Events Archive

Professional Training

2013

Fundamentals of next generation sequencing

Multiple booking discount available on this course.

Change management

Managing change successfully is a core skill for successful leaders, project teams and anyone needing to make change happen and influence others to change behaviour.

Public Engagement

2013

Showcasing world-leading medical research in Manchester

Explore research in the NHS and find out why 'It's okay to ask' your doctors about research

Professional Training

2013

Personalised medicine and cancer treatment

This one-day course will focus on the use of personalised medicine (pharmacogenetics) to improve the safety and efficacy of drug treatment in oncology.

Personalised medicine and cancer treatment

CMFT and UoM staff discounted pricing.

Familial Breast Cancer: Family history & risk assessment

2½ Day Risk Assessment & Counselling Skills Course

Biomarkers in research and clinical practice.

CMFT and UoM staff discounted pricing

Biomarkers in research and clinical practice

An introductory level course suitable for delegates in the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare sector that require an understanding of biomarkers in research, drug development and clinical practice

Public Engagement

2012

Genome generation: get your students debating ethical issues

Genome Generation is a new card-based discussion activity that helps your students debate current issues in genetics and genomics and can be used with KS3 through to post-16 students.

DNA: Can it predict your future health?

Free event – open to anyone aged 16+

Professional Training

2012

Familial breast cancer - Family history & risk assessment

The Familial Breast Cancer course consists of 2½ days which include both teaching and clinic observation with practice sessions.

Bioinformatics for clinical geneticists

This two-day training course is aimed at clinical geneticists who want to gain or update their awareness and practical experience of the bioinformatics resources used in medical genetics

Familial bowel cancer study day

The day focuses on the role of primary and secondary care in delivering familial bowel cancer services.

Public Engagement

2012

Public Open Day: find out more about medical research

Free Public Open Day at The Nowgen Centre

Public Partnership for Better Clinical Research Outcomes

Do you question why public engagement matters or consider the value of public involvement in research? Are you concerned about patient recruitment and retention in research studies?

2011

'Meet the Scientists' for A-level biology students

This experience focuses on contemporary research in genetics and genomics and is open to and appropriate for all A-level biology students.

Meet the .... Biomedical Scientists

Would you like to play with some DNA? We’ll show you what this marvellous molecule looks like. You’ll be able to extract DNA from different living things and build a model of the famous double helix.

Field of genes: DNA testing to find future Olympic champions

A new DNA test is claiming to provide information about an individual’s athletic strengths. Find out more about this new technology and discuss your views on how these tests should be used.