{"id":34921,"date":"2020-11-11T12:04:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T12:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biotechpharmasummit.com\/?page_id=34921"},"modified":"2021-10-28T15:51:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T14:51:54","slug":"shona-kerr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.biotechpharmasummit.com\/index.php\/cdx-biomarkers-biobanking-2021-speakers\/shona-kerr\/","title":{"rendered":"Shona Kerr"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vgblk-rw-wrapper limit-wrapper\">\n\n\t<h2>Shona Kerr<\/h2>\n<h4>Project Manager at MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh<\/h4>\n\t<p>Shona Kerr has many years of experience in the management of scientific research in academia. Her primary interest is in the genetics of complex diseases using human population and family-based biobanks and linked electronic health record data.<\/p>\n<p>She is based at the MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh as project manager of the QTL in Health &amp; Disease programme. 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