Viking Genes Summer 2026 Newsletter

News from Edinburgh Medical School’s 300th anniversary, which featured Professor Jim Flett Wilson’s Inaugural Lecture in Edinburgh. A remarkable research focus and lived experience story on neuromyotonia from the island of Flotta, and a fascinating story of a founder ancestor in Shetland with haemophilia. There is an important multi-generational volunteer story from Shetland that highlights why the Shetland Community Project is necessary, and a fundraising update.

This article was published on Thursday 2 July 2026