What is the Participant Panel at Genomics England?
From Behind the Genes by Genomics England
April 15, 2026 · 10 min · Episode 187
About this episode
This episode features Lisa Beaton discussing the Participant Panel at Genomics England, celebrating its 10th anniversary.
In this explainer episode, we’ve asked Lisa Beaton, Panel Member and Parent Representative for SWAN UK, to tell us about the Participant Panel. You can also find a series of short videos explaining some of the common terms you might encounter about genomics on our YouTube channel. If you’ve got any questions, or have any other topics you’d like us to explain, let us know on podcast@genomicsengland.co.uk. You can download the transcript or read it below. Florence: What is the Participant Panel at Genomics England? My name is Florence Cornish and today I'm joined with Lisa Beaton, who is a Parent Representative for Syndrome Without a Name, Swan UK, and a member of the Participant Panel. And we have a special episode today because it is to celebrate the 10th anniversary, so a decade of the Participant Panel at Genomics England. Lisa, I think it would be good to start with a quick rundown of what the Participant Panel is. If you had to describe it in a few sentences, what would you say? Lisa: Ooh, that's tricky actually, to cram all our wealth of expertise and knowledge into that, I guess in just a few sentences. But essentially, we are a group of lay people who have all contributed…
People in this episode
Host: Florence Cornish
Guest: Lisa Beaton
Topics covered
- Participant Panel
- Genomics
- Genetic Testing
- Parent Representation
- Syndrome Without a Name
- Public Engagement
Keywords
- Participant Panel
- Genomics England
- Lisa Beaton
- Syndrome Without a Name
- genetic testing
- public engagement
- 100,000 Genome
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SWAN UK, Genomics England, NGRL, 100,000 Genome
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