Cathy Herbrand
@CathyHerbrand
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Professor of Medical and Family Sociology Deputy Director of the Centre for Reproduction Research De Montfort University
UK
Joined February 2016
Happy to announce that I have been awarded a 3-year ESRC Grant to conduct research on preconception expanded carrier screening. Looking forward to working on reproductive genomic medicine with a fantastic team @nicky_hudson @PascalBorry @ParryBronwyn @PET_BioNews Z.Miedzybrodzka.
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My views on the babies born through mitochondrial donation: a scientific breakthrough but important questions remain.
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Groundbreaking treatment works, but why the ten-year silence?
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RT @precasdmu: Today, PI Cathy Herbrand presents at SERG on the complexity of pathways and use of expanded carrier screening in the UK. Fra….
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Looking forward to presenting the first findings of the PRECAS study on the different pathways to expanded carrier screening in the UK today at the SERG meeting.
📢next SERG meeting 13/6/25, Waterloo Road London/hybrid📢 speakers include @CathyHerbrand Francisco Bariffi and Luke Walker. Register here:
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RT @precasdmu: Exciting news! The PRECAS team is presenting a poster 'Offering expanded carrier screening (ECS) in the UK: do professional….
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RT @PouyaSep: Registration is now open for 4S Seattle, 3-6 Sept 2025!. 📷 Early bird closes May 1. Register soon for the best rates: same ra….
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It's happening tomorrow!.
Delighted to announce that the PRECAS Project PI, Prof @CathyHerbrand, is giving her inaugural lecture on Tuesday 25th March (in person only). This is to celebrate her promotion to professor. There will be a drinks reception afterwards, all welcome.
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RT @CRRDMU: Fantastic piece from CRR member @conceivablefer1 using her expertise to review the new ESHRE POI guidelines - exploring what is….
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RT @precasdmu: Our PI @CathyHerbrand speaks today at @cogicongress, Lisbon, Hall C in the Reproductive Genetics strand at 13.42, on "Offeri….
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Happy to host the 2nd annual conference of the UK preconception EMCR network at DMU today and meet some fantastic new researchers #PreconceptionEMCR2024 @CRRDMU ,@dmuleicester
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RT @SergNetwork: Join us on November 25th, hybrid options available. 10am. Newborn screening for rare disease (social and ethical implicati….
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Thank you @DrMPerrotta It was great to hear you presenting your new book at the CRR seminar series!
Today we welcome @DrMPerrotta presenting on "The Rise of the ‘Hope Market’ in Fertility Care: Navigating Uncertainty, Information, and Patient Choice", based on her new book, Biomedical innovation in fertility care.
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RT @CRRDMU: Today we welcome @DrMPerrotta presenting on "The Rise of the ‘Hope Market’ in Fertility Care: Navigating Uncertainty, Informati….
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RT @precasdmu: We are in Warwick today for a @SergNetwork meeting and @BSAMedsoc. We're starting with @SustainableRich talking about 'Resea….
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Fascinating talk by @KrissFearon on 'how families affected by Turner syndrome challenge and reframe reproductive timing stigma' based on her paper in Social Sciences & Medicine (2023) #MedSoc24
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RT @SergNetwork: 📢Less than a week to go to the next SERG meeting!📢Hybrid event, so if you can't get to Warwick, join us online, we can't w….
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Our first paper on the use of expanded carrier screening, based on the @precasdmu and @edna_project research projects, is now out in Bioethics:
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RT @PET_BioNews: COMMENT PIECE: ‘Polygenic embryo screening – Patient perspectives and concerns’. Maria Siermann explains the potential con….
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RT @PET_BioNews: Dr Sophie Zadeh presents an overview of the Young Adults Study which has garnered the views of donor conceived young adult….
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I asked my newly-elected MP to put endometriosis at the top of their to do list. Will you?
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