East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance Regional Programme Manager, Leicester Hospitals
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An honour to work with @JulianBarwell on a number of these great projects 🧬
14 Jan 2025
It's a Cracker!
Series 4 of The Road to Genome kicks off with a cracking interview with rapping Consultant Clinical Geneticist Professor @JulianBarwell
It's a New Year's treat and mic drop interview!
Listen in: eu1.hubs.ly/H0fMjc90 or wherever you get your podcasts
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Jo Lowry retweeted
7 Nov 2024
NEW: East Genomics e-learning website for healthcare staff, with modules on genetic testing for:
🧬Hereditary Breast Cancer
🫀 Inherited Cardiac Conditions
🩺Primary Care
🤰Prenatal
🗣️Patient Choice and WGS
CPD certificates available. Register today: eastgenomicslearning.org/
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Amazing! Huge Congratulations 🎉 @HastingsJ123 So truly deserved 👏🏻
17 Jun 2024
We are delighted that Jillian Hastings Ward has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours for her outstanding service to patients and participants in the field of UK genomics.
Read more here: ow.ly/fsx650SjKtm
@HastingsJ123
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Jo Lowry retweeted
4 Jun 2024
Find out more about Sudden Cardiac Death and genetic testing at our 25 June online session 🫀
Delighted to welcome Chloe Ferguson, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICC) at @Leic_hospital, a role funded by @JHMTorguk
Register here: events.eahsn.org/GenomicsBIT…
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Great work by this team and service 👏🏻 A crucial part of the NHS-C-SUD project to increase access to genetic testing 🧬 for families who have lost a loved one to Sudden Cardiac Death & reduce the number of SCD deaths in the UK @Leic_hospital @East_Genomics
@TheBHF @JHMTorguk
10 May 2024
Two new clinics have opened to increase our capacity to detect inherited cardiac conditions, with the help of local charity @JHMTorguk. The screening and diagnostic genetic testing services at Glenfield support individuals with diagnosed ICCs and their family members.
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Honoured to be part of the @Policy_Projects roundtable discussion this morning - Reducing regional variation in prostate cancer care. #ProstateCancer #Cancer #Genomics #UAPC
@East_Genomics @Leic_hospital @NHSgms
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Jo Lowry retweeted
25 Apr 2024
Today is #DNADay marking the discovery of the double helix in 1953!
It's also an opportunity to marvel at how far we have come since the discovery over seventy years ago #GenomicMedicine #Innovation
Brush up on your genomics knowledge here: genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk…
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Jo Lowry retweeted
22 Apr 2024
A great honour to be presenting at the East Genomics Lynch Syndrome conference in Nottingham on our Lynch syndrone App. We have just received ethics and so should be able to release on Apple and Google very soon #eastgenomics
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Jo Lowry retweeted
22 Mar 2024
On #LynchSyndromeAwarenessDay we're highlighting that anyone with colorectal or endometrial cancer should get screened for Lynch Syndrome.
Hear from Clinical Geneticist Adam Shaw & patients Tracy & Andrea on our website (plus links to resources/events): eastgenomics.nhs.uk/about-us…
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Jo Lowry retweeted
21 Mar 2024
An exciting phase of recruitment!
We'll introduce new colleagues, including Leads for Nursing, Education & Training, Informatics Primary Care.
Delighted to welcome our East Mids Cancer Lead Srinivasan Madhusudan of @nottmhospitals & @UniofNottingham
youtube.com/watch?v=x3ou--p3…
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Happy #NationalCancerCNSDay to all CNS colleagues across @East_Genomics @Leic_hospital @NNUH @CUH_NHS @nottmhospitals @cancer_east @MacmillLeics @NHSgms
15 Mar 2024
And here they are …… just a few of our incredible cancer nurse specialists all celebrating today 💕#NationalCancerCNSDay @Leic_hospital @MacmillLeics @cancer_east @HoggJulie @RMitchell_NHS @UHLcancercentre
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Lota is one of many whose role is key to developing the Genomics workforce of the future 🧬🧪🔬 @Leic_hospital @East_Genomics @NHSgms @NSHCS #HealthcareScienceWeek #Genomics #ClinicalScientist
14 Mar 2024
More than 1,000 people at UHL are healthcare scientists. These ‘hidden heroes’ often work behind the scenes, but are involved in the care of almost all of our patients. Trainee Clinical Scientist, Lota Eze, says: "I’m proud to be a member of the healthcare science workforce."
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Jo Lowry retweeted
12 Mar 2024
Meet Saranja Rishikeson, pre-registration clinical scientist, at our Laboratory in @Leic_Hospital.
Find out why Saranja compares the role of a clinical scientist to that of a detective by reading her profile bit.ly/3vdutDh #HealthcareScienceWeek2024
#scientists #Time
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Congratulations to my Auntie Sylvia on her retirement after >50 years 🎉 Originally trained and worked in Leicester @Leic_hospital before moving to Norfolk @NNUH
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Last few days to apply for these great @East_Genomics role opportunities before they close on 3 March ⏳
@Leic_hospital @nottmhospitals @NNUH @CUH_NHS
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A great day of interactions and #GenomicConversations #RareDiseaseDay 🦓🧬 #ShowYourStripes #ShareYourColours
@East_Genomics @Leic_hospital @M4RareDiseases @JulianBarwell @Neeta__Kulkarni
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Pop along to the LRI canteen @Leic_hospital to learn more 🦓🧬 @M4RareDiseases #RareDiseaseDay #ShowYourStripes #ShowYourColours
29 Feb 2024
The wonderful @jomlowry and colleagues from clinical genetics at @Leic_hospital will be in the LRI canteen until 2pm to raise awareness for #RareDiseaseDay
Come and say hi and #ShowYourStripes and/or #ShareYourColours !!
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Pop along and see us at our promo stand in @Leic_hospital canteen on Thursday for #RareDiseaseDay #ShowYourStripes #ShowYourColours
@East_Genomics
27 Feb 2024
With #RareDiseaseDay just 2 days away, here are some good profiles to follow:
@M4RareDiseases
@camraredisease
@GeneticAll_UK
@RareBeacon
@Unique_charity
@rarediseasesnet
Don't forget to #ShareYourStripes to show support for the 3.5M people in the UK with a rare disease.
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So good to see this published 🧬📚 Amazing work, huge congratulations @JulianBarwell @Neeta__Kulkarni 🎉
@East_Genomics @Leic_hospital
6 Feb 2024
So excited to see our book for children aged 8-12 explainng the role of DNA and how all living things are connected. Silly, entertaining but covering topics from evolution, through inheritance, mitochondria and behaviour without simplifying the content.@Neeta__Kulkarni
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Jo Lowry retweeted
14 Feb 2024
New role: Education & Training Lead within our Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (GMSA).
The role can be based out of:
Cambridge bit.ly/3OHVxRM
Leicester bit.ly/3SXtwbh
Nottingham bit.ly/49cmG7v
Norfolk and Norwich bit.ly/49feIKO
Closes 3 March
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