Last week we hosted an Inaugural Lecture Showcase with @jorisveltman.bsky.social and Professor Charlie Lees. In this post - The Light We Stand In - Professor Lees reflects on the experience: Atomic IBD charlielees.substack.com?utm_source=n... @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Family was an important theme of two talks by @jorisveltman.bsky.social & Charlie Lees at our Inaugural Lecture Showcase, where they shared their research and career journeys so far. Thanks to everyone who attended! @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Congratulations @nsbenab.bsky.social and fellow experts joining the Independent Scientific Advisory Panel! 👏 @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Neanderthal DNA enhances our understanding of face development This Research Highlight showcases the work from Hannah Long @hannahlong.bsky.social, Kirsty Uttley @kirstyuttley.bsky.social, Hannah Jüllig @hannahjuellig.bsky.social and colleagues: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

🎺There are only a few tickets left for our inaugural lecture showcase tomorrow evening with @jorisveltman.bsky.social and Charlie Lees - so grab yours now! 🎫 @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

And read more about the researchers behind the paper in this interview in Development: doi.org/10.1242/dev.... @biologists.bsky.social

Find out how the dark genome holds clues to Neanderthal face shape and how this could help in future research into human disease in this new study from IGC researchers 👉 edin.ac/443d1j4 @hannahlong.bsky.social @kirstyuttley.bsky.social @hannahjuellig.bsky.social @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Congratulations to @wbickmor.bsky.social, @ceesdekker.bsky.social, Leonid Mirny and @benjaminrowland.bsky.social on this prestigious @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grant award for their GeneMotors project to understand how SMC motors work. Read more here 👉 edin.ac/4qMbR5r @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

New Publication: A methylome-wide association study of major depression with out-of-sample case–control classification and trans-ancestry comparison @edinunineuro.bsky.social @uoe-igc.bsky.social @roslininstitute.bsky.social @edinunilbc.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...

An international trial led by researchers at IGC and @nkinl.bsky.social has found that radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs. Read more here👉https://edin.ac/3JIQfpL @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Join us for our free inaugural lecture & drinks reception. @jorisveltman.bsky.social will talk about the genetic causes of rare disorders such as reproductive disorders & Charlie Lees will tell the 20‑year story of change in IBD. More info & register👉 bit.ly/3J766hJ @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

📢 Applications for the Black Leaders in Cancer PhD programme in Scotland are now open! The programme offers a unique opportunity for students from Black heritage backgrounds to pursue a fully funded 4-year PhD. 👉Apply by 24 November 2025: www.crukscotlandcentre.ac.uk/training/phd-studentships

New Publication: Genome-Wide Aggregated Trans Effects Analysis for Circulating Proteins Indicates a Key Role of Immune Checkpoints in Type 1 Diabetes @uoe-igc.bsky.social diabetesjournals.org/diabetes/art...

Happy Hallowe'en from everyone at the IGC! @modelzebrafish.bsky.social

Hot off the press, after years of work by many PG and undergrads and collaborators, we present you wilth a detailed analysis of oncogenic RAS driven cellular plasticity and host immune response within 24 hours of oncogene activation in a #zebrafish model www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Research led by Roza Masalmeh and Margaret Frame into focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a key protein behind the spread of cancer cells in the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma, has found it also boosts how they make energy 👉

"...research isn’t just about data and discoveries; it’s about people, perspectives, and the places that inspire us." @sunandan.bsky.social from @iimcb.bsky.social has written about his experience of visiting Edinburgh and #IGC for a two-week research visit 👉

IGC Director @jorisveltman.bsky.social and Professor of Gastroenterology Charlie Lees will share their careers and research journeys so far at an Inaugural Showcase: 📍 Lecture Theatre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer 📅 Wednesday 12 November ⏰ 5-7:30pm Register for free here: bit.ly/3J766hJ

We’re excited to share an incredible opportunity to join the team delivering our first major cancer research project, as a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA). 📍 Easter Bush Campus, @edinburghuni.bsky.social 🗓️ Closing date: 27 October 2025 🔗 Find out more and apply: bit.ly/4nrooZj

Only a week left for health professionals to apply for the Edinburgh Clinical Academic Track (ECAT-i) programme with NES & @nhslothian.bsky.social. Apply by 22 Oct: edin.ac/3IqZFG2 Read more about the experience of previous and current ECAT participants here 👉 edin.ac/3J9H8OG

#ALD25 marks the life & work of Ada Lovelace and highlights the achievements of women in #STEM. IGC's @lmluque.bsky.social honours her contribution and calls for space to be given to all female scientists to build the greenhouse their ideas deserve: 👉 edin.ac/47oCc1B @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

New Publication: Assessing variant effect predictors and disease mechanisms in intrinsically disordered proteins @uoe-igc.bsky.social @jmarshlab.bsky.social journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

"I love genetics because it allows us to get to the root cause, the earliest initiating mechanisms in disease. And I love clinical work because our patients are so inspiring." Read the interview with Prof Sara Brown in @emjreviews.bsky.social about her eczema research: edin.ac/3J3ZaSj

"I brought back both technical know-how and a new perspective. Thanks to my time in Edinburgh, I now know how to handle the protein under specific conditions and avoid pitfalls." Yun-Hsuan Huang on her @mdc-berlin.bsky.social placement in @chromatinlab.bsky.social. Read more here 👉 edin.ac/3IFDLyY

#GettingGenomeMe Genomics Researcher Profile Find out about PhD Student Aleksandra Chybowska who is working on next-generation sequencing in epigenetic epidemiology with Professor Riccardo Marioni's Group at IGC. @uoe-igc.bsky.social onehealthgenomics.ed.ac.uk/Aleksandra-C...

New Publication: Role of RNA in genome folding: It's all about affinity @uoe-igc.bsky.social @drrafalczapiewski.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Interested in a career as a clinical academic in cancer research? You have just a week left to get your applications in for the TRACC Clinical Lectureships scheme! Apply by 16 October: edin.ac/4nGK5oC

Kirsten Furley lived with multiple spinal fractures for months before discovering she had pregnancy-associated osteoporosis. Watch this @stv.news news report about how research at #IGC is tackling this issue: i.stv.tv/42u82Y3 @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

University of Edinburgh spinout, Trogenix, has secured £70 million in Series A financing to advance groundbreaking cancer therapies, starting with brain cancer➡️ eil.ac/Trogenixfund... @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social sky.social @crhorizons.bsky.social @braintumor.org

It was great to host the Breast Cancer Institute at IGC to mark the start of #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth and have the opportunity to showcase the amazing research that goes on in our Institute.

Looking back to last weekend, we had an amazing #DoorsOpenDays2025 event at IGC on 27 September. Here are a selection of images from the day 📸

We were delighted to welcome Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes to IGC today - congratulations to Asier Unciti-Broceta and team for their award of £125k for the development of an anti-cancer drug which may be up to 500 times more effective than current treatments: edin.ac/4pSMkqy.

Applications are open for up to four TRACC+ Clinical Lectureships in Cancer Research, starting August 2026. Posts combine clinical training with a fully funded 3 year PhD fellowship, preparing the next generation of clinical academic leaders in oncology. Closing: 16 October 2025 edin.ac/4gGHf0l

For #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, @lesleys20.bsky.social is taking part in a @cancerresearchuk.org seminar exploring the challenges of experiencing cancer in a personal capacity while working in cancer research. Sign up for the seminar: edin.ac/4gRvvZl and read her story here: edin.ac/4741m5y

A reminder to sign up for this event on 1 October at the start of #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth. @nhslothian.bsky.social

Waad AlBawardi is a postdoc working on chromatin folding. Outside of the lab, she's an artist creating multimedia work exploring complex patterns in nature. Her latest work Morphogen is inspired by chemical molecules that control patterning in nature: edin.ac/46YP8Lr @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

We're looking forward to welcoming you to the Institute for #DoorsOpenDays2025 tomorrow for our programme of talks and other activities!

We're all ready for #DoorsOpenDays2025 tomorrow and looking forward to showing off a snapshot of the work we do at the Institute 🔬🧬🥼🧪 🧫 @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Find out more about a new online tool which allows researchers and clinicians to estimate likely disease mechanisms for sets of mutations, supporting better diagnosis and personalised medicine 👉 edin.ac/3W5ykw3 @mbadonyi.bsky.social @jmarshlab.bsky.social

Are you interested in becoming a clinical academic leader in a cancer-focused discipline? @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, @uofglasgow.bsky.social, @cruk-si.bsky.social & Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre are seeking four ambitious people for the TRACC+ Programme August 2026 intake 👉 edin.ac/4nGK5oC

On #WorldCancerResearchDay, we talk to Kevin Myant about a new project, funded by a £1.5m @cancerresearchuk.org Discovery Programme Foundation Award, tackling the poor response of immune-cold colorectal cancers to immunotherapies: edin.ac/4pDbl9d @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Congratulations to Martin Taylor for being shortlisted in this year’s #CancerGrandChallenges! The CAUSE team will now compete for the chance to receive up to £20m to make radical progress against cancer’s toughest challenges: bit.ly/41KM1DS @cancergrand.bsky.social @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

September is #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth🩸 and today is also #WorldCancerResearchDay. At IGC, @anetamikulasova.bsky.social is researching multiple myeloma, a blood cancer which effects plasma cells. Find out more here 👉 edin.ac/429oeOf @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @nhslothian.bsky.social

Want to learn more about Epigenetic clocks? Read this blog by PhD student Josie Robertson about an international study seeking to understand associations between DNA methylation and cells of the innate immune system on ageing and related health outcomes.👉https://edin.ac/46B9dWW

Professor Sara Brown talks to @stv.news about concerns around children using adult skincare products. Watch here: edin.ac/46DK5Pm @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Just over a week to go until #IGC opens its doors to the public for #DoorsOpenDays25! Take the chance to tour our labs, learn how our research and buildings have changed over time and hear about some of our research projects. Read more and book here 👉 edin.ac/4fYRtZP @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

For #NationalEczemaWeek, we spoke to Prof Sara Brown about her work investigating genetic mechanisms in atopic eczema (and related conditions) – to design better treatments. Find out more here 👉 edin.ac/461liWl @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

As #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth approaches, the @nhslothian.bsky.social charity Breast Cancer Institute is holding a special event at #IGC on 1 October to celebrate the advancements in breast cancer research and care made possible by donations. Book your spot 👉 nhslothiancharity.org/rsvp/

Congratulations to Liz Patton, Kelly Blacklock and Mark Stares on being awarded £250,000 to tackle oronasal mucosal melanoma (OMM), a rare but highly aggressive cancer of the mouth and nose that behaves almost identically across species. @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @nhslothian.bsky.social

"I do cancer research and have been involved in different aspects such as treatment and progression and am currently aiming to work on cancer initiation." In our second blog for #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek, Giovana talks about her role at #IGC: 👉 edin.ac/41SbQlM @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social