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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · 20d

(1/3) 🎙️ New episode from the Centre for Personalised Medicine podcast!

We explore the “#HealthEconomics of #PersonalisedMedicine” with host @rachel-horton.bsky.social and expert guests

🎧 Listen:
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Q9Y...

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Rachel Horton @rachel-horton.bsky.social · 27d

It’s always so inspiring seeing the entries to this competition. Please do share the details with any secondary school teachers or artistic 11-13 year olds you know!

Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · Sep 1

Excited to announce that this year's CPM Art Competition is now open!!
Theme: what 'personalised medicine' means to YOU
Open to UK students in Years 7-9 until 30th Jan
Details here: cpm.ox.ac.uk/art-competit...
Please spread the word! 💊🎨🖌️

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us and @gchuoxford.bsky.social on 24th September @kelloggoxford.bsky.social for our event, The Future of Low Carbon Health and Care.
Further information and registration can be found here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future...

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · Sep 1

Flyer here for any schools that might be interested- we would love to see the art your pupils create!
#SchoolsArt #KS3 #PersonalisedMedicine

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · Sep 1

Excited to announce that this year's CPM Art Competition is now open!!
Theme: what 'personalised medicine' means to YOU
Open to UK students in Years 7-9 until 30th Jan
Details here: cpm.ox.ac.uk/art-competit...
Please spread the word! 💊🎨🖌️

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · Jul 28

You can catch @nickywhiffin.bsky.social and others speaking about a year of exceptional and impactful work here:

cpm.ox.ac.uk/watch-our-le...

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · Jul 28

What does the future of low carbon health and care look like? How can we work across sectors to develop systems, partnerships, and approaches which will protect and improve health, care for our communities, and reduce our impact on the environment?

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Nicky Whiffin @nickywhiffin.bsky.social · Aug 18

🚨 New preprint led by amazing duo @rociorius.bsky.social and @alexblakes.bsky.social in collaboration with @cassimons.bsky.social, @dgmacarthur.bsky.social and many other amazing folks! ❤️

We describe the clinical phenotype of a recessive NDD associated with biallelic variants in RNU4-2 🧬

See 🧵👇

alexblakes.bsky.social @alexblakes.bsky.social · Aug 18

I am absolutely delighted to share our work describing a new *recessive* condition caused by variants in #RNU4-2. Yes, that #RNU4-2!

tinyurl.com/3j9r56s8
@rociorius.bsky.social @yuyangchen.bsky.social @gregfindlay.bsky.social @dgmacarthur.bsky.social @cassimons.bsky.social @nickywhiffin.bsky.social

Biallelic variants in the non-coding RNA gene RNU4-2 cause a recessive neurodevelopmental syndrome with distinct white matter changes

Genetic variants in RNU4-2, which encodes U4, a key non-coding small nuclear RNA (snRNA) component of the major spliceosome, were recently shown to cause a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) ...

www.medrxiv.org

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Ali Kay @genomics-ali.bsky.social · Jul 12

“I thought it triggered a new understanding in my heart.” Very proud of our co-production project - using #theatre to engage the public with genetics research | TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities #PPIE #Genetics #Genomics #Pregnancy

torch.ox.ac.uk/article/maki...

Making it Personal – using theatre to engage the public with genetics research

torch.ox.ac.uk

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · Jul 2

On Monday we held a panel discussion with experts from across healthcare and policy landscapes and explored how ethnicity is currently approached in genomic medicine and how it might be reimagined for the future.

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Anneke Lucassen @alucassen.bsky.social · Jun 22

Evaluation of generation study (newborn genomes ‘pilot’) not yet done, so why announce it’s being rolled out to all babies??
We tried to make sense of issues involved cpm.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/u... and cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/newbor... led by excellent @rachel-horton.bsky.social @cpmoxford.bsky.social

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Research Podcasts @researchpodcasts.bsky.social · Jun 10

In Series 1 of The Centre for Personalised Medicine Podcast, top experts share their journeys & impact on the field—from genomics to clinical trials.

Cutting-edge science with a personal touch.
Listen: open.spotify.com/show/5QIsdk4...

#PersonalisedMedicine #PodcastoftheMonth

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Podcast · Oxford University · Welcome to the Centre for Personalised Medicine podcast, where we explore the promises and pitfalls of personalised medicine and ask questions about the ethical and…

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · Jun 12

We are pleased to invite you to our forthcoming event, 'Thinking Outside the Box: Navigating Ethnicity in Genomic Medicine', taking place @stannescollege.bsky.social on Monday 30th June at 4pm. Further details and registration can be found here: cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/thinki...

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Rachel Horton @rachel-horton.bsky.social · Jun 3

Thank you @researchpodcasts.bsky.social for all your work on the podcast, the training day was brilliant and your expertise and support as we’ve created our episodes has made it a really fun and useful experience putting the training into practice 🎙️🧬💊

Research Podcasts @researchpodcasts.bsky.social · Jun 1

Podcast of the Month: The Centre for Personalised Medicine

Explore how healthcare is evolving to fit the individual, not the average. Thought-provoking episodes on science, ethics & society.

Start listening: open.spotify.com/show/5QIsdk4...

#PersonalisedMedicine #PodcastoftheMonth

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Research Podcasts @researchpodcasts.bsky.social · Jun 1

Podcast of the Month: The Centre for Personalised Medicine

Explore how healthcare is evolving to fit the individual, not the average. Thought-provoking episodes on science, ethics & society.

Start listening: open.spotify.com/show/5QIsdk4...

#PersonalisedMedicine #PodcastoftheMonth

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · May 29

This week we're bringing you the final highly commended entry from our 2024-25 Art Competition, which comes from from Saanvi, age 12, from Wallington High School for Girls, Surrey. The competition explored the theme of how personalised medicine affects our planet 🌍📷💊

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · May 20

This week we're pleased to share with you this highly commended entry from our 2024-25 Art Competition, which comes from from Kirat, 13, from Guru Nanak Sikh Academy, London. The competition explored the theme of how personalised medicine affects our planet 🌍📷💊

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · May 14

This week we're pleased to share with you this highly commended entry from our 2024-25 Art Competition, which comes from Evangeline, age 13, from Worksop College, Nottinghamshire. The competition explored the theme of how personalised medicine affects our planet 🌍📷💊

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · May 12

We're looking forward to this public engagement theatre event which is taking place from 2pm on Saturday 17th May
@StAnnesCollege.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2514127...
We still have a few places available if you'd like to join us, all of the details can be found here: cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/making...

New play to explore choice faced by parents of child with serious condition

A new play will tackle one of the most personal and difficult decisions many parents face.

www.oxfordmail.co.uk

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · May 8

We're recruiting! We have two vacancies for Junior Research Fellows to join the CPM team next academic year. Full job description and details of how to apply can be found here: www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/job-opportun...

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Oxford Social Policy and Intervention @dspi-oxford.bsky.social · May 6

Join us for our next seminar: 'Working with large amounts of qualitative data: the breadth-and-depth method'
Dr Susie Weller (Senior Research Fellow in the CLES Research Group & Fellow @cpmoxford.bsky.social) will explore this 4-step process.
📅 4pm, 8 May
More: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/36f...

Trinity Term Seminar Series: Working with large amounts of qualitative data: the breadth-and-depth method
Dr Susie Weller
8 May, 4pm-5.30pm

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · May 7

In February we held an event discussing #NewbornScreening and the opportunities and challenges of bringing #genomics into the #screening process. We’re pleased to share the event report – please do pass on to anyone who might be interested. More details in thread. cpm.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

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Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · May 6

This week we're spotlighting this highly commended entry from our 2024-25 Art Competition, which comes from Giselle, age 13 from Harris Girls’ Academy, Bromley. The competition explored the theme of how personalised medicine affects our planet 🌍🏥💊

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Paul Gardner @ppgardne.bsky.social · Apr 30

Talk about impactful: ReNu syndrome linked to the RNU4-2 variation was discovered this time last year & now a global community has grown around those affected by the disease: www.renusyndrome.org/map

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Rachel Horton @rachel-horton.bsky.social · Apr 30

This is such a great team to be part of and so full of opportunities to do interesting things- I’ve loved developing an art competition, podcast series, and events discussing newborn screening and ReNU syndrome during my time as a JRF- please consider applying or encouraging people you know to apply

Centre for Personalised Medicine @cpmoxford.bsky.social · Apr 30

We have two vacancies for Junior Research Fellows to join the CPM team next academic year. Please repost and send to anyone who might be interested. shorturl.at/DOV5s

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