Alex

Bioinformatician @GenomicsEngland // PhD in Molecular Evolution @MilnerCentre @UniofBath // Sports fan 🎾

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

NHS plans to DNA test all babies in England to assess disease risk https://t.co/rhebJXyXCx

[Genomics England @GenomicsEngland]

Today’s the day! The Genomics England Research Summit 2025 is live in London, bringing together researchers, participants, clinicians, and partners to explore the future of genomic medicine.

View the agenda: https://t.co/JjmbkAtA4h

#GERS2025

[Mohamed Salah @MoSalah]

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[Genomics England @GenomicsEngland]

We host regular Research Environment training sessions, including introductory sessions open to all and specific sessions for registered members of the Genomics England Research Network.

Check out our upcoming sessions here: https://t.co/YmXFBiNIcv

[Genomics England @GenomicsEngland]

Thank you to everyone who attended our talks and came by the booth yesterday, we had a great day! Today we're back for day 2 of the Festival of Genomics, with more speaker sessions and fun at booth 171 🧬 @FoGenomics #FOG2025

[Genomics England @GenomicsEngland]

Yesterday we held our first live full-day Research Environment training session at our London Office. Our team gave talks on the data we hold, demonstrations using our tools and taught hands-on practicals and exercises. It was a great day, thank you to everyone who attended! 🚀

[Genomics England @GenomicsEngland]

This month's Research Environment Training Session focus on running workflows on the High Performance Cluster (HPC) and Cloud. Register for free to join fellow Research Network or Discovery Forum members on 12 November, 1.30 - 3pm via this link: https://t.co/1OgHmQpnwx

[NHS England @NHSEngland]

Hundreds of newborns are being tested for 200+ genetic conditions in a world-leading NHS study screening 100,000 babies.

Led by @GenomicsEngland & NHS England, it uses genome sequencing to detect conditions early, helping families like Joshua’s.

https://t.co/nIZjDWShW3

[Genomics England @GenomicsEngland]

A recent study involving South Asian and African participants of the 100,000 Genomes Project has found a genetic cause of a rare inherited eye condition.

Read more in the latest blog, via this link: https://t.co/f2rJftocRk

#Genomics #DiverseData

[Alex @_alexanderho]

@PolarMicrobio @NHM_Science @NHM_Students @GW4plusDTP @UniofBath @MilnerCentre 🐐

[Paddy Hooper @ProtistPat]

Pleased to share I submitted my PhD thesis earlier this week!! Grateful for all the support along the way, it has been a busy 4 years! @NHM_Science @NHM_Students @GW4plusDTP @UniofBath @MilnerCentre

[Omid S. Alavijeh @OAlavijeh]

The primary piece from my PhD on cystic kidney disease is out today in @jclinicalinvest!

https://t.co/N4iFMaR67P

The full thread discussing the paper is linked in the tweet below.

As always many thanks to @The_MRC and @GenomicsEngland, @RenalGenomics and many more!

[University of Bath @UniofBath]

🎧 Have you heard the @MilnerCentre podcast?

In this episode, Professor @Turi__King chats to Professor Laurence Hurst (@Prof_LDHurst) about his career, his research and his passion for getting young people interested in evolution.

https://t.co/H0li7LtAwF

[Genomics England @GenomicsEngland]

A genome-wide association study captures how a common genetic variant might be linked with disease.

In the latest bioinformatics blog, Elena Bernabeu talks through variant-gene mapping, sharing how her team approaches the task.

https://t.co/JiHaylZPEl

#bioinformatics

[Genomics England @GenomicsEngland]

How can pharmaceutical companies use genomic data for drug discovery? James Duboff explains 🧬

Tune in to our latest podcast explainer, where James dives deeper into the process of drug discovery in genomic medicine, in under 10 minutes.

🎙️Listen here: https://t.co/RFkdeAJnRq

[Paddy Hooper @ProtistPat]

The first paper from my PhD is now available at @FEMSmicro! 🎉

📝Arctic cyanobacterial mat community diversity decreases with latitude across the Canadian Arctic ❄🔬

Read it here (open access): https://t.co/GNPqWU6LbM

Find a brief summary of our findings below!

[Paddy Hooper @ProtistPat]

I am so pleased to share that the first publication from my PhD has been accepted by @FEMSmicro! We found that Arctic cyanobacterial mat community diversity decreases with latitude across the Canadian Arctic... and talk a lot about #protists along the way! https://t.co/GNPqWU6LbM

[Genomics England @GenomicsEngland]

Are you a member of the Genomics England Research Network?🔬

There's just one week left to submit your abstract, to showcase your research at the Genomics England Research Summit 🚀 Submit before the deadline on Tuesday 9 April, via this link: https://t.co/i0grePhoYs

#GERS2024

[Genomics England @GenomicsEngland]

The Genomics England Research Network is a global community of researchers with access to our Research Environment.

Read the blog to see how this community is gaining new insights about genomics and our health.

https://t.co/VVT5gfkh0x

[Genomics England @GenomicsEngland]

February 29 marks Rare Disease Day, but what is a rare condition? Ana Lisa explains what makes a condition rare. For more detail, tune in to our latest explainer podcast, which explains rare conditions in less than 10 minutes.

Listen here: https://t.co/DI0PLMFmsc
#RareDiseaseDay