Rowan Gardner

A new way of looking at endometriosis, with Rowan Gardner | Overlooked: women's health can't wait Even a basic definition of endometriosis tells us a lot about why we need to rethink how we’re dealing with this condition. Rowan Gardner is co-founder of...

Thank you to Golda Arthur for inviting me to be on the Overlooked Pod. A curation of conversations about women's health from patients, clinicians and scientists. Highlighting @precisionlife.bsky.social's work in #endometriosis and #womenshealth
check out the series
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YouTube video by BBC Humans outside of Africa descended from a small group 60,000 years ago

The BBC License fee is brilliant value for money.

Presented by Ella Al-Shamahi, Human brings together cutting-edge DNA science, global archaeology, and breathtaking visuals to tell this ambitious story in a totally new way. #genomics

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🎥 As part of today’s recognition of #SevereME, we’re sharing this recent presentation by our Co-founder, Rowan Gardner (@rowanbio.bsky.social‬), given at International ME Conference: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗘.

Honored to speak at the @investinmeresearch.bsky.social conference.
My mother is disappointed that my hair is a mess. Sorry Mum!

Millions are still waiting for answers. Ahead of #SevereMEAwarenessDay, we’re reaffirming our support and using genetic insights to develop the first non-invasive mechanostic tests to accelerate diagnosis and improve care.

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#MECFS #LongCOVID

Please thank your daughter - My colleagues @precisionlife.bsky.social have a collaboration with @decodemestudy.bsky.social and @actionforme.bsky.social
We have also found genetic signals in @ukbiobank.bsky.social and hope to replicate them in the DecodeME dataset. Her spit powers progress.

FAQs - DecodeME Our FAQs created by people with ME/CFS working with the project team and science blogger and patient, Simon McGrath. It will be updated as the project progresses.

FAQs on the #DecodeME #MECFS results

www.decodeme.org.uk/faqs/

Bravo @cgatist.bsky.social @actionforme.bsky.social and everyone that contributed their #spitforscience

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DecodeME: The Results announcement post. The graphic has a blue background with a DNA helix. In the centre of the graphic it says ‘We have released our initial DNA results! We have discovered that your genes contribute to your chances of developing ME/CFS.’ At the bottom left of the graphic is an image of a research paper.

Our initial DNA results! DecodeME have discovered that people with an ME/CFS diagnosis have significant genetic differences compared to the general population.
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Summary of our results: shorturl.at/pgsjk
Check out our full preprint paper: shorturl.at/VwN3s

We fully support our partners at @actionforme.bsky.social in their response to the UK government's ME/CFS Delivery Plan as a positive and necessary step forward – but that much more is needed to deliver real change, faster, for people with ME. #pwME #MECFS #MyalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis

Exciting to see interest in developing more tools to interrogate the proteome. Work using @ukbiobank.bsky.social proteomics data by @precisionlife.bsky.social is showing that for some of our biggest healthcare challenges there is more predictive signal in the proteome for disease risk than DNA. 👏

Functional genomics explainer: A strategic opportunity for the UK

Delighted to feature in the @bia-uk.bsky.social report on functional genomics as an example of its transformative power in UK healthcare.

Proud to work at the intersection of AI and genomics - understanding complex biology to predict & prevent chronic diseases.

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I enjoyed Simon's presentation and insights into www.neuroproteome.org plans to share neurodegenerative proteomics data for 40,000 individuals. Great work funded by Gates Ventures. All 👀 on @naturemedicine.bsky.social in two weeks!

PrecisionLife CEO, Steve Gardner, spoke yesterday on BBC Radio 4’s Today Show about the UK industrial strategy & why prioritizing life sciences is vital for economic growth.

#LifeSciences #PrecisionMedicine

New in Bio-IT World: how PrecisionLife is enabling mechanism-based precision medicine for complex diseases like ME/CFS, long COVID, ALS & endometriosis.

Read the article: www.bio-itworld.com/news/2025/06...

#precisionmedicine #biomarkers #PrecisionLife

This week was a big one for us as our policy team was in #Westminster alongside 50 senior figures from the UK #LifeSciences community, urging bold #Government action to deliver much-needed growth for the #UKEconomy ➡️ shorturl.at/367is

Very sorry to miss @cgatist.bsky.social talk today at 14th International Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium 2025.
It will be excellent! www.investinme.org/brmec14agend...
🖥️🧬 #MECFS #DECODEME

Rowan Gardner (@rowanbio.bsky.social) joins global leaders at Oxford Nanopore’s (@nanoporetech.com) Informatics Day tomorrow to discuss how AI and genomics can unlock new insights in complex disease biology.

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#LondonCalling25 #Genomics #AI #PrecisionMedicine

I am looking forward to Friday's informatics day. I am honoured to be asked to be on a panel. 🧬💻

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I did not have Regeneron on my !who will buy 23andMe?" bingo card. However, with hindsight, it feels like an obvious outcome.

190 Million women are waiting. Endometriosis sufferers need more actionable clinical diagnoses and targeted treatment options.

We’re changing that.
🧬 We’ve identified novel genetic drivers of disease
🛡️ Discovered actively protective drug targets
🧪 Developed rapid, non-invasive diagnostic tools
💊 Initiated studies of repurposed, precision therapies
🎯 Enabled differential triage across overlapping syndromes

📢 This #WorldMEDay, we’re proud to share real progress towards better outcomes for people living with ME/CFS and Long COVID.

Unraveling the Biological Drivers of ME and Long COVID | PrecisionLife We have identified different genetic mechanisms causing ME/CFS and long COVID and used this to stratify patients. Learn more about our research.

This is precision medicine in action — made possible through our #LOCOME project and partnerships across the UK and US.

👉 Explore our first-year progress in this visual summary — and read the full report on our website: precisionlife.com/mecfs

Genetic Risk Factors for Long COVID Reproduced Across Populations | PrecisionLife PrecisionLife study confirms reproducible genetic markers for long COVID in diverse cohorts, advancing diagnostic and treatment strategies for the disease.

PrecisionLife & Metrodora confirm the first reproducible genetic signatures for #LongCOVID across ancestries. Just in time for #WorldMEDay, this marks major progress for patients with complex chronic conditions.

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#PrecisionMedicine #MECFS #Genomics

Reproducibility of genetic risk factors identified for long COVID using combinatorial analysis across US and UK patient cohorts with diverse ancestries - Journal of Translational Medicine Background Long COVID is a major public health burden causing a diverse array of debilitating symptoms in tens of millions of patients globally. In spite of this overwhelming disease prevalence, stagg...

Very proud of our team @precisionlife.bsky.social and our partners today translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Reproducing insights across populations
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PrecisionLife at LSX World Congress Meet with PrecisionLife Co-founder Rowan Gardner at the LSX World Congress and join our panel discussion on increasing CNS and neurology R&D successes.

How can biotech and pharma partner more effectively in CNS & neurology? 🧠

Catch @rowanbio.bsky.social and leaders from Otsuka, Eli Lilly, Avata Biosciences & Lumina Life Sciences at LSX World Congress to share strategies for success.

#LSXWorld #CNS #Partnerships

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PrecisionLife at Abu Dhabi Global Health Week 2025 Meet with PrecisionLife CEO Steve Gardner and CBIO Rowan Gardner at the Abu Dhabi Global Health Week hosted by the Abu Dhabi Department of Health.

Out of the office next week.
I am looking forward to discussions about how we develop more predictive and preventative healthcare provision and use precision medicine approaches to maximize health outcomes and reduce the cost of effective delivery of care #ADGHW

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On the basis of yesterday's book launch in Oxford, this will be a delightful opportunity to escape for a couple of hours into a another world.

Lovely to see you @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social have now read The Eights, please write next one.

Rowans are the best 😀 #teamRowan