Gemma Brown

Trained as a molecular geneticist and Genetic Counselor, Gemma was an early employee of the Stanford spinout company Personalis, where she developed a clinical genomic sequencing test for the diagnosis of individuals with rare disease. Since moving back to the UK, Gemma has focused on healthcare professional education in genomics; she is the Course Director for the Masters programme in Genomic Medicine at the University and the Education & Training Lead for the East Midlands and East of England Genomic Laboratory Hub. Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Cambridge Rare Disease Network, Gemma is passionate about the potential of genomics to improve healthcare, and works creatively to facilitate the mainstreaming of genomics within the NHS.