Dr Helen Middleton-Price

Director

As Director, Helen Middleton-Price has overall responsibility for delivery of the Nowgen project, and leads on delivery of Professional Training.

Helen has worked in human genetics since 1985. Following a period of post-doctoral research at the Institute of Child Health (ICH),London, she transferred to the provision of genetics services as Head of the Regional Clinical Molecular Genetics Laboratory at ICH/Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children (GOSH) from 1990. She gained her MRCPath in 1994 and was awarded FRCPath in 2003.

In 1996, Helen joined the Science Museum in London as Biomedical Science Adviser for the Wellcome Wing exhibitions, opening in June 2000. Her role included identifying areas of contemporary genetics, including the human and social perspectives, for public exhibition, and ensuring the accuracy of the content.

Helen is a member of the Advisory Panel for the National NHS Genetics Education and Development Centre; she is also Chairman’s Special Adviser in public awareness to the British Society for Human Genetics (BSHG), aiming to improve the links between the lay public and BSHG members.