Rowan Gardner
@rowanbio.bsky.social
Founder & CBIO @precisionlife.bsky.social, NED @dhcwales.bsky.social & STFC Innovations Limited. Former Juror for Cartier Women's Initiative.
Interests #bio #diversity #ai #techbio #climate #precisionmedicine #digitalhealth personal account
Interests #bio #diversity #ai #techbio #climate #precisionmedicine #digitalhealth personal account
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London Life Sciences Week (LLSW) returns on 🗓️ 16-21 November 2025 ➡️ shorturl.at/YbDgZ
#LLSW offers an exceptional platform to connect, collaborate, and explore the latest innovations in the sector. Stay tuned for updates and registration info via our website. We look forward to seeing you there! 🤝
#LLSW offers an exceptional platform to connect, collaborate, and explore the latest innovations in the sector. Stay tuned for updates and registration info via our website. We look forward to seeing you there! 🤝
May 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
London Life Sciences Week (LLSW) returns on 🗓️ 16-21 November 2025 ➡️ shorturl.at/YbDgZ
#LLSW offers an exceptional platform to connect, collaborate, and explore the latest innovations in the sector. Stay tuned for updates and registration info via our website. We look forward to seeing you there! 🤝
#LLSW offers an exceptional platform to connect, collaborate, and explore the latest innovations in the sector. Stay tuned for updates and registration info via our website. We look forward to seeing you there! 🤝
Thank you to Golda Arthur for inviting me to be on the Overlooked Pod. A curation of conversations about women's health from patients, clinicians and scientists. Highlighting @precisionlife.bsky.social's work in #endometriosis and #womenshealth
check out the series
overlookedpod.com/episode/a-ne...
check out the series
overlookedpod.com/episode/a-ne...
A new way of looking at endometriosis, with Rowan Gardner | Overlooked: women's health can't wait
Even a basic definition of endometriosis tells us a lot about why we need to rethink how we’re dealing with this condition. Rowan Gardner is co-founder of...
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October 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Thank you to Golda Arthur for inviting me to be on the Overlooked Pod. A curation of conversations about women's health from patients, clinicians and scientists. Highlighting @precisionlife.bsky.social's work in #endometriosis and #womenshealth
check out the series
overlookedpod.com/episode/a-ne...
check out the series
overlookedpod.com/episode/a-ne...
The BBC License fee is brilliant value for money.
Presented by Ella Al-Shamahi, Human brings together cutting-edge DNA science, global archaeology, and breathtaking visuals to tell this ambitious story in a totally new way. #genomics
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.youtube.com/shorts/cFxF6...
Presented by Ella Al-Shamahi, Human brings together cutting-edge DNA science, global archaeology, and breathtaking visuals to tell this ambitious story in a totally new way. #genomics
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.youtube.com/shorts/cFxF6...
Humans outside of Africa descended from a small group 60,000 years ago
YouTube video by BBC
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August 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The BBC License fee is brilliant value for money.
Presented by Ella Al-Shamahi, Human brings together cutting-edge DNA science, global archaeology, and breathtaking visuals to tell this ambitious story in a totally new way. #genomics
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.youtube.com/shorts/cFxF6...
Presented by Ella Al-Shamahi, Human brings together cutting-edge DNA science, global archaeology, and breathtaking visuals to tell this ambitious story in a totally new way. #genomics
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.youtube.com/shorts/cFxF6...
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🎥 As part of today’s recognition of #SevereME, we’re sharing this recent presentation by our Co-founder, Rowan Gardner (@rowanbio.bsky.social), given at International ME Conference: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗘.
August 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🎥 As part of today’s recognition of #SevereME, we’re sharing this recent presentation by our Co-founder, Rowan Gardner (@rowanbio.bsky.social), given at International ME Conference: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗘.
Honored to speak at the @investinmeresearch.bsky.social conference.
My mother is disappointed that my hair is a mess. Sorry Mum!
My mother is disappointed that my hair is a mess. Sorry Mum!
🎥 As part of today’s recognition of #SevereME, we’re sharing this recent presentation by our Co-founder, Rowan Gardner (@rowanbio.bsky.social), given at International ME Conference: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗘.
August 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Honored to speak at the @investinmeresearch.bsky.social conference.
My mother is disappointed that my hair is a mess. Sorry Mum!
My mother is disappointed that my hair is a mess. Sorry Mum!
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Millions are still waiting for answers. Ahead of #SevereMEAwarenessDay, we’re reaffirming our support and using genetic insights to develop the first non-invasive mechanostic tests to accelerate diagnosis and improve care.
🔗 precisionlife.com/blog-support...
#MECFS #LongCOVID
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#MECFS #LongCOVID
August 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Millions are still waiting for answers. Ahead of #SevereMEAwarenessDay, we’re reaffirming our support and using genetic insights to develop the first non-invasive mechanostic tests to accelerate diagnosis and improve care.
🔗 precisionlife.com/blog-support...
#MECFS #LongCOVID
🔗 precisionlife.com/blog-support...
#MECFS #LongCOVID
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Our initial DNA results! DecodeME have discovered that people with an ME/CFS diagnosis have significant genetic differences compared to the general population.
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Summary of our results: shorturl.at/pgsjk
Check out our full preprint paper: shorturl.at/VwN3s
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Summary of our results: shorturl.at/pgsjk
Check out our full preprint paper: shorturl.at/VwN3s
August 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Our initial DNA results! DecodeME have discovered that people with an ME/CFS diagnosis have significant genetic differences compared to the general population.
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Summary of our results: shorturl.at/pgsjk
Check out our full preprint paper: shorturl.at/VwN3s
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Summary of our results: shorturl.at/pgsjk
Check out our full preprint paper: shorturl.at/VwN3s
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We fully support our partners at @actionforme.bsky.social in their response to the UK government's ME/CFS Delivery Plan as a positive and necessary step forward – but that much more is needed to deliver real change, faster, for people with ME. #pwME #MECFS #MyalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
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❗️ DHSC publishes the Final Delivery Plan on ME/CFS
The Department of Health & Social Care has published the Final Delivery Plan on #MECFS
We have issued a detailed statement on our website 👇
www.actionforme.org.uk/dhsc-publish...
#pwME #MyalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #FundThePlan
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❗️ DHSC publishes the Final Delivery Plan on ME/CFS
The Department of Health & Social Care has published the Final Delivery Plan on #MECFS
We have issued a detailed statement on our website 👇
www.actionforme.org.uk/dhsc-publish...
#pwME #MyalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #FundThePlan
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July 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We fully support our partners at @actionforme.bsky.social in their response to the UK government's ME/CFS Delivery Plan as a positive and necessary step forward – but that much more is needed to deliver real change, faster, for people with ME. #pwME #MECFS #MyalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
Exciting to see interest in developing more tools to interrogate the proteome. Work using @ukbiobank.bsky.social proteomics data by @precisionlife.bsky.social is showing that for some of our biggest healthcare challenges there is more predictive signal in the proteome for disease risk than DNA. 👏
Another BIA member making waves in the #LifeSciences sector! Huge congratulations to Portal Biotech on their $35M Series A raise 👏 ➡️ shorturl.at/FtdYm
Portal Biotech is working to achieve full-length single-molecule protein sequencing, a breakthrough with the potential to transform drug discovery
Portal Biotech is working to achieve full-length single-molecule protein sequencing, a breakthrough with the potential to transform drug discovery
July 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Exciting to see interest in developing more tools to interrogate the proteome. Work using @ukbiobank.bsky.social proteomics data by @precisionlife.bsky.social is showing that for some of our biggest healthcare challenges there is more predictive signal in the proteome for disease risk than DNA. 👏
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Delighted to feature in the @bia-uk.bsky.social report on functional genomics as an example of its transformative power in UK healthcare.
Proud to work at the intersection of AI and genomics - understanding complex biology to predict & prevent chronic diseases.
🔗 bioindustry.org/resource-rep...
Proud to work at the intersection of AI and genomics - understanding complex biology to predict & prevent chronic diseases.
🔗 bioindustry.org/resource-rep...
Functional genomics explainer: A strategic opportunity for the UK
bioindustry.org
July 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Delighted to feature in the @bia-uk.bsky.social report on functional genomics as an example of its transformative power in UK healthcare.
Proud to work at the intersection of AI and genomics - understanding complex biology to predict & prevent chronic diseases.
🔗 bioindustry.org/resource-rep...
Proud to work at the intersection of AI and genomics - understanding complex biology to predict & prevent chronic diseases.
🔗 bioindustry.org/resource-rep...
I enjoyed Simon's presentation and insights into www.neuroproteome.org plans to share neurodegenerative proteomics data for 40,000 individuals. Great work funded by Gates Ventures. All 👀 on @naturemedicine.bsky.social in two weeks!
July 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I enjoyed Simon's presentation and insights into www.neuroproteome.org plans to share neurodegenerative proteomics data for 40,000 individuals. Great work funded by Gates Ventures. All 👀 on @naturemedicine.bsky.social in two weeks!
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PrecisionLife CEO, Steve Gardner, spoke yesterday on BBC Radio 4’s Today Show about the UK industrial strategy & why prioritizing life sciences is vital for economic growth.
#LifeSciences #PrecisionMedicine
#LifeSciences #PrecisionMedicine
June 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
PrecisionLife CEO, Steve Gardner, spoke yesterday on BBC Radio 4’s Today Show about the UK industrial strategy & why prioritizing life sciences is vital for economic growth.
#LifeSciences #PrecisionMedicine
#LifeSciences #PrecisionMedicine
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New in Bio-IT World: how PrecisionLife is enabling mechanism-based precision medicine for complex diseases like ME/CFS, long COVID, ALS & endometriosis.
Read the article: www.bio-itworld.com/news/2025/06...
#precisionmedicine #biomarkers #PrecisionLife
Read the article: www.bio-itworld.com/news/2025/06...
#precisionmedicine #biomarkers #PrecisionLife
June 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
New in Bio-IT World: how PrecisionLife is enabling mechanism-based precision medicine for complex diseases like ME/CFS, long COVID, ALS & endometriosis.
Read the article: www.bio-itworld.com/news/2025/06...
#precisionmedicine #biomarkers #PrecisionLife
Read the article: www.bio-itworld.com/news/2025/06...
#precisionmedicine #biomarkers #PrecisionLife
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This week was a big one for us as our policy team was in #Westminster alongside 50 senior figures from the UK #LifeSciences community, urging bold #Government action to deliver much-needed growth for the #UKEconomy ➡️ shorturl.at/367is
June 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This week was a big one for us as our policy team was in #Westminster alongside 50 senior figures from the UK #LifeSciences community, urging bold #Government action to deliver much-needed growth for the #UKEconomy ➡️ shorturl.at/367is
Very sorry to miss @cgatist.bsky.social talk today at 14th International Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium 2025.
It will be excellent! www.investinme.org/brmec14agend...
🖥️🧬 #MECFS #DECODEME
It will be excellent! www.investinme.org/brmec14agend...
🖥️🧬 #MECFS #DECODEME
www.investinme.org
May 28, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Very sorry to miss @cgatist.bsky.social talk today at 14th International Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium 2025.
It will be excellent! www.investinme.org/brmec14agend...
🖥️🧬 #MECFS #DECODEME
It will be excellent! www.investinme.org/brmec14agend...
🖥️🧬 #MECFS #DECODEME
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Rowan Gardner (@rowanbio.bsky.social) joins global leaders at Oxford Nanopore’s (@nanoporetech.com) Informatics Day tomorrow to discuss how AI and genomics can unlock new insights in complex disease biology.
🔗 nanoporetech.com/about/events...
#LondonCalling25 #Genomics #AI #PrecisionMedicine
🔗 nanoporetech.com/about/events...
#LondonCalling25 #Genomics #AI #PrecisionMedicine
May 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Rowan Gardner (@rowanbio.bsky.social) joins global leaders at Oxford Nanopore’s (@nanoporetech.com) Informatics Day tomorrow to discuss how AI and genomics can unlock new insights in complex disease biology.
🔗 nanoporetech.com/about/events...
#LondonCalling25 #Genomics #AI #PrecisionMedicine
🔗 nanoporetech.com/about/events...
#LondonCalling25 #Genomics #AI #PrecisionMedicine
I am looking forward to Friday's informatics day. I am honoured to be asked to be on a panel. 🧬💻
This week is the gathering of the tribes around @nanoporetech.com, for their annual meeting, London Calling. It is a blend of tech announcements, product updates + scientific conference (posters and breakout talks). I am only there for the informatics day at the end sadly, but here are some thoughts
May 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I am looking forward to Friday's informatics day. I am honoured to be asked to be on a panel. 🧬💻
investor.regeneron.com/news-release...
I did not have Regeneron on my !who will buy 23andMe?" bingo card. However, with hindsight, it feels like an obvious outcome.
I did not have Regeneron on my !who will buy 23andMe?" bingo card. However, with hindsight, it feels like an obvious outcome.
investor.regeneron.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
investor.regeneron.com/news-release...
I did not have Regeneron on my !who will buy 23andMe?" bingo card. However, with hindsight, it feels like an obvious outcome.
I did not have Regeneron on my !who will buy 23andMe?" bingo card. However, with hindsight, it feels like an obvious outcome.
