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Genomics England aims to help everyone benefit from genomic healthcare.
Ethics Advisory Committee
The Ethics Advisory Committee (EAC) provides independent ethical advice and oversight to Genomics England’s programmes, processes and partnerships. It advises the Genomics England Board on current and emerging ethics issues related to the activities of the organisation and the wider genomics ecosystem.
The expertise and experience of the members includes, but is not limited to:
- Participants
- Clinical Genetics/Genomics
- Bioethics
- Medical Law
- International/global ethics
- Data Ethics
The current focus of the committee is consent as a lifelong relationship, with a focus on transitions in life course including young people turning 16 and adults losing, or having fluctuating, capacity.
Dr Latha Chandramouli
Participant Panel member
Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery
Chair of the Ethics Advisory Committee
Francis Crawley
Executive Director, Good Clinical Practice Alliance
Professor Angus Clarke
Cardiff University
Anne Croudass
Cancer Research UK
Professor Adam Hedgecoe
Professor of Social Science, Cardiff University
Associate Professor Ruth Horn
Associate Professor in Ethics, Ethox
Hannah Humphrey
Participant Panel member
Ismael Kherroubi García
Participant Panel member
Dr Mavis Machirori
Senior Researcher, Ada Lovelace Institute
Dr Pete Mills
Executive Director at the PHG Foundation
Nicola Perrin MBE
Non-Executive Director
Dr Nadeem Qureshi
University of Nottingham
Professor Rameen Shakur
Professor of Genomics and Precision Cardiovascular Medicine
Nechama Wieder
PhD Candidate in Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford
