Dr Emma Howard

Emma qualified in Biology from the University of Liverpool in 1994 and after 3 further post graduate years at the University of Manchester she was awarded a PhD in genetics. She continued with a post-doctoral career in genetics working on both Van der Woude Syndrome and Williams Syndrome before joining the NHS as a trainee scientist in 2001. Emma was promoted to principal clinical scientist leading the cancer team in 2011.

In 2017, Emma was appointed as a consultant clinical scientist and the head of the genetics Laboratory at Liverpool Women’s. During the past 5 years she’s led the laboratory through major changes particularly with the merger between the Liverpool and the Manchester genomic labs to form the North West Genomic Laboratory Hub. In November 2020, Emma was appointed as Scientific Operational Director for the NW GLH and is particularly passionate about refining diagnostic pathways and adopting new technologies to improve patient outcomes.