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Account for the ESRC project "Reproduction in the age of genomic medicine: The emergence, commercialisation and implications of preconception expanded carrier screening". Based at @crrdmu, led by Cathy Herbrand
Huge congratulations to Professor Zosia Miedzybrodzka, PRECAS team member, who was awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours List for her work in genomic medicine. We are thrilled her important work is being recognised in this way! www.nhsgrampian.org/news/2025/de...
January 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
This is the review of the stream that @precas-project.bsky.social sponsored on Expanded Carrier Screening: How Is It Used? What Are the Ethical Implications? at PET 2025. A lively, productive discussion to kick off a great event . Thanks @pet-bionews.bsky.social! www.progress.org.uk/expanded-car...
Expanded Carrier Screening: Uses and Ethical Implications | PET
The first session of the PET 2025 Annual Conference explored expanded carrier screening in assisted reproduction and more broadly...
www.progress.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Thank you to everyone who's helped make the PRECAS Project a success this year - we appreciate you all. Wishing everyone a peaceful break and a happy and successful 2026.
December 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Cathy Herbrand and Kriss Fearon will be at British Society of Genetic Medicine today to present a poster on behalf of the PRECAS team, at the Royal College of Physicians. Please come and say hello if you are going to be there too!
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
PI Cathy Herbrand presents at SERG 13/6/25 on the complexity of pathways and use of expanded carrier screening in the UK. Francisco Bariffi and Luke Walker also present. SERG is always great and we are really looking forward to it. #ECS @corinnaclark.bsky.social warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/...
June 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Happy to be presenting the PRECAS Project poster on the views of clinicians, policymakers and other professionals on expanded carrier screening in the UK, in beautiful Milan. #ESHG2025
May 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Exciting news! The PRECAS team is presenting a poster 'Offering expanded carrier screening (ECS) in the UK: do professional and policy stakeholders think it is worthwhile?' at #ESHG2025 Group C presentation session, Monday May 26, 1-2pm CEST (poster P24.022.C). Look forward to meeting people there!
May 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM