Category Archives: Events
27th February 2016 – Genetics Matters!
We are pleased to announce we’ll be hosting our popular Genetics Matters event again on the 27th of February 2016 as part of the International Rare Disease Day. Come meet the scientists, touch real specimens, chat about rare diseases and hear about the exciting state of the art research at Newcastle University.
“Genetics Matters” annual event serves to showcase genetic research and to give the patient and charity organisations a voice and a platform to interact with the members of general public. The theme of the Rare Disease Day in 2016 is “Patient Voice”, recognising the crucial role that patients play in research by voicing their needs and instigating change.
We would like patients or members of patient families to be present on the day and actively participate, sharing the presenting with our scientists. We believe that the patients’ voice is important in directing the course of scientific research and that it is important to remember that behind the tubes and microscope slides there is also a human story, and that we are all working towards a common goal.
This event is FREE to attend, but we have limited places available, so if you would like to attend, please book your place here:
15th July 2015 A-level Open Day
On the 15th of July the IGM are hosting our regular IGM Open Day for the lower 6th form students from local schools.
Final programme for the day:
The event will include hands on experiments and a “bench to bedside” journey in mitochondrial genetics as well as a short presentation about studying at the University. Thank you very much to all participants and a big thank you to all the staff and students from IGM for taking time off to present their research and to the staff at the Centre for Life for their help with the practical sessions.
If you would like to participate in a similar event next year, please email IGMengagement@ncl.ac.uk
Genetics Matters! 27th February 2015
This year for Rare Disease Day 2015 we helped organise and will be participating in the Genetics Matters event at the Great North Museum in Newcastle:
We will be presenting our best research in genetics and rare diseases, answering questions, engaging in debates and presenting hands on research tables. There are over 7,000 known rare diseases, most of which are genetic.
1 in 17 people will be affected by a rare disease at some point in their lives. This amounts to a staggering 3.5 million people in the UK alone! Genetic research and research into Rare Diseases may not attract much media attention but it is of high importance for the modern developed societies.
Come see us at the Great North Museum on the 27th February 2015 (Rare Disease Day) to learn more
The full programme can be viewed here Genetics Matters 2015 final programme
A video explaining musculoskeletal research in the SYBIL EU-FP7 consortium
We have generated this video as part of the Arthritis Research UK public engagement event, “Arthritis Matters”, on the 26th June 2014. It explain what it is that we do in the SYBIL consortium which unites 18 centres of research across Europe in a collaborative project aiming to understand the mechanisms of common and rare skeletal conditions.
You can see the video here. We hope you enjoy it!
29th August 2014 – Move a Mile for Muscle
Hundreds of people all over the country will be moving an extra special mile between 23 and 31 August to raise funds for vital research and support for families affected by muscle-wasting conditions. To join the exciting initiative, the IGM are busy organising a Charity Sports Day to be held from 11:30am on Friday 29thAugust in Times Square, Centre for Life.
September 2014 – Body Worlds exhibition at Centre for Life
Scientists from the Institute of Genetic Medicine are hosting a series of exciting “Meet the Scientist” events at the world famous Body Worlds Vital exhibition at Centre for Life this autumn. We are at the exhibition every weekend in September, showcasing our research and explaining how it fits within a bigger picture of human health and development using the exhibits and our own research samples to illustrate what we do at the Institute. A brief agenda is shown below:
6th September – mitochondrial diseases
7th September – heart function and disease
13th September – cartilage and bone development, aging and disease
14th September – hearing and vision
20th September – skeletal muscle function and disease
21st September – skeletal muscle disease patient referral systems and large research consortiums
27th September – Human Developmental Biology Resource
28th September – kidney function and disease
Thank you all for volunteering to take part!
Arthritis Matters! 26th June 2014
We will be taking part in a FREE event for the patients and members of the public, exploring musculoskeletal ageing, osteoarthritis, rhematoid arthritis, and current research and treatment options.
The full programme of the day:
2nd July 2014 – Open Day for A-level students
On 2nd of July 2014 we are hosting an Open Day at the Institute of Genetic Medicine. The day is specifically targeted at A-level students considering a career in science. With hands on experiments, interviews with real scientists, students and patients, stimulating debates and presentations, it is designed to help answer all the questions you may have about studying at Newcastle university and about a career in science.
The theme of the day is “From bench to bedside”:
We have also organised a similar event in December 2012, you can find more details of it here. If you’re interested in participating in a similar event at a later date, please drop us an email at: IGMengagement@ncl.ac.uk Thank you!
26th June 2014 – Arthritis Awareness Day
IGM scientists from Prof Mike Briggs’s and Dr Kasia Pirog’s groups are taking part in the Arthritis Awareness Day at the Baddiley-Clark building at Newcastle University on Thursday 26th June 2014. The day is aimed primarily at patients and members of the public, in order to raise awareness of arthritis and musculoskeletal research at Newcastle University amongst the patient groups in the North East and to facilitate the engagement and involvement of patients in the future research activities and projects.
Prof Briggs and Dr Pirog together with Prof Drew Rowan and Dr David Young at the Institute of Cellular Medicine are involved in a pan-European systems biology project (SYBIL, http://www.sybil-fp7.eu), which is bringing 18 research partners from across Europe in order to elucidate the signalling pathways and mechanisms involved in common and rare skeletal disorders.
The program of the workshop is attached below:
