Viking Genes

Viking Genes VIKING Genes is a research project with 4 population studies involving 10,000 volunteers

We have a new volunteer story to share with you.Mairi, from Harris, had no symptoms at all. As part of the Viking Genes ...
02/03/2026

We have a new volunteer story to share with you.
Mairi, from Harris, had no symptoms at all. As part of the Viking Genes return of results programme that started in 2023, Mairi received a letter from Professor Jim Flett Wilson, telling her she has an actionable finding in the HFE gene, which can cause the iron-overload disease haemochromatosis.
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https://viking.ed.ac.uk/for-viking-genes-volunteers/volunteer-stories/mairi-story

Haemochromatosis UK

Mairi, from Harris, had no symptoms at all. As part of the Viking Genes return of results programme that started in 2023, Mairi received a letter from Professor Jim Flett Wilson, telling her she has an actionable finding in the HFE gene, which can cause the iron-overload disease haemochromatosis.

Happy to all our gaelic speaking volunteers and supporters!
24/02/2026

Happy to all our gaelic speaking volunteers and supporters!

Prof Jim Flett Wilson and Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar are pictured here at events this week on the , w...
20/02/2026

Prof Jim Flett Wilson and Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar are pictured here at events this week on the , where they shared important findings from the 'Hebrides Study' and made the case for community screening in the .

Watch from 21mins 27seconds in to Prof Jim Flett Wilson and Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar talk about comm...
20/02/2026

Watch from 21mins 27seconds in to Prof Jim Flett Wilson and Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar talk about community screening in the Western Isles:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002rldc/an-la-19022026

Expires at 8.30pm tonight so might want to get the clip quickly!

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20/02/2026

A reminder to join us at the Hub tomorrow at 10am for a presentation from Torquil Crichton and Dr Jim Flett Wilson on the findings from the Viking Genes 'Hebrides Study'.

18/02/2026

Fit to print…A reminder that you’re invited to meet Prof Jim Wilson of Viking Genes to hear about the haemochromatosis hotspot in the islands. We’ll be in Galson, Stornoway and a Kinloch this week Thanks to The Scotsman and for coverage today.

JUST A REMINDER - THIS THURSDAY & FRIDAY - ISLE OF LEWIS! Prof Jim Flett Wilson and Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileana...
17/02/2026

JUST A REMINDER - THIS THURSDAY & FRIDAY - ISLE OF LEWIS!
Prof Jim Flett Wilson and Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar invite you to an event this week on the where they will share important findings from the 'Hebrides Study' and make the case for community screening in the .

Galson Estate Event - Thurs 19th of February - 3pm-4.30pm
Address: Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn Business Centre
Tom na BĂ , South Galson, HS2 0SH

Stornoway Town Hall Event - Thurs 19th February - 7:30-9:00pm
Address: 20 South Beach, Stornoway HS1 2BJ

Balallan Event - Friday 20th February - 10am-11.30am
Address: Kinloch Historical Society Community Hub
Balallan, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9PN

11/02/2026

📢Looking forward to joining Dr Jim Flett Wilson of Viking Genes as he shares the findings from the Viking Genes 'Hebrides Study' and we make the case for community screening for haemochromatosis in the islands🧬

Prof Jim Flett Wilson and Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar invite you to an event next week on the where t...
11/02/2026

Prof Jim Flett Wilson and Torcuil Crichton MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar invite you to an event next week on the where they will share important findings from the 'Hebrides Study' and make the case for community screening in the .

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VIKING II

Thanks to recent Medical Research Council (MRC) funding, are looking 4,000 people with 2 immediate grandparents from Orkney and Shetland, in our new study ‘VIKING II’

The research teams behind Orkney Complex Disease Study (ORCADES) and the VIKING Health Study – Shetland (VIKING) are based at the University of Edinburgh, at the MRC Human Genetics Unit, MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine and the Usher Institute.

In April 2018, it was announced that The MRC Human Genetics Unit received a £53 million funding boost from the Medical Research Council (MRC), supporting research for the next 5 years. We’re pleased to confirm that the ORCADES and VIKING teams received part of this funding, so that we may continue developing our understanding of common, complex diseases.

Thanks to this funding we’re inviting more people to volunteer from Orkney and Shetland. We will merge aspects of the ORCADES study with VIKING, and aim to recruit a further 4,000 volunteers with ancestry (two or more grandparents) from Orkney or the Shetland Isles.