RARE/D Conversations
Conversations started by The Whitworth Group
Episodes
In our second episode we talk to Dr John McDermott, Professor Margaret Brazier, Rachel Mahood, and Rachel Corry about ethical dilemmas in clinical trials and first Point of Care Genomic test to be delivered in NICU.
Dr John McDermott is an Academic Clinical Fellow at Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine and works on the PALOH study.
Professor Margaret Brazier is Professor of Law at the University of Manchester and is one of the for...
In our first (pilot) episode we talk with Professor Bill Newman from Manchester about Rare opportunities and how will the 100, 000 Genomes Project change health care?
Professor Bill Newman is Professor of Translational Genomic Medicine in The Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine at the University of Manchester and Honorary Consultant at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. He is also Director of the Greater Manchester Genom...
In a very different episode, we chat with our very own Jay Roche and his wife Sarah about the family's long connection with Manchester Genetics Department and how different things have shaped their story.
We discuss about making conscious decisions about both small and big aspects of our lives, from parenting to careers. We hear about how we all perceive 'normal' differently, how we recognise the different ...
In our 4th episode we chat to Professor Dian Donnai, Sally Hatton, and Professor Andrew Read about the many topics around the scientific discoveries the importance of thinking about the people they impact.
A very special live recording at The Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester where our group first met - we chat about the human genome with Genetic Counsellor Sasha Henriques and Dr George Burghel from Manchester Genomics, and some local schoolchildren - the patients of tomorrow.
We find out what rare actually means - and that we're not so rare after all!
The recording was part of our RARE/D LIVE event - just on...
In a change from our usual podcast recordings, we talk over Zoom with Prof Jie Ding of Peking University First Hospital, supported by guest listener Prof Tao Wang in the conversation and with additional guest listeners, Prof Lauren Kerzin-Storrar and our very own Jay Roche.
Not originally planned in this series, the recording is the first of three special RARE/D international conversations, in which we will be talking RARE/D in the ...
Continuing the change from our usual podcast recordings, we talk over Zoom with Prof Shubha Phadke in India, with additional guest listeners, Dr Charu Deshpande, Mr Suyong Sathe, and our very own Dr Rhona Macleod.
Not originally planned in this series, the recording is the second of some special RARE/D international conversations, in which we will be talking RARE/D in the International context, and in the context of the affect Covid...
Continuing the change from our usual podcast recordings, we talk over Zoom with special guest Dorica Dan, with additional guest listeners, Dr. Ovidiu Damian, and our very own Dr. Ramona Moldovan.
Not originally planned in this series, the recording is the second of some special RARE/D international conversations, in which we will be talking RARE/D in the International context, and in the context of the affect Covid 19 is having on e...
Continuing the change from our usual podcast recordings, we talk over Zoom with special guest Dorica Dan, with additional guest listeners, Dr. Ovidiu Damian, and our very own Dr. Ramona Moldovan.
Not originally planned in this series, the recording is the second of some special RARE/D international conversations, in which we will be talking RARE/D in the International context, and in the context of the affect Covid 19 is having on e...
In the final scheduled episode of Series 1, we talk to Professor Rebecca Bennett, Professor Kevin Southern, and our very own Dr. Fiona Ulph about genetic testing and the choices that parents are given at different stages of their journey.
This episode was the final one recorded in the studio in February 2020, before lockdown and current social distancing guidelines.
BREAKING NEWS: coming soon is a special rare can...
PART 2 of a Rare Cancer special.
A very special BONUS EPISODE, made with the amazing support from the GMSA - this was recorded over Zoom with a live audience to support all of the activities happening around the globe for Rare Disease Day 2021.
Chatting to Professor Gareth Evans, Amy Hargreaves,Freddie Gualda-Wallace, Fern Hammill, and Shakil Bukhari.
It was such a great virtual event with varied conversations and amazing qu...
PART 1 of a Rare Cancer special.
A very special BONUS EPISODE, made with the amazing support from the GMSA - this was recorded over Zoom with a live audience to support all of the activities happening around the globe for Rare Disease Day 2021.
Chatting to Professor Gareth Evans, Amy Hargreaves,Freddie Gualda-Wallace, Fern Hammill, and Shakil Bukhari.
It was such a great virtual event with varied conversations and amazing qu...
A special bonus episode with conversation about genomic testing considerations in Motor Neurone Disease. This was recorded over Zoom with a live audience to support all of the activities happening around the globe for Rare Disease Day 2022.
Chatting to Dr John Ealing, Catherine and Adrian Halpenny, Dr Andrew Swale, Samantha Holden-Smith, Dr Amina Chaouch, Dr Audrey Smith, and our very own Dr Rhona Macloed.
Brough...
Welcome to this very special episode of our RARE/D conversations podcast, where we are celebrating Rare Disease Day 2025 and talking all about comedy! In our ‘Rare Comedy’ podcast we are joined by guests, Jamie MacDonald, Yvonne Hughes and Jibreel Arshad who talk about their routes into stand-up comedy and their connections to ‘Rare’. This rare disease day, our podcast considers why humour is universally important and the kind of c...
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