Research and development

The West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory is engaged in a wide range of research and development projects in all areas of the department (Cancer Genomics, Haemato-oncology, Rare Diseases and Reproductive genomics). Translational developments are routinely carried out to improve the clinical utility, quality and efficiency of our patient testing pathways. Research projects are also undertaken with a variety of academic and commercial collaborators including the University of Birmingham. 

If you would like further information about research and development at the laboratory, or are interested in working with us, please contact bwc.genetics.lab@nhs.net.

Current Projects

Assessing pharmacogenomic testing to treat mental health conditions in the NHS

Prenatal Diagnosis & Reproductive Medicine

Developing the use of cell-free DNA analysis for the diagnosis of retinoblastoma

Pre-conception Exome testing (POET) project

Recent Departmental publications