This film documents the PET event '200 Years of Mendel: From Peas to Personalised Medicine', produced in partnership with Genomics England.
(If you cannot see the film of the event below, click here to view it.)
| Introduction | |
| 0:00:00 | Sarah Norcross Director, Progress Educational Trust |
| Presentations | |
| 0:04:24 | Dr John Parrington Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Oxford |
| 0:21:00 | Dr Gemma Chandratillake Chair, British Society for Genetic Medicine |
| 0:33:09 | Angela Douglas Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, NHS England |
| 0:52:16 | Vivienne Parry Head of Engagement, Genomics England |
| 1:09:25 | Dr David Bick Clinical Adviser, Genomics England's Newborn Genomes Programme |
| Discussion | |
| 1:20:57 | Responses to audience questions and comments |
This film was made by Video Production Edinburgh.
During the discussion, Dr Gemma Chandratillake mentions the RAREfest event, which will next take place on 25/26 November 2022. Find out more here.
The next free-to-attend online event produced by PET will be Consent to Change: What Do New Gamete and Embryo Storage Regulations Mean for You?, taking place on Wednesday 7 September 2022. Find out more and register here.
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