Saturday 1st Dec
11:00 UNTIL 16:00
Talks and short stories programme
11:30 – 11:55
DAN JEFFRIES – author and owner of two rare conditions
Me, myself and eye: Being rare
12:00 – 12:25
Dr Crystal Ruff – Illumina
Changing the future with stem cells
12:30 – 12:55
DR Delphine Larrieu – Uni of Cambridge
Can we turn the clock back on progeria, rare premature
13:00 – 13:25
Dr Mariya Moosajee – ophthalmologist UCL & moorfields
Developing cures for genetic eye diseases
13:30 – 13:55
REBECCA PENDER – disability rights champion
The power of the parent voice
14:00 – 14:25
Dr Giles Yeo – Uni of Cambridge and BBC
Are your genes to blame when your jeans don’t fit?
14:30 – 14:55
Dr Prabha Nagarajan – horizon discovery
CRISPR cut and paste for genes
15:00 – 15:25
Dr KATE baker – MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
Connecting Genes and Brains: A Global Journey
15:30 – 15:55
Prof Anna Middleton – Wellcome genome campus
Your DNA, your say – public opinion on data sharing