Ali Kay

Challenge of the best kind. Many thanks to my co-lead Dr Minna Jeffery & fellow grant holders @agoriely.bsky.social @lisahinton.bsky.social and our integral co-production panel: Marysia Price-Nowak, Arti Patel, Francesca Wicks, Jon Wells, Dr Shwetha Ramachandrappa, Alexa Gummow & others who helped!

Definitely me.

Making it Personal – using theatre to engage the public with genetics research

“I thought it triggered a new understanding in my heart.” Very proud of our co-production project - using #theatre to engage the public with genetics research | TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities #PPIE #Genetics #Genomics #Pregnancy

torch.ox.ac.uk/article/maki...

Fantastic time at WIMM day 2025! Our "We Are All Mutants" team won 2nd place in the Public Engagement Awards for our high school genetics workshops. @sciencehans.bsky.social @genomics-ali.bsky.social @doublehelixdale.bsky.social

Yay! So pleased to hear this.

Went up a hill or two in training for my August challenge. It was incredibly wet with the paths like streams but also a fabulous day all round.

New play to explore choice faced by parents of child with serious condition A new play will tackle one of the most personal and difficult decisions many parents face.

We're looking forward to this public engagement theatre event which is taking place from 2pm on Saturday 17th May
@StAnnesCollege.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2514127...
We still have a few places available if you'd like to join us, all of the details can be found here: cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/making...

We’re looking for 2 new Junior Research Fellows to join the @cpmoxford.bsky.social team from September. If you’re an early career academic (incl Dphils) interested in supporting the development of equitable and effective personalised medicine check out the advert. Deadline 16th May.

In February we held an event discussing #NewbornScreening and the opportunities and challenges of bringing #genomics into the #screening process. We’re pleased to share the event report – please do pass on to anyone who might be interested. More details in thread. cpm.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

A fantastic trip to King George V college in Southport for #RareDiseaseDay for our "We are all Mutants" workshop! Students discussed the criteria for inclusion of diseases in the newborn screening program & assessed the ethical dilemmas with whole genome sequencing. #Genomics @cpmoxford.bsky.social

"We Are All Mutants" Researchers from the Goriely Lab and Centre for Personalised Medicine reflect on their experience of exploring genomics and ethics with A Level students in Southport.

Last month, a team of researchers from @gorielylab.bsky.social led an interactive educational workshop titled “We Are All Mutants” for two biology classes at King George V College in Southport.

Find out more in our latest blog post - www.imm.ox.ac.uk/about/blog/w...

Graphic titled 'Social Connections in the Workplace' with UCL logo, a quote saying 'That's what's kept me there... the fact that people are so nice,' and a simplified icon of two people embracing.

“I did what I could to earn some money and be of use”: A qualitative exploration of autistic people’s journeys to career success and fulfilment #CRAEresearchSummaries crae.ioe.ac.uk/i-did...

Really enjoyed working with such engaged students from KGV in #Southport.

YouTube video by CPM Oxford How life works: Dealing with biology’s changing narrative

If you missed last week's brilliant annual lecture from @philipcball.bsky.social, you can now watch it here: youtu.be/fzVZZcxERwU

Went to the garden centre and came back with books. That’s how I roll 😂 #booksky

Book cover for The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you. One book per day. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky Day 20

Book cover for The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you. One book per day. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky Day 19

Book cover for The Last Resort by Jan Carson

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you. One book per day. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky Day 18 [lost track]

Gateway to Chinatown in Liverpool, UK

It’s late afternoon in the last day ofJanuary and the low sun provides a golden backdrop to a pedestrian walkway.

Red January Days 30 and 31. Last walk of Red January 2025. I’ve been taking part for several years now and I never regret it. I’ve added running, biking and yoga but the daily walk is still my favourite way to manage January. #redjanuary

Book cover of The Five by Hallie Rubenhold

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you. One book per day. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky Day 15

EMBL International PhD Programme Summer Recruitment Applications open. Applications close 10 March 2025.

Recruitment for the EMBL International PhD Programme is officially open! 🔊

At EMBL, we train young scientists to become skilled and creative future leaders in academia, industry & other sectors. Start your career in the life sciences with us!

www.embl.org/about/info/e...

🧪 #AcademicSky #careers

Book cover for Summer Water by Sarah Moss.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you. One book per day. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky Day 14 [A bit behind!]

#january Day 28

The possibility of giving more #personalised information about the chance of a #genetic condition occurring again in a family brings benefits and challenges- this paper from our JRF @genomics-ali.bsky.social tells us more:

Finally some sunshine and a chance to get out at lunchtime. #Redjanuary

Songs of Genomics - cpm On Saturday 2nd November 2024, in collaboration with HIVE Choir, a vocal ensemble based in Belfast, we hosted Songs of Genomics at Pegasus Theatre. Together with HIVE Choir we transformed our…

#january Day 23

One of our highlights of 2024 was #SongsofGenomics: a musical exploration of #genomics in healthcare developed in collaboration with @_johndarcy and part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. More details here: https://buff.ly/4axXzxG #ExperiencesOfPersonalisedMedicine

Really thrilled to have the opportunity to put this idea into practice. Many thanks to the University of Oxford PCER Fund (Public and Community Engagement with Research) and also the @CPMOxford for supporting #PublicEngagement with #genomics

Bit behind. Day 15 #redjanuary was slightly spooky.

Centre for Personalised Medicine Art Competition 2023-24 - cpm In the second year of the competition, we looked at screening newborn babies for disease. All babies born in the UK are offered tests shortly after birth to check for health issues: Currently, the…

#january Day 14

How might #NewbornScreening affect babies and families? We asked young people in Years 7-9 to create #art inspired by this question in our 23-24 #YouthArtCompetition and here are the beautiful and thought-provoking winning entries:

Can it happen again? Informing pregnancy decisions using personalised risk information - cpm Professor Anne Goriely and Dr Alison Kay | 14 March 2024

#january Day 15

What does it mean to provide increasingly #personalised information about the chance of a #genetic condition happening again in a future pregnancy? Watch this video to learn more: