One in Two podcast – special episode

05 Mar 2024

Professor David Wedge discusses how analysing genomics can improve our understanding of the aggressiveness of breast cancer

Our One in Two podcast is a special episode featuring Professor of Cancer Genomics and Data Science, David Wedge, who discusses Breast Cancer Genomics in Black African Women and how analysing genomics can improve our understanding of the aggressiveness of breast cancer.

The podcast focusses on:

• Cancer genomics and what we understand ethnicity to be in the context of genomic research
• David’s work within the International Cancer Genome Consortium
• The increase in aggressiveness of breast cancer that we see in Black African women compared to White Caucasian women
• David’s current research project on genomics of breast cancer progression in Nigerian women
• The importance of international research and discuss how this work is driving for health equity.

The podcast is now live, and links can be found at: Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.

The webpages are also live on the MCRC website and the University website.