Cecily Morrison is a principal researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge. She leads a multi-disciplinary team that innovates new technologies to enable people. Last month Cecily was awarded an MBE for services to inclusive design. She and her team are exhibiting...
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Dr Melita Irving- The DNA Doc at RAREfest20
Known as the DNA doctor, Melita Irving is passionate about … well, DNA! She works as a consultant in clinical genetics at Guys and St Thomas’s Hospital, specialising in conditions that affect the skeleton. Last year Melita’s book ‘The Human DNA Manual’ was published...
Dr. Giles Yeo “RAREfest20 is a unique event that drives better science”
Dr Giles Yeo works at the University of Cambridge, studying the genetics of obesity and the mechanisms of how our brain controls food intake. While interested in the general population, Giles says information garnered from studying rare disease patients with severe...
RARESummit 2019 – Patients as partners
Wellcome Genome Campus hosts CRDN RARESummit 19PASSION LED US HERE A crisp, bright September morning in the calming woodland setting of the Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge welcomed a chattering, excited collection of rare disease stakeholders from across the UK and...
CRDN teams up with Findacure to bring a sip of RARE to Pint of Science Festival
For the second consecutive year, CRDN is hosting 2 rare disease themed evenings for the Pint of Science Festival. We'll be based at the Panton Arms in Cambridge on 21 and 22 May inspiring the general public to be curious about the science and research taking place...
2019 Rare Disease Day Cambridge Lecture
Put over 150 passionate and motivated people together to talk about rare disease research and you can expect a fascinating evening. That’s just what happened at the recent public evening, hosted by Cambridge Rare Disease Network in collaboration with the NIHR...
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