Next Generation Children Project

The Genetics laboratory is collaborating with the NIHR Bioresource Rare Diseases and the University of Cambridge to deliver the Next Generation Children research project which investigates the clinical utility of rapid whole genome sequencing for children in intensive care.

Contact: ngc@nhs.net

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Hunting for COVID-19 variants March 22, 2021
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Genomics study identifies routes of transmission of coronavirus in care homes March 3, 2021
Care homes are at high risk of experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. Older people and those affected by heart disease, respiratory disease and type 2 diabetes – all of which increase with age – are at greatest risk of severe disease and even death, making the care home population especially vulnerable. […]
Q&A with Sharon Peacock, coronavirus variant hunter February 22, 2021
The Conversation spoke to Professor Peacock about that day and what happened after. Q: When did you first get the idea to set up Cog-UK? And how was it formed? In late February 2020, it dawned on me that we were going to need genome sequencing capabilities across the UK for the novel coronavirus. It […]

Next Generation Children Project

East of England NHS Genomic Medicine Centre