This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Raghib Ali, CEO, CMO, and Principal Investigator of Our Future Health UK. As a clinical epidemiologist with a passion for reducing health inequalities, Raghib offers fresh insights into the priorities, challenges, and transformative impact of the groundbreaking genomics initiative, Our Future Health.
Show Notes:
0:00 Intro to The Genetics Podcast
01:00 Welcome to Raghib and background on Our Future Health (OFH)
03:57 Diseases that are a priority for OFH or are likely to benefit from its impact
06:07 Challenges and opportunities for implementing change in the National Health Service (NHS), a partner of OFH, based on study findings
09:20 Factors that contributed to the rapid recruitment of participants to OFH
14:12 Efforts to ensure diversity of OFH participants and facilitate accessibility for all
16:35 Why OFH chose to use arrays for genomic profiling
18:57 Navigating the obstacles and opportunities in public and private partners
22:28 Strengths and weaknesses of the medical record system in the UK
25:54 Efforts to rapidly provide results from OFH and integrating other datasets and techniques in the future
28:43 Raghib’s unique educational and training journey
31:49 The importance of evaluating components beyond genetics for a full picture of health
33:28 Aims and findings of the first prospective cohort study in the UAE
35:26 The potential contribution of epigenetic inheritance to disease risk
37:43 How Raghib overcame adversity early in life
40:56 Closing remarks
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Our Future Health (https://ourfuturehealth.org.uk/)
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