On 1st September, two teams will be heading to London to run the Big Relay and raise funds to support the Canine Genetics Centre and its idiopathic epilepsy (IE) research. One team, who came up with the idea, was inspired by a Border Collie named Buddy; the second team is made up of CGC researchers who are eager to support the cause. Continue reading
Category: Events
CGC Member represents the UK at Flyball World Cup
All of the CGC team are dog lovers and most have at least one pet dog. Our Bioinformatician, Ellen, is slightly different though as she has multiple dogs and competes in the sport of flyball outside of work. Ellen has recently competed at the Flyball Open World Cup in Germany where her team came 4th in the world! Continue reading
Five go to Finland Forum
Last week five members of the Canine Genetics Centre (CGC) team visited Helsinki, Finland, to attend the 12th International Conference of Canine and Feline Genetics and Genomics (ICCFGG) – a trip made possible by a ring-fenced donation to the CGC. Continue reading
Update from Crufts 2024
The Canine Genetics and Canine Genetics Testing teams shared a stand for a busy four days at Crufts 2024.
We would like to thank everyone who came and visited us to ask about genetic testing, to make donations to our appeal and to wish us well. It was fantastic to meet in person so many people who have donated to help support the CGC, from the UK and form further afield – we think California was the furthest that anyone had travelled! Continue reading
Funding our Future presentation
Thank you to everyone who took the time to join us for Cathryn’s presentation about the future of the Canine Genetics Centre at the University of Cambridge. The presentation and Q&A session were recorded and can you watch/listen to it below or via our YouTube channel. Please feel free to share far-and-wide. We have also provided a written summary of the current situation. Continue reading
Canine Genetics Research Day
The Kennel Club Genetics Centre (KCGC) held a first Research Day on Friday 22 September 2023 at the University of Cambridge’s West Hub facility. It was the first such day we have hosted since the demise of the Animal Health Trust and subsequently joining the University of Cambridge in 2021.
The event was attended by 44 representatives of 29 breeds. Thank you to each of you you made the journey to Cambridge to see us. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
