Keep up to date with the latest Nowgen news http://www.nowgen.org.uk/ Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:57:38 +0000 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:57:38 +0000 The power of genomic knowledge is being harnessed to develop new medical approaches such as personalised medicine. Authenticated samples are at the heart of this revolution and will inform the development of future therapies.  Manchester is at the forefront, developing a “hub and spoke” model to provide effi cient banking and access for human samples gathered from across the region.  The Manchester biobanking network will provide a national platform for researchers to gain access to high quality samples for research. This event is designed to inform you on the developments of this work and to learn more about this valuable resource. Overview: Keynote Ian Jacobs Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC) Manchester biobanking partnership Martin Yuille MAHSC Manchester Cancer Research Centre Biobank Jane Rogan AstraZeneca Biobank Chris Womack Case Studies from Manchester biobanks CIGMR, University Hospital Of South, Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, BRC Biobank, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, UK DNA Banking Network Public engagement Bella Starling Nowgen UK Biobank Tim Peakman For more information about this event, please click here Register for your free place: mbrc@cmft.nhs.uk Lunch and refreshments includedFor further information: Tel: 0161 901 2679 or 0161 276 6614 Web:    www.manchesterbrc.org Email:  penny.johnson@cmft.nhs.uk or               zoe.talks@cmft.nhs.uk http://www.nowgen.org.uk/article.php?id=31 http://www.nowgen.org.uk/article.php?id=31 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000 Nowgen's director of Public Programmes, Dr. Bella Starling discusses how public dialogue about genetics and genomics should change, in an interview with the Sciencewise Expert Resource Centre. Sciencewise-ERC is the UK’s national centre for public dialogue in policy making involving science and technology issues. Read the full interview here http://www.nowgen.org.uk/article.php?id=33 http://www.nowgen.org.uk/article.php?id=33 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 Nowgen successfully hosted their first Reproducible workflows for next generation sequencing analysis professional training course on 17 January 2012.Researchers from The University of Manchester Faculty of Life Sciences and the School of Computer Science led delegates through a series of workshop sessions. The aim of the course was to explore bioinformatics resources that can aid in the analysis of DNA sequences and allow scientists to create workflows of the steps they have taken. Being able to reproduce the analysis of data provides a way for scientists to share the analysis with collaborators, journal publishers and to repeat their experiments in the future. Delegates on the course used the Galaxy Project - galaxy.psu.edu/; and the Taverna – www.taverna.org.uk/ and myExperiment – www.myexperiment.org/ projects hosted by the myGrid team at The University of Manchester. http://www.nowgen.org.uk/article.php?id=34 http://www.nowgen.org.uk/article.php?id=34 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000 Genomics technologies are developing at an astounding pace and are making an increasing impact on medicine. Nowgen recently ran two conferences with 200 A-level students to give them chance to explore developments in genomic medicine. 25 scientists from FMHS and FLS contributed to the success of the events – giving insights into their research and asking students to think about how they might use DNA technologies in the future. Mat Hickman organised the events as part of the Nowgen Schools Genomics Programme, funded by the Wellcome Trust. He explained: “We are trying to narrow the gap between contemporary genomics research and classroom genetics. Students want to hear about the latest developments and consider how genomics is changing the health service. This conference is a unique opportunity for students to engage with world-class biomedical researchers in Manchester.” A-level students discuss the use of DNA technologies in the NHS http://www.nowgen.org.uk/article.php?id=35 http://www.nowgen.org.uk/article.php?id=35 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000