Anna Middleton PhD MSc RGC
Creative research leader who delivers high impact social science
This website was last updated in 2016, for more recent work you can now find me at the Wellcome Genome Campus Society and Ethics Reserch Group in Cambridge, UK
Head of Society and Ethics Research Group (since 2016)
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Connecting Science, Wellcome Genome Campus (inc Sanger Institute), Cambridge, UK
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Linked to Health, Medicine and Society Directory, University of Cambridge
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Vice-Chair of Association of Genetic Nurses and Counsellors (AGNC)
Areas of expertise:
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Exploring the impact of genomics on people
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Gathering empirical data using quantitative and qualitative research methods
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Genetic counselling research and practice
Specialist interest in:
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Attitudes towards DNA and Big Data
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Finding new and creative ways to reach the public with genetics (e.g. via film)
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Attitudes towards the sharing of incidental findings from whole genome studies
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Attitudes towards testing in pregnancy for deafness
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Attitudes towards access of genetic counselling services for D/deaf and hard of hearing people
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Breast/ovarian cancer clinical work
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Counselling supervision; policy for registration of genetic counsellors
Click on image for The National, UAE newspaper article
Current Projects
Global Alliance for Genomics and Health Survey Click Here
Socialising the Genome
Genetic/Genomic Counselling
Social Science: Latest publications
Film that accompanies a paper we published in European Journal Human Genetics on attitudes towards returning incidental findings from research
Presenting in Kyoto at the International Congress of Human Genetics on incidental findings reseach from DDD study.
Thoughts on 'What is Genomic Counselling': film that accompanies a paper we published on this topic in Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine
AGNC Vision for Genetic Counsellors within Genomic Medicine
Thoughts on 'What is Genomic Counselling': film that accompanies a paper we published on this topic in Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Ethics
I feel very privileged to have been the subject matter expert with colleagues for Health Education England's teaching of NHS staff to 'take consent for 100kGP'
Teaching
Wellcome Courses
The first HEE and WT sponsored course for GCs on genomics. Next ones Jan 2016, Feb 2017
Channel 4 news
piece about the GenomEthics study that I designed and manage within the DDD project
Media about our Social Science Research
