Ramona Moldovan

Ramona Moldovan is dual trained as a clinical psychologist and genetic counsellor. She is currently senior lecturer at the University of Manchester, UK and continues to hold an affiliation with Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania. Over the last 10 years, Ramona has held numerous international senior leadership positions; she was a co-chair of the Genetic Counselling Division of the European Board of Medical Genetics (EBMG) and co-chair the European Meeting on Psychosocial Aspects of Genetics (EMPAG). Now, she is an elected board member of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG), the Capacity Building Lead for the Rare Conditions research theme at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). She is a deputy Director of Manchester Academy for Healthcare Scientist Education (MAHSE) and of the 4Ward North PhD Academy. Her academic, clinical and research activities have been instrumental in setting up unified standard for education, practice and registration in genetic counselling throughout Europe. She is currenly leading national and international consortia focused on Ethical Legal and Social Issues (ELSI) in genomics and rare conditions.