Head of PenGU about an exciting video project that aims to inspire the next generation of scientists and bioinformaticians. We also share some information on how our stakeholders can share their experience at future Wales Gene Park events.
As always, if you would like to provide any feedback on the contents of this newsletter, please email GenomicspartnershipWales@wales.nhs.uk
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