Genomics is changing how diseases are diagnosed, treated and prevented, but the workforce able to put it to use is not keeping pace. A global scoping review of 96 studies across 35 countries identified genetics workforce shortages as the most frequently reported barrier to implementing clinical genomics (Lee et al., 2026).
The Fellowship is designed to help close that gap, equipping clinicians, clinical scientists and health professionals worldwide with the practical genomics skills their patients need.
The Fellowship is a cohort-based online programme, not a self-paced course. Fellows move through a shared curriculum together over 17–21 weeks, with live sessions led by faculty from leading institutions, case-based learning grounded in real clinical practice and an Impact Strategy applied to their own clinical context. Fellows who complete the programme receive a credential from a named, dated fellowship cohort.
See the curriculum or meet the faculty.
The Fellowship is an initiative of GENEPICA, a non-profit organisation dedicated to expanding access to genomics and its applications. Our team members have more than 40 years of combined experience in genomics and have previously worked or studied at the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, Stanford University, the Tokyo Institute of Technology and other major institutions.
GENEPICA brings genomics knowledge to the people and systems that need it, through education, convening, research, consulting, policy support and partnerships.
The Global Clinical Genomics Fellowship, a structured international programme bridging genomic science and clinical implementation, alongside training seminars, workshops and a Lab Guidebook written by our own experts.
The UK–Indonesia Health Genomics Forums (2023, 2025), The Future of Healthcare Fair (2025), Mini Genomics Symposium (2024), Health x Climate Roundtable (2024) and GenoHack genomics hackathon (2026) that bring researchers, clinicians, policymakers and industry together.
Research and implementation projects, including the development of a genomics service at a major national referral hospital, microbiome research in children and a study of epigenetics in cervical pre-cancer, alongside consulting in study design, bioinformatics analysis, protocol optimisation, laboratory training and translation of genomic evidence for academic institutions and healthcare organisations.
Policy briefs that turn scientific evidence and international best practices into practical considerations for healthcare policy.
The UK–Indonesia Health Genomics Forums have brought together health ministers, a state ambassador, scientists and senior leaders from the UK and Indonesian governments, NHS, Genomics England, universities and industry, with support from partners including the British Embassy in Jakarta and the Indonesian Ministry of Health.
The Fellowship exists because of the people who give their time and support. Our faculty teach on the programme, our donors make the funded places possible and many others helped shape it. If your organisation would like to get involved, see Partner With Us.
