GS is a multi-institution, cross-disciplinary collaboration between the Scottish University Medical Schools (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee) and the NHS. Drawing on the largest family-based population genetic biobank in the UK, GS offers access to genetic material and high-fidelity phenotyping relevant to, amongst others, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, respiratory disease, and uniquely detailed phenotyping relevant to cognition and mental health.
Operating as a Research Tissue Bank, GS provides access to a range of biological samples, genotype and phenotype information from over 30,000 Scots. There is also the opportunity to enhance the phenotype information through NHS medical record linkage and additional sample/data collection through the network of Scottish Clinical Research Facilities. Such additional phenotypes could include prescribing data, valuable for pharmacogenetic studies.
GS also offers a range of high-throughput genotyping options using state-of-the-art sequencing, sample and data-handling technologies. This is backed by the expertise of internationally-recognised leaders in their fields of clinical and genomic sciences.
GS has been made possible through a unique partnership between the Scottish people,
the NHS in Scotland and the Scottish University Medical Schools. This stable population, supportive of the biomedical sciences, provides the ideal platform for genetic research and development. GS uses genomic sciences to make personalised medicine a reality in Scotland and around the world.
GS takes a collaborative approach, providing advice and expertise to ensure the best science using its unique resources. Access to these resources is through a dedicated GS governance and project management team. To find out how GS could help in your genomic or biomarker discovery programmes, please contact: info@generationscotland.org or visit our website below.
GS is supported by funding from the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government.
Generation Scotland Website
GS Symposium 2012 - Programme
GS Symposium 2012 - Flyer
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