Making science work for health

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PHG Foundation

12 episodes

2 months ago

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 could look like. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that ...

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Episodes (12/12)

Making science work for health

Personalised health: treating the person

3 months ago

14 minutes

Making science work for health

Host genomics: lessons for infectious diseases

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 the health. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developm...

5 months ago

22 minutes

Making science work for health

Genome editing: a lot to think about

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 promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. In each episode, hos...

6 months ago

25 minutes

Making science work for health

Electrogenetics: another tool for precision medicine?

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 implications for healthcare. In each episode, host Ofori Canacoo discusses with a PHG Foundation p...

6 months ago

16 minutes

Making science work for health

A look at gene therapy for type 1 diabetes

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 health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and...

8 months ago

26 minutes

Making science work for health

Digital twins for health care and research

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 developments in science and their implications for healthcare. In each episode, host Ofori Canacoo discu...

10 months ago

22 minutes

Making science work for health

Phages: a virus on our side?

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 and their implications for healthcare. In each episode, host Ofori Canacoo discusses with a P...

11 months ago

17 minutes

Making science work for health

Can long-read sequencing transform genetic diagnoses?

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 Ofori Canacoo discusses with a PHG Foundation policy analyst, the underpinning science, the...

2 years ago

18 minutes

Making science work for health

Polygenic scores – one size does not fit all

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 a PHG Foundation policy analyst, the underpinning science, the ambitions for improvin...

2 years ago

19 minutes

Making science work for health

Gene editing animals for organ transplants to humans

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 underpinning science, the ambitions for improving population health and the impact it could have on patients...

2 years ago

19 minutes

Making science work for health

Precision medicine for inflammatory bowel disease

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, the underpinning science, the ambitions for improving population health and the impact it could have ...

2 years ago

19 minutes

Making science work for health

Liquid biopsies for cancer

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 the people delivering your healthcare.In the first episode, Dr Joanna Janus explains the basic...

3 years ago

16 minutes