Leadership Team
Angela has led the education and engagement activity within Wales Gene Park since its inception in 2002. With a background in science education, Angela and her team work to share knowledge of genetics and genomics as widely as possible and engage with and involve patients to inform and influence genomic research.
Education and Engagement Team
Angela has led the education and engagement activity within Wales Gene Park since its inception in 2002. With a background in science education, Angela and her team work to share knowledge of genetics and genomics as widely as possible and engage with and involve patients to inform and influence genomic research.
Rhian’s background is in biomedical research and she has worked in academic, industrial, and clinical settings. Additionally, she has worked with individuals and families affected by genetic conditions. She is the Education and Engagement Officer for Wales Gene Park where she helps deliver a busy and varied programme of genetics and genomics-related activities to the public, schools and colleges, health professionals, and patients and families.
Thomas’ background is in biomedical sciences and science communication. In his role as Project Officer, Thomas contributes to organising the Genomics Partnership Wales Genomics Showcase, as well as Wales Gene Park projects, communicating and educating patients, professionals and the public about advances in genomics and their implication to healthcare. Tom is a fluent Welsh speaker.
Genomics for Research Teams
Genomics Facility
Bioinformatics Team
Genomics Integration into SAIL
Genomic Editing Facility
- Prof. Nick Allen
Genome Editing Lead - Bridget Allen
Genome Editing Research Manager
The Wales Cancer TRE project
- Dr. Kevin Ashelford
Data Strategy and IT Infrastructure Lead (GPW funded) - Dr. Peter Giles
Data Scientists (Cancer TRE project funded) - Liz Merrifield
Information Governance Officer (Cancer TRE project funded)
Genomic Consent in Wales
- Rhys Vaughan
Genomic consent Manager (GPW funded)
Research Ethics and Project Support
- Laura Butlin
Research Coordinator
Executive Management Team
An executive management team formed of the key leads for activity within Wales Gene Park along with University academics meet regularly to guide the operational direction of Wales Gene Park and to discuss and progress our strategy to support genomics in Wales. This team is support by an external advisory committee who review our activity and provide long term strategic advice and guidance.
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