Following requests from colleagues attending this Workshop we have summarised the talks and included the Power Point presentations, starting with the session on RhD

Julie Hogg is a graduate of the University of Hertfordshire, where she studied Adult Nursing and Midwifery. She has developed a special interest in counselling and pre-natal diagnosis and is based in the Fetal Medicine Unit at University College Hospital, London. Julie is involved in SAFE as a research midwife, and is a member of work package 3 and facilitates data collection for work package 7.

Presentations from the PhD Workshop held in Zandvoort in May this year can be downloaded from the consortium area. After you enter the consortium area, click on the left menu “Workshops”, then click “2006” → “Induction Workshop for PhD students, Zandvoort, The Netherlands, 10th – 11th May 2006” → “Presentations”.

This SAFE protocol by Sina Muller (UKG-GOE) can be downloaded from the consortium area. After you enter the consortium area, click on the left menu “PhD Students” then click “Protocol"

Research work from WP2 and 7 can be downloaded from the consortium area. After you enter the consortium area, click “Research Work”.

Dr Evelyn Tait graduated in Molecular Biology from Edinburgh University in 1991, and her research since then has been predominantly in the field of genomics, working for 4 years on physically mapping the Human X-chromosome, then going on to physically characterise the genome Candida albicans genome, for which she got her PhD at Aberdeen University in 2002, and following that up with work on the European Drosophila Genome Project.

Eliza is of Greek-Cypriot descent and is a graduate of the Department of Biology at Athens University. Eliza continued her studies by obtaining a MSc in "Human Molecular Genetics" from the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College, London.

Lucie has a Master of Science in Biochemistry and Biotechnology from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague and is currently in her final year of her PhD studies in Professor Ilona Hromadnikova’s Group.

Denisa has a Master of Science in Biochemistry from Jozef Safarik University in Slovakia and is currently in her final year of her PhD studies in Professor Ilona Hromadnikova’s Group.

In early June the SAFE Project Manager, Barry Yau, attended the second meeting of the Association of European Commission Project Managers (UK), hosted by Miriam Mendes, Network Administrator of another NoE, DC Thera.

Francesco graduated from College of Notre Dame, California, USA and also has an MSc in Biochemical Engineering from The University of Birmingham, UK.

PhD student Hien Nguyen Thi Thu of Charles University Prague has a biography on the website.

Held in Limassol, Cyprus on 9-10 June – Click here for a report from Ciara O’Sullivan.

The SAFE NIPD workshop organised by Maj Hultén, Ala Szczepura and Dennis Lo took place at the RAI Congress Center Amsterdam on Monday 8th May 2006 as part of the programme of the European Society of Human Genetics Annual Conference (http://www.eshg.org/eshg2006).

PhD Students FORUM IS NOW LIVE! Navigate to the PhD area to log in.

Click Here for Agenda, Registration form and Accommodation form

The Annual Report for year 2 and the JPA for M25 to 42 are now in the Consortium Area. of the website. The deliverables and milestones for each workpackage for M25 to 42 can Viewed Here

Stan Urbaniak and the work of the SAFE project have recently been featured in two leading newspapers Read them Here

Dr Sandra Majer, Dr Jorg Strutwolf, Aicha Ait Soussan and Dr Chinnapapagari Satheesh Kumar Reddy, and the following PhD students Charlene Porter and Thomas Kroneis now have Bio's on the website.

SAFE Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis Workshop at ESHG 8th May 2006 - Programme now available! Click Here For More Information

New Technologies for Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis of Haemoglobinopathies Worshop Information 8th - 9th June Click Here For More Information

IMSTAR Smart Imaging Systems, Learn More Here

Partners: (16/03/06) can view all the activity bids for JPA 25 to 42 in the Consortium Area. The activity bids have been grouped in accordance with Workpackage, Spreading of Excellence and Intergration. Click Here

SAFE MD Students: (03/03/06)Bio of Sina Mueller has been added to the PhD & MD page Here her Here

Meeting of FP6 Network of Excellence Administrators Click here for more Information

New SAFE Fellow: (23/02/06)Welcome to Amelia Hollywood Meet Her Here

Induction Workshop for PhD students May 2006, The Netherlands. Details Now available Click Here

SAFE WP4 Workshop 'Advances in Neonatal Screening', 5th - 6th October 2006, Copenhagen, Denmark Navigate to the Event

SAFE WP4 Workshop 'New Technologies for Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis of Haemoglobinopathies', 9-10 June, 2006, Nicosia, Cyprus. Navigate to the Event

SAFE WP4 2nd Annual Meeting on 'Pre-term Labour', 21-22 September, 2006, Tarragona, Spain. Navigate to the Event

Newsflash: Missing Girls of India Navigate to the Story

Welcome to Gerasimos Dimisianos, a PhD student appointed under a SAFE PhD Bursary awarded to Dr Ariadni Mavrou of Athens University School of Medicine. Meet him here

Welcome to Floriana Della Ragione, a PhD student appointed under a SAFE PhD Bursary awarded to Dr Maurizio D’Esposito of the Institute of Genetics and Biophysics, Italy. Meet her here

Welcome to Thessalia Papasavva, a PhD student appointed under a SAFE PhD Bursary awarded to Dr Marina Kleanthous, Senior Molecular Geneticist at The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics. Meet her here

Welcome to William Puszyk, a PhD student appointed under a SAFE PhD Bursary awarded to Professor Maj Hulten, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick. Meet him here

SAFE General Assembly 2006 agenda now available on the website Click Here

Advice from the SAFE Consortium with regards the Baby Gender Mentor Test Read the statement

Mr Barry Yau starts work as the SAFE Project Manager Read More

In October 2005 Dr. Ilona Hromadnikova, PhD. (Partner 10), was announced Associate Professor for Immunology. Read More

In May 2005 Dr. Tobias J. Legler (Partner 29) was announced Associate Professor for Transfusion Medicine. Read More

SEQUENOM Secures Rights to Key Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnostic Intellectual Property.
Read this news release on PR News Wire: 20th October 2005.

Visit the new and improved Workpackage 6 Areawhere you can meet the team and learn more about their research.

Hot off the Press! More New journals on Non Invasive PreNatal diagnosis available in the Journal Club

Photos and Presentations from recent meetings are now available on the website in the Meetings Archive Area