Public Talk & Guest Lecture with Professor Ewan Birney Oct 19: Genomic Medicine across the world; challenges, progress, opportunities and patient impact

Ewan Birney (Photo credit: Jeff Dowling/EMBL-EBI)
Ewan Birney (Photo credit: Jeff Dowling/EMBL-EBI)

Professor Ewan Birney, CBE FRS FMedSci, Deputy Director General, EMBL & Director, EMBL-EBI
European Bioinformatics Institute, EMBL, Cambridge, UK

When: Wednesday, October 19, 1200-1245 + Q&A
Where: Auditorium, Institute for Cancer Research, ground floor, Research Building (K building), Oslo University Hospital - Radium Hospital site

Genomic Medicine across the world; challenges, progress, opportunities and patient impact

Abstract:
I will present briefly the view of genomic medicine journey, making analogies with other technologies absorbed into healthcare, such as intra-vital imaging in the 19th Century. I will share my experience and observations as a researcher involved in technology transfer of genomics to healthcare across many locations worldwide, highlighting the challenges, the progress, the opportunities and the patient impact of genomic medicine.

Links:

https://www.ebi.ac.uk/people/person/ewan-birney/

https://www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/perspectives/alphafold-where-will-the-next-ai-breakthrough-come-from/

https://www.ebi.ac.uk 


Hosts: Inge Jonassen, UiB & Kjetil Taskén, OUH/UiO