The Wales Gene Park

The Wales Gene Park brings together the considerable expertise in genetics in Wales, facilitates knowledge transfer to the NHS and commercial sectors and has very active programmes in professional education and public involvement.

Prof Stephen Tomlinson (CU), Dr Colin Lucas, Rhodri Morgan (FM NAfW), Dr Peter Kille (CU), Prof Julian Sampson (CU), Dr David Grant (VC CU), Prof Sir Martin Evans (CU)

The Wales Gene Park is funded through a grant to Cardiff University from the Welsh Assembly Government.  The Knowledge Exploitation Fund has provided significant investment in technology platforms to support the work of the Wales Gene Park.

In addition to undertaking its core programmes the Wales Gene Park can support genetics researchers in Wales and elsewhere through access to its facilities for genomics and transgenics.  Details of services and contacts can be found on this website under 'Facilities'.

The key activities of the Wales Gene Park are:
• Putting Wales at the forefront of genetics research
• Identifying the genetic causes of disease
• Translating research into medical practice
• Commercialisation and innovation
• Professional education
• Stimulating public debate of genetics issues
• Ethics and the societal impact of genetics