Join us for the fourth edition of the NIHR BioResource Scientific Conference on Wednesday 17th June.
This fully online conference celebrates the cutting-edge research that has been made possible by NIHR BioResource data, samples and participant recall.
Join us from 9:30- 12:30 to hear from leading scientific voices and to have your opportunity to ask our experts about how the BioResource could support your research.
9:30am-9:35am - Welcome to the BioResource
9:35am 9:45am - KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Nick Watkins from the Departmnt of Health and Social Care on the vision for the future of health research in the UK
9:45am 10:05am - Dr. Michael Colwill - Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in transgender and gender non-conforming people
10:05am 10:25am - Prof. Cath Williamson -The role of genomics in maternal health
10:25am 11:10am - Fireside chat on research inclusion, featuring - Dr. Esther Mukuka, NIHR Director of Research Inclusion with Prof. Cath Williamson and Vicky Hills, Research Recruitment Manager, NIHR BioResource
11:10am 11:30am - Comfort break
11:30am 11:50am - Alicia Rowland and Lucy Clossick Thomson - PS-002-101, the first gene therapy in kidney disease: how and why we’ve leveraged BioResource to help support recruitment in a NICE patient group
11:50am 12:10pm - Prof. Rachel Upthegrove - The Mental Health Mission and the SMILE BioResource
12:10pm 12:30pm - Prof. Nathalie Kingston, Director, NIHR BioResource - Closing remarks.
Keep an eye on our website, X and LinkedIn channels - more announcements coming soon!
