An Interview with Azim Surani Ashley Moffett and @geraldinejowett.bsky.social spoke to Azim, recipient of both the 2025 Kyoto Prize and 2026 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, about his non-traditional and inspirational route into academia: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

🚀 Exciting news! ERC Synergy Grant of €8.5 million to Sara Wickström @sarawickstrom.bsky.social, Daniel St Jonston @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social and Ewa Paluch @universitypress.cambridge.org! This highly interdisciplinary project will boost our understanding of tissue biology. #ERCSyG @erc.europa.eu

Julie Ahringer from @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social @geneticscam.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk gives talk on decoding genome regulation during development. Exploring how chromatin accessibility changes throughout development enable single cells to become multicellular organisms.

On 15th October, our first speaker, Dr Dmitry Nashchekin from Daniel St Johnston lab @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social, discussed new tools to distinguish unique actin networks of different membrane domains in the follicular epithelial cells.

We're very excited to welcome Dr. @sumrubayin.bsky.social from the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social onto the next episode of the podcast! 🎉 Her lab studies the mouse #cerebellum to better understand the regulation of #neural stem cell behavior. 🧠

Watch and read about the latest study funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social led by Dr Jitesh Neupane and @geraldinejowett.bsky.social together with Prof. Azim Surani youtu.be/i5cs5u0KP9s published on @cp-cellreports.bsky.social @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Prof. Azim Surani was born in Kenya and came to the UK aged 18. His path from working in a china shop in London to groundbreaking biological research at @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social is an inspirational story. Come to hear his story at @kingscollege.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...

Exciting collaborative post doc opportunity to study lung disease mechanisms working with 2 friendly labs @jennydickens41.bsky.social @labrawlins.bsky.social and GSK colleagues www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52936/

Cambridge scientists have found a new way to grow human blood cells in the lab 🧫 A major step towards regenerative therapies, this could also help scientists with better understanding blood disorders like #leukaemia. New #research from @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social#leukaemia#researchttps://bit.ly/3J0mO23 🧪

Delighted that Ziqi Dong's PhD paper is out for all to read! Hypoxia is fundamental to normal development, and fascinating! Thanks to all of our co-authors including @jamesnathanlab.bsky.social @jellevda.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

How do I apply? ✍️ Learn more about the call on our website, and register for our informational webinar: wellcome.org/research-fun...

We're funding doctoral programmes to train the next generation of clinically-active academic leaders. 🩺 This call continues our commitment to supporting healthcare professionals in research careers. Applications are open now. Here’s what you need to know 🧵

Cambridge has been ranked joint third in the world by the @timeshighered.bsky.social World University Rankings 2025 🎉 #THEunirankings #CambridgeUniversity #UniversityOfCambridge #Cambridge #Universities #HigherEducation #ApplyingToCambridge

A Nobel-winning scientist of great modesty and humour, John Gurdon died on 7 Oct. Not only did he make a discovery that laid the foundations for stem cell research, he also created one of the best environments for research at the Wellcome/CRUK Gurdon Institute wellcome.org/news/sir-joh...

He was a champion of developmental biology and a truly inspirational scientist. 🧪

Meet our Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health Theme Leads. New Lead Sumru shares her hopes for the Theme. Learn more on our website: www.bio.cam.ac.uk @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social @geneticscam.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social @scicambridge.bsky.social

John Gurdon's research inspired me in my own scientific pursuits as a stem cell biologist. Starting my lab at @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social was therefore particularly exciting. Seeing him around daily only underscored his admirable dedication to science and research. RIP John. tinyurl.com/nha6z25h

Saddened to learn of the death of John Gurdon today. He was the supreme scientist. And truly inspirational lecturer and speaker. The Gurdon Institute @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social has been a wonderful place to run a lab - and he will be truly missed. www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/nobel-laurea...

So sad to hear the news - John truly was an inspiration to so many, and one of a kind. www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social Read our tribute to the visionary Nobel Laureate and watch an interview from 2012, just after he won: https://bit.ly/4mM8o3r

It is with profound sadness that I have learned of the passing of my beloved PhD supervisor, John Gurdon. We have lost a true giant, an incredible mentor, kind and generous, whose contributions to science will inspire generations. He changed my life, and the lives of so many others.

John Gurdon, former Group Leader and Head of @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social has died. Despite calling himself a "total non-intellectual” his work to reprogramme somatic cells to pluripotent stem cells transformed the field of developmental biology. More: www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/john-gurdon-... #LMBNews

John Gurdon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gu..., beacon of a generation that tackled head on the deepest question of biology: the development of an organism. The best tribute to him and his peers should be to remember and follow the path they forged for how to do Science in form and content.

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of our founder, colleague, mentor and friend, Professor Sir John Gurdon. His vision and dedication will continue to inspire generations of scientists. 🔗 www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/nobel-laurea...

Our 2025 GI retreat prize winners are: 🎉Social Engagement: Giada Vanacore and Shay Melamed 🙂 Research Culture: Theresa Gross-Thebing 🙌 Good Citizen: Sam Banjo 🔬Image Competition: @geraldinejowett.bsky.social 🌳Green: Tamara Romero Thank you all for your great community spirit and positive vibes!

✨ Congratulations to our amazing Postdoc @geraldinejowett.bsky.social – winner of this year’s Image Competition! 🏆🧬 Want to know more about the research we do? 👀 Check it out over at @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Members from the MRC Toxicology Unit, Department of Pharmacology and the Gurdon Institute took part in the Chariots of Fire event, a charity race that takes a scenic route through central Cambridge. Read more about the event here: buff.ly/QgJr1DK @phar.cam.ac.uk @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Thrilled to share that our Group Leader Prof. Azim Surani, together with Prof. Davor Solter, has been awarded the 2026 Paul Ehrlich & Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize 🎉 for discovering genomic imprinting—a breakthrough that reshaped genetics and launched modern epigenetics.

The first patients were enrolled into a clinical trial of alpelisib in Dent disease 2 at Bambino Gesù Hospital, funded by Lowe Syndrome, Trust UK and Association USA, and Dent Disease Foundation. The drug was identified by the Gallop and Devuyst labs. Read more: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/first-p...

We're loving hosting students for the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social ASTP programme, along with @mrc-mbu.bsky.social . As ever, so impressed with the next generation of scientists!

We had a such a great week with this lovely group of students on @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social ASTP programme- they did some fantastic presentations on Friday! Well done to all of them 👋👋👋

Check out this list of posts on @prelights.bsky.social, discussing #preprints in #DevBio and #StemCell biology. Featured #preLight is by Jethro Lundie-Brown @scicambridge.bsky.social on a preprint by @sumrubayin.bsky.social & co. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

🌟Congratulations to Azim Surani @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk for receiving the 2025 Kyoto Prize - Basic Sciences. Azim's research fundamentally advanced our understanding of developmental biology🔬🧬 www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/kyoto-prize-... #KyotoPrize #AzimSurani #DevelopmentalBiology

🎉 Congratulations to the Rawlins Lab on receiving an ERC Advanced Grant for their LungDeCode project! 🫁🔬The project lays the foundation for future human lung regeneration. #ERCGrant #GurdonInstitute #SBS_Cambridge

🆕 New publication from the Tchasovnikarova Lab! CRAMP1 drives linker histone expression to enable Polycomb repression 🧬 Read the full study in Molecular Cell: 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Epigenetics #Chromatin #GeneRegulation #Polycomb #GurdonInstitute #SBS_Cambridge

🗓️#CambridgeFlyClub 2nd meeting this year on July 16th (Weds) 4pm at @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social. Our speakers are Carmina Santa-Cruz Mateos from Sarah Bray's lab @pdncambridge.bsky.social and Jimena Berni from University of Sussex. It's not the Dmel on our poster, guess what species is it?

Welcome 2025 Fellows and congratulations to all! Excited to see our @geraldinejowett.bsky.social in the list! @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Amazing to host Jen Sucre to give a talk @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social yesterday. Fun times and the most beautiful lung images. Plus a relaxing evening with the whole lab - thanks all! Warm June evening in Cambridge - Pimms was required!

A beautiful day to celebrate #CambridgePride with the Old Addenbrooke’s Neighbourhood @phar.cam.ac.uk @mrc-tu.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈

The Gurdon Institute Public Engagement team, Lowe Syndrome Association patient charity and Gallop laboratory have written an article about their co-production collaboration for the 2024 International Lowe Syndrome Symposium www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted through the bite of an infected tick. If caught early, antibiotic treatment is usually effective but treatment delay can lead to long term debilitating symptoms. Prevention is better than cure, please read here!

Today we welcomed Dr Sumru Bayin for our Group Leader Seminar! Dr Bayin is CSCI's Affiliate PI, and Group Leader at @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social. She was hosted by @bertiegottgens.bsky.social and presented on 'Age-dependent regenerative mechanisms in the brain.' Thanks to all who joined!

We are looking forward to @schierlab.bsky.social talk tomorrow at 11 AM in our Tea Room

We're looking forward to host Professor Merixtell Huch back @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social on Tuesday, 29 April at 11AM.

My lab decided to celebrate international women's day this year - though women in STEM is clearly every day 😀

If you are in or around Cambridge UK, join us at the @cambridgefestival.bsky.social family weekend on 29th and 30th March. Stop by my stand and learn some tick bite prevention techniques in #TickBitePreventionWeek. Sharing resources from @lymeresourcecentre.bsky.social @lymediseaseuk.bsky.social

Starting the new year with the last chapter of my PhD finally published on how physical forces and neighbour interaction regulate extrusion in @bladoux.bsky.social @rmmege.bsky.social in collaboration with Doostmohammadi group. Details below:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-024-02716-5

It was a lovely event - thanks for organising @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social public engagement team! Great that 2 lab members could showcase their work also.

We had an excellent time yesterday welcoming science enthusiasts to @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social and sharing our research as part of @camfest1.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social 🧠 Thank you everyone for joining us in person or online.

Congratulations to Mien Chew (Rawlins Lab) who won 1st prize and Ana Hernandez Rodriguez (Xiong Lab) who won runner up for the PhD poster presentations at the Biologist100 conference 🧬 Thank you to the organisers: biologist.bsky.social and bsdb.bsky.social