
Verity Cockbain (Hartill)
@veritycockbain
Clinical geneticist, PhD. Interested in rare diseases, congenital heart disease.
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28-12-2009 19:31:02
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Wow!A full house to hear James Poulter,UKRI Future Leaders Fellow & University Academic Fellow in Molecular Neuroscience,talk about recent work to identify novel disease genes associated with rare neurodevelopmental disorders. Publications can be found: shorturl.at/abjU5




As the demand for rapid genomic testing grows, can the workforce keep up? McCorkell et al. develop a wide-scale #genomics education program to create #GenomicChampions bit.ly/4eqOhUZ #medEd Prof Zornitza Stark Australian Genomics Prof Clara Gaff



Ahead of the second reading of the Bill proposed by Richard Holden MP to prohibit cousin marriages, we have released a parliamentary briefing 👉 bsgm.org.uk/news/bsgm-parl… Genetic Alliance UK Gene People Unique MPS Society UK, here for those with rare diseases Alström Syndrome UK Breaking Down Barriers @Commonswomequ Health and Social Care Committee


Today is Rare Disease Day! Our team are embracing the #shareyourcolours campaign by Rare Disease Day to help raise awareness for the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease, their families and carers #RareDiseaseDay #RareDiseaseDay2025 #ShowYourStripes 🧬


🧬 The team from Manchester BRC, MFT NHS and UoM Biology, Medicine and Health collaborated with scientists worldwide to analyse the genetic data of thousands of individuals. They studied parts of our genes which have previously been dismissed as ‘dark matter’ or ‘junk DNA’. 🔗 manchesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-event…

