Anneke Lucassen

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Today is the #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience! So to celebrate, we'd like to share the words of three inspiring #WomenInScience here at NDM. Discover the advice they'd give to themselves when they started their career in STEM 👩‍🔬🧪🥼

A team from Centre for Personalise Medicine in Oxford have written a brilliant article for the kids magazine which discusses how our genes impact our health. Read here: ow.ly/xy9n50UNth4 @rach_horton @kvlyle @DrSusieWeller1 @DrLisaBallard @annekeluc

A great read with brilliant artwork!

#january Day 22 We’re getting excited for this year’s #ResearchShowcase on #PersonalisedPrevention. Take a look at some of the great talks we heard at the showcase last year, which focussed on (re)conceptualising #PersonalisedMedicine: cpm.ox.ac.uk/watch-our-lect…

West Midlands teacher was ‘forced into hiding’ after doctored video alleged she made racist slur, when she had not. theguardian.com/education/2025…

I just signed a petition: Tell Keir Starmer to deliver a Big Climate Plan. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell…

What would success look like in the context of a rare disease screening programme? We’re going to consider how principles around screening should account for very rare conditions, where we cannot expect to have a wealth of data to guide decisions. (Chair: @annekeluc)

@annekeluc Navigating new uncertainties. We want to discuss the challenges of interpreting genomic variation in a screening context, the challenges for families and clinicians of managing uncertainty, and the challenges of living with a rare condition. (Chair: @DrSusieWeller1)

@annekeluc @DrSusieWeller1 @carolinefwright We still have spaces available- if you’re interested in joining us to discuss #NewbornScreening on 25th Feb in Oxford, please email cpm@well.ox.ac.uk with your name, role, and 1-2 sentences about why you’re interested in discussing newborn screening cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/newborn-…

#january Day 14 How might #NewbornScreening affect babies and families? We asked young people in Years 7-9 to create #art inspired by this question in our 23-24 #YouthArtCompetition and here are the beautiful and thought-provoking winning entries: cpm.ox.ac.uk/centre-for-per…

#january Day 15 What does it mean to provide increasingly #personalised information about the chance of a #genetic condition happening again in a future pregnancy? Watch this video to learn more: cpm.ox.ac.uk/lecture/can-it…

(1/6) @CPMOxford warmly invites you to register for our 2025 Research Showcase at St Anne’s College on Tuesday 4 February 2025 #centreforpersonalisedmedicine #personalisedmedicine #personalisedprevention eventbrite.co.uk/e/personalised…

#january Day 11 If we don't have representative datasets to inform #genetic and #genomic tests, it worsens outcomes for people who aren't represented, but considering #diversity goes beyond just diversifying datasets. This paper examines how: shorturl.at/1dtko

#january Day 13 1 month to go until Philip Ball gives this year’s CPM annual lecture! We’re so excited to hear his talk ‘How life works: dealing with biology’s changing narrative’ Please share the details and sign up here: cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/cpm-annu…

#january Day 12 #PrecisionMedicine impacts our #environment and we need to be talking more about it– this paper from Gabby Samuel and CPM director @annekeluc explains why: shorturl.at/qdR3Y

This speaks to me…..Let me just check my phone-The Becky Barnicoat cartoon theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/p…

#january Day 8 How might #NewbornGenomeScreening change a baby’s story? Check out this @bmj.com article by @rach_horton, @annekeluc & others exploring some of the challenges raised: bmj.com/content/384/bm…

#january Day 4 In 2024 we developed our strategy: cpm.ox.ac.uk/strategy/ Look out for our podcast series where we’ll be discussing our themes: #Diagnosis&Treatment #Risk&Prevention #EvolvingHealthSystemBoundaries #Equity #Sustainability #ExperiencesOfPersonalisedMedicine

#january Day 2 When does #genomic #data become a ‘result’? This paper in the Journal of Medical Ethics by JRF @rach_horton, CPM director @annekeluc, @w_macken and @RobPitceathly examines this issue: jme.bmj.com/content/50/5/2…

#january Day 3 Know a secondary school teacher or an artistic 11-13 year old? Why not share the details of our #YouthArtCompetition focused on #sustainability in #PersonalisedMedicine – open to entries until 31st Jan cpm.ox.ac.uk/art-competitio…