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.

🎉 Exciting news! 3 Department members have won @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grants: • Richard Durbin & Felipe Karam-Teixeira — studying metazoan genomes & transposable elements • Eva Paluch (PDN) & Daniel St Johnston — exploring epithelial cell robustness ➡️www.gen.cam.ac.uk/news/erc-synergy-grant-success

This summer, the Research Informatics Training Team hosted 19 students from Saudi Arabia for a 6-week bioinformatics summer school 🧬 Covering RNA-seq, proteomics, genomics & modelling, the programme got fantastic feedback ⭐Huge thanks to our team for making it a success!

We were thrilled to host students and staff from two Reykjavík Gymnasiums visiting to explore life science research. They toured our labs, heard from our Head Steve, and discovered the excitement of modern genetics—an inspiring day of science and curiosity! 🧬✨

Our final leadership team to reintroduce are the brilliant leads of the Functional and Evolutionary Genomics Theme. New lead John shares his thoughts on research across the School. Learn more on our website: www.bio.cam.ac.uk @camvetschool.bsky.social @geneticscam.bsky.social #BiologicalSciences

We’re hiring! ✨ Love keeping things organised, planning events, and making things run like clockwork? We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable administrator to support our Head of Department and coordinate key activities — from research events to departmental celebrations! 🎉

It's World Mental Health Day. Here's a reminder that if you need support at Cambridge, you are not alone. Reach out for what you need at our student support page: www.studentsupport.cam.ac.uk/get-support

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

Fully-funded 4-year PhD Opportunities available at the @crick.ac.uk , including a project in our lab on human #embryomodels Feel free to share with anyone interested, and apply through the online portal before 5th November! 👏 www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Need plans for next Saturday? We are back at Big Biology Day 2025! 🧬 Explore why some species live longer, peer at tissue samples under the microscope, play our lifespan game 🐋🐭 & meet mutant fruit flies 🦟✨ From whales to tiny DNA-unlocking flies, discoveries await for all ages.

The Sawarkar lab is looking for a Research Assistant to investigate transcriptional changes in the context of stress and neurodegeneration with the goal of developing novel therapeutics. Sawarkar lab research: buff.ly/kk3P5ia Apply here: buff.ly/oSlJ5J4 Closes 31st August 2025

Interested in lactation?🤱 Are you a researcher, clinician or lactation consultant working in Cambridge and around with an interest in the science, health, and societal dimensions of lactation? Join us for the Cambridge Lactation Network 2025 Summer Symposium! 🗓 Thursday 11 September 2025

Join today at 1pm in the Biffen Lecture Theatre, Downing Site!

🚨 I’m looking for two enthusiastic scientists to join our team at Cambridge to explore the molecular mechanisms of lactation, early nutrition, and their long-term impact on health. Apply here: 👉 RA: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51988/ 👉 Postdoc: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/ Please share 🔬👩‍🔬

🧬 25 years since the Human Genome Project — a milestone that reshaped biology and medicine. Richard Durbin joins the latest Naked Scientist episode to explore the history of genomics www.gen.cam.ac.uk/news/25-years-human-genome-project

Are you a scientist with an interest in molecular cell #biology & quantitative systems biology? Join four leading molecular biologists as they conduct a residential scientific meeting in Cambridge on the topic of protein homeostasis: royalsociety.org/science-even... @geneticscam.bsky.social

Can genetics grow a better garden? 🌻🪴 In this Naked Scientists episode, @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social digs into the roots of genetics and how it could help gardens face climate threats like drought and pests. www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked-scientists-podcast/can-genetics-grow-better-garden

“These infections didn’t just cause illness – they may have contributed to population collapse, migration, and genetic adaptation.” - Eske Willerslev www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/large-scale-dna-study-maps-37000-years-of-human-disease-history

Next Tuesday at 11:00 CEST: Talk by @piosierra.bsky.social from @geneticscam.bsky.social - Faster identification of Transposable Elements in full #genome assemblies 🧬 ➡️ www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/faster-... @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social #TransposableElements #TEs

Incredible images created by our scientists using advanced microscopes are helping to drive biological discovery 🔬 Read more about our Microscopy Bioscience Platform⬇️ www.cam.ac.uk/stories/camb... @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social 📸 @alexneaverson.bsky.social 📸 @dillansaunders.bsky.social

Ever wonder how nature got so diverse? The secret might lie in these colorful cichlid fish 🐠 Cambridge scientists discovered that ‘flipped’ segments of DNA act like evolutionary turbo boosts — helping species adapt fast and evolve into new ones. 👇 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr9961

Are you a scientist with an interest in molecular cell #biology & quantitative systems biology? Join four leading molecular biologists as they conduct a residential scientific meeting in Cambridge on the topic of protein homeostasis: royalsociety.org/science-even... @geneticscam.bsky.social

Sexually transmissible shigellosis has gone from an obscure cause of sporadic outbreaks to a sustained endemic AMR priority in only two decades! 🧫💊 Check out our latest preprint to understand how this happened 1/11 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Check out the latest from the lab on Sexually Transmissible shigellosis where @lewiscemason.bsky.social and co unpick why this relatively obscure disease re-emerged endemically in the 21st Century 🔬 🧫 🕵️ 🧬

Launched in 2024, our Roving Researcher scheme helps scientists maintain momentum in the lab while taking medium- to long-term leave. To mark its first year, we hosted an event in Cambridge, exploring successes, challenges, and future potential. ➡️ www.bio.cam.ac.uk/news/roving-...

Delighted to see this paper out, investigating factors affecting human germline mutation in a cohort of 10,000 families from the UK 100k Genomes Project. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨 Fully funded PhD with @atjcagan.bsky.social at @cambridgeuni.bsky.social Studying how somatic mutations and clonal expansions develop in living tissues to predict cancer risk early, using highly accurate next-generation sequencing. Apply now for Oct 2025 👉 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51281/

🚨 We’re hiring a Postdoc! Join Dr Erik Clark’s group to explore how gene networks pattern early Drosophila embryos 🧬🪰 Combine cutting-edge imaging, modelling & evo-devo insights. Apply your wet-lab & computational skills in a creative, collaborative team. ➡️https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51216/

✨NEW INTERVIEW✨ LOST ANCESTORS - Secrets In Our Genome ~ DR AYLWYN SCALLY #evolutionsoup #evolution #paleoanthropology #science #fossils 👇🏿👇🏽 is.gd/mHJM8d

Want to get paid while gaining valuable experience this summer? 🌟 Our research studentships are open for applications — but time is running out! 📅 Deadline: Friday 2 May www.gen.cam.ac.uk/undergraduat...

This month we welcomed Year 12 students who learnt how to “window” chicken eggs to observe live embryos—spotting eyes, brain, heart, and even twins in one rare case! 🐣 They also viewed development stages of zebrafish embryos, spotted fluorescent markers, and compared wildtype vs mutant embryos 🐟

🔬✨ Ahead of National Microscopy Day, we're celebrating with cutting-edge science! Images by @atjcagan.bsky.social show laser capture microdissection isolating intestinal cells from diverse species 🐁🐯🐟 Sequencing these reveals how cancer and ageing evolve across animals.

The excitement when you start to see the strawberry DNA 🍓🧬 … Or what it’s like to see like a fly 👓 🪰 … Whatever you loved most from this year’s @cambridgefestival.bsky.social - it was a pleasure to see you all and we can’t wait to do it again next year!

The MIMIC lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join my team at @Cambridge_Uni! Exploration and engineering DNA-mimicking proteins (wet-lab position.) 🧬 Details: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50652/ Please get in touch / circulate !

Exciting news! The Genetics Society & BBSRC are teaming up to launch Research Access Placements (RAPs), offering fully paid summer research internships for undergrad students from underrepresented backgrounds. Deadline for applications: 14 April. genetics.org.uk/grants/resea...

📢 Part II NST Cambridge students – your voice matters! 🎓 Take the NSS 2025 and share your honest views on your course. Your feedback helps shape education and guide future students! 🗓️ Deadline: 30 April 2025 💻 Survey: www.thestudentsurvey.com

📢 Final Women’s History Month Feature! This Monday, we wrap up our interview series with Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith! 🎤✨ 💡 Her journey, insights & impact 📖 Women in science & leadership 🌟 Celebrating those shaping our world 🔗 www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-2025 Join the conversation! 💬

Get ready to explore the world of genetics in a hands-on way🧬✨ Perfect for all ages! Whether you’re a science lover or just curious, this event will spark your inner scientist. 🔥🔬 @cambridgefestival.bsky.social

A cutting-edge genetic model reveals that all modern humans share deep ancestral roots. This sheds new light on our shared past and connection to ancient human groups. 🌍🧬 rdcu.be/eepSI @trevorcousins.bsky.social @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social

📢 Apply now! We are recruiting an Research Associate with @ahocher.bsky.social exploring molecular mimicry and chromatin evolution 🧬 Find out more about the position and apply: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50652/

It's the 3rd week of Women’s History Month and we want to introduce you to Dr Angkana Huang [Hat], Postdoctoral Research Fellow @pducambridge.bsky.social Read about her research project and how she is involved in making science more equitable in the Global South ⬇️ www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-histo...

This week as part of Women’s History Month, Yuri Takahashi tells us about her love for hearts and understanding the biology behind their development ❤️ Yuri is a third-year postgraduate student, postgraduate rep and actively involved in teaching 😍 🔗www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-2025

Happy International Women’s Day! Today we are celebrating the Women in Leadership across the School of Biological Sciences driving Research and Education Strategy. Read their reflections on the importance of involving women in leadership teams. #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay

Why do some animals, like whales, live exceptionally long lives free from many age-related diseases? 🐋 Join Dr Alex Cagan to find out how nature’s solutions to longevity may hold the key to tackling our own health challenges. 🗓️ 03 April ⌚ 8-9pm 📍 Cambridge Union 🎫 Booking required

✨March = Women's History Month ✨ We're celebrating by introducing you to a Department member each week. Today is Dr Juliette Davis, a post-doc in the Imbeault Group. Read about her research, defining moments and how she got into science ⬇️ www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-juliette-davis

Why do some animals, like whales, live exceptionally long lives free from many age-related diseases? 🐋 Join @atjcagan.bsky.social to see how nature’s solutions to longevity may hold the key to tackling our own health challenges: www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/impos...

You will find us as part of the Family weekend with a variety of genetic themed, hands-on activities 🪰🔬🐣🍓🧬 🗓️Saturday 29 March 🕑 10am - 4pm 📍Pathology Labs, Downing Site #CamFest

Are you interested in being involved with the undergraduate practical teaching we offer? We are looking for a Technician to come and join our team. 📅Apply by 02 March ➡️https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50264/

Asking our members what they ✨LOVE✨ about genetics this Valentine's Day!