Making science work for health

Dr Susan Mitchell speaks to Dr Chaitanya Erady about multiomics, discussing the key themes and questions of this intriguing topic. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. We discuss the underpinning science, the ambitions for improving population health and the impact...

Dr Chantal Babb de Villiers and Dr Hayley Wilson discuss integrating genomics into the health response to climate change. Listen and discover how research is uncovering links between climate change, environmental exposures, and genomics to inform future healthcare and public health strategies. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promisi...

An approach to healthcare that tailors treatments and preventative measures to individual needs, personalised health is a big topic of conversation. So big that Ofori Canacoo speaks to several members of the PHG Foundation about personalised health. What it means to them, examples of where they see it working, changes that should be considered and what they think the future of personalised health...

A complex field, host genomics research aims to identify genetic variants that might explain different individual responses to an infectious disease.  A companion piece to our report, Host genomics: lessons for infectious disease , policy analyst and lead author of the report, Heather Turner , discusses the findings of the report and why host genomics matters for health. Welcome back to Making sci...

Tanya Brigden discusses the ethical implications and regulatory challenges that should be considered in the innovative area of genome editing. In recent years, the potential of somatic genome editing has elicited both excitement and caution among researchers, clinicians, patients, and ethicists. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promi...

A developing area in synthetic biology, electrogenetics is hoped to become a new avenue in precision medicine, helping with the treatment of certain chronic diseases. Chaitanya Erady talks about what electrogenetics is and the ambitions for its use. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implicat...

Type 1 diabetes is a complex disease affecting millions of people across the world. Though insulin has been discovered as a treatment for patients, research is still being done to find additional and alternative methods to treat and perhaps cure type 1 diabetes. Hayley Wilson discusses how gene therapy is being used as one potential method of treatment.  Welcome back to Making science work for hea...

Bhavya Krishnan and Dr Elizabeth Redrup Hill discuss the applications of digital twins in the healthcare system, why there is growing interest, and some questions that they would like to see be explored in order to make digital twins an effective tool for healthcare and medicine. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising development...

Chantal Babb de Villiers , Senior Policy Analyst at the PHG Foundation, talks us through bacteriophages, otherwise known as phages, their growing interest, their current usage and what might be needed for phage therapy to take the next steps towards public healthcare. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science...

Heather Turner , Policy Analyst at the PHG Foundation,  explains for you long-read sequencing, its potential applications and how this new technology measures up against traditional short-read sequencing. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare.   In each episode, host...

Dr Sowmiya Moorthie , Senior Policy Analyst at the PHG Foundation, explains polygenic scores, their potential  - and their limitations – in predicting risk of common diseases. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare.    In each episode, host Ofori Canacoo discusses with...

Dr Chantal Babb de Villiers discusses gene editing animals for organ transplants to humans, otherwise known as xenotransplantation. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. In each episode, host Ofori Canacoo discusses with a PHG Foundation policy analyst, the underpinn...

Dr Hayley Carr discusses inflammatory bowel disease and current research into improving patient care using genetics-driven precision medicine. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. In each episode, host Ofori Canacoo discusses with a PHG Foundation policy analyst, th...

We are delighted to present  Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. In each episode, host Ofori Canacoo discusses with a PHG Foundation policy analyst, the underpinning science, the ambitions for improving population health and the impact it could have on patients, on society and on...