190 Million women are waiting. Endometriosis sufferers need more actionable clinical diagnoses and targeted treatment options.
Heading to #WCE2025?
We'll be there sharing new insights into genetic risk, patient stratification & diagnostic tools for #endometriosis and #womenshealth.
Come meet us in Sydney & explore the future of #precisionmedicine.
🔗 precisionlife.com/news-and-eve...
We'll be there sharing new insights into genetic risk, patient stratification & diagnostic tools for #endometriosis and #womenshealth.
Come meet us in Sydney & explore the future of #precisionmedicine.
🔗 precisionlife.com/news-and-eve...
May 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
190 Million women are waiting. Endometriosis sufferers need more actionable clinical diagnoses and targeted treatment options.
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We’re changing that.
🧬 We’ve identified novel genetic drivers of disease
🛡️ Discovered actively protective drug targets
🧪 Developed rapid, non-invasive diagnostic tools
💊 Initiated studies of repurposed, precision therapies
🎯 Enabled differential triage across overlapping syndromes
🧬 We’ve identified novel genetic drivers of disease
🛡️ Discovered actively protective drug targets
🧪 Developed rapid, non-invasive diagnostic tools
💊 Initiated studies of repurposed, precision therapies
🎯 Enabled differential triage across overlapping syndromes
May 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We’re changing that.
🧬 We’ve identified novel genetic drivers of disease
🛡️ Discovered actively protective drug targets
🧪 Developed rapid, non-invasive diagnostic tools
💊 Initiated studies of repurposed, precision therapies
🎯 Enabled differential triage across overlapping syndromes
🧬 We’ve identified novel genetic drivers of disease
🛡️ Discovered actively protective drug targets
🧪 Developed rapid, non-invasive diagnostic tools
💊 Initiated studies of repurposed, precision therapies
🎯 Enabled differential triage across overlapping syndromes
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📢 This #WorldMEDay, we’re proud to share real progress towards better outcomes for people living with ME/CFS and Long COVID.
May 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
📢 This #WorldMEDay, we’re proud to share real progress towards better outcomes for people living with ME/CFS and Long COVID.
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This is precision medicine in action — made possible through our #LOCOME project and partnerships across the UK and US.
👉 Explore our first-year progress in this visual summary — and read the full report on our website: precisionlife.com/mecfs
👉 Explore our first-year progress in this visual summary — and read the full report on our website: precisionlife.com/mecfs
Unraveling the Biological Drivers of ME and Long COVID | PrecisionLife
We have identified different genetic mechanisms causing ME/CFS and long COVID and used this to stratify patients. Learn more about our research.
precisionlife.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This is precision medicine in action — made possible through our #LOCOME project and partnerships across the UK and US.
👉 Explore our first-year progress in this visual summary — and read the full report on our website: precisionlife.com/mecfs
👉 Explore our first-year progress in this visual summary — and read the full report on our website: precisionlife.com/mecfs
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PrecisionLife & Metrodora confirm the first reproducible genetic signatures for #LongCOVID across ancestries. Just in time for #WorldMEDay, this marks major progress for patients with complex chronic conditions.
🔗 Read: precisionlife.com/publication-...
#PrecisionMedicine #MECFS #Genomics
🔗 Read: precisionlife.com/publication-...
#PrecisionMedicine #MECFS #Genomics
Genetic Risk Factors for Long COVID Reproduced Across Populations | PrecisionLife
PrecisionLife study confirms reproducible genetic markers for long COVID in diverse cohorts, advancing diagnostic and treatment strategies for the disease.
precisionlife.com
May 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
PrecisionLife & Metrodora confirm the first reproducible genetic signatures for #LongCOVID across ancestries. Just in time for #WorldMEDay, this marks major progress for patients with complex chronic conditions.
🔗 Read: precisionlife.com/publication-...
#PrecisionMedicine #MECFS #Genomics
🔗 Read: precisionlife.com/publication-...
#PrecisionMedicine #MECFS #Genomics
Very proud of our team @precisionlife.bsky.social and our partners today translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Reproducing insights across populations
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Reproducing insights across populations
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Reproducibility of genetic risk factors identified for long COVID using combinatorial analysis across US and UK patient cohorts with diverse ancestries - Journal of Translational Medicine
Background Long COVID is a major public health burden causing a diverse array of debilitating symptoms in tens of millions of patients globally. In spite of this overwhelming disease prevalence, stagg...
translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Very proud of our team @precisionlife.bsky.social and our partners today translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Reproducing insights across populations
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Reproducing insights across populations
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