Viking Genes headlines RESEARCH. Viking Genes study general recruitment closed in 2023, but the research continues. Thank you to everyone who has taken part. You can find out how you're helping research here.VIKING GENES FUND LAUNCHED! In May 2024 we launched the Viking Genes Fund to help us to continue our work. Learn more about this and how you can donate or start fundraising here.SHETLAND COMMUNITY SCREENING PROJECT LAUNCHED! In May 2025 Viking Genes Shetland - Shetland Community Screening Project launched at Mareel in Lerwick. The project's aim is to raise £1 million for Scotland’s first ever community genetic screening programme. Shetland aspires to be the first community in Scotland to benefit from a genetic screening initiative aimed at keeping people well and preventing disease from occurring or progressing, rather than reactively treating the disease, once it has developed. More information can be found via the link below.The case for genetic screening in ShetlandLATEST NEWS! To keep up-to-date with all the latest news, visit our News and Media hub here. About Us Learn about our Viking Genes studies, what we do, how we conduct our research, engagement activities, and details of our newsletter. Return of Results and Volunteer Stories Learn more about return of results and what it means to receive an 'actionable' result from us in our volunteer stories. You can also find our FAQs here. How You are Helping Research We couldn't have managed any of our research without our volunteers. Here you can read about what we've achieved thanks to their help. Screening Projects Our findings over the last five years have convinced Viking Genes Principal Investigator, Professor Jim Flett Wilson, that the results should feed into strategies for future genetic screening. This article was published on 2023-12-20
