Helen Firth (@helenvfirth) 's Twitter Profile
Helen Firth

@helenvfirth

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The Royal Society (@royalsociety) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#OnThisDay in 1787, astronomers William and Caroline Herschel discovered the first two moons of Uranus, Titania and Oberon. Uranus has 27 known satellites, most of which are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.

#OnThisDay in 1787, astronomers William and Caroline Herschel discovered the first two moons of Uranus, Titania and Oberon. Uranus has 27 known satellites, most of which are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.
EMBL-EBI (@emblebi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Osteosarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer, most commonly affects children and young adults. New research solves the mystery of what drives the genomic rearrangements causing the aggressive development and evolution of osteosarcoma tumours. ebi.ac.uk/about/news/res…

Osteosarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer, most commonly affects children and young adults.

New research solves the mystery of what drives the genomic rearrangements causing the aggressive development and evolution of osteosarcoma tumours.

ebi.ac.uk/about/news/res…
Centre for Personalised Medicine, Oxford (+ bsky) (@cpmoxford) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What would success look like in the context of a rare disease screening programme? We’re going to consider how principles around screening should account for very rare conditions, where we cannot expect to have a wealth of data to guide decisions. (Chair: Anneke Lucassen)

What would success look like in the context of a rare disease screening programme? 
We’re going to consider how principles around screening should account for very rare conditions, where we cannot expect to have a wealth of data to guide decisions. (Chair: <a href="/annekeluc/">Anneke Lucassen</a>)
Unique (@unique_charity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A team from Centre for Personalise Medicine in Oxford have written a brilliant article for the kids magazine which discusses how our genes impact our health. Read here: ow.ly/xy9n50UNth4 Rachel Horton Kate Lyle Dr Susie Weller Lisa Hodges Ballard Anneke Lucassen

Rebecca (@rebeccafirthy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My dad’s first novel, Kind & Sensible, is out now, and it’s made me consider end of life care and the difficulties of decision making in todays society in a totally new way. I hope you read it: amzn.eu/d/5JCwfTx

My dad’s first novel, Kind &amp; Sensible, is out now, and it’s made me consider end of life care and the difficulties of decision making in todays society in a totally new way. I hope you read it: amzn.eu/d/5JCwfTx
James Fasham (@jamesfasham) 's Twitter Profile Photo

And we're off for Clinical Genomics - Fundamentals of Variant Interpretation 🧬 #ClinicalGen25 at Wellcome genome campus, beginning with Caroline Wright speaking on penetrance

EMBL-EBI (@emblebi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Gene2Phenotype (G2P) has launched an updated website with a fresh new look. Find out more about the new features available šŸ‘‡ ebi.ac.uk/about/news/upd…

Gene2Phenotype (G2P) has launched an updated website with a fresh new look.  

Find out more about the new features available šŸ‘‡

ebi.ac.uk/about/news/upd…
The DECIPHER Project (@deciphergenomic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to our G2P colleagues on the new website and updated disease-models, which now include more detailed disease mechanism information šŸŽ‰šŸŽ‰šŸŽ‰šŸŽ‰

Wellcome Sanger Institute (@sangerinstitute) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Advances in genomic technologies are continuing to pave the way for quicker diagnoses and greater opportunities for therapies. For #RareDiseaseDay, we caught up with Matt Hurles to explore how genomics has progressed research and what challenges remain. ow.ly/By4A50V887a

Advances in genomic technologies are continuing to pave the way for quicker diagnoses and greater opportunities for therapies.

For #RareDiseaseDay, we caught up with <a href="/mehurles/">Matt Hurles</a> to explore how genomics has progressed research and what challenges remain. 

ow.ly/By4A50V887a
The DECIPHER Project (@deciphergenomic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

DECIPHER is proud to have made an impact on rare disease research over the last 20 years; more than 4000 publications have cited the platform.

DECIPHER is proud to have made an impact on rare disease research over the last 20 years; more than 4000 publications have cited the platform.
The DECIPHER Project (@deciphergenomic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The display of Gene2Phenotype #G2P data has been updated to reflect the new data structure of curated Locus-Genotype-Mechanism-Disease-Evidence threads which allow for precise definition of the clinical phenotype and molecular basis of a given condition EMBL-EBI

The display of Gene2Phenotype #G2P data has been updated to reflect the new data structure of curated Locus-Genotype-Mechanism-Disease-Evidence threads which allow for precise definition of the clinical phenotype and molecular basis of a given condition <a href="/emblebi/">EMBL-EBI</a>
Cat in the Hat šŸˆā€ā¬› šŸŽ© šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ (@_catinthehat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CAN YOU HELP US REACH 5K TONIGHT? If you think health & social care settings should have clean air and new PPE standards to better protect patients & staff from airborne infections, please sign the petition below: āœšŸ» petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7003…

CAN YOU HELP US REACH 5K TONIGHT?

If you think health &amp; social care settings should have clean air and new PPE standards to better protect patients &amp; staff from airborne infections, please sign the petition below:

āœšŸ» petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7003…
The DECIPHER Project (@deciphergenomic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Can you spare 5 minutes to help shape the future development of DECIPHER? Your views are extremely important to us. Please access our user survey here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Can you spare 5 minutes to help shape the future development of DECIPHER?
Your views are extremely important to us.

Please access our user survey here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Centre for Personalised Medicine, Oxford (+ bsky) (@cpmoxford) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're so pleased to share the winners and finalists from our latest art competition, which focused on the theme of how personalised medicine affects our planet. Huge thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to the winners and finalists! cpm.ox.ac.uk/centre-for-per…

Centre for Personalised Medicine, Oxford (+ bsky) (@cpmoxford) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Come and join us St Anne's College on Tuesday 29th April at 17:30 for an evening of talks on the discovery of ReNU syndrome, from the key people involved. Register here for your free place: cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/the-disc…

Come and join us <a href="/StAnnesCollege/">St Anne's College</a> on Tuesday 29th April at 17:30 for an evening of talks on the discovery of ReNU syndrome, from the key people involved. Register here for your free place: cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/the-disc…
Unique (@unique_charity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's Undiagnosed Children’s Day! šŸ™Œ šŸŽˆ Many families spend years searching for answers, living with the unknown, without a name for their child’s condition. Please consider sharing this post, taking part in a fundraiser, or donating to support SWAN UK’s work. #SWANUK

It's Undiagnosed Children’s Day! šŸ™Œ  šŸŽˆ

Many families spend years searching for answers, living with the unknown, without a name for their child’s condition. Please consider sharing this post, taking part in a fundraiser, or donating to support SWAN UK’s work.

 #SWANUK