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EP 89: Baroness Nicola Blackwood on the UK's leading role in delivering 'genomic healthcare for everyone'
EP 89: Baroness Nicola Blackwood on the UK's leading role in delivering 'genomic healthcare for everyone'
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Nov 24, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
This week Patrick is joined by Baroness Nicola Blackwood, the first female MP for Oxford. She was elected by MPs of all parties to Chair the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee. Baroness Blackwood remains the youngest-ever select committee chair in British history and the only woman to have held that position. Nicola is chair of Genomics England and has been a champion for genomics and the life sciences in UK policy. This episode covers the past, present, and future of genomics in healthcare in the UK and some of the exciting initiatives on the horizon, including whole genome sequencing in newborn screening.
Released:
Nov 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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