Reposted by Hayley WilsonPHG Foundation @phgfoundation.bsky.social · 16/10/2025PHG Senior policy analyst, Dr Chantal Babb de Villiers talks about her work beyond PHG Foundation (how does she fit it all in!🌟), in South Africa where she has been supporting efforts to increase diversity of global genomic data. 001
Hayley Wilson @thehjbrod.bsky.social · 11/06/2025PHG Foundation is hosting its first Bradford Hill Seminar for a few years. Come and join us online or in person if you have an interest in early detection and cancer diagnostics. 001
Reposted by Hayley WilsonPHG Foundation @phgfoundation.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Date: Wednesday 2 July 2025 Time: 13:00 - 14:00 In-person: Large Seminar Room, East Forvie Building, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0SR (No registration required) Online: Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9d02ab... 001
Hayley Wilson @thehjbrod.bsky.social · 31/03/2025I'm really excited to share the postdoc I completed before joining PHG. It combines two great passions - bacteria and horses!! Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/hayley... or go straight to the paper here: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...linkedin.comProgressive evolution of Streptococcus equi from Streptococcus equi subsp.… | Hayley WilsonI'm really excited to share this work with the world! As we know, academic research work will follow you even after you've left. So this is my post-doc project… 023
Reposted by Hayley WilsonChantal Babb de Villiers @chantalresearch.bsky.social · 10/02/2025🌟 New Blog🌟 Pharmacogenomics is leading the way in how genomic information is being used in healthcare and could significantly impact how genomics is integrated across the entire healthcare system. www.phgfoundation.org/blog/pioneer...phgfoundation.orgPioneering change: how pharmacogenomics is shaping healthcare - PHG FoundationPharmacogenomics - tailoring drug treatments to individuals based on their genetics - is on the cusp of transforming drug prescribing 032
Reposted by Hayley WilsonChantal Babb de Villiers @chantalresearch.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Exciting News in Gene Therapy! NICE has approved the use of gene therapy exa-cel for treating sickle cell disease! This groundbreaking development offers new hope for patients and marks a significant milestone in medical science. 🧬✨ www.phgfoundation.org/news/worlds-...phgfoundation.orgWorld’s first gene editing therapy now in the UK for sickle cell disease - PHG FoundationThe approval by NICE of Exa-cel provides new hope for people living with sickle cell disease. 011
Reposted by Hayley WilsonGabriele Pollara @gpollara.bsky.social · 05/01/2025⚠️ Bit of an alarm bell to MDR-TB regimen BPaL/M - resistance to constituent antibiotics developing and transmission of such strains already occurring #TBSky #IDSky @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...nejm.orgTransmission as a Key Driver of Resistance to the New Tuberculosis Drugs | NEJMWhole-genome sequencing was used to show that resistance to newer antituberculosis drugs is present in at least 27 countries and that up to a quarter of this resistance may be due to person-to-... 63918
Hayley Wilson @thehjbrod.bsky.social · 12/10/2023I made it over here! It’s nice to step away from the absolute carnage of the other platform. There’s real science in here!!! 000