VIKING GENES FUNDRAISING DRIVE If you are able to, please consider making a donation using the Donate button below. You can choose to support Viking Genes Shetland, Viking Genes Hebrides, or Viking Genes Orkney. HEADLINES Professor Jim Flett Wilson highlights potential of genetic screening in the Western Isles in October 2026Prof Wilson spoke to staff of NHS Western Isles about how community genetic screening could improve health in the Western Isles. Viking Genes research has identified increased genetic risks for conditions including haemochromatosis and inherited high cholesterol, which can be treated or prevented if people know they are at risk.Shetland Gas Plant donates £20,000 to Viking Genes Shetland in Sept 2026The donation arrives at a key moment: Viking Genes Shetland has now passed £200,000 in total fundraising and is pushing toward its next milestone of £300,000.Visit our News and Media Hub to read more and catch-up on all the other headlines. The Scotsman - Viking gene expert: 'Shockingly high' number of people from Lewis carry high cholesterol gene Stornoway Gazette - Viking genes screening could be a “game changer” We Love Stornoway - How Hebrides fares in genes pool lottery Shetland Times - Gas Plant Donates £20,000 to Viking Genes Project Shetland News - Health board endowment fund gives £50k to Viking Genes Shetland Times - Viking Genes project helped confirm Shetland man’s heart condition was due to genetic variant 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. Volunteer Stories Learn what an ‘actionable’ result means from our volunteers’ experiences. You can also find our FAQs here. Viking Genes Fundraising There are lots of ways to support Viking Genes. Donate today or download a fundraising pack and start making a difference. Support Us "Do please consider supporting our work to improve the health and well-being of island populations. Every penny will help, and we’ve shown already our work can save the lives of islanders. Our project will receive 100% of all donations made.Thank you so much for your support. Together we can make a difference."Jim Flett WilsonProfessor of Human Genetics and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Donate or Download a Fundraising Pack Have a question? We’re here to help. Get in touch. Click the Contact Us button for details on how to email us or write to us by post. About Us Learn about our Viking Genes studies, what we do, how we conduct our research, and engagement activities. Helping Research Our research wouldn’t be possible without our volunteers. Read what we’ve achieved together. Newsletters and Press Area Our media coverage, newsletters, and press area. This article was published on Wednesday 20 December 2023
