Something is stirring in the undergrowth on the tangled bank... You'll find my evolving thoughts here, but not those of my employer, and certainly not any medical advice...
#shanenaz
We're doing it again! This time we are biking from Petra in Jordan up to Nazareth in Israel, to raise money for the Nazareth Hospital CT Scanner appeal. Last year we raised over £50,000 for the Children's Unit! Nazareth is the largest Arab town in Israel; the people are lovely, and the kids are awesome. Nazareth also treats kids in the West Bank of Palestine who have very limited access to healthcare. They need your help! Go to my sponsorship page to find out more and see what you can do! Maybe even join us..?
http://justgiving.com/shanenaz
http://justgiving.com/shanenaz

27 May 2012
Bike ride: Lough Mourne Loop
Check it out on Strava - 17.5 miles of fun:
25 May 2012
Bioinformatics for Clinicians
Here we are, up to our necks in the largest and most exciting research project of its kind to date - the Deciphering Developmental Disorders (DDD) Project - and many of us clinicians are not even close to coming to grips with the tools of the trade. We're emerging into the world of genome analysis, with next generation sequencing generating gigabytes of valuable information, yet most doctors in Genetic Medicine don't have the skills to unpack and analyse these data. I'm not suggesting that genetic doctors need to become super-duper bioinformaticians, but I think we do need to do some work to at least communicate meaningfully with the (very clever and lovely) scientists who are turning our dreams into reality.
So, dear readers, what bioinformatics tools do you feel would be helpful for clinicians, and have you any proposals as to how we upskill the jobbing Genetic Medic in handling Big Data? Please leave some comments to let me know, and I'll try to collate your thoughts. Thanks in advance!
09 May 2012
08 May 2012
Should we be allowed to design our babies?
I say yes - within limits. Check it out: http://www.4thought.tv/themes/should-we-be-allowed-to-design-our-babies/shane-mckee?autoplay=true with a big hat tip to the very nice folks at Waddell Media and 4thought.tv. The other films in this series are definitely worth a watch.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)