Patient and Public Advisory Council – BBMRI-NL: bridging research and society @ EBW2018
Last week, Marleen Kaatee presented the work of the Patient and Public Advisory Council – BBMRI-NL at the Europe Biobank Week 2018. Marleen is member of the Council and patient expert. The Council also provided input for a debate on return of individual research results at this conference. Since 2016, the Patient and Public Advisory Council of BBMRI-NL offers a national platform for the interests, concerns and needs of participants and patients in biobank research. Aim of the Council is to bridge society and research by allowing both way communication, and channeling advice, perspectives, opportunities and support. Read more
Marleen Kaatee, patient expert and Patient and Public Advisory Council member (left) at the Europe Biobank Week 2018
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ELSI Servicedesk officially launched!
In July, the ELSI (Ethical, Legal and Social Implications) Servicedesk was officially launched. This online Servicedesk offers guidance and answers to the ethical, legal and societal questions around Personalized Medicine research faced by researchers, policymakers and patients. The website provides frequently asked questions with answers, and the opportunity to contact the helpdesk, where one of the ELSI experts answers questions. Read more
ELSI Servicedesk website
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Development of an extensive OMICs Atlas
Since the start of BBMRI, extensive datasets have been generated at genome, epigenome, transcriptome and metabolome level for 10 thousand of individuals from tens of Dutch biobanks. By screening this wealth of omics data in large-scale analyses, BBMRI researchers have identified a plethora of links between these layers of cellular organization, thus uncovering insight into how molecular pathways are involved in health and disease. The unique atlas generated by this endeavour has been made accessible to the general public as an online resource.
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Screenshot of the network view of a gene query.
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Prof. Cisca Wijmenga inaugurated as the Lodewijk Sandkuijl Endowed Chair
At the Lodewijk Sandkuijl Symposium, Prof. dr. Cisca Wijmenga, Scientific Director of BBMRI-NL 2.0, was appointed Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. This Dutch order of chivalry is awarded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands for those with merits of a very exceptional nature for society. Cisca Wijmenga is also inaugurated to the Lodewijk Sandkuijl Endowed Chair at University Medical Center Groningen. She is now appointed Lodewijk Sandkuijl Distinguished University Professor of Human Genetics.
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Prof. Cisca Wijmenga, Scientific Director BBMRI-NL
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