And find out more about the programme and how to apply here 👉 edin.ac/3EKJuBd

Applications for our Science Insights programme close next Friday! Hear from some of our alumni about how it gives S5 students a real insight into working as a researcher in biological, biomedical and animal sciences 👉 edin.ac/4tsFLMX @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Congratulations to Asier Unciti-Broceta! @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

Congratulations Tom! @deeganlab.bsky.social @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

A new study investigated whether physical injury leads to chemical changes in our DNA – specifically through a process called DNA methylation – in a bid to identify those people most at risk of developing mental health issues after a trauma 👉 edin.ac/4sR43iN @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Very pleased to say that the paper version of our study examining the role of de novo DNMTs in cancer-associated hypomethylation is now out in @plos.org Genetics 🎉: doi.org/10.1371/jour... You can read more on the previous thread but here is a summary of the main updates! #epigenetics 🧵 1/9

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Researchers at IGC are carrying out a £1.5 million @cancerresearchuk.org-funded study to find a way to ‘trick’ bowel cancer cells. Learn more about how sabotaging cancer could open doors to new treatments 👇 edin.ac/4c61KBP @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

New Publication: The landscape of hereditary haemochromatosis risk and diagnosis across the British Isles and Ireland @uoe-igc.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

“It doesn’t seem that long, but mirrors argue otherwise.” Dr Chris Boyd is retiring after starting work at the University of Edinburgh 40 years ago. You can read more about his long career here 👉 edin.ac/4dkCom5 @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Read more about Luke Boulter's project 👉 edin.ac/4m5PPbS

Huge congratulations to Luke Boulter @boulterlab.bsky.social who has been awarded a Senior Cancer Research Fellowship! edin.ac/4cmZZR9

New Publication: Mutational scanning reveals oncogenic CTNNB1 mutations have diverse effects on signaling @roslininstitute.bsky.social @uoe-igc.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @cruk-si.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Symptoms of topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) include "thickening and laxity of the skin, so-called 'elephant skin', extreme shedding and sharply defined areas of redness" says Sara Brown who has been funded by the National Eczema Society to look into topical steroid withdrawal (TSW). edin.ac/4bHKPXm

Today, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Riccardo Marioni from @uoe-igc.bsky.social at our #SeminarsIN with his talk: “Tracking brain health from saliva and blood samples”. A fantastic lecture, thank you! 👏👏 @csic.es @dicv.csic.es @umh.es

Gout is on the rise, with global cases increasing significantly over the past few decades. Researchers at IGC are looking for adults with gout to take part in a 1-to-1 recorded interview to better understand patient expectations and experiences of management of gout. Read more 👉 edin.ac/4bSEnf5

Totally recommend this seminar with Riccardo!

As part of our EMS300 celebrations, IGC affiliates Kenneth Baillie and Jim Flett Wilson will share their career and research journeys so far at an inaugural lecture in McEwan Hall on 24 April. Find out more and reserve your place 👉 edin.ac/4ro1aoz @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Did you know there is strong evidence that people are most likely to develop ME/CFS at two points in life - at an average of age of 16 or 37? Read more about this new study led by @aryback.bsky.social 👉 edin.ac/4v3uIv0

IGC's @hannahlong.bsky.social talks about how the study of Neanderthal DNA can help explain how human faces form in this interview with CBC Radio Canada 👇 www.cbc.ca/player/play/... @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Are you a medical student interested in an academic career? Then apply for the CRUK TRACC MB-PhD programme by 2 April. Current student Alsadeg Bilal has recently seen some of his research featured on CNN 👉 edin.ac/4rwIhQG More information and apply here: edin.ac/4kmBIyc

If you missed our Inaugural Lectures featuring Professor of Computational Protein Biology @jmarshlab.bsky.social and Professor of Computational Biology @csemple.bsky.social, you can catch up on their career journeys and research in genomics, cancer and computational biology here 👉 edin.ac/3P86GhY

Read more about this important paper which indicates a key driving role for Crohn's Lymphoid Aggregates (CLAs) in fibrosis and probably in the chronic inflammatory processes leading up to fibrosis. 👉 edin.ac/415XFsa @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

Advanced Applications of Sequencing Technologies - thank you to all of our speakers and organisers @jrossfitz.bsky.social @natalieannering.bsky.social @pathogenomenick.bsky.social @adelaam.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social @uoe-igc.bsky.social @roslininstitute.bsky.social @uoecolscieng.bsky.social

Join us tonight for a @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social Inaugural Lecture to learn how advances in DNA sequencing, AI-based modelling & large-scale genome analysis are improving genetic diagnosis, deepening our understanding of tumour evolution & shaping targeted treatments. Book here 👉 edin.ac/4tPhvoY

Dr Lana Talmane is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Professor @mstaylor.bsky.social's research group at IGC. In this interview with One Health Genomics Edinburgh, she talks about her work on mutations in the non-coding genome, her career so far, and interests outside of science 👉 edin.ac/3P3Uyyj

Our new Editorial from EiC Liz Patton @uoe-igc.bsky.social urges you to CITE IT RIGHT! Citations hold immense power in shaping the history of a field & the success of careers. Accurate & CONSIDERATE citation of the literature is vital! doi.org/10.1242/dmm....

For #RareDiseaseDay2026, we looked at the different approaches to researching rare disease, and the challenges and opportunities afforded by Artificial Intelligence models. You can catch up on the event here 👉 edin.ac/4sugwJk edin.ac/4sugwJk @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Read our webstory 👉 edin.ac/4sC84rA

IGC is looking for two Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Molecular Epidemiology for the MRC-funded grant 'Blood-and saliva-based DNA methylation biomarkers of disease' which will explore epigenetic biomarkers of organ ageing, proteins & disease. More info & apply here by 20 March 👉 edin.ac/4aYx7Pt

Well done to all the teams, including team CAUSE with @mstaylor.bsky.social from IGC!

On International Women's Day we spoke to some of our female leaders about what inspires them in their roles. @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social #IWD2026 - Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.

Today we're celebrating International Women's Day with quotes from some of our female leaders about what inspires them in their roles. @helendnickerson.bsky.social @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social #IWD2026 - Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.

Not long to go until the first @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social Inaugural Lecture Showcase of 2026. Join us at IGC on 12 March at 5pm as @csemple.bsky.social and @jmarshlab.bsky.social share their career and research journeys so far. Sign up for the free event and drinks reception 👉️ edin.ac/4kJmOSN

We’re excited to reveal that team CAUSE led by Ludmil Alexandrov at @ucsandiego.bsky.social has been selected by @cancergrand.bsky.social to receive up to $25m over approx 5 years to take on one of cancer’s toughest challenges. Congratulations @mstaylor.bsky.social from IGC & team: edin.ac/4kYC1iR

In our second blog about the impact of new technologies on biomedical research, PhD student Allen Cheng focuses on how advanced DNA sequencing is transforming medicine. Read more 👉 edin.ac/4r0DO8u @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

We asked our PhD students to write about the impact of new technologies on biomedical research. In this blog, Yuqin Wang focuses on the impact of spatial omics 👉 edin.ac/4kVsZTA @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Today is #RareDiseaseDay. In the last of our blogs looking at the importance and challenges of ensuring equity in rare and genetic disease research, PhD student Cléo Pereira de Almeida has written this moving blog about how her brother's diagnostic odyssey led her to do a PhD👉 edin.ac/4r3W00N

A study led by researchers at IGC found that fatigue management programmes (FMP) led to significantly improved fatigue levels, mental health and sleep quality for people with rheumatic diseases. Read more here 👉 edin.ac/4aPRDjX @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

New pre-print identifying 29 Covid GWAS variants that drive allele-specific activity in a functional genomics screen in lung cells, from @gweykopf.bsky.social and @eliasfriman.bsky.social @simonbiddie.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @uoe-igc.bsky.social @uk-fgx.bsky.social

In our second blog ahead of #RareDiseaseDay tomorrow, PhD student Ellie Louise Richards has written about 'Barriers to breakthroughs – why ensuring equity in rare and genetic disease research should matter to us all'. Read more 👉 edin.ac/4kVJ4sw @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Ahead of #RareDiseaseDay, we're highlighting the importance and challenges of ensuring equity in rare and genetic disease research. PhD student Aleksandra Rozyczko interviewed Charlotte Campbell about her work at the charity Myaware helping more people get the treatment they need 👉 edin.ac/4aTop3E

Only a week left to sign up for our Shining a Light on Rare Disease event looking at different approaches to researching rare disease and the challenges and opportunities afforded by Artificial Intelligence models. More information and register here 👉 edin.ac/4qr7cV2 @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Read this excellent piece by Sara Brown about the hidden dangers of skin-lightening creams which are being sold illegally on Britain's high streets. @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Register for this year’s 5-day course, Cost-Effectiveness Modelling for Health Technology Assessment | 20-24 April edin.ac/4asujIJ @peterhall001.bsky.social @meadsd.bsky.social sky.social @uoe-igc.bsky.social ky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social bsky.social @auhe-leeds.bsky.social s.bsky.social

A new study is the first to report on the most common genetic causes of inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) in Scotland on a population level, as well as the percentage of patients who received a ‘positive’ genetic diagnosis and time taken to reach this diagnosis. Read more here 👉 edin.ac/4rz4yxN

Join IGC Director @jorisveltman.bsky.social, @rodtmitchell.bsky.social from @edinuni-irr.bsky.social and other speakers at this event looking at male infertility on 18 March. @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

Colin Semple will share his career and research journey at IGC on 12 March. Colin uses high throughput computing facilities to analyse large DNA data sets from patients' tumour samples to discover which tumours change the human genome 👉 edin.ac/4q4G7Xq Register for the event here 👉 edin.ac/4kJmOSN.

Join us at an Inaugural Lecture Showcase on 12 March to hear about Joe Marsh's research combining protein structure, functional genomics and computational modelling to study how genetic variation affects biological systems. Watch this short video: edin.ac/4ar21jj or register here: edin.ac/4kJmOSN

Nice review of 3D interactions medicated by polycomb. Also worth considering this study showing how such interactions can be rapidly and reversibly disrupted by hexanediol. www.life-science-alliance.org/content/6/10...

The deadline for applications for the August 2026 Edinburgh Clinical Academic Track – inclusive (ECAT-i) is 23 February. ECAT Clinical Lecturer in Gastroenterology Antonia Churchhouse talks about her experience of taking part in the programme 👉 edin.ac/40jTNn4 @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social