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The Age of Personalised Medicine: How Manchester’s biobanking experience will make a difference

Wednesday 7 March, 9.00am-4.00pm
The Nowgen Centre, 29 Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9WU

The power of genomic knowledge is being harnessed to develop new medical approaches such as personalised medicine. Authenticated samples are at the heart of this revolution and will inform the development of future therapies. Manchester is at the forefront, developing a “hub and spoke” model to provide effi cient banking and access for human samples gathered from across the region. The Manchester biobanking network will provide a national platform for researchers to gain access to high quality samples for research. This event is designed to inform you on the developments of this work and to learn more about this valuable resource.

Keynote Speech - Ian Jacobs (MAHSC)
Manchester biobanking partnership - Martin Yuille (MAHSC)
Manchester Cancer Research Centre Biobank  - Jane Rogan
AstraZeneca Biobank - Chris Womack
Case Studies from Manchester biobanks - CIGMR, University Hospital Of South Manchester, BRC Biobank, Salford Royal, UK DNA Banking Network
Public engagement - Bella Starling (Nowgen)
UK Biobank - Tim Peakman

Lunch and refreshments are included. To register for your free place, email mbrc@cmft.nhs.uk. For further information, call 0161 901 2679 or 0161 276 6614